August 2020 Grant Info Sessions

A note on ECRAC grant funding for the next year...

Please be aware that the East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) is still uncertain about how much State funding will be available to us for the new fiscal year that started July 1, 2020. We have been told that it will be at least 15% less and maybe as much as 40% less. It all depends on the State budget. Rest assured that we will make every effort to maintain our grant funding at last year’s levels. As usual, the grant deadlines will be October 1st because, well, we need the arts now more than ever.

IMAGE 2020 Online Now!

We turn to the arts to get through difficult times, so it’s been hard to grapple with social distancing, cancelled events, and the closure of venues during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, artists are nothing if not adaptable, especially when facing challenges. Therefore the East Central Arts Council’s IMAGE Art Show is an online event this year and it opened today!  People's Choice votes will be accepted through June 30.  Award winning pieces, except for People's Choice and Best in Show will be announced here on June 15, 2020.  

IMAGE Art Show 2020

This is the 33rd year of IMAGE, an annual judged art show for visual artists residing in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine Counties (Region 7E). Sponsored by the East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC), IMAGE is a celebration of artists living and creating in Region 7E. This year the show is online due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

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