Minnesota State Arts Board

The Minnesota State Arts Board awards millions of dollars to artists, arts organizations, arts educators, and those utilizing the arts to engage the citizens of Minnesota.

Each year, the Arts Board relies on Minnesotans from all over the state to serve as grant program advisors and artistic evaluators. These individuals play a crucial role in the grant making process. They conduct artistic evaluations that are used to assess the quality of applicant activities, or they read and score grant applications to determine which proposals will be recommended to the board for approval. This involvement, and the insight advisors bring, are the vital foundation for the Arts Board's grant decisions each year.