Congrats Small Grant Recipients!
SMALL Grant
The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is excited to announce that on March 20, 2025, it awarded $13,819 in Quarterly Small Grants to 14 artists! ARAC can't wait to see the impact of these projects on the artists and their communities in the coming months!
Awarded Applicants:
Alexa Carson, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support Cycle: Menstrual cycle painting exhibit at Zeitgeist gallery.
Big Shiv, Aitkin, Aitkin,
Funding will support a collaborative music project EP.
Breanne Tepler, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support the artist to attend a Songwriter Retreat
Cooper Ternes, Grand Marais, Cook,
Funding will support the artist’s attendance to the 2025 American Association of Woodturners Symposium.
Deb Buxengard, Grand Rapids, Itasca,
Funding will support the artist to create 12 new mosaics.
Eric Helland, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support the artist’s website and SEO development.
Gina Marie Adams, Hovland, Cook,
Funding will provide the artist with materials to produce a larger format painting.
Kelly Dupre, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support the artist’s website creation and training to maintain the website.
Mary Plaster, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support the creation of a new, articulated, adult-size black bear puppet.
Natalija Walbridge, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support the artist’s creation of small format fabric collage focusing on native wild berries.
Paula Gudmundson, Duluth St. Louis,
Funding will support the artist’s creation of new audiovisual installations featuring nature and music.
Sasha Howell, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support the artist’s timely need to store and preserve their stock of costumes.
TJ Kuhn, Duluth, St. Louis,
Funding will support the artist’s attendance to a pole lathe turning class.
William Hermans, Aitkin, Aitkin,
Funding will support the artist to print and distribute adult coloring books featuring the artist’s original designs to local cancer patients.
