The Arts & Science Council (ASC) is accepting applications from creatives living in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rowan Counties.
Donor Name: Arts & Science Council
State: North Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/28/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $3,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Artist Support Grants fund professional development and artist 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 artistic work.
Funding Information
- The Artist Support Grants will support projects occurring between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024 but all funds should be expended by June 30, 2024.
- Artists may request up to $3,000. Applications selected for funding will receive the full award for which they are eligible.
Eligible Projects
Up to 50 percent of the grant amount may be used for artist fees. Projects can support the following expenses:
- Completion/Presentation of a New Work — Cost of resources necessary to complete or present a significant new work (e.g., purchasing art supplies or equipment (digital may qualify) or space rental
- Career Promotion — Projects aimed at advertising artists’ work and/or demonstrating their skill level (e.g., websites, portfolios, audio-visual documentation, and online presentation)
- Training — Costs to attend a class or workshop (in-person or virtual) aimed at either enhancing the artist’s skill level or professional development (e.g., a master class or workshop taught by acknowledged authorities in the applicant artist’s medium)
- Travel — Costs of transportation, lodging, and food for training, professional conferences, or research as allowed or possible while adhering to social distancing guidelines
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 Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln or Rowan County for at least one year before August 28, 2023. An applicant must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. 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. Resumes documenting residence for all team members should be included with the application.
- Multiple Awards — Artists who are sole proprietors of organizations that have already received funding for FY2023–2024 from the N.C. Arts Council are ineligible to apply. Artist Support Grant Recipients with projects funded during the 2023 cycle are ineligible to apply in the 2024 cycle.
- Conflict of Interest — Current board and staff members of the consortium partner organizations and their family members are not eligible to apply for the award.
- FY23 Artist Support Grant Recipients— Artists who received an award through this program in FY23 will not be considered for funding in FY24.
- Student Status — The Artist Support Grant is intended for adult, nonstudent artists. Artists enrolled full-time in undergraduate or associate degree-granting programs may not apply for the grant. Artists in certificate programs are generally eligible. Artists pursuing graduate degrees in subjects other than their art form may be eligible if they meet the other eligibility criteria.
For more information, visit ASC.
