EVENT LINK: https://lrac4.org/legacy-grants

FEE: Free to apply

LRAC Spring Legacy Grant

Application Dates: January 19 – March 5, 2026

Lake Region Arts Council is excited to announce that Legacy Grant applications are now open!

Minnesota’s Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage funding is made possible through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, with funds approved by Minnesota voters on November 4, 2008. This important funding supports projects that strengthen arts and culture across the state—creating a lasting arts legacy for generations to come.

LRAC Legacy grants support projects in three key areas:
🎨 Arts Access
📚 Arts Education / Learning
🏛️ Arts & Cultural Heritage

Funding Available:
👩‍🎨 Individual Artists: up to $6,000 (with a $3,000 cap on equipment)
🏫🏛️ Organizations & Institutions: up to $12,500 (nonprofits, local governments, and educational institutions)

If you have a project that expands creative opportunities in our region—we’d love to hear from you!

EVENT LINK: https://lrac4.org/emergency-relief-program

FEE: Free to apply

Artist Support: Emergency Relief Fund (ERF)

The Artists Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) is part of a statewide network stewarded by Springboard for the Arts and supported by the F. R. Bigelow Foundation, Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Through this network, Regional Arts Councils—like LRAC—help ensure timely support reaches artists throughout Minnesota.

Purpose:

LRAC provides $500 emergency grants to individual artists who have experienced a critical need related to:

• Property damage due to natural disaster

• Healthcare emergencies

• Housing instability

• Equipment loss

• Legal emergencies

Eligible emergencies must have occurred since June 1, 2025.

Application Timeline:

• Applications Open: March 12, 2026

• Applications Close: March 26, 2026

Eligible Counties:

Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin counties

Checks will be printed and distributed by April 10 emphasizing a rapid turnaround to help meet urgent needs.

This fund exists to support artists during moments of crisis, and we encourage eligible artists to apply or share this opportunity with others in our creative community.