Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts is a pilot program designed to support the artistic traditions and customs practiced within community and/or cultural groups by identifying, documenting, preserving, presenting, and honoring Minnesota’s folk arts and traditions. The practice of folk or traditional art generally stems from birthright, community membership, or direct participation in the life of a community.
A folk or traditional arts project may be a single event or activity, or a series or combination of multiple events or activities. Projects may include field research and documentation of folk and traditional art forms. They may also include passing on folk and traditional arts through mentorships or apprenticeships. All projects must have a public component such as a concert, exhibition, documentary, workshop, work in the classroom, or other activity that engages members of the public in the work of Minnesota’s folk and traditional artists.
The goal of the Folk and Traditional Arts program is that Minnesotans will have multiple opportunities to engage in folk and traditional arts forms and become more aware of the folk and traditional arts offerings available to them.
Who can apply?
The applicant may be:
- Any Minnesota folk or traditional artist.
- Any Minnesota arts producing organization, arts presenting organization or presenting affiliate, or community group, that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or has a Minnesota nonprofit, tax-exempt fiscal agent.
- Any Minnesota public agency such as a unit of local, state, or tribal government.
An applicant may submit only one Folk and Traditional Arts grant proposal per fiscal year.
Grant Amount
$5,000–$75,000
The applicant may request 80 percent of the project costs; a 20 percent match is required. In the future, the match requirement is likely to increase and applicants will need to be able to support a larger share of the total project’s cash expenses from other sources. Applicants may request 100 percent of the costs related to interpretation.
Program Officer
Contact Kathee Foran or call (651) 215-1626 / (800) 866-2787 for additional information or answers to specific questions.
Deadline
Friday, May 11, 2012
Instructions and Supplemental Materials
The deadline for the current fiscal year has passed; documents below are for reference only.
- Folk and Traditional Arts Overview and Instructions—Please read thoroughly BEFORE beginning an application
- Work sample description form—The form
is a fillable PDF document. Complete the form and submit it with the work samples that you will submit.
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