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University Community Video Media Documentary
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Help Power the Future of Minnesota’s Media Legacy!
Minnesota Media Arts (MNMA) is at the forefront of preserving the stories that shape our culture. We don’t just talk about saving media — we do it, guiding artists, communities, and organizations through the vital steps of rescuing, restoring, and reimagining their audiovisual history for a new generation.
And thanks to your support, we’re making a real impact.
What’s New & Groundbreaking?
MNMA just wrapped up the Melisande Charles Media Collection project, funded by the Minnesota Historical Society. We preserved and digitized the remarkable work of this influential multimedia artist — a triumph for artists’ legacies in Minnesota!
And there’s more:
Why It Matters
Our collective memory is stored on fragile formats — aging videotapes, cassettes, reels, slides, and photos — and every year more of it disappears. With your help, we’re reversing the loss. MNMA provides expert consulting, archival-quality media conversion, and long-term access strategies — empowering communities to protect and share their stories.
What We Do — AV Media Preservation
MNMA’s three-part preservation model:
Stabilize & Organize: Secure and re-box collections, photograph for inventory, and secure storage.
Digitize & Convert: Using archival-grade methods to convert tapes, reels, and more into accessible digital formats.
Access & Share: Guide creators toward platforms, hosting options, and our own developing digital archive repository.
Advocate and Educate: Seminars and community archiving workshops, in collaboration with SPNN
What’s Next — And How You Can Help
Since the pandemic, we’ve operated remotely. In 2025-26, our goal is to secure a permanent home — a centralized space for our:
Preservation labs
Production studio
Workshops and events
Media archive storage
We’re also expanding our AV preservation seminars, community archiving events, and media showcase platforms.
Your contribution helps fund it all.
Join the Movement
Every donation supports our mission to preserve Minnesota’s audiovisual heritage — one tape, one story, one community at a time. Let’s keep our cultural voices alive and accessible.
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Organization name
Minnesota Media Arts
other names
Twin Cities Cable Arts Consortium
Tax id (EIN)
36-3330457
Categories
Arts & Culture
Address
17 MELBOURNE AVE SE