Unravel the Mysteries of ECRAC Arts Grant Funding
The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) is offering grant information sessions in December, January, February and March for both artists and organizations to demystify ECRAC arts grants. These sessions cover basic information about ECRAC arts grant programs, tips and best practices, as well as recent changes to the grant application processes. If you’ve already attended a grant information session, a refresher is a great way to keep you up to date!
If you’re located in Minnesota's Region 7E, the counties of Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine, including the sovereign Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe lands, art grant funds may be available. Now is a great time to start planning your art project and thinking about applying. The upcoming grant deadlines are February 1, March 1 and April 1, 2026, and a grant information session can get you started in the right direction.
Grant Information Sessions for Artists will be both in-person and online. The in-person sessions will be held at the ECRAC office at 540 Weber Ave in Hinckley, on Dec 17th at 10 AM, Jan 6th at 1 PM, Feb 10th at 10 AM and March 4th at 3 PM. The online sessions will be held via Zoom on Dec 19th at 10 AM, Jan 6th at 6:30 PM, Feb 17th at 10 AM and March 5th at 10 AM.
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 at 540 Weber Ave in Hinckley on Dec 17th at 3 PM, Jan 14th at 1 PM, Feb 10th at 2 PM and March 4th at 10 AM. The online sessions will be held via Zoom on Dec 19th at 3 PM, Jan 14th at 6:30 PM, Feb 17th at 2 PM and March 5th at 2 PM.
Registration is required and a link to register can be found at ecrac.org on the ECRAC Events Calendar page, by clicking the link below, or you may contact Katina, ECRAC’s Grant Program Officer, by emailing: grantinfo@ecrac.org or call 320-336-0200. We hope to see you there, but Katina can also help schedule other dates for a grant info session if the above dates and/or times don’t work out for you.
Click Here to Register for a Grant Information Session
The photo collage above includes the following artwork: Amanda Dorholt - Still Heart Deep Waters, Dee Ann Sibley - Long May They Run, Jim Larsen - The History Lesson, Nathan Hager - Huddled Up Cold Morning, Nicole Lidman - Sharpened Thoughts
This activity is made possible with funds provided by The McKnight Foundation and by the voters of Minnesota thanks to legislative appropriations from both the General Fund and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.