Thursday night’s nice breeze blowing around the rooftop of the Ford Center — home of Olson, the advertising agency that’s about a ground-rule double from Target Field — was especially welcome after the recent severe storms. But even if it had rained, it probably wouldn’t have dampened the spirits of supporters of the Minnesota Film and TV Board, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary as well as the 2013 Legislature’s approval of a record $10 million in incentives to lure film and TV production to Minnesota.
The Film Board is not the only notable local arts organization marking a milestone. “There are a lot of institutions doing round numbers right now,” said Gülgün Kayim, director of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy for the city of Minneapolis. Quickly listing the Guthrie, the Sculpture Garden, the Fringe Festival and the Minnesota Opera, Kayim said in an interview in her City Hall office that arts community’s longevity — as well as interconnectivity — isn’t coincidental. In fact, it’s the backbone of an arts ecosystem that’s led the Twin Cities to be ranked as having the sixth-highest creative vitality index (CVI) in the nation, right behind the Washington, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston metro areas.
To read the original article: Rash Report: Twin Cities creative ecology is interdependent, healthy | StarTribune.com
