The Artist Emergency Relief Fund offers $500 grants to individual artists or culture-bearers in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright County, Minnesota. It supports those facing emergencies like illness, housing loss, or contract cancellations that disrupt their creative work. Applicants can apply multiple times until funded, with confidentiality assured.
Applicants must be self-proclaimed active artists or culture-bearers aged 18+, residing in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright County, Minnesota for at least six months. One relief payment per fiscal year is allowed.
