Arts & Cultural Heritage

To produce, present, and offer new and/or expanded arts programming and projects that represent the range of Minnesota’s ethnic and cultural arts traditions and are accessible to the public.
To support arts programming and projects that take place within the state of Minnesota.
To support arts projects and programming for which measurable outcomes have been established, and a plan for evaluating the outcomes and results is in place.
To supplement, but never substitute, for traditional sources of funding for arts projects and programming, especially in schools/colleges/universities.
To support only those arts projects and programming for which no expenses have been paid prior to the earliest start date.
To support events and activities that represent, preserve, and maintain the diverse cultural arts traditions, including folk and traditional artists and art organizations, represented in this state .