RSVP for CCLI Relaunch Party

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd, 5:30PM-:00PM
Location: Racing Magpie, 406 5th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 (map)
To RSVP: Complete the form below. If you have questions, email peter@racingmagpie.com.

Meet CCLI’s new lead organizations Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), Racing Magpie (Rapid City, SD), and Springboard for the Arts (St. Paul and Fergus Falls, MN), along with CCLI alumni and other friends of creative community building to celebrate, have some snacks, and learn about the relaunch of CCLI across Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. 

Program staff will announce the new structure of CCLI and what to expect in the coming years. 

Artist and Community Changemaker Keith BraveHeart (Oglala Lakota) will share a short reflection on the importance of creativity in community change making. BraveHeart is a multimedia artist working primarily in painting, film, and community engagement. He grew up on the Pine Ridge reservation, in the community of Pejuta Haka “Medicine Root” (Kyle, SD), and is a citizen of the Oglala Sioux Tribe (Titonwan; Oceti Sakowin). He is an active artist and advocate for contemporary Native Art.

Creative Community Leadership Institute (CCLI) is an intensive, in-person, cohort-based training program with real-world practice for artists, culture bearers, community organizers, community development practitioners and other leaders seeking to deepen their impact in creative community building.

Each year CCLI will host 3 cohorts, one each in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Cohorts will meet in person 3 times over 6 months from spring to fall, with each session in a different location within the state. Sessions will feature guest presenters, connection to local sites and leaders, and have a threefold focus: centering participants’ individual passions and knowledge; sharing practical tools and techniques; and inspiring cross-sector ideas and connections. In addition to learning together, participants will be supported to design and implement a mini-pilot project in their home base. Participants receive modest financial support to offset costs of travel and for the pilot project.

The CCLI experience can be transformational in perspective, connections made, and within the communities impacted. Outcomes for CCLI participants include: gaining more knowledge about the role of art and culture in problem solving, building skills to be able to effectively integrate art and culture into problem solving, leadership growth, and gained networks of cross-sector peers.

In addition to new cohorts, the alumni of CCLI will be invited to learn and network with one another and the new participants through shared events and activities.

CCLI is co-led by Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), Racing Magpie (Rapid City, SD) and Springboard for the Arts (St. Paul and Fergus Falls, MN). CCLI is made possible through generous support from the Bush Foundation.