The Artist Support Grant is a regional grant program to support individual artists in all phases of their career.
Donor Name: Arts Culture Catawba
State: North Carolina
County: Alexander County (NC), Burke County (NC), Caldwell County (NC), Catawba County (NC), Iredell County (NC), McDowell County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The grant funds professional and artistic development for emerging and established artists to enhance their skills and abilities to create work or to improve their business operations and capacity to bring their work to new audiences.
Artists representing visual, craft, performing, traditional, and interdisciplinary art forms are encouraged to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists.
Artists residing in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell and McDowell Counties are now eligible for Artist Support Grants. The program will be administered by Arts Culture Catawba, Burke Arts Council, Caldwell Arts Council, Hiddenite Center (Alexander County), Iredell Arts Council, McDowell Arts Council Association, and Rock School Arts Foundation (Valdese/Burke County), in partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Funding Information
- Awards may range from $500-3,000.
- The Artist Support Grant will support projects taking place from January 1 – December 31, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals and Artist Collectives — Both individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists are eligible to apply.
- Residency — Artists should have lived continuously in the region where they are applying for at least one year before the consortium’s application deadline. An applicant must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. The consortium may require proof of residence and status. Artists who live in more than one region should apply only where they spend most of the year. All members of a collaborating team must be North Carolina residents, live in the region in which they are applying, and meet the other eligibility requirements.
Evaluation Criteria
- Overall excellence of the applicant’s artwork as demonstrated by work samples
- Feasibility of the proposed project.
- Contribution of the proposed project to the advancement of the applicant’s professional artistic development and practice.
For more information, visit NCAC.
