Artist Grants • Overview

This annual grant program supports emerging, visual artists and interdisciplinary teams led by visual artists residing in the state of Minnesota.

These grants provide artists the chance to develop and create projects for a public audience anywhere in the state, receive increased recognition, and advance their artistic careers.

A limited amount of consulting and/or facilitation time is provided by Forecast Public Art staff.

The 2010 Grant Recipients have been selected and projects are currently underway.

2011 Grant Applications will be available in September, for a November 15, 2010 deadline.


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Questions? Please email Melinda.

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2010 Funding Categories

• Category 1: Research & Development - $2,000

• Category 2: Public Project - $7,000
. . . . . . . . . . (temporary or permanent)

• Category 3: East Central Arts Council*
. . . . . . . . . . Public Art Planning Grant - $2,000

• Category 4: Central MN Arts Board*
. . . . . . . . . . Public Art Planning Grant - $2,000

• Category 5: SW MN Arts & Humanities Council*
. . . . . . . . . . Public Art Planning Grant - $2,000

* Regional Public Art Planning Grants are supported with funds provided by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008. These grants were available to artists and organizations in the three specfic communities listed in Categories 3, 4, and 5 in 2010.