Where Can I Go For Arts Funding?

This biennium (FY24/25), thanks mainly to Legacy Amendment, the state allocated over $107 million in state arts funding for Minnesota's arts organizations and artists. Do you want to know how to apply for state arts funding? Do you have any questions about available funds? Scroll down to learn more. Currently, there are two areas you should look at when applying for state arts funding, The Minnesota State Arts Board and your local Regional Arts Council. Don't know which Regional Arts Council you should be applying to? Look for your county below and the Regional Arts Council you should be applying to.

MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD

Learn more about the Minnesota State Arts Board and the grants they have available with the following links.

Information on Grants to Individuals.

Information on Grants to Organizations.

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REGIONAL ARTS COUNCILS

Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (Region 1)

Counties: Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau

Region 2 Arts Council (Region 2)

Counties: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (Region 3)

Counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis

Lake Region Arts Council (Region 4)

Counties: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin

Five Wings Arts Council (Region 5)

Counties: Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena

Southwest Minnesota Arts Council: (Region 6-8)

Counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine

East Central Regional Arts Council (Region 7E)

Counties: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine

Central Minnesota Arts Board (Region 7W)

Counties: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright

Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council (Region 9)

Counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan

Southeastern MN Arts Council (Region 10)

Counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Mower, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (Region 11)

Counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington