The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awarded a total of $93,840 in two-year operating support grants in January. There were eight organizations awarded out of 11 applicants. The program awards up to $12,000 over a two-year period to established nonprofit regional arts organizations to maintain their ongoing operating needs and services. The following is a list of organizations granted:

• County Seat Theatre, Cloquet
• Lake Superior Community Theatre, Silvery Bay
• Matinee Musicale, Duluth
• Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Virginia
• Nordic Center, Duluth
• North Shore Music Association, Grand Marais
• Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc., Aurora
• Twin Ports Wind Ensemble, Duluth

ARAC also awarded a total of $39,090 in rural and community art project grants. There were nine organizations awarded out of 10 applicants. The program provides grants up to $5,000 to nonprofit, regional arts groups to support community- or artist-initiated arts activities that will affect the group and/or the community it serves. The following is a list of organizations granted:

• Chalk.a.Lot, Two Harbors
• Cook Area Chamber of Commerce, Cook
• Friends of B’nai Abraham, Virginia
• Good Harbor Hill Players, Grand Marais
• Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus, Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids Players, Grand Rapids
• Great River String Ensemble, Aitkin
• Itasca Choral Society/Itasca Community Chorus, Grand Rapids
• Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships, Virginia