Five Wings Arts Council

The council awarded 16 general operating and capital support grants to 16 organizations to strengthen and stabilize established nonprofit arts organizations allowing them to provide the best possible service to the arts.

Legacy access grants were awarded to 3 organizations who had also been awarded mn state arts board general operating grants. Grant awards were for project programming.

Grants were awarded to 18 individual artists to help them complete their projects and achieve their artistic goals. The funds could be used to purchase supplies, equipment, tools, professional services, time, etc. Artists of any discipline could apply, including but not limited to: visual, performing, lieteracy, and media arts. The council awarded 4 grants to 3 organizations for small grants. Small grants are intended to sponsor an arts activity of a first time arts producer or presenter, or a sudden opportunity of a previously funded applicant. The council awarded 6 school arts project grants to 3 schools to advance arts education in five wings area schools through artist-teacher partnerships; to convey to students and teachers that the arts are essential to education and daily life; and to help students learn in the arts and literature. Qualified artists work with teachers in educational settings to reinforce student's critical thinking, self-discipline, and creative self-expression. Project examples include, but are not limited to: artist residencies, arts education field trips, and other non-curriculum arts activities.