Author: Region 2 Arts Council

Arts Learning Grant
Information Session
via Zoom
Wednesday, December 2
6:00 p.m.
Click here to Register
(Registration is required)

Application Deadline: December 15, 2020
(by 11:45 pm)
Maximum Award: $3,000
(No cash match required this year)

Arts Learning Grants are open to public and charter schools*, community education programs, and any nonprofits or groups with a fiscal sponsor providing quality arts education programming. These grants support high-quality arts education for Minnesotans of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts.
*Parochial schools are ineligible.

All eligible projects must be arts learning-focused, have a strong community component, and benefit the residents of Beltrami, Hubbard, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen Counties. Proposals must also be realistic, adaptive to restrictions that exist during this global pandemic, and adhere to state mandated COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. 

All grant applications must be completed online.

Click here for ALG details

Greetings! We just wanted to share that today’s ReZume Arts segment featuring Kelly Schultz and Shannon Lucas-Westrum faced a double technological glitch. It appears that Zoom is facing problems with both the livestream function and recording function today, much to our disappointment. With that said, not only were we unable to share this conversation live. We are also unable to share the recording of it. We hope to gather these two artists again to make up for today’s technological disappointment. Stay tuned!

Dear ReZume Arts Fans!

We had a great FaceBook LIVE conversation planned for you today with two area fiber artists, but tech was definitely not on our side. Rest assured, the ReZume conversation is going on as planned, and it will be recorded; soon we will be sure to share the taped conversation far and wide, on our Region 2 Arts Council FB business page, on our staff regiontwoarts friends page, and on our Region 2 Arts Council YouTube channel.

Have a wonderful, safe holiday!

Region 2 Arts Council Staff will not be available on Thanksgiving and the Friday after. We will respond to any emails or voicemail messages when we return on Monday.

ReZume Arts
Next Segment:
Wednesday, November 25
1:00 P.M.
Join us “LIVE” via our FaceBook page

Visit with artists
Kelly Schultz and Shannon Lucas-Westrum

Click for details and to learn more about these artists

LISTEN to artists as they share about their work, artistic process and current projects
ENGAGE via the FB Livestream with questions and comments
DISCOVER ways in which you can connect with showcased artists

Missed our previous segments?
Every session is recorded and available on the Region 2 Arts Council YouTube channel

If you are an artist living within the Region 2 Arts Council service area and would like to be showcased, please reach out! Email Kathryn to connect.

Arts Learning Grant
Information Session
via Zoom
Wednesday, December 2
6:00 p.m.
Click here to Register
(Registration is required)

Application Deadline: December 15, 2020
(by 11:45 pm)
Maximum Award: $3,000
(No cash match required this year)

Arts Learning Grants are open to public and charter schools*, community education programs, and any nonprofits or groups with a fiscal sponsor providing quality arts education programming. These grants support high-quality arts education for Minnesotans of all ages to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the arts.
*Parochial schools are ineligible.

All eligible projects must be arts learning-focused, have a strong community component, and benefit the residents of Beltrami, Hubbard, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen Counties. Proposals must also be realistic, adaptive to restrictions that exist during this global pandemic, and adhere to state mandated COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. 

All grant applications must be completed online.

Click here for ALG details

The Region 2 Arts Council Board Meeting is tonight, which includes the review of applications for the Individual Artist Grant.
November 16
Business Meeting starts at 5:00 PM
Individual Artist Grant Application Review begins at 5:30 PM
via Zoom

Board meetings are currently held online via Zoom to ensure the health and safety of everyone. Region 2 Arts Council board meetings are open to the public, in accordance with the guidelines of Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law.

Please contact us for details on how to join if you would like to attend our meetings.

NOTE: Arts Learning Grant applications are now available online
Maximum Award: $3,000
Grant Application Opens: November 15, 2020
Deadline: December 15, 2020 by 11:45 pm
Review Date: January 19, 2021
Earliest Start Date: February 2, 2021

ReZume Arts
Next Segment:
Wednesday, November 11
1:00 p.m.

Join us “LIVE” via our FaceBook page

Visit with singer/songwriters
Joe Holt, Vicki Morrison Goble and Doyle Turner

Click for details and to learn more about these artists

LISTEN to artists as they share about their work, artistic process and current projects
ENGAGE via the FB Livestream with questions and comments
DISCOVER ways in which you can connect with showcased artists

Missed our previous segments?
Every session is recorded and available on the Region 2 Arts Council YouTube channel

If you are an artist living within the Region 2 Arts Council service area and would like to be showcased, please reach out! Email Kathryn to connect.

With COVID cases on the rise, the Region 2 Arts Council Board of Directors has supported our decision to close our office to the public through January 1, 2021. While it has been a joy being open again, we have decided for this moment in the pandemic, we can be just as effective working from home.

Please note that Watermark Art Center is open and carefully following safety protocols (masks, sanitizing, social distancing). There are some exciting current and upcoming exhibits that we highly recommend!

If you call our office, please leave a message and we will get back to you.  For faster turn around time and support, consider emailing us at staff@r2arts.org.

For direct contact with individual staff, email us at the following addresses:

Executive Director: laura@r2arts.org
Grants Manager: holly@r2arts.org
Program Assistant: kathryn@r2arts.org

Thank you and stay safe everyone!

Quick reminder that applications for the Individual Artist Grant are due this week! Still working on it? Did you check out our Info Session recording?

Quick reminder that our next ReZume Arts segment goes LIVE on our Region 2 Arts Council Facebook page today at 1:00 p.m.

Who will you meet?

Waabishkii Animikii, Katie Lou Sandberg is an Anishinaabe [White Earth 1^st-Generation] Contemporary Visual Artist living in Detroit Lakes, MN. Sandberg’s primary mediums of choice are oil and acrylic paints, and would describe her style as contemporary and impressionistic. 

Ways to connect with Katie:

Email: klsfineart@gmail.com

Facebook: @klsfineart

Gillian Bedford is a Bemidji-based Fine Artist painter and Individual Artist Grant recipient who relishes in the practice of painting landscapes, especially outdoors – “Plein Air”. You can usually find her painting with a group or by herself.

Ways to connect with Gillian:

Phone: 215 292 8521

Email: gillian.s.bedford@gmail.com

Facebook: Gillian Bedford Paintings

Instagram: gillian.bedford

Website: gillianbedford.com

Missed the live stream?

Watch the replay on our You Tube Channel!

And be sure to check out these artists’ work