Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship Award
Forecasted
Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship Award supports Indigenous artists and culture bearers in northern Minnesota with creative time and arts experiences to deepen and advance their work.
This grant was recently updated
Applications for the Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship are now closed; the funder says the program is closed until next year.
Funder: Region 2 Arts Council
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000; typically one fellowship awarded annually
Summary: Supports Indigenous artists and culture bearers in nine Minnesota counties with funding to deepen and advance creative and cultural work.
Key Information: Applicants must be enrolled tribal members or descendants with at least five years of sustained artistic accomplishment.
Description
The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship is administered by Region 2 Arts Council with support from the McKnight Foundation. It provides unfettered funding to one Indigenous artist, culture bearer, or creative individual in northern Minnesota. The annual program supports artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, dancers, theater artists, craftspeople, and culture bearers in furthering and innovating their work through creative time and arts experiences.
Funding can support new directions, work in progress, production, materials, equipment, marketing, travel, research, study, and collaborative or community projects. The fellowship aims to deepen artistic practice, raise the profile of creative work in the region, and build a community of Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellows. Each fellow’s artwork is featured on the council’s website.
