ECRAC: Small Art Project Grant For Organizations
Funding Amount
US $600 - US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) offers grants for local and regional arts projects. This funding supports organizations in creating, sponsoring, publishing, performing, and exhibiting art. Eligible projects include performances, exhibitions, local theatre productions, artist residencies, public art projects, and workshops. There is no limit to the number of grants an organization can receive each fiscal year, but only one application per grant deadline is allowed.
The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) has grants available for local or regional arts projects sponsored or organized by groups, organizations, nonprofits, and units of government. This category provides support to organizations for a wide variety of arts projects involving the creation, sponsorship, publication, performance, and/or exhibition of art. Arts producing activities or services for artists or arts organizations should result from the project. There is no limit on the number of grants that can be received each fiscal year but applicants are limited to submitting one application per grant deadline per grant program.
Examples of eligible projects:
- Performances by touring artists/companies
- Exhibitions such as visual art shows
- Local theatre productions
- Residencies involving a professional artist
- Public art projects
- Workshops, classes, publications, films, and presentations that promote artists or participation in the arts
- Other projects providing access to the arts for community audiences
What East Central Regional Arts Council actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 24
- Total given
- $403K
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,428–$60K
- By dollars: Minnesota 100%. Top recipient cities: Mora, MN; Pine City, MN; Lindstrom, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 46% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community · Wyoming, MN
Art project grant(s)
$60K
Franconia Sculpture Park · Franconia, MN
Art project grant(s)
$30K
Pine City Arts Council · Pine City, MN
Art project grant(s)
$22K
Unexpected Company Chorale · Lindstrom, MN
Art project grant(s)
$21K
Kanabec County Agricultural Society · Mora, MN
Art project grant(s)
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Nonprofits
Categories
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