FEE: N/A

LRAC Fall Project Grant for Organizations—Applications Open

Application Deadline: Thursday, August 27, 2026

The Lake Region Arts Council Fall Project Grant is now accepting applications from eligible nonprofit arts organizations, nonprofits, local governments, and educational institutions within LRAC's nine-county service region.

Organizations may apply for up to $4,500 to support a wide range of arts activities, including performances, productions, exhibitions, touring artists, school artist residencies, and other community-based arts projects. A 20% cash or in-kind match is required.

Applicants are encouraged to review the grant guidelines and begin preparing their applications well in advance of the deadline.

More Information:
https://lrac4.org/organizational-grants

FEE: Free to Apply

Call for Artists: Self-Portraiture – Reflections of the Self

Applications Open: July 20 – August 17, 2026 | Lake Region Arts Council

Lake Region Arts Council invites visual artists from its nine-county region to submit work for Self-Portraiture: Reflections of the Self, a regional exhibition celebrating the many ways artists see, interpret, and express themselves.

This exhibition welcomes self-portraits in all visual mediums, embracing realistic, abstract, symbolic, conceptual, and imaginative interpretations of identity. Artists are encouraged to explore themes of memory, culture, place, emotion, lived experience, alter-egos, mythology, and the stories that shape who they are.

Eligible artwork includes:

• 2D artwork (painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, digital art, etc.)

• 3D and sculptural works

• Mixed media and multimedia artwork

• Installation proposals (space permitting)

Artists may submit up to three original works, and artist statements are encouraged, particularly for conceptual or symbolic pieces.

Eligibility: Open to artists age 18 and older residing within LRAC's nine-county region.

Important Dates:

• Applications Open: July 20, 2026

• Submission Deadline: August 17, 2026

• Artist Notification: August 28, 2026

• Exhibition Dates: September 28 – December 17, 2026

Reception & Artist Talks:
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Reception: 5:00–6:30 PM
Artist Talks: 5:30 PM

We look forward to seeing the many ways artists reflect, reveal, and reimagine themselves through art.

FEE: Free to Apply

Fall Project Grant for Organizations

Application Opens: July 20, 2026 | Deadline: August 27, 2026 | Lake Region Arts Council

The Fall Project Grant provides up to $4,500 to support arts programming by nonprofit arts organizations, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and educational institutions within LRAC's nine-county region.

Funding may be used for a variety of arts activities, including productions, exhibitions, touring artists, artist residencies, workshops, and other projects that engage communities through the arts.

A 20% cash or in-kind match is required.

Application Opens: July 20, 2026

Deadline: August 27, 2026

FEE: Free | Application Required

LRAC Artist Cohort Program Applications Open

July 23–August 20, 2026 | Application Deadline: August 20 at 5:00 PM (CT)

The Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) is accepting applications for its FY27 Artist Cohort Program, a 10-month professional development experience designed to help artists build sustainable, thriving creative careers.

Open to artists at any stage of their career living within LRAC's nine-county region, the program offers personalized one-on-one career coaching, participation in Springboard for the Arts' Work of Art professional development workshop series, peer networking through Talking Circles, professional photography, a promotional video, and individualized assistance with artist statements, biographies, and résumés.

The program concludes with a group exhibition at the LRAC Main Gallery, along with additional exhibition and networking opportunities throughout the year. Participants are also eligible to receive a participation-based stipend of up to $1,000.

Artists working in all creative disciplines—including visual arts, music, theater, dance, literary arts, film, craft, and more—are encouraged to apply.