The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, currently accepting applications for its Project Support grant to provide financial, marketing, and production support to projects that explore Jewish identity, history, or values through the arts.
Donor Name: Minneapolis Jewish Federation
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The mission of Rimon is to promote and enhance Jewish identity through arts and culture, to support arts and artists who broadly explore Jewish themes, and to assist the greater Minnesota Jewish community in developing a collaborative involvement with the arts.
They Strive to
- Stimulate greater appreciation for the arts in Jewish life.
- Encourage the interaction of artists and institutions with Judaism.
- Cultivate collaborations between the Jewish community and non-Jewish institutions.
- Develop tools for networking and communication for the Jewish community and its artists and to act as a clearinghouse of information for Jewish artists and arts presenters.
- Foster relations between Jewish artists and the Jewish community’s cultural, educational, and religious institutions.
- Stimulate interfaith and intercultural dialogue through the arts.
Funding Information
- Requests of up to 50% of the total project cost, with a maximum award of $3,000
- Grantees must complete their projects within two (2) years from the time of receipt of grant monies.
What They Support
- Projects with or without funding in one of four ways:
- Projects that comply with Rimon’s mission
- Projects that are realized in Minnesota – out-of-state applicants must collaborate with a Minnesota artist or institution and realize the project in Minnesota
- Project-specific expenses only and not ongoing operating expenses (e.g., utilities, rent, staff salaries)
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual artists
- Informal and/or unincorporated arts groups
- Jewish agencies and synagogues
- Non-profit arts groups
- Non-profit, non-arts organizations engaged in an art project on a Jewish theme
- Schools and community education programs
For more information, visit Project Support Grants.
