The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awarded the following grants and fellowships to the following applicants, many from Duluth. If you see these artists, congratulate them.

2015 Fellowship Awards

ARAC awarded 12 individual artists with fellowship grants. The Individual Artist Fellowship program is a competitive program that provides grants of $5,000 to enable artists to set aside time to work, to purchase supplies and materials, to participate in advanced study, or to pursue other activities that will allow them to achieve their artistic goals. The following is a list of this year’s grantees:

Ann-Marie Erickson, Grand Rapids
Anthony Ferguson, Duluth
Angie Frank, Duluth
Crystal Gibbins, Duluth
Shawna Gilmore, Duluth
Nicole Jerome, International Falls
Catherine Meier, Duluth
Jason Page, Duluth
Karen Savage Blue, Sawyer
Francine Sterle, Iron
Adam Swanson, Cloquet
Tine Higgins Wussow, Duluth

Career Development Grants

ARAC awarded a total of $46,383 in Career Development grants. There were 17 individual artists awarded out of 26 applicants. The following is a list of artists granted:

Tyler Kaiser, Duluth
Cole Perry, Grand Rapids
Brittany Kubes, Duluth
Sharon Vanous, Grand Rapids
Vernal Bogren Swift, Bovey
Barbara Leuelling, Duluth
Felicia Schneiderhan, Duluth
Carolyn Olson, Duluth
Joan Farnam, Grand Marais
Rachael Kilgour, Duluth
Troy Rogers, Duluth
Jeremy Kershaw, Duluth
Sheila Packa, Duluth
Tim White, Duluth
Nate Johnson, Finland
Maria Sippola, Duluth
Dawn LaPointe, Duluth

The Career Development Grant program awards up to $3,000 to developing and established regional artists to take advantage of impending, concrete opportunities or to carry out well-planned, time-specific activities that will significantly impact their artistic careers.

Rural and Community Art Project Grants

ARAC awarded a total of $55,410 in Rural and Community Art Project grants. There were 13 organizations awarded out of 14 applicants. The following is a list of organizations granted:

Aitkin Community Education, Aitkin
Biwabik Area Civic Association, Biwabik
Ely Art Walk, Ely
Ely Winter Festival, Ely
Embarrass Music Festival, Embarrass
Good Harbor Hill Players, Grand Marais
Grand Rapids Players, Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Arts, Grand Rapids
Icebox Radio Theater, International Falls
Itasca County Private Woodland Committee, Grand Rapids
Northwoods Friends of the Arts, Cook
Rainy Lake Community Orchestra, International Falls
Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble, Grand Marais

The Rural and Community Arts Grant program provides grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit regional arts groups to support community or artist initiated arts activities that will impact the group and/or the community it serves.