as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/15/2016 08:55am
A bill for an act
relating to economic development; appropriating money for a pilot African arts
incubator and creative enterprise center.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$175,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the African
Development Center (ADC) to establish an arts and culture incubator to create economic
opportunities for African artists. The pilot incubator project must provide ten African
artists with the support and space they need to refine their products and implement their
business plans for scaled production, including brand promotion of their products and
finding distribution channels.
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