Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

The ARAC Board is responsible for setting and overseeing policy and setting strategic direction for the organization.

Board Meeting Dates:

August 21, 2025

November 20, 2025

February 19, 2026

May 21, 2026

Business meetings and orientation are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All business meetings take place over Zoom and are conducted in the spirit of the Open Meeting Law. Prior to each board meeting, board members receive important materials related to decisions and discussions for the meeting which can include financials, staff reports, panel funding recommendations, and any other items that require Board action.

All board meeting dates are open to the public unless otherwise stated. Meetings are held electronically.
To receive login information please email info@aracouncil.org

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council’s Grant Writing Specialist and Director of Grants for an informative Zoom session to introduce our Individual Artist Equity Grant and Operating Support Grant for Organizations! In this session, you’ll learn more about these programs and their most recent updates. There will also be time allotted for questions, so come with your ideas and curiosity!

First-time applicants are encouraged to attend!

Date: August 26, 2025

Time: 5:30 – 7 PM

Location: Virtual - Register here

FREE & Open to the public!

Order of discussion:

• 5:30 PM | Equity Grant Overview

• 6:00 PM | Q&A / FY26 Updates (Including Accessible Arts for Operating Support

• 6:30 PM | Operating Support Grant Overview

• 7:00 PM | Wrap Up Discussion

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Aaron Kloss hopes to see you at their solo show featuring northern lights paintings at the Great Lakes Aquarium.

On View: June 10 – September 1

Funding for this show is provided through an ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

ARAC’s office will be closed today in observance of Labor Day.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions while we’re away.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join ARAC's Grant Advising Team to learn more about the Artist Equity & Operating Support Grant Programs and how to craft a compelling project proposal. Receive grant writing tips and tricks to ensure you have a strong application with realistic goals and measures to evaluate the outcome of your proposed art project.

First-time applicants are encouraged to attend!

Date: September 4, 2025

Time: 5:30 – 7 PM

Location: Virtual - Register here

FREE & Open to the public!

Join Anne-Marie Erickson for a book launch of her book, In the Evening, We’ll Dance, on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 7–8:30 PM

In the Evening, We’ll Dance is a memoir in essays on love and dementia.

ABOUT THE BOOK

“We have waited a long time for a writer to bring light and a literary sensibility to the experience of loving and living through dementia. In the Evening, We’ll Dance: A Memoir in Essays on Love & Dementia is honest, important, gorgeously written, and a pleasure to read. Anne-Marie Erickson, ever curious about her husband’s changing consciousness, learns with her journalist husband a new lexicon with which to share his shifting reality. To this, Erickson adds a framework of myth, fairytale, photography, and art to give us an entirely original view of lifelong love. It widens the paradigm. It enlivens the spirit.”

— Patricia Weaver Francisco, author of Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anne-Marie Erickson was born in the western Minnesota prairie town of Benson, the granddaughter of Norwegian immigrants. She attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, where she earned a B.A. in American Studies. Following a move to northern Minnesota, she received an M.A. in English from Bemidji State University. For many years, she was a freelance writer. Her journalism, poetry, essays, and book reviews have appeared in regional publications; this is her first book. She taught English at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and Mangold Institute in Madrid, Spain. She has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, as well as the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She currently writes, reads, gardens, and enjoys the lakes, walking paths, music, and visual arts available in Grand Rapids.

This project was supported by an Individual Artist Project Grant.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Grand Rapids Arts presents a summer concert series during the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Grand Rapids. Concerts will be held from June - September 2025 in the heart of downtown. These events are free and open to the public and feature local musicians performing in genres from folk and rock to choral and classical. The audience is encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets to set up on the lawn.

September 5 will feature Greg Kaczor on guitar and vocals with a crowd-pleasing mix of rock, folk, and blues hits.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join ARAC's Grant Advising Team for an informal opportunity to connect with ARAC Staff during a Coffee Break Q&A on Saturday, September 6, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Last call for final questions before the September 14, 2025 Artist Equity and Operating Support Grant application deadline!

First-time applicants are encouraged to attend!

Date: September 6, 2025

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM

Location: Virtual - Register here

FREE & Open to the public! Come and go as you please.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Plein Air for Beginners with Linnaea Borealis Rose (First session of four)

Paint outdoors with DAI instructor Linnaea at Enger Park, Chester Park, and Lincoln Park. This beginner’s course is designed to get beginners started outside in a casual environment. Painters will learn the logistics of planning watercolor outside, rain or shine.

$215 Members ($245 Non-Members)

Other Session Dates:
September 8, 15, 29, and Oct 6

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Creative Writing: Point of View
September 10, 2025
6-8 p.m.
Point of view (POV) is often a question of camera angle (Wide shots or close-ups?) and access (How many characters’ thoughts can we and should we present to the reader?). You'll also want to consider reliability, objectivity, distance, and audience. We'll review the different types of POVs and their variations, and exercises will let you experiment with different forms to learn which one is the best POV for your novel or short story.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Operating Support is intended for overall arts organization operations, continuing or expanding programming, and arts activities. This program offers annual operating support of up to $15,000 for nonprofit arts organizations located in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota.

The Individual Artist Equity program provides up to $4,000 to individual artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, People with Disabilities, people over 65, military veterans, and/or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2+). Historically, these people and their voices have been oppressed, unseen, and unheard. ARAC seeks to raise these voices up.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Plein Air for Beginners with Linnaea Borealis Rose (First session of four)

Paint outdoors with DAI instructor Linnaea at Enger Park, Chester Park, and Lincoln Park. This beginner’s course is designed to get beginners started outside in a casual environment. Painters will learn the logistics of planning watercolor outside, rain or shine.

$215 Members ($245 Non-Members)

Other Session Dates:
September 8, 15, 29, and Oct 6

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

YWCA Duluth and Divine Konnections are overjoyed to announce their collaboration to serve young mothers, families and children.

After 20+ years of operating child care and housing for young mothers in the Spirit Valley building in West Duluth, YWCA Duluth is supporting Divine Konnections’ innovative work through the donation of 411 N. 57th Avenue West as well as a state of the art playground.

Divine Konnections is re-opening the building as The Diver Morning Sky Hope and Healing Center, named after YWCA Duluth’s past executive director and young mother’s program founder, Karen Diver. The Center will house young mothers and their families and provide care to infants and toddlers.

Mark your calendars and join us to celebrate! To commemorate this epic collaboration, local artist Carla Hamilton will connect with the community to design a mural that will be unveiled with music, tours and play on September 25th from 3-5pm.

Diver Morning Sky Hope & Healing Center
Grand Opening, BBQ and Ribbon Cutting
Thursday 9/25 3-5pm
411 N. 57th Avenue West

Join Anne-Marie Erickson for an author talk of her book, In the Evening, We’ll Dance, on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 7 PM

In the Evening, We’ll Dance is a memoir in essays on love and dementia.

ABOUT THE BOOK

“We have waited a long time for a writer to bring light and a literary sensibility to the experience of loving and living through dementia. In the Evening, We’ll Dance: A Memoir in Essays on Love & Dementia is honest, important, gorgeously written, and a pleasure to read. Anne-Marie Erickson, ever curious about her husband’s changing consciousness, learns with her journalist husband a new lexicon with which to share his shifting reality. To this, Erickson adds a framework of myth, fairytale, photography, and art to give us an entirely original view of lifelong love. It widens the paradigm. It enlivens the spirit.”

— Patricia Weaver Francisco, author of Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anne-Marie Erickson was born in the western Minnesota prairie town of Benson, the granddaughter of Norwegian immigrants. She attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, where she earned a B.A. in American Studies. Following a move to northern Minnesota, she received an M.A. in English from Bemidji State University. For many years, she was a freelance writer. Her journalism, poetry, essays, and book reviews have appeared in regional publications; this is her first book. She taught English at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and Mangold Institute in Madrid, Spain. She has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, as well as the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She currently writes, reads, gardens, and enjoys the lakes, walking paths, music, and visual arts available in Grand Rapids.

This project was supported by an Individual Artist Project Grant.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

A perfect time of year to explore the art offerings of 54 artists at 19 Host Sites, including 4 Host Farms, all on the back roads of the Two Harbors area. For more artist information and an interactive tour map, go to lakesuperior2020.com or follow us on Facebook, Meta, and Instagram.

September 26 – 27, 2025
10 AM – 6 PM

September 28, 2025
10 AM – 5 PM

We will be hosting an unveiling event on September 26th from 2pm - 6pm. There will be music and refreshments. The main artist will be available to talk people through their process and the new mural.

Grand Rapids Players presents the original stage adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to the Ives Studio Theatre at the Reif Center. In Simon Levy's adaptation, scenes are blurred from one to the next. The production comes at the centennial of the original publishing by this treasured Minnesotan author. The production is directed by John Schroeder.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

A perfect time of year to explore the art offerings of 54 artists at 19 Host Sites, including 4 Host Farms, all on the back roads of the Two Harbors area. For more artist information and an interactive tour map, go to lakesuperior2020.com or follow us on Facebook, Meta, and Instagram.

September 26 – 27, 2025
10 AM – 6 PM

September 28, 2025
10 AM – 5 PM

Grand Rapids Players presents the original stage adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to the Ives Studio Theatre at the Reif Center. In Simon Levy's adaptation, scenes are blurred from one to the next. The production comes at the centennial of the original publishing by this treasured Minnesotan author. The production is directed by John Schroeder.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

A perfect time of year to explore the art offerings of 54 artists at 19 Host Sites, including 4 Host Farms, all on the back roads of the Two Harbors area. For more artist information and an interactive tour map, go to lakesuperior2020.com or follow us on Facebook, Meta, and Instagram.

September 26 – 27, 2025
10 AM – 6 PM

September 28, 2025
10 AM – 5 PM

Grand Rapids Players presents the original stage adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to the Ives Studio Theatre at the Reif Center. In Simon Levy's adaptation, scenes are blurred from one to the next. The production comes at the centennial of the original publishing by this treasured Minnesotan author. The production is directed by John Schroeder.

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Plein Air for Beginners with Linnaea Borealis Rose (First session of four)

Paint outdoors with DAI instructor Linnaea at Enger Park, Chester Park, and Lincoln Park. This beginner’s course is designed to get beginners started outside in a casual environment. Painters will learn the logistics of planning watercolor outside, rain or shine.

$215 Members ($245 Non-Members)

Other Session Dates:
September 8, 15, 29, and Oct 6

Join Duluth Folk School and local artists Adam McCauley and Cody Paulson for the opening reception of These Are Things.

Their paintings will be on view through September.

This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from Minnesota State Legislature’s General Fund.

Grand Rapids Players presents the original stage adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to the Ives Studio Theatre at the Reif Center. In Simon Levy's adaptation, scenes are blurred from one to the next. The production comes at the centennial of the original publishing by this treasured Minnesotan author. The production is directed by John Schroeder.

We invite the community to celebrate the season with a family-friendly gathering of arts and culture. Folks will be treated to a variety of arts activities presented by local artists and volunteers. This may include apple stamping, flower crowns, jump rope making, chalk drawing, paper making, etc.

Funding for this project was provided by the Art Project Grant for Organizations.

Grand Rapids Players presents the original stage adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to the Ives Studio Theatre at the Reif Center. In Simon Levy's adaptation, scenes are blurred from one to the next. The production comes at the centennial of the original publishing by this treasured Minnesotan author. The production is directed by John Schroeder.

Grand Rapids Players presents the original stage adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to the Ives Studio Theatre at the Reif Center. In Simon Levy's adaptation, scenes are blurred from one to the next. The production comes at the centennial of the original publishing by this treasured Minnesotan author. The production is directed by John Schroeder.

Plein Air for Beginners with Linnaea Borealis Rose (First session of four)

Paint outdoors with DAI instructor Linnaea at Enger Park, Chester Park, and Lincoln Park. This beginner’s course is designed to get beginners started outside in a casual environment. Painters will learn the logistics of planning watercolor outside, rain or shine.

$215 Members ($245 Non-Members)

Other Session Dates:
September 8, 15, 29, and Oct 6

ARAC’s office will be closed in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions while we’re away.

Creative Writing: Personal Essay
September 10, 2025
6-8 p.m.
The personal essay shares with readers an interesting, thought-provoking, entertaining, and/or funny experience you’ve had. We’ll identify essay topics by making lists (e.g., hobbies, interests, passions, jobs, places you’ve lived or visited, turning points in your life, and issues you care about). Once you’ve identified your topic, we’ll look at structures to frame your personal essay.

Creative Writing: Personal Essay
November 12, 2025
6-8 p.m.
We'll examine different models for plotting your novel, including the three-act structure, the five part structure, and the “W” method. Come prepared for user-friendly and low-pressure exercises on each model. You will leave this session with a basic outline for your novel idea.

Creative Writing: Novel Subplots
November 19, 2025
6-8 p.m.
A novel’s subplot is a smaller story that runs parallel to the main story. Subplots can raise the stakes, add complexity, explore your novel’s theme from different angles, and create obstacles to resolving the main plot. We’ll look at examples of successful subplots from famous works, and try our hands at outlining subplots thematically linked to our novels’ main plots.

The ARAC Board is responsible for setting and overseeing policy and setting strategic direction for the organization.

Board Meeting Dates:

August 21, 2025

November 20, 2025

February 19, 2026

May 21, 2026

Business meetings and orientation are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All business meetings take place over Zoom and are conducted in the spirit of the Open Meeting Law. Prior to each board meeting, board members receive important materials related to decisions and discussions for the meeting which can include financials, staff reports, panel funding recommendations, and any other items that require Board action.

All board meeting dates are open to the public unless otherwise stated. Meetings are held electronically.
To receive login information please email info@aracouncil.org

ARAC’s office will be closed for Thanksgiving.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions.

ARAC’s office will be closed for Thanksgiving.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions.

ARAC’s office will be closed for our winter break from December 22 – 26, 2025.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions.

ARAC’s office will be closed for our winter break from December 22 – 26, 2025.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions.

ARAC’s office will be closed for our winter break from December 22 – 26, 2025.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions.

ARAC’s office will be closed for our winter break from December 22 – 26, 2025.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions.

ARAC’s office will be closed for our winter break from December 22 – 26, 2025.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions.

ARAC’s office will be closed for New Year’s Day.

Please email info@aracouncil.org with any questions while we’re away.

The Art Project program provides funding of up to $5,000 to support relevant, meaningful arts activities with value to the community your organization serves.

This grant provides funding up to $4000 to any adult artists, in any arts discipline at any stage of their career.

The ARAC Board is responsible for setting and overseeing policy and setting strategic direction for the organization.

Board Meeting Dates:

August 21, 2025

November 20, 2025

February 19, 2026

May 21, 2026

Business meetings and orientation are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All business meetings take place over Zoom and are conducted in the spirit of the Open Meeting Law. Prior to each board meeting, board members receive important materials related to decisions and discussions for the meeting which can include financials, staff reports, panel funding recommendations, and any other items that require Board action.

All board meeting dates are open to the public unless otherwise stated. Meetings are held electronically.
To receive login information please email info@aracouncil.org

The Art Project program provides funding of up to $5,000 to support relevant, meaningful arts activities with value to the community your organization serves.

This grant provides funding up to $4000 to any adult artists, in any arts discipline at any stage of their career.

The ARAC Board is responsible for setting and overseeing policy and setting strategic direction for the organization.

Board Meeting Dates:

August 21, 2025

November 20, 2025

February 19, 2026

May 21, 2026

Business meetings and orientation are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All business meetings take place over Zoom and are conducted in the spirit of the Open Meeting Law. Prior to each board meeting, board members receive important materials related to decisions and discussions for the meeting which can include financials, staff reports, panel funding recommendations, and any other items that require Board action.

All board meeting dates are open to the public unless otherwise stated. Meetings are held electronically.
To receive login information please email info@aracouncil.org