Arts News
Attention Musicians and Authors! Minnesota Humanities Center announces funding opportunities
Attention Musicians and Authors! MHC Open Grant Announcement and funding opportunities
The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) by virtue of funding provided by the Minnesota Legislature, has three open grant opportunities.
The following grant opportunities are available:
Minnesota Musicians - $400,000 – to individual Minnesota Musicians to create, produce, and perform music. The deadline to apply is September 11, 2026.
Youth Literacy - $500,000 – to individual authors and organizations to create, produce, and distribute books for youth, that celebrate cultural expression, with a focus on excellent creative work and educational value. The deadline to apply is September 11, 2026.
Underrepresented Groups Cultural Studies Materials - $400,000 - to individuals and organizations that will work to develop high-quality academic (K-12), cultural, and ethnic studies materials for communities that do not have adequate materials, or who are underrepresented in those materials, including but not limited to Hmong, Karen, Somali, and Oromo cultures. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2026.
If you are interested in applying for one of the open grant opportunities, please visit their website for more information or contact a Grants Administrator at grants@mnhum.org.
Sketches of Minnesota Civic Improv Comedy Tour at Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing Oct 18
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour on October 18. These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment. Beginning with a catered meal, these gatherings invite audience members to share what makes their town great, what they think people get wrong about it, what local divisions concern them, and what future they imagine. An improv comedy troupe listens in on the conversations, takes everything they heard from residents, and brings it to life on stage through entirely unscripted improv comedy theater.
5:00–6:00 PM: Doors open / Community hour
6:00–7:15 PM: Dinner
7:15–8:00 PM: Performances
8:00–8:30 PM: Talkback
The work of the Minnesota Humanities Center is to create a stronger Minnesota by increasing our understanding of the beauty, wisdom, and stories of its people. Through partnerships, we facilitate the spaces, like Sketches of Minnesota, that seek to build connections and deepen understanding of ourselves and our communities in pursuit of a more just society.
THIS EVENT IS FREE, BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing, 102 S Kaiser Ave, Fosston, MN 56542