Creative Support grants are flexible.  They can be used by artists and culture bearers to adapt to their changing environment; continue to make work or try new ways to make and share their work; stay connected to audiences, participants, students, or communities that participate in their arts programming; and ensure that Minnesota residents and communities will continue to have access and connection to the arts.

This is a statewide program. Anyone who meets the eligibility requirements is welcome to
apply.  Artists and culture bearers who received a grant from the Arts Board or a regional art council in fiscal years 2015-2021 are eligible to apply.  So too are artists and culture bearers
who have not been previous grantees, but are in one or more of the following groups:

— Individuals who live outside the seven-county metropolitan area (the metro area includes
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties);
— Individuals who identify as indigenous or as a person of color;
— Individuals who have a disability.

FY 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grantees with ongoing projects are also eligible to apply.  Individuals who submitted an application by the first deadline (June 4, 2021) may not submit a second application.

Please visit the Creative Support for Individuals Web page to find the complete Program
Overview and Application Instructions; other details about the program; and a free, recorded
information webinar.