Funding for the Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) programs and services is provided primarily through an appropriation from the Minnesota Legislature and the McKnight Foundation.

LRAC serves a nine-county area of West Central Minnesota that includes, Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin counties.

Grants available from LRAC include:

Organizational:

Project Grants, Operating Support Grants, Legacy Arts & Cultural Heritage Grants

Individual Artist: LRAC/McKnight Artist Mentor Program

Career Development, LRAC/McKnight Fellowship, Small Grant, Legacy Arts & Cultural Heritage Grants

Local Government: City, Township, & County

Legacy Arts Heritage Grant for Local Governments

New! LRAC grant application forms available online!
Some great features of our online applications:

No need to save your work. You may log in and out as often as you want while you are working your application. Your work is automatically saved.
You only have to enter your basic information and budget information for your organization once. They will be saved and ready for use in all project, organizational and small grants applications you do in the future.
The project budgets will automatically do the adding and subtracting for you.
You will be able to track all your grant applications and see their status, just by logging on and viewing your individual grant control page. "

Start your online grant application now. Click the Application form (Right)

Services include:

News Letter, Artist Registry, LRAC Art Gallery, Workshops and Technical Support

Our Mission Statement:

“The mission of the Lake Region Arts Council is to encourage and support the vitality of the arts in West Central Minnesota.”