Meet with a Minnesota State Arts Board program officer during Creative Support for Individuals “open office hours” ⇒ Do you have a project idea, but you don’t know if it’s a good fit with the Creative Support grant program? ⇒ Do you have questions about the Creative Support for Individuals...
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Category Archives: Grant Opportunities
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grants
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The Arts Board is now taking applications for the fiscal year 2023 Creative Support for Individuals grant program. The next deadline for this program is before 4:30 p.m. on July 15th (for activities that take place March 2023 – February 2024). The grant range this year is $2,000 – $10,000. While similar to...
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SMAC Grant Changes for Fiscal Year 2023
Posted by SMACChanges to SW MN Arts Council grant programs for Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) Click here to view our new grants calendar including deadlines, start dates, and webinar dates More flexibility & funding in grants for schools Arts in the Schools requests are no longer...
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SMAC Grants Q&A Sessions
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Learn about SW MN Arts Council (SMAC) grants for the coming year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023), and get all of your questions answered. Funding is available for organizations, artists, schools, and youth in the SW MN region. There have been significant changes for this coming fiscal year,...
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Apply for the 2023 Accelerator Awards
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The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2023 Accelerator Awards is accepting applicants. Multi-year awards of $500,000 each will be awarded in January 2023. By applying, organizations are also eligible for funding ranging from $15,000 to $50,000. They are seeking organizations in the United States that empower youth through music in after-school and...
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Environmental Art Grants
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This program provides up to $20,000 for projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories. The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) program, administered by NYFA, will distribute a total of $250,000 in funding to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists...
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Minnesota State Arts Board’s FY 2023 Creative Support for Organizations first grant application deadline approaching
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Organizations that would like to apply for a Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Organizations grant to support a project or activities that will take place between December 2022 and November 2023 have two weeks to submit a Creative Support for Organizations application. There will be a second Creative Support...
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Minnesota State Arts Board is seeking panelists from greater MN!
Posted by SMAC![[image description: On the left, a laptop computer with a dark screen rests on a table, and to the right is an open notebook with a pen resting on top. Layered above is a quote, "It's inspiring and motivating to see what other people are working on. It gives me hope for the future." -previous reviewer.]](https://swmnarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Become-a-grant-panelist-390x279.png)
The Minnesota State Arts Board seeks volunteers to review grant applications remotely, serving a four-week term during July 2022-February 2023. Your involvement is vital to ensure that all Minnesotans have the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the arts. As a reviewer, you’ll get a front row seat to...
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Minnesota Humanities Center: Cultural Heritage Grants Now Open
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Minnesota Humanities Center View the pdf call Up to $75,000 for projects that create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture, and heritage of diverse Minnesota communities. Individuals and nonprofit organizations in Minnesota: • Asian and Pacific Island communities • Somali diaspora and other African immigrant communities • Indigenous communities with...
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Applications Open: Seeding Cultural Treasures
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Seeding Cultural Treasures: Apply Today Propel Nonprofits is thrilled to announce that the Seeding Cultural Treasures application form is now available at their website: propelnonprofits.org/capacity-building/seeding-cultural-treasures/. Applications are due on May 20, 2022. Seeding Cultural Treasures is an initiative to nourish the landscape of arts and culture organizations run by and for Black, Indigenous, and...
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