As one of the eleven Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota, the Five Wings Art Council is entrusted with the stewardship and distribution of funds acquired from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage (ACH) fund as well as funds allocated from the General Budget through the Minnesota State Legislature. We embrace the vision, guiding principles, goals, and key strategies developed in partnership with the Minnesota Regional Arts Councils and the Minnesota State Arts Board. The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state of Minnesota. The Five Wings Art Council is committed to working together to accomplish the vision of this constitutional amendment. We embrace this vision through grant programs designed to support the work of community organizations that bring the arts to the citizens of their community.

The Five Wings Arts Council also grants funds from the McKnight Foundation to support the work of individual artists within our region. The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and the planet thrive.

The Five Wings Art Council administers grant programs for individual artists living in Cass, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison, and Wadena Counties. These grant programs have been established to provide assistance for artists at various stages in their career development and for arts organizations.