Minnesota State Arts Board

The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state.

Upcoming Opportunities

The Arts Board has announced the grant programs it will offer in the fiscal year 2024 grant cycle. In addition to the Operating Support program that was launched earlier, five project grant programs will be offered: Accessible Arts, Arts Education, Arts Experiences, Cultural Expression, and Creative Individuals. Grant program application deadlines can be found on the Calendar.

FY 2024 Accessible Arts grant program

Application instructions and forms are now available for this program; organizations are welcome to begin preparing an application. Applications must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2023.

FY 2024 Arts Experiences grant program

Application instructions and forms are now available for this program; individuals and organizations are welcome to begin preparing an application. Applications must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023.

FY 2024 Creative Individuals grant program

Application instructions and forms are now available for the second round of this program; individuals are welcome to begin preparing an application. Applications must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023.

FY 2024 Cultural Expression grant program

Application instructions and forms are now available for this program; individuals and organizations are welcome to begin preparing an application. Applications must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023.

Information Sessions

The Arts Board hosted two virtual sessions giving a high-level overview of the grant programs offered for organizations and individuals in fiscal year 2024. Potential applicants may wish to review the recording of either of these sessions to help determine which is the best fit for their work.

FY 2024 Grant Programs Overview for Organizations – Recording | Download PowerPoint
FY 2024 Grant Programs Overview for Individuals – Recording | Download PowerPoint

Information sessions for each grant program also will be offered. Details and the link to join the virtual sessions can be found in the Information Sessions section of the Arts Board Web calendar.

Open call for grant program advisors

The Minnesota State Arts Board relies on the generous involvement of Minnesota citizens to evaluate artistic activities and review grant applications to help determine which will be recommended to receive funding. This involvement, and the insights advisors bring, are the vital foundation for the Arts Board's grant decisions each year.

For this reason, hundreds of people–ranging from individuals who don't work in the arts, but have knowledge or passion for the arts, to individuals who have experience with Minnesota nonprofits in paid or volunteer positions, to professionals working in the arts–are needed to experience arts activities and review applications remotely, ongoing.

Find out if this is the right fit for you, visit  grant program advisor opportunities.

 

Rulemaking

The Minnesota State Arts Board has begun a rulemaking project that will amend some rules that govern the way the board distributes grants and other forms of assistance and amend rules that relate to the board's statutory role as fiscal agent for regional arts councils.

Visit the rulemaking page to learn more about proposed rule changes or to submit comments on proposed rules.

 

Stay in Touch

If you'd like to receive information and updates from the Arts Board via e-mail, please sign-up for the board's electronic mailing list.

 

WebGrants

The Minnesota State Arts Board's WebGrants system is open for registration.

How to Register in WebGrants
How to Use WebGrants
Webgrants FAQ
Login to WebGrants

 

Arts Research / Policy / Cultural Issues

Minnesota Arts Dashboard

Minnesotans have long believed that the arts are important. The Minnesota State Arts Board has created a dashboard to help report ways that the arts add value to our individual and collective lives, and some of the ways that Minnesotans show that they value the arts. The dashboard reports the status of 16 key indicators that fall under five broad, strategic outcomes. The data produced will be used to track progress toward achieving those five outcomes, to ensure that all Minnesotans are benefitting from public funding for the arts, and to inform the way the Minnesota State Arts Board and Minnesota's eleven regional arts councils invest state resources in programs and services. Click here to download the Minnesota Arts Dashboard.