How much funding does Arrowhead Arts Awards provide?

Arrowhead Arts Awards provides Recognition award (amount not specified) in funding.

When is the deadline for Arrowhead Arts Awards?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Geography: In the Arrowhead region.

Arrowhead Arts Awards runs on an annual cycle.

Funding Amount

Recognition award (amount not specified)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

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Geographic Scope: Arrowhead region

Award Categories:

George Morrison Artist Award - Recognition for outstanding artistic achievement
Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award - Recognition for significant advocacy and support of the arts
Award for Transformational Art - Recognition for art that creates meaningful cultural transformation

Program Description:
Annual awards honoring artists and advocates who have made significant contributions to the arts in the Arrowhead region.

Recent Recipients (2025):

Karen Savage-Blue (George Morrison Artist Award) - Multi-disciplinary artist specializing in painting and beading; Fond du Lac Ojibwe artist and longtime K-12 and college art educator
Joan Farnam (Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award) - Arts journalist, photographer, and potter; founder of NorthShore ArtScene blog; co-founder of Ceramics Studio at Grand Marais Art Colony
Giizh (Sarah) Agaton Howes (Award for Transformational Art) - Anishinaabe artist, organizer, and entrepreneur; founder of Heart Berry Contemporary Ojibwe Design; focuses on cultural revitalization and Native entrepreneurship

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Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

By dollars: Minnesota 100%. Top recipient cities: Duluth, MN; Grand Rapids, MN; ELY, MN.
86% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.