The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is seeking applications for its Arts Event Sponsorship Grant Program.
Donor Name: Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
State: North Carolina
County: Forsyth County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/18/2022
Grant Duration: 7 months
Details:
The Arts Event Sponsorship Grant supports and promotes arts-focused events and programs that take place within Forsyth County for the community-at-large. Examples of events or programs may include concerts, exhibitions, festivals, parades, performances, celebrations of local artists, ethnic identity, social, or cultural-specific traditions with clear arts connections such as music, spoken word, or visual arts and similar activities. The arts must be the central focus of the event or program. Projects must be accessible to the public and show community impact.
Project Period
March – September 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations that produce arts & cultural programs for the Winston-Salem & Forsyth County community
- Organizations’ primary residence and/or service area must be in Forsyth County
- Organizations must be an Arts Council Member Organization with 501c3 or have an Arts Council Member Organization serve as their fiscal agent
- Organizations that have not received an Organizational Support Grant in FY22
Evaluation Criteria
Arts Council staff will review all applications to ensure their eligibility. All eligible applications are evaluated by a panel consisting of the Board and community members. Evaluations include an analysis of the quality of work, strength of the project’s arts focus, community impact, clarity and feasibility of the project’s design and budget, the potential for the project to serve a range of constituents, the projects potential to enrich lives through the arts, and quality and creativity of the project’s design. The panel presents its recommendations to Arts Council’s Partner and Relations Services Committee for approval and then to its Board of Trustees for final approval.
For more information, visit Arts Event Sponsorship Grant.
