Board Meetings and Application

Board Meetings

All regular meetings are scheduled for the fourth Thursday of the month and will be virtual meetings primarily this fiscal year. Meetings will usually start at 5:30 p.m. and last approximately two hours.  Call the PLRAC office at 1-800-298-1254 for details if you want to attend a meeting or email us at info@plrac.org.

Prairie Lakes meetings are open to the public.  Please contact our office to receive a copy of the agenda and a Zoom link to the meeting. Past minutes are available upon request.

Join our Board

Board Application

The PLRAC solicits its members through an open nomination process. One member is selected from each of the nine counties and one representative from each city over 10,000 for a total of 14 board members. Annually there are board member openings. If you recognize that the arts are valuable to the quality of life in south central Minnesota, we invite you to consider becoming a Board Member. You can contact the PLRAC office if you have questions or just download the application to see what arts experience is required by clicking on the button below.

The Council seeks to appoint people who represent a cross-section of art forms as well as various arts perspectives including artists, arts consumers, and representatives of arts organizations. This includes dance, literature, media arts, music, theater, visual art, and traditional and folk arts. Since a primary function of the Council is to serve as a panel for arts funding applications, members are chosen for their knowledge, expertise, and involvement in the arts.

The Council makes policy decisions and develops the plan for the regional arts program. Terms of office for Council Members are three years with a maximum of three terms. Meetings are generally held monthly on the fourth Thursday. Meetings are all open to the public in the spirit of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law.

Click below for more information about Board Member duties.

Board Member Duties (PDF)