The Individual Artist Equity program provides up to $3,000 to individual artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, People with Disabilities, and/or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2+).
Donor Name: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
State: Minnesota
County: Aitkin County (MN), Carlton County (MN), Cook County (MN), Itasca County (MN), Koochiching County (MN), Lake County (MN), Saint Louis County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The funding is designed to allow you to carry out a well-planned project that will allow you to grow as an artist or to take advantage of an impending opportunity.
Grants can be fund

Art supplies such as canvas, paints, fabrics, clay, etc.
Educational opportunities that advance your creative practice or career.
Labor such as services of other artists, babysitters, or paid time off from work to create art.
Equipment or technology purchases are allowed but must be integral to the artistic project proposed and must be less than 25% of the total request.
An approved project must begin within six months.

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for this program, you must be:

At least eighteen years old and not enrolled in an arts-related degree program.
A U.S. citizen, or have permanent resident status.
Have permanent residence(taxes/voting) in Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, or St.Louis County or of the four Tribal Nations within region: BoisForte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, or Leech Lake(within Itasca County)for at least six months.
A resident of the region for the duration of the project.
If you have no outstanding or overdue final reports from past funding.
Both artists and arts organizations may apply only once per grant round, and cannot receive funding from the same grant program twice in a fiscal year.

For more information, visit ARAC.