Creative Individuals
Forecasted
Creative Individuals supports individual artists and culture bearers in developing or sustaining creative practices, funding work that meaningfully engages audiences and communities across Minnesota.
Funder: Minnesota State Arts Board
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,000–$10,000; no cash match required
Summary: Supports individual artists and culture bearers in developing or sustaining creative practices while meaningfully engaging Minnesotans.
Key Information: Applicants must use WebGrants; fiscal-year-specific eligibility restrictions apply.
Description
Creative Individuals is a pilot program administered by the Minnesota State Arts Board. It helps individual artists and culture bearers develop or sustain their creative practices while meaningfully connecting with Minnesotans. Funding supports creative work alongside engagement with audiences, participants, students, and communities during the grant period.
The program encompasses dance, media arts, music, photography, poetry, prose, theater, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional visual art. It also supports culture bearers trained by traditional elders or master artists whose practices reflect a community’s cultural life. The program brings support for individual creative practice together with meaningful connections to the people who encounter or participate in that work.
