The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is accepting applications for its Rural and Community Art Project Grant to support relevant, meaningful arts activities with value to the community your organization serves. Support may be used to create, perform, exhibit or publish artistic works; or to present arts events by contracting the services of other organizations or individuals.
Donor Name: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Funding Information
- The Rural and Community Art Project program provides funding of up to $5,000
- Your project must be completed, and grant funds spent by June 30, 2023.
Criteria
- Artistic Vision (30%): The strength of the artistic concept behind your project. This includes not only the artistic quality of the artist(s) or groups involved but also the appropriateness to the community served.
- Impact and Evaluation (40%): The anticipated community value of your project. This includes demonstrating a clear vision of what success will look like, as well as articulating appropriate evaluation to know whether you achieved what you intended.
- Ability (30%): Your organization’s capacity to undertake your project. This includes: providing a budget that is realistic, feasible and demonstrates a clear understanding of the scope of your project; and adequate support materials.
Eligibility
This is a program for organizations across their region with small arts budgets and located outside of Duluth. Organizations outside of Duluth with prior year arts operating expenses of $40,000 or less are eligible to apply to this program. Larger groups and all groups in Duluth are eligible to apply to their Art Project program.
What Kind of Organizations?
- State-registered and federally recognized non-profit, tax-exempt organizations
- Accredited schools
- Tribal governments
- Units of government
To be eligible, your organization must be located in the following Arrowhead counties: Aitkin, Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, or St. Louis.
If your group has not yet received non-profit, tax-exempt status, you may apply by using a non-profit organization, accredited school, tribal government, or other units of government as a fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit Rural and Community Art Project Grant.
