ARTS RESOURCE PAGE

[FOR ARTISTS and ORGANIZATIONS]

Learn about upcoming funding and professional development opportunities, calls for artists, and other resources for both artists and organizations. This page is updated on a consistent basis. Be sure to bookmark and visit often!

CURRENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES/Residencies

FOR ARTISTS

  • Artists’ Futures Program – Our friends at the Metro Regional Arts Council have opened up a new funding opportunity for Indigenous Artists that is available to any Indigenous artist residing in our region! Maximum Award is $35,000 (unrestricted). Apply by October 3. View Recorded Info Webinar for More
  • Artist Grant provides a $500 USD grant to one visual artist each grant cycle. Once an artist wins a grant, they may not apply again. We also award 2nd and 3rd place runners-up with $100 USD each. Runners-up may apply again in a future grant cycle. There are four grant cycles per year – January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. The deadline for the current grant cycle is October 15, 2022.  
  • Short-Form Open Call offers development and co-production funding to help you complete your short nonfiction film or series for distribution on public media’s web-based platforms. We’re looking for exceptional non-fiction stories that spark dialogue and engage a young and diverse audience on public media’s web-based platforms.

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

  • GIG Fund – Are you part of a Midwestern nonprofit organization that wants to present in-person or virtual activities with an artist in the first half of 2023? The GIG Fund is a flexible grant of $4,000 that helps organizations bring artists into their community. Applications are due October 5, 2022, and funded projects must occur between January – June 2023.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS AND RESOURCES

FOR ARTISTS

Springboard for the Arts – See listing below for upcoming online workshops. Visit their calendar for a full listing of workshops and events.

Minnesota Music Coalition – Visit their Musician Resources Page for other resources and opportunities

Forecast Public Art – Artist Opportunities is a resource organized by region that includes opportunities such as Requests for Qualifications (RFQs)/calls for artists, grants, as well as employment, fellowship, workshop, conference, and volunteer opportunities for artists interested in public art.

[RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER – STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS!]: Lighting Design Workshop with Professional Lighting Designer, Heidi Eckwall. Sponsored by the Northern Light Opera Company. For more information contact info@northernlightopera.org [Park Rapids]

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

CALLS FOR ARTISTS