Artists Engage Community Grant
Artists Engage Community Grant supports artists, culture bearers, and creative individuals in delivering public arts activities that expand access and strengthen communities in five northern Minnesota counties.
Funder: Region 2 Arts Council
Due Dates: April 15, 2027 (Application) | May 4, 2027 (Online review) | June 4, 2027 (Earliest project start)
Funding Amounts: Up to $6,000 per project
Summary: Supports artist-led public arts activities that expand access and engage communities in five northern Minnesota counties.
Key Information: Individual applicants must be at least 21 and have lived in an eligible county for at least six months.
Description
Region 2 Arts Council’s Artists Engage Community Grant supports the creation, production, and presentation of high-quality arts activities that bring arts, culture, and creativity into community and public life. Funded through Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, it serves residents of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen counties.
Projects must be artist-led, accessible to the public, and engage audiences, participants, students, or communities through new or expanded programming or reduced barriers to participation. Supported activities include participatory arts, classes, camps, workshops, public art, performances, readings, exhibitions, artist talks, and festivals. The program emphasizes community connections, equitable access, and measurable changes in participants’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, awareness, behavior, or conditions.
