STORY ARTS OF MINNESOTA - S A M

We imagine a society in which storytellers are recognized for their ability to provide a relevant, inspiring and transformative service to individuals and the community through the art and craft of spoken narrative. We envision SAM as a leader in promoting storytelling as a performance art form as well as fostering its application within such areas as education, historical interpretation, health care, psychotherapy, spiritual direction, and organizational life. SAM helps storytellers develop professionally and work productively within and across these fields.

We do this through our website which promotes statewide storytelling events through an extensive calendar and through partnering with the community to produce events such as "Saturday Morning Stories", with Badger Hill Brewery, a monthly open mic in collaboration with the American School for Storytelling, and our annual StoryFest Celebration in partnership with the Bloomington Center for the Arts. Our events are open to the public and are free or very low cost.