We are currently welcoming new and former applicants to apply for art grant funding.
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 October 1, 2022, 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.
2022 Essential Artist Award
2022 Essential Artist Award
2022 Essential Artist Award
On Monday, May 30, 2022, the East Central Regional Arts Council received storm damage from a tornado that occurred from 7:50 to 7:54 p.m. The tornado went through Hinckley with a path of 3.3 miles, it crossed I-35, and is estimated to have had peak winds of 95 mph and a maximum width of 300 yards. ECRAC was without internet and phone service from that time until June 8, 2022.
Join Sarah Fossen, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts for a virtual coffee conversation about why it is important for our regions arts advocates to support the passing of the $100 million a
Funding is available to artists, k-12 students, and eligible arts organizations located in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine Counties. Available grants include:
The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC), one of 11 regional arts councils that serves the Minnesota counties of Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine, provides arts funding to artists, art organizations, nonprofits, and local units of government located in these counties of region 7E.
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