AVAILABLE GRANTS
Individual Artist Equity Grant
The Artist Equity Grant provides up to $4,000 to individual artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, People with Disabilities, People 65+, Military Veterans, and/or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2+). This grant is intended to provide funding to amplify these voices through projects and/or professional development.
Applications Open Now!
Deadline: September 13, 2026, before 11:59 PM
OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR ORGS
The Operating Support Grant Program provides up to $15,000 of unrestricted funding to arts organizations within the Arrowhead Region. This grant is intended to support core programming and general operations for the organization.
ACCESSIBLE ARTS OPPORTUNITY: This grant now features an optional Accessible Arts opportunity for up to $2,000 of additional funding. This Pilot Program is designed to improve overall organization accessibility. Combined with the Operating Support Grant, this total award could provide up to $17,000 of funding towards Operating Support & Accessible Arts.
Applications Open Now!
Deadline: September 13, 2026, before 11:59 PM
Our Mission
The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council’s mission is to create a healthy art and cultural ecosystem by offering support and resources for artistic professional development and equitable access for arts organizations and individuals to benefit all communities.
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Left: Kayla Schlitgen performing in The Little Match Girl Passion. Top Center: Gina Adams displaying her paintings at a market in Grand Marais.
Left Center: Moose lantern puppet at the Duluth All Souls Night, photo courtesy Mary Plaster. Right Center: Allie Tibbetts reading her book “Anangokaaning Wenjibaad: The One Who Comes From the Stars” to a group of children at the Cloquet Library.
Right: Joan Farnam, Giizh (Sarah) Agaton Howes, and Karen Savage-Blue at the Arrowhead Arts Awards.