Edina Art Grant Program

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The City of Edina’s Arts & Culture Commission, in partnership with the Edina Parks & Recreation Department, seeks applications for project proposals that support and facilitate arts and culture activities and events within Edina.

Applications are due April 1, 2025, and projects can be awarded up to $1,000. The applicant must be a Minnesota resident and either an individual, part of an Edina neighborhood group or association (as defined by City policy) or a legally formed non-profit doing business for the benefit of Edina residents.

The following criteria must be met:

  • Project venue must be located in the City of Edina
  • Event or activity must be open and accessible to the public
  • Project must not have happened before the date of submission
  • Project must provide artistic and/or cultural benefit to Edina residents

Proposals may encompass a variety of artistic disciplines and a range of formats, including, but not limited to visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, culturally based arts, and arts-integrated technology programs.

All proposals should strive to address access and equity in the planning and implementation of the project. All grant recipients must abide by state regulations which bar discrimination. If projects are located on city property or require additional city resources, including space, permits or other resources, such requests may be included on the application. Individuals or organizations may submit only one application per year.

The City of Edina’s Arts & Culture Commission, in partnership with the Edina Parks & Recreation Department, seeks applications for project proposals that support and facilitate arts and culture activities and events within Edina.

Applications are due April 1, 2025, and projects can be awarded up to $1,000. The applicant must be a Minnesota resident and either an individual, part of an Edina neighborhood group or association (as defined by City policy) or a legally formed non-profit doing business for the benefit of Edina residents.

The following criteria must be met:

  • Project venue must be located in the City of Edina
  • Event or activity must be open and accessible to the public
  • Project must not have happened before the date of submission
  • Project must provide artistic and/or cultural benefit to Edina residents

Proposals may encompass a variety of artistic disciplines and a range of formats, including, but not limited to visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, culturally based arts, and arts-integrated technology programs.

All proposals should strive to address access and equity in the planning and implementation of the project. All grant recipients must abide by state regulations which bar discrimination. If projects are located on city property or require additional city resources, including space, permits or other resources, such requests may be included on the application. Individuals or organizations may submit only one application per year.

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    Grant funding MAY be used for:

    • Publicly accessible arts and cultural presentations in any art form by organizations and/or artists within the City of Edina
    • A single event or series of events or project in any artistic discipline or cultural tradition
    • Arts and cultural festivals
    • Arts education programs
    • Traditional folk arts presentations, hands-on demonstrations or events or traditional arts preservation programs
    • Public art that will benefit the residents of Edina
    • Work that promotes the Edina arts and cultural sector
    • Equipment and tools for art making purposes (e.g., technology, costumes or tools of the trade) may be funded

    Grant funding MAY NOT be used for:

    • Travel expenses for professional development
    • Purchase of works of art
    • Purchase of permanent equipment, land, buildings, or construction services (capital expenditures)
    • Fundraising events
    • Trusts or endowments
    • Debt reduction efforts or ongoing deficit operations
    • Programs with religious or sectarian purposes or that are part of scheduled religious services
    • Expenses incurred before the start date of the grant contract
    • Programs which aid or service political campaigns or political groups

     

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