The Center for Craft is reactivating the Craft Futures Fund program to support and care for the artists and community of Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Donor Name: Center for Craft
State: North Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Over 30 regional craft artists impacted by Helene will receive a $10,000 grant, participate in a group exhibition, and join a 6-month cohort experience that supports rebuilding their artistic practice and extends mutual aid through a peer-to-peer network.
Grant Goals
- Recovery
- Help regional craft artists stabilize and rebuild their practice
- Community Vitality
- Invest in the critical community function of craft; support craft artists as they enrich the health, well-being, and resilience of the communities where they live and work
- Peer-to-Peer
- Develop and strengthen networks of regional craft artists through peer-to-peer learning and mutual aid.
Funding Information
$10,000.
Grant Period
6 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- 21 years of age or older
- Eligible to receive taxable income in the U.S.
- Residing in Western North Carolina for at least a year before Helene and for the duration of the Grant Period (counties include Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Qualla Boundary, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey).
- Able to provide evidence of a continued studio practice for a minimum of three years
- Experienced at least one of the following due to Hurricane Helene:
- Displacement from your home
- Physical damage or loss to your home or studio
- Physical damage or loss to equipment, tools, inventory, or materials required for your artistic practice
- Studio Interruptions (e.g. temporary closure or limited access to your studio due to compromised access, lack of utilities, etc.)
- Loss of revenue
- Audience or market disruptions
- Other unexpected impacts directly resulting from Hurricane Helene.
For more information, visit Center for Craft.
