Creative Individuals
Individual artists and culture bearers apply for grants of $2,000–$10,000 to develop or sustain their creative practices and meaningfully engage with Minnesotans.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $6,000
- Location
- Minnesota
- Exhibition window
- Jan 1, 2027 → Dec 31, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Nov 1, 2026
About
Overview
This pilot program provides support to individual artists and culture bearers to develop or sustain their creative practices and meaningfully engage with Minnesotans. Grantees may use funds to support their creative practice and meaningfully connect to and engage with audiences, participants, students, and/or communities during the grant period.
Eligibility
Individual artists working in dance, media arts, music, photography, poetry, prose, theater, two-dimensional or three-dimensional visual art; and culture bearers who have been trained by traditional elders or master artists and whose artistic practice is reflective of the cultural life of a community. An individual may submit an application in only one Arts Board program (Creative Individuals, Arts Experiences, Arts Education, or Cultural Expression) in FY 2027. An individual who received a FY 2026 Creative Individuals grant cannot apply for a FY 2027 Creative Individuals grant.
Grant Range
Applicants may request between $2,000–$10,000. No cash match is required.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: March 6, 2026, before 4:30 p.m.
- Grant awards approved: November 2026 board meeting
- Grant period: January–December 2027
How to Apply
All applicants are required to use the WebGrants system to apply and submit all materials electronically. Registration is required before beginning an application.
Contact
- Program officer team: Jenny Dodgson, Jamie Marshall, Adam Wiltgen
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (651) 539-2670 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
- Award
- Grants of $2,000–$10,000
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Theme
- Grantees develop or sustain their creative practices and meaningfully engage with audiences, participants, students, and communities.
- Eligibility
- Individual artists working in dance, media arts, music, photography, poetry, prose, theater, or two/three-dimensional visual art; and culture bearers trained by traditional elders or master artists. Cannot have received FY 2026 Creative Individuals grant.
- Audience
- Individual artists and culture bearers
- Contact
- [email protected]
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