Get involved in the arts.
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The AAI Advisory Council is comprised of Indigenous artists and arts appreciators from the regions served by the AAI grant.
The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Council (AAI) meets twice each year, typically in December and April. AAI meetings are open to the public. Zoom links will be provided upon request when meetings are not in-person, in accordance with the guidelines of Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law.
The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative (AAI) grants support and promote traditional and contemporary American Indian arts in the region. AAI is supported by the Region 2 Arts Council with funding from the McKnight Foundation.
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If you recognize that the arts are valuable to the quality of life in North Central Minnesota, we invite you to consider becoming a Board Member. Our ten-member Board is comprised of two representatives from each of the five counties that we serve:
Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen.
Much of the Board’s activity revolves around policy-making, budgeting, understanding and connecting with the communities we serve, and awarding and approving panel recommendation for arts grants to our region’s organizations and artists.
The Region 2 Arts Council operates in the spirit of the open meeting law.
Meetings are currently split between in person and zoom, especially to acknowledge the challenge of winter driving conditions. Meetings are typically held on the 3rd or 4th Thursday of the month and can vary in meeting time so please check our website for current dates and times.
Board members are encouraged to join our community panels in reviewing grants. Grant reviews occur most often on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Terms are for two years, renewable for three additional terms (for a total of six years)
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First and foremost – Don’t forget to write your legislators!
Let them know how important art is to you and your community and thank them for their support, especially when you receive a grant from state or federal funding. The R2Arts Council relies on word from those in our region that the arts are an important part of our lives.
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Perhaps you are an arts advocate, an arts appreciator and consumer, a hobby artist, or a citizen concerned that our arts funding is going to artists and organizations that will utilize it well and equitably in our communities – anyone over 18 years of age in our region can participate.