Minnesota State Arts Board Offers Artist Initiative Grants, Applications Due 7/27

The Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) is offering Artist Initiative Grants ranging from $2,000 - 10,000 for Individual Artists living in Minnesota!

"Grants will be awarded for career building and for the creative development of artists. Some artists may choose to request funds to create new work, but that isn't a requirement of the program. Artists working in all artistic disciplines-dance, media arts, music, photography, poetry, prose, theater, and two- and three-dimensional visual arts-may apply." - per MSAB.

The deadline is coming up quickly - August 27 - so if this is something tantalizing to you and your artistic career, start working on the grant application NOW! More information is below as well as on the MSAB website: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/index.htm . . . here is the direct link to the Artist Initiative Grant page: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/artist_initiative.htm.

The next application deadline for the Minnesota State Arts Board's Artist Initiative grant program will be Friday, August 27, 2010.

Artist Initiative grants support and assist artists at various stages in their careers. The program encourages artistic development, nurtures artistic creativity, and recognizes the contributions individual artists make to the creative environment of the state of Minnesota.

Several things about the program are different this year:
- Artists, working in any discipline, are eligible to apply
- The grant range has been expanded; artists may request from $2,000 to $10,000
- Projects will need to include a community component
- Applicants will need to apply online, using the Arts Board's Web based forms

Many things about the program are the same as they have been in previous years:
- Artists, at any stages in their careers, may apply
- Grants must be used to fund a specific project that will enhance the applicant's artistic or career development
- Artists will have a one-year period to expend the grant funds.

Visit the Arts Board's Web site for more information about the program and how to apply:
http://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/artist_initiative.htm.

A series of grant information sessions will be held in communities throughout the state, the schedule will be posted during the last week of July.

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