The Regional Arts Council System has provided funding and support for arts projects across Minnesota for decades. For the first time, an arts council is offering a fellowship specific to Native American Artists . The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Council , which is part of the Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) based in Bemidji, is now offering $5000 in the form of The Anishinaabe Arts Fellowship for Native American Artists living in the following counties: Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen