Irish Arts Minnesota (formerly IMDA)

Dancers from Eilis Academy of Irish Dance celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Irish Arts Minnesota at Landmark Center

Join Irish Arts Minnesota for Give to the Max Day, November 17th!

Each year, Irish Arts Minnesota (IAM) partners with Landmark Center to present a family-friendly celebration of St. Patrick's Day.  This event fills Historic Landmark Center with the very best of traditional Irish music and dance on four stages and provides a showcase for our wonderful local musicians and dancers.  Irish Arts Minnesota also hosts a Day of Irish Dance at Landmark Center as part of the Sundays at Landmark series.  Day of Irish Dance allows more than 700 Irish dancers to share their passion.

Proceeds from our St. Patrick's Day festivities help fund the IAM Educational Grant Program.  Irish Arts Minnesota offers merit-based educational grants to help students of any age pursue their interest in the traditional arts of Ireland. Our goal is to help people who love Irish music, dance, visual arts, language, or storytelling to continue their studies, move to the next level of mastery, and share their interests with others. Recipients of IAM Educational Grants can continue their studies long into the future and, in so doing, enrich the cultural life of our community. 

Will you lend a hand this year?

Why donate?

In 2024, Irish Arts Minnesota made educational grants to six devoted students of Irish traditional arts:

• Musician Teddy Brandt, who is using his grant for virtual accordion lessons with Sean McComiskey (left in the center photo)
• Dancer Anika Crouch, who is using her grant for travel expenses for regional Irish dance competition (lower left)
• Dancer Joanna Fuerst, who is using her grant for dance training at Camp Rince Ceol (upper left)
• Musician Will Johnson, who is using his grant for travel expenses for the St. Louis Tionol  (lower right)
• Musician Ellie Schirmer, who is using her grant for the purchase of a keyed wooden flute (upper right)
• Dancer Zachariah Vandermeuse-Siteki, who is using his grant for travel expenses for national Irish dance competition (top center)

Give to the Max funding will help to encourage another group of deserving applicants.

We need your help!

Support Irish Arts Minnesota by helping us fund the IAM Educational Grant Program in 2025.  Help us help the next group of deserving students of the traditional arts of Ireland.

Visit our Facebook page and let us know how the IAM has impacted your life. Or, if you prefer, email us at info@IrishArtsMN.org.

Then, make a donation to help us continue to make a difference! 

Important note - Irish Arts Minnesota was formerly known as the Irish Music and Dance Association (IMDA).  The name change reflects the broader focus and impact of the organization.