The Watauga County Arts Council is inviting applicants for its Grassroots Grants to support quality arts programs that reach and impact a broad cross-section of the county’s citizens and youth.
Donor Name: Watauga County Arts Council
State: North Carolina
County: Watauga County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 – $3,000
Details:
The purpose is to provide support for quality programming in the performing, visual, literary and traditional arts. Programming choices are responsive to community needs and demonstrate improvement and innovation. Programming choices also engage constituents across geographic, cultural, social and economic strategy.
Priorities
- The first priority of the Grassroots Arts subgrant program is to provide operating or program support to qualified arts organizations not already receiving or eligible to receive support from the N.C. Arts Council. These include theaters, symphonies, galleries, art guilds, choral societies, dance companies, folk arts societies, writers’ groups, and arts festivals, among others.
- The second priority of the Grassroots Arts subgrant program is to support arts learning and arts in education programs conducted by qualified artists. These can be artist residencies in schools, afterschool or summer camps, or adult arts learning classes.
- The third priority of Grassroots Arts subgrants is to community, civic and municipal organizations. These programs must be conducted by qualified artists.
Fundable Projects Include:
- Performances
- Festivals
- Art Exhibitions
- Arts Camps & After-School Programs
- Artist Residencies for Schools
- Artist Fees for Classes & Workshops
- Website Development
- Research
- Marketing Expenses for Art Walks & Studio Tours
- Royalties, Props, Sets & Costume for Theatre Performances
Funding Information
2023/2024 sub-grant allotment is $11,000+ for qualified arts programming in Watauga County.
- Typical requests range from $500 – $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Watauga County nonprofit arts organizations, schools, libraries, agencies, multicultural organizations seeking to provide arts programming, and more. Applicant must have operated for more than one year. Applicant/organization must not be late on tax payments.
Application review is based on:
- Artistic quality of proposed project or programs
- Community impact of project or programs
- Ability to plan and implement project
- Stability and fiscal responsibility of the organization.
For more information, visit WCAC.
