Public Art grants provide organizations, cities, and tribal governments with funding for large-scale physical public art projects that will leave an arts legacy in southwest Minnesota.
Donor Name: Southwest Minnesota Arts Council
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
The project should result in sustainable arts access in the community, with a continuing impact over several years. 20% cash match required.
Funding Information
- Public Art grants are available for up to $20,000. A 20% cash match is required
- The Public Art grant program is dependent on funding from the voters of Minnesota, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund
- Organizations may be awarded a maximum of $20,000 in SW MN Arts Council grants per fiscal year, excluding operating support.
Geographical Areas
Applicant organizations must be located within the eighteen counties of the SW MN Arts Council service region (Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties) or on tribal lands within their service area. They acknowledge that this region occupies the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of the Dakota people, who have stewarded these lands throughout the generations.
Eligibility Criteria
The Public Art grant program is open to nonprofit organizations as described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code with Articles of Incorporation on file with the State of Minnesota or official units of city, county, tribal, or state government of the State of Minnesota. Public schools may apply if they have a community project. (Otherwise, public schools should see the Arts in the Schools grants.)
For more information, visit SMAC.