The N.C. Arts Council-sponsored Artist Support Grant provides regional creatives the opportunity to submit projects for consideration for financial assistance of up to $1,200.
Donor Name: Arts of the Albemarle
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Artist Support Grant is a regional grant program to support individual artists in all phases of their career. 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.
Funding Information
Awards may range from about $500-$1200.
Project Period
- Start Date: January, 2025
- End Date: December, 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
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