Resources for Older Artists & Culture Bearers
This page includes resources that SEMAC has compiled to support older artists and culture bearers in our region.
Please let us know if there is a link that no longer works or if you have additional suggestions.
Contact Sharon Mansur, Outreach & Accessibility Manager, at sharon@semac.org or 507.322.1088, 711 TTY if you have questions or need additional support, including accessibility requests.
Age Friendly Minnesota: Arts Resource Center
Expanding arts opportunities for all Minnesotans as we age.
Arts for the Aging
Engaging regular arts participation to improve physical, cognitive, emotional health, and providing other resources.
Carlow University: Patricia Dobler Poetry Award
Founded in 2007 and sponsored by Madwomen in the Attic, the Patricia Dobler Poetry Award was created to honor the work of women writers and the memory of the late Patricia Dobler, esteemed English professor at Carlow, distinguished poet, and former Madwomen director.
Dance Exchange
Fueled by generosity and curiosity, Dance Exchange expands who gets to dance, where dance happens, what dance is about, and why dance matters.
Gottlieb Foundation: Individual Support Grant
The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success. Please note that these grants are available only to individual painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have worked in a mature phase of art for 20 years or more. Eligibility for an Individual Support Grant is also determined by the applicant’s current financial need.
Joan Mitchell Foundation: Legacy Planning
Through the Creating a Living Legacy (CALL) program, we produce legacy and estate planning guides that provide artists and their supporters the professional development tools needed to undertake this important work.
National League of American Pen Women: Shirley Holden Helberg Grants for Mature Women
Three grants of $1,000 each (in the odd years — 2025, 2027, etc.) in the classifications of art, letters, and music to women 35 years of age or older who are not now, nor ever have been a member of the League.
Speculative Literature Foundation: The Older Writers Grant
The Older Writers Grant is awarded annually to writers who are at least fifty years of age at the time of application to assist such writers who are just beginning their careers as speculative fiction writers.
Tree of Life: Individual Artist Grant
Tree of Life provides support for senior visual artists age 60 and over through the Individual Artist Grant, and applicants must have demonstrable financial need.