Welcome to the Region 2 Arts Council!

Since 1980 the Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) has been helping the people of north central Minnesota strengthen the presence and purpose of the arts in their lives.

We offer grants to organizations, schools and individual artists.

We have special grant programs to help you put on a workshop or develop arts-in-education partnerships with your community.

We have a consultant who offers hands-on marketing assistance to visual artists through our Arts Marketing Program.

We have an on-line Artist Registry which showcases the artists of the region.

Our free monthly newsletter "Northern Arts News" highlights events and opportunities around the region.

You can email us at r2arts@paulbunyan.net or you can contact us by phone at either (218) 751-5447 or (800) 275-5447.

What's New in Region 2

WORKSHOP FUNDING AVAILABLE - 2nd Notice

The Region 2 Arts Council invites individuals and organizations from our five-county area (Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and Mahnomen Counties) to propose workshop ideas to R2AC for direct funding. The workshop is funded with no financial risk to you. The workshop must focus on learning experiences for adult artists and be open to the public. Any group that wants to bring in an artist to do a workshop is eligible, as are regional artists who wish to present a workshop themselves. Proposals are considered on an ongoing basis, but funds are limited, so the sooner you contact us, the better. Please contact Terri Widman, Executive Director, at 218-751-5447 or 1-800-275-5447 or e-mail r2arts@paulbunyan.net if you have questions or wish to request a workshop application.