Thinking of applying for a grant? Now is a perfect time

Prepare for the upcoming grant deadline by attending an East Central Regional Arts Council Grant Information Session

Are you curious about the East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) grant programs? Do you have questions about how to apply for a grant? Do you want to know if your art project is eligible for a grant? Join us for a grant info session and we can help answer questions like this and many more. The upcoming grant deadlines to apply are February 1, 2023, and April 1, 2023. If you are in Minnesota's Region 7E, the counties of Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine, art grant funds are available. Now is a great time to start thinking about applying.

ECRAC is offering grant information sessions in January, February and March for both artists and organizations.

These sessions cover basic information about ECRAC grant programs, as well as recent changes to the grant application processes. If you have already attended a grant information session in the past, a refresher is a great way to keep you up to date!

Grant Information Sessions for Artists who want to learn about funding available for the upcoming grant deadlines will be both in-person and online. The in-person sessions will be held at the ECRAC office, 540 Weber Ave, Hinckley, on January 12th at 10am, February 17th at 2pm and March 7th at 10am. The online session will be held via Zoom on January 10th at 10am, February 15th at 2pm and March 9th at 10am.

If you’re with an art group, non-profit, school, or public entity and want to learn about funding available for your organization's art project for the upcoming ECRAC grant deadlines, ECRAC will host both in-person and online grant information sessions. The in-person sessions will be held at the ECRAC office, 540 Weber Ave, Hinckley on January 12th at 2pm, February 17th at 10am and March 7th at 2pm. The online session will be held via Zoom on January 10th at 2pm, February 15th at 10am and March 9th at 2pm.

For more information and to register for one of these sessions please contact Katina Eklund, Grant Program Officer, East Central Regional Arts Council, at grantinfo@ecrac.org or by calling 320-591-7034. Space will be limited for the in-person sessions. The links to the Zoom meetings can be emailed to you or found on the ECRAC Website: ecrac.org. We hope you can join us! If these dates don’t work for you, contact ECRAC to schedule a time that does.

Reminders from past updates!

Can you help us plan for the future? ECRAC has a survey to help determine the future of ECRAC services! The survey is open until December 31 and you can enter to win a $300 incentive for participating.

ECRAC has Board Member openings for Mille Lacs and Kanabec Counties and for a Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe member! If you are interested, please fill out the Board Member Application. 

What else is new? ECRAC updated the event calendar! Check it out to find out about upcoming art events or to add your own art event.

Happy Holidays - ECRAC staff will be unavailable from Monday, December 26, 2022, through Monday, January 2, 2023. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

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