This is the 35th year of IMAGE, an annual judged art show, sponsored by the East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC). The IMAGE Art Show has been hosted by different art groups, organizations, or group of individuals interested in the arts. In the last few years ECRAC has hosted the show at our office. The ECRAC office is now in Hinckley, MN.
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:
