2007 Minnesota Statutes

129D.01 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the definitions given them:
(a) "Arts" means activities resulting in the artistic creation or artistic performance of works
of the imagination. Artistic activities include but are not limited to the following forms: music,
dance, drama, folk art, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic
and craft arts, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, tape and sound
recording, activities related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of the art
forms, and the study of the arts and their application to the human environment;
(b) "Board" means the Board of the Arts;
(c) "Director" means the executive director of the board;
(d) "Sponsoring organization" means an association, corporation or other group of persons
(1) providing an opportunity for citizens of the state to participate in the creation, performance
or appreciation of the arts and (2) qualifying as a tax-exempt organization within the meaning
of section 290.05, subdivision 1, clause (i).
(e) "Regional arts council" means an autonomous grassroots organization designated by the
board to make final decisions on the use of appropriations for local or regional arts development.
History: 1975 c 297 s 1; 1995 c 126 s 1