August 3, 2021 (Bemidji, MN) – The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment (BAAE), a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, is pleased to announce its 2021 grant and scholarship recipients. BAAE’s annual Grants and Scholarship program supports the mission of the BAAE, which is to “create a community in which the arts flourish and enhance lives.” Additional grants from Northwest Minnesota Foundation component funds also approved and noted below.
BAAE awarded a total of $16,408 to the following recipients:
- Bagley Area Arts Collaborative: Rosemaling Artists
- Bagley Area Arts Collaborative: Prairie Stories and Music
- Mark Lutheran School: Tone Chimes
- Headwaters Music & Arts: Ukulele Lending Project
- Headwaters Music & Arts: Bemidji Sings Competition
- Headwaters Music & Arts: Choir Camp
- Headwaters Music & Arts: Musical Theater Camp
- Bemidji Symphony Orchestra: Believe in the Fun of Music concert
- Beltrami County Historical Society: Folk Art Learning Workshops
- Bemidji Area Boys and Girls Club: Boys and Girls National Fine Arts Program
- Bemidji Sculpture Walk: Pedestals for Sculpture Walk
- Clear Waters Life Center: CWLC Gonvick Community Mural Project
An additional $2,200 in NMF component fund grants was awarded to the following recipients:
- Frederick Marshall Fund: Headwaters Music & Arts
- Everett Wilimek Endowment for Orchestral String Studies: Headwaters Music & Arts
For more information, you can find BAAE on Facebook by searching “Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund” or contact Chris at the Northwest Minnesota Foundation: chrisb@nwmf.org. Learn more about the Northwest Minnesota Foundation at www.nwmf.org.
