Arts Access grants support the creation, production, and presentation of high quality arts activities that nourish the arts in the communities and the public life in the region by removing barriers to access.
Donor Name: Region 2 Arts Council
State: Minnesota
County: Beltrami County (MN), Clearwater County (MN), Hubbard County (MN), Lake of the Woods County (MN), Mahnomen County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Eligible grant proposals must display a commitment to reaching wider audiences through providing new and/or expanded arts programming to residents of the region’s counties, and/or by supporting accessibility initiatives through the project. These grants offer funding for a variety of arts projects and programming including costs associated with public art, arts festivals, engagement of guest artists, arts field trips, workshops, exhibitions, presentations, or performances that will benefit the residents of Beltrami, Hubbard, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen counties. Arts activities proposed for funding must be accessible to the public and display a strong community component. Organizations can apply for up to two Arts Access Grants for two different arts activities each year.
Funding Information
Maximum Award: $6,000.
Eligible Uses
- To produce, present, and offer arts programming and projects that provide accessible, new and/or expanded arts activity.
- To support arts programming and projects that take place within the state of Minnesota.
- To support arts projects and programming for which measurable outcomes have been established, and a plan for evaluating the outcomes and results is in place.
- To supplement, but never substitute, for traditional sources of funding for arts projects and programming, especially in schools/colleges/universities.
- To support only those arts projects and programming for which no expenses have been paid prior to the earliest start date.
- New – to support Minnesota artists and arts organizations in creating, producing, and presenting high-quality arts activities
- to preserve, maintain, and interpret art forms and works of art so that they are accessible to Minnesota audiences
- to overcome barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities
- to instill the arts into the community and public life in this state.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must be nonprofit and physically located within one of the five Region 2 Arts Council counties of Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, or Hubbard. Organizations that have received a Seasons/Series Arts Support Grant this year are ineligible. Eligible organizations include:
- arts organizations
- public or charter schools (parochial schools are ineligible)
- community education programs
- institutions of higher learning (colleges or universities)
- non-profits providing arts programming
- local city, town, county government entities within the 5-county service area
- tribal government entities within the 5-county service area from Red Lake, Leech Lake, or White Earth Nations
- arts affiliate to a 501(c)3 host organization or other non-profit entity (such as a school or city/town/county or tribal government entity)
- Groups without 501(c)3 nonprofit tax status must be formed for non-profit purposes, must have the equivalent of a governing body similar to a board of directors or advisory council, and must use a Minnesota-based non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)3 organization, or other tax-exempt entity such as a school, institution of higher learning, or city, town, county, or tribal government as a fiscal sponsor.
- organizations that received a 2024 Season/Series Arts Support Grant are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Region 2 Arts Council.
