Rebecca Graves Announced as New Executive Director

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) is pleased to announce Rebecca Graves has been appointed as the new Executive Director by ARAC’s board of directors. She will be joining the ARAC team August 1, 2022. Rebecca is a tribal enrolled citizen of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Prior to joining ARAC, Rebecca served as the Executive Director for the Boys & Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area, which includes four Clubs in Cass Lake, Walker, Onigum, and Deer River. She has previously served with the Leech Lake Tribal College as a Board of Trustee. Rebecca has spent close to 30 years working within her tribal community. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a master’s degree in Tribal Administration and Governance and holds an undergraduate degree from Bemidji State University in Business Management with an emphasis in Finance.

Rebecca has a strong desire to help ARAC grow and help local artists and arts organizations bring their artistic visions to fruition. “I admire the work that the Arrowhead Regional Art Council has done for the area served. I look forward to joining an amazing team and board.,” said Rebecca.

“I am thrilled to welcome Rebecca Graves as the next Executive Director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Her exceptional skills as an organizational leader along with her unique insight as a successful community builder unites Rebecca’s commitment to the work with ARAC’s goals for the future. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Rebecca in service of arts and culture within our region and beyond,” said ARAC Board Chair, Kathy Neff.

Rebecca will work closely with the ARAC staff and board of directors to help facilitate and encourage local arts development in the seven counties and four Tribal Nations of the Arrowhead Region.