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 has announced a new $50,000 award for a mid-career public art project, the largest of its kind in the country. It's first recipient is fiber artist 

The McKnight Mid-Career Project Grant is designed to fill a gap in funding for artists who have already made their way through grants for emerging artists and who are looking to build their portfolio with a larger-scale public project.

For his project, Randy Walker will partner with 

, which coordinates services for homeless youth, to install a public art sculpture for the 

, a program of Youthlink. The permanent structure will be continually renewed with temporary elements developed by Kulture Klub participants.

Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life, Falcon Heights, Minnesota

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The $50,000 award for a mid-career public art project is the largest of its kind in the country.

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