St. Paul Art Collective funding provided, and money appropriated.

This bill appropriates $250,000 in state funding for fiscal year 2027 to support the St. Paul Art Collective. The funds are managed by the Minnesota Humanities Center and designated for grants to help sustain and expand community arts infrastructure in the Twin Cities area. The money will be used for staffing, artist fees, and events like the St. Paul Art Crawl to improve public access to the arts and support local artists. The legislation aims to strengthen neighborhood identity and civic life across St. Paul and the greater metropolitan region through cultural programming.