The Quick Support for Artists grant program provides artists with more quickly accessible funds for activities such as creating or sharing work, attending classes, and small artist-led community projects.
Donor Name: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
All arts disciplines are accepted, and artists at any stage of their career may apply.
Eligible project types include:
- Artist-focused projects
- Creating new work: supplies or equipment, space, research, artist’s time, day care costs, etc.
- Sharing your work: framing, recording, editing, portfolio production, website, etc.
- Artistic or professional development: one-on-one study with a mentor or attending a workshop, class, or conference
- Community-focused projects
- Connect with your community to help them experience art in a new way, developing knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts
Funding Information
Quick Support for Artists grants are available for up to $1,000.
Geographic Area and Residency
The Quick Support for Artists grant program is open to permanent residents within the SW MN Arts Council service region, consisting of eighteen counties (Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties) and two tribal nations (Pezihutazizi/Upper Sioux Community, Cansayapi/Lower Sioux Community). We acknowledge that the Southwest Minnesota region occupies the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of the Dakota people. Applicants must be a region resident for at least six months prior to submitting an application and remain a resident throughout the contract period.
Applicants may be asked to provide proof of residency, which must be demonstrated by the following, each showing an eligible address: 1) A valid MN state ID/driver’s license or other federally recognized documentation and 2) Bills for utilities or mortgage/rent.
Age Requirement
Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the time of signing their grant contract.
Other SMAC Grants for Individuals
Artists may only have one pending SMAC grant request at a time, across all grant programs for individuals. Artists with a current SMAC grant project in progress may not apply for another individual grant until reporting on the first grant is completed. Applicants with overdue final reports are not eligible to apply.
Conflicts of Interest
Artists who will be acting as grant review panelists in a particular round cannot apply in that round. SMAC board members are not eligible to apply during their tenure on the board or until two years following their resignation from the board. SMAC staff, spouses/domestic partners of SMAC staff or board members, and children/stepchildren of SMAC staff or board members who live in the staff or board member’s household are ineligible to apply.
For more information, visit SMAC.
