Our Mission

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council’s mission is to facilitate and encourage local arts development. This mission statement grows from a conviction that the arts improve the quality of life in the region.

What We Fund

ARAC awards grants to individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota. We are one of eleven Regional Arts Councils in the state of Minnesota.  Our grant funding comes from an appropriation by the MN state legislature, and from the McKnight Foundation.  Additional funding comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

What’s New?

Announcements:

 

A new Needs Assessment Survey

has been sent out. You can also

Take this survey

right here.

 

 

 

RURAL  ARTS  &  CULTURE  SUMMIT

June 5 & 6, 2013

Morris, MN

Plan to attend this dazzling event

 

 

WE  ARE  SEEKING  NEW  BOARD  MEMBERS

 

The following five ARAC Board positions are open:

a representative from Cook & Koochiching Counties,

Duluth, one at-large representative

and one College Student Liaison.

The 17 member Board decides how public or private

funding is distributed to artists and arts organizations

in the seven Arrowhead Counties.

Submit an application by May 15, 2013,

or contact the office for more details.

 

 

Check out “Opportunities for Artists” on this web site for occasional approaching deadlines and contests

bob@aracouncil.org,     sam@aracouncil.org,       218.722.0952,      800.569.8134

 

REMINDER:     Quickstart Opportunity Grants program has an open deadline format.
Communicate with Sam (sam@aracouncil.org) if this program can assist you.

 

CURRENT  DEADLINES OF FISCAL YEAR 2013

 

 

1301 Rice Lake Rd.,  Suite 120
218-722-0952     800-569-8134
info@aracouncil.org

VERY  IMPORTANT  ANNOUNCEMENT  FOR  ARROWHEAD  ARTS  ORGANIZATIONS

We are now in Fiscal Year 2013, and last year, the ARAC Board made the following  SIGNIFICANT changes to the Art Projects
Grant and the Rural and Community Art Grant eligibility definitions:

ART  PROJECT  GRANTS

• Arts organizations located within the Duluth City Limits  MUST apply for arts funding with the Art Project application.
• Regional arts organizations located outside the Duluth City Limits with annual cash expenses of $40,000 or more, MUST apply to the Art Project program.
• Accredited non-profit schools, community colleges, private universities, and state universities located in the Arrowhead Region MUST apply to the Art Project program to request funding for public arts projects.

RURAL  AND  COMMUNITY  GRANTS

• All Arts organizations and all other potential applicants that reside within the Duluth City Limits may not apply to the Rural and Community Art program (no exceptions).
• Regional arts organizations with annual cash expenses under $40,000 MUST apply to the Rural and Community Art program.
• Accredited elementary and secondary schools, public school Community Ed. divisions, and units of local government located across the Arrowhead Region MUST apply to the Rural and Community Art program to request funding for public arts projects.

There have been changes to the grant narrative questions in the guidelines for both programs.

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