APPLY TODAY! Grant funding available
APPLY TODAY!
Individual Artist Grants of up to $5,000 — deadline is October 1!
Arts Project grants of up to $3,000.00
Arts Equipment for Schools Grants for $3,000,
Individual adult artists can apply by October 1 for a NWMAC/McKnight Individual Artist Grant of $5,000 Performing artists, visual artists, media artists, creative writing artists are all welcome to apply.
Project grants are awarded to individuals. To be eligible you must be out of high school and at least 18 years of age. College tuition is not an eligible expense. This is the main category that individuals use to support their artistic business or advance their technical skills. This category is for non-hobby artist. Grants are awarded annually with $1,500 going to four individuals and $5,000 going to four individuals. Support for this program comes from The McKnight Foundation. The deadline is October 1 for $5,000 level applicants and November 15 for $1,500 level applicants.
You absolutely must reside in our service region -- Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau counties in northwestern Minnesota (for one year prior) and remain living in our region during the entire grant year (2022).
To start your application, login at our Grants Portal here.
Individual adult artists can apply for an Individual Artist Grant of up to $5,000. The deadline to apply is October 1. There is also a November 15 deadline for individual artist grants up to $1,500.
The Arts Legacy Grants is a main category for funding artistic activity within the seven-county service region. Funding for the grants comes from the Minnesota State Legislature through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. These grants are a maximum of $10,000 with a required cash match.
Arts Project Grants are used primarily for small budget arts projects and the sponsorship of performances of touring companies and artists. These grants are a maximum of $3,000 with a required cash match. These grants have substantially less reporting requirements than Legacy grants.
Applications funded through these two very important grant opportunities include festivals, community theatre projects, folk music entertainment, sponsorship of visual demonstrations, creative writing workshops and many other activities that improve the quality of life of people in our communities.
Arts Equipment for Schools Grants are considered a special category of our Arts Project Grant Program. This grant allows schools to purchase artistic equipment for their art room, theater, band room, etc. Equipment that is used solely for the pursuit of arts like a kiln or theater lights, or a band instrument has a better chance of being funded. There is one annual deadline for this grant on November 1. Grants of up to $3,000 are awarded with a 25% cash match requirement.
Schools in our seven-county region can also apply now for an Artist Residency grant of $2,600 plus an additional $400 if the residency needs supplies. Our teaching artist roster online is a great resource to view artists available to teach in our area.
Also available on a first come-first served basis are Quick Turn Around Grants for $500. These grants can be used for artistic training, arts marketing, and equipment purchases related to creating a body of artistic work, as well as recent loss of income from canceled gigs, due to the pandemic. Use the Quick Turn Around application in the Individual Artist grants. Who is eligible? Performing artists, writers, media artists, fine craft artists, and visual artists can apply if they are a permanent resident of our seven-county service area of northwest Minnesota.
