Artist Support Grant
Artist Support Grant supports individual artists and culture bearers with creative production, exhibitions, performances, learning, equipment, and marketing to develop artistic and cultural practice.
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Funder: Region 2 Arts Council
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Full application) | February 9, 2027 (Online review) | March 5, 2027 (Earliest project start)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,000 per project
Summary: Supports individual artists and culture bearers with creative production, exhibitions, performances, learning, equipment, and marketing.
Key Information: Applicants must have lived in one of five eligible Minnesota counties for at least six months.
Description
Region 2 Arts Council administers this project-based grant with funding from the McKnight Foundation. It supports artists, creators, artisans, craftspeople, and culture bearers at every stage of creative development, from beginning to expert. The program replaces the council’s former Individual Artist Grant and covers a broad range of practices, including visual arts, writing, music, dance, filmmaking, and traditional crafts.
Funding supports the exhibition, performance, or production of creative work and opportunities to develop artistic or cultural practice. Supported activities include purchasing materials or equipment, taking noncredit classes and workshops, learning from a master artist, mentor, or elder, attending conferences or culture-bearing activities, participating in residencies, and marketing creative work.
