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Arts Board Calendar

Contents

  Grant Program Activity Dates
  Application Review and Award Notification
  Grant Application Review Meetings
  Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings
  Holidays

Grant Program Activity Dates

FY 2026 Grant Cycle

Grant Program
Application Deadline Board Approval Grant Period(*)
Accessible Arts

April 4, 2025

October 2025

December 2025-

November 2026

Arts Education

February 7, 2025

August 2025

October 2025-

September 2026

Arts Experiences

May 2, 2025

December 2025

February 2026-

January 2027

Cultural Expression

June 6, 2025

January 2026

March 2026-

February 2027

Creative Individuals

March 7, 2025

November 2025

January-

December 2026

Operating Support  January 17, 2025 July 2025

Funds must be expended

by June 30, 2026

Application instructions and online application forms will be posted approximately eight weeks before the application deadline.



(*) All funded activities must take place within the grant period.

Application Review and Award Notification

All applications will be reviewed by teams of reviewers. Applications will be discussed during public review meetings that may be held virtually or in person. Applicants and members of the public are welcome to listen to or observe the public review meeting, but may not participate in the discussion. The board takes final action to approve, amend, or decline grants recommended by the review teams. Applicants will be notified after the board has taken action on their applications.


Grant Cycle Review Meetings

Review meetings are held at the Arts Board office. In keeping with Minnesota Statutes 13D.015, members of the review team may participate in this meeting via interactive technology. Members of the public are welcome to watch the review meeting in person, via videoconference, or listen via phone, but will not be able to participate.


Any member of the public who has questions about accessibility, or accommodation to watch or listen to review meetings, may contact Sue Gens, outreach and accessibility coordinator at Sue.Gens@arts.state.mn.us or call (651) 539-2658 or (800) 866-2787.


The Arts Board uses the Webex videconferencing system. Members of the public who wish to watch review meetings via videoconference, but are not familiar with the Webex videoconferencing system, are encouraged to download the Webex Installation Instructions.
     

Operating Support

Panel A, Day 1

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Application review order

 

Operating Support

Panel A, Day 2

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Application review order

 

Operating Support

Panel B, Day 1

Monday, May 12, 2025

Application review order

 

Operating Support

Panel B, Day 2

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Application review order

 

Operating Support

Panel C, Day 1

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Application review order

 

Operating Support

Panel C, Day 2

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 1

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 2

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 3

Friday, May 16, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 4

Monday, May 19, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 5

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 6

Friday, May 23, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 7

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 8

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 9

Friday, May 30, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 10

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 11

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 12

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Application review order

 

Arts Education

Team 13

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Application review order

 


Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings

All board meetings are open to the public, in keeping with Minnesota's Open Meeting Law. Unless announced otherwise, meetings are generally held on the second Thursday of the month at 11:00 a.m. and are held at the Arts Board office. When members of the board will participate in meetings via videoconference, phone numbers or videoconference links will be posted so that members of the public may listen or observe the meetings remotely.


Any member of the public who would like to contact members of the board, or has questions or comments about board or committee meeting processes or topics discussed, may contact Sue Gens, executive director at Sue.Gens@arts.state.mn.us or call (651) 539-2658 or (800) 866-2787.


Any member of the public who has questions about accessibility, or accommodation to attend or listen to meetings, may contact Sue Gens at Sue.Gens@arts.state.mn.us or call (651) 539-2658 or (800) 866-2787.


Any member of the public who needs technical assistance for meetings conducted by videoconference may contact Karl Warnke, program associate, at Karl.Warnke@arts.state.mn.us or call (651) 539-2654 or (800) 866-2787.

FY 2026 meetings (July 1, 2025- June 30-2026)

     
Thursday-Friday July 10-11, 2025
Minnesota State Arts Board
Annual meeting
Little Falls and Brainerd, MN
Two-day agenda
meeting materials
Thursday August 14, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday September 11, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday October 9, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday November 13, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday December 11, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday January 8, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday February 12, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday March 12, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday April 9, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday May 14, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday June 11, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Minnesota State Arts Board

meeting

Thursday-Friday July 9-10, 2026
Minnesota State Arts Board

Annual meeting


Additional meetings to be posted at a later date.

Holidays

The Arts Board office will be closed on the following days.

Wednesday January 1, 2025 New Year's Day
Monday January 20, 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday February 17, 2025 Presidents' Day
Monday May 26, 2025 Memorial Day
Thursday June 19, 2025 Juneteenth National Independence Day
Friday July 4, 2025 Independence Day
Monday September 1, 2025 Labor Day
Tuesday November 11, 2025 Veterans Day
Thursday November 27, 2025 Thanksgiving
Friday November 28, 2025 Thanksgiving Friday
Thursday December 25, 2025 Christmas holiday
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