ECRAC Mid-Career Artist Grant

About the Open Call

The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) developed the Mid-Career Artist Program with McKnight Foundation funding to provide financial support to artists or culture bearers committed to personal artistic growth. Applications must be made for a specific art project designed to: enhance your artistic skills, artwork, experimentation, collaboration, or art business career. Applications are encouraged from artists in all disciplines. The project should start at least 2 months after the grant application deadline and be completed within 14 months of the grant deadline. Mid-career artists and culture bearers are recognized by their peers and arts professionals, have produced an independent body of work and have a record of commissions, projects, or exhibitions. To apply you will need the FY 2024-2025 ECRAC Individual Artist Grant Guidelines (pdf), additional materials as explained in the instructions in the online grant application, and the ECRAC Online Grant Portal application.

What is Offered

Up to $3,600 project based art grants

Requirements

Applicants must be an individual artist who is a permanent resident (for at least 6 months) in one of the five Minnesota counties of: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, or the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe lands. The applicant must be at least 18 years of age. Mid-career artists and culture bearers are recognized by their peers and arts professionals, have produced an independent body of work and have a record of commissions, projects, or exhibitions. Applicants must read the FY 2024-2025 ECRAC Individual Artist Grant Guidelines and provide additional materials as explained in the online application.

How to Apply

East Central Regional Arts Council has moved to an online granting system. All applications must be submitted through the ECRAC Grant Portal. Links for each grant program application will only become available about 4 weeks prior to each grant deadline. On your first visit, you will need to create a new account. Applications can be saved and returned to for editing until formally submitted. Be sure to save your application often. Once completed and reviewed, submit the application for funding consideration. Review the grant guidelines before you begin. Contact ECRAC staff if you have any questions.