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?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Arrowhead Arts Awards

ARROWHEAD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

Foundation Annual Grants for Arts Foundation Grants

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Funding Amount

Recognition award (amount not specified)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Arrowhead Arts Awards

Status: Annual recognition program

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

Contact:

Phone: (218) 722-0952

Email: info@aracouncil.org

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

Deadline

October 1, 2026

Annual

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