The Artist Support Grant was created by the North Carolina Arts council to provide direct support to individual artists during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: Durham Arts Council
State: North Carolina
County: Durham County (NC), Orange County (NC), Alamance County (NC) and Person County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,500
Details:
The initiative funds professional and artistic development for emerging and established artists to enhance their skills and abilities to create work or to improve business operations and capacity to bring their work to new audiences.
Grant Categories
- Craft
- Dance
- Film/Video
- Literature
- Multi-Discipline (Performance)
- Music
- Painting/Drawing/Printmaking/Mixed Media
- Photography
- Sculpture/Installation
- Theater
Funding Information
Maximum grant award is $1,500.
Eligible Projects and Costs
Eligible Projects and Costs Up to 50 percent of the grant amount may be used for artist fees.
- 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
- Artists must have lived in Durham, Orange, Alamance or Person Counties for one year before the application deadline.
- Artists in all art forms (visual, literary, performing, media) are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien.
- Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree program in their art form.
- Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists.
- All members of a collaborating team must be North Carolina residents, live in the region where they are applying, and meet the other eligibility requirements.
- Artists who have received an Artist Support Grant award must wait two years before applying for another award.
- The Artist Support Grants will support projects from January 2024- June 2024.
What criteria are applications judged on?
- 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 Durham Arts Council.
