GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR NATIVE ARTISTS - FUND YOUR ARTWORK! APPLY NOW!

The R2AC/McKnight Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Grant Deadline is March 1, 2016!

Open to Native artists in all art disciplines.

· Available to enrolled tribal members and descendants 18 years or older residing in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Cass, Becker, Roseau, and Itasca counties.

· Covers costs associated with artistic performance, art creation, production, exhibition.

· Covers arts materials, supplies, equipment, mentoring, workshop attendance.

· Applications for up to $1,000 accepted.

Applications are available online. Register and start your application now at r2arts.org.

Paper copies of the application are available for download at r2arts.org and at the Region 2 Arts Council Office, 303 Railroad Street, Bemidji, in the Rail River Folk School Building.

If you need assistance with the online or paper grant format, please don't hesitate to stop in or call us at 218-751-5447 / 800-275-5447 M-F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., or email staff@r2arts.org.

Miigwech to the McKnight Foundation for funding this opportunity for our area artists!