East Central Arts Council (Region 7E)

Application deadlines for five grant categories, November 1st, February 1st, April 1st, and March 1st. Serving Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.

December 10, 2024

Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (Regions 6 & 8)

Four available grant categories. Serving Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

December 10, 2024

Five Wings Art Council (Region 5)

Deadlines in January, April, July, October, monthly, and ongoing in three available grant categories. Serving Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena counties.

December 10, 2024

Lake Region Arts Council (Region 4)

Five available grant categories. Serving Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin counties.

December 10, 2024

Individual Grants

Two individual grants: the Artist Equity Grant provides up to $4,000 to individual artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, People with Disabilities, People 65+, Military Veterans, and/or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2+); and the Artist Project Grant, that provides funding up to $4,000 to any adult artists, in any […]

December 10, 2024

Creative Individuals

Project grants to help individual artists and culture bearers develop or sustain their creative practices and meaningfully engage with Minnesotans. Grantees may use funds to support their creative practice and meaningfully connect to and engage with audiences, participants, students, and/or communities during the grant period.

December 10, 2024

Cultural Expression

Project grants to support activities that share, explore, pass on, express, or celebrate culture through the arts. Culture may be defined by a common ethnicity, tribal affiliation, geographic or regional identity, occupation, language, or recreation. Traditional and contemporary forms of cultural expression may be funded in this program.

December 10, 2024

Arts Experiences

Project grants to support individuals and organizations in providing meaningful arts experiences for Minnesotans within their communities. Funds may be used for a variety of arts programming such as creating and/or presenting concerts, plays, tours, exhibitions, arts festivals, public art, or other kinds of activities that provide Minnesotans opportunities to engage in arts activities that […]

December 10, 2024

Arts Education

Project grants to help Minnesotans develop personal relationships with an art form(s) by supporting learning experiences for individuals of all ages and abilities. Project grant funds may be used for age-appropriate classes, workshops, camps, after-school programs, online education programs, community arts education, school residences or partnerships, etc.

December 10, 2024

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