 WHO MRAC SERVES
The
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) serves audiences
in Minnesota's seven-county metropolitan region through grants,
services, and technical assistance to the arts communities
of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington
counties.
We work in urban areas as well as greater metro communities. We serve
formal and informal groups with annual expenses less than $400,000.
Groups do not need to be classified as tax-exempt by the IRS in order
to apply.
MRAC'S MISSION
The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council increases access to the arts in 7-county metropolitan area communities by providing information, organizational support and grants.
MRAC'S VISION FOR THE METRO AREA
- Artists, arts organizations and arts activities thrive
- Art is integrated into the social fabric and identity of every
community
- Public value of the arts is understood and acted upon by community
members, leaders and policy makers
MRAC’S FUNDING SOURCES
As one of 11 regional arts councils in Minnesota, MRAC is largely
funded by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. MRAC
also receives a generous grant from The McKnight Foundation.
| In FY 2011, MRAC received 1039 grant requests and awarded 508 grants totaling $3,330,010, including 34 grants awarded in the new MRAC Next Step Fund program for individual artists, funded by The McKnight Foundation, and a grant to fund VSA Minnesota's ADA Access Improvement Grants for Metro Arts Organizations. MRAC also provided 26 arts management workshops, the 9-month Art of Leadership series for directors of arts councils and centers, 63 individual and peer coaching sessions, and 26 grant application workshops. |
WE’D LIKE TO GET
TO KNOW YOU!
Call us - 651-645-0402
Stop by the office
2324 University Avenue West, Suite 114
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114
E-mail us - mrac@mrac.org
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Welcome
to the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council 
