The Artist Support Grant is designed to provide direct support to individual artists during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: Emerge Gallery & Art Center
State: North Carolina
County: Edgecombe County (NC), Greene County (NC), Nash County (NC), Pitt County (NC), Wayne County (NC), Wilson County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/04/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The initiative will fund professional 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.
This program funds regional consortia of local arts councils that award project grants to artists in their regions. These grants support professional artists in all disciplines and at any stage in their careers to pursue projects that further their artistic developments.
Types of fundable projects include:
- Creation of a new artwork
- Purchase of equipment
- Professional development workshops
- Travel support for expenses associated with participating in a professional exhibition or conference
- Development or updating promotional materials (websites, brochures, DVDs, and CDs).
Funding Information
The average grant to artists is between $500 – $1000.
Grant Period
The project must occur between January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible artists include North Carolina residents who have resided in eastern North Carolina for at least one year in the following counties: Edgecombe, Greene, Nash, Pitt, Wayne, and Wilson. Artists can include musicians, dancers, filmmakers, actors, literary artists, as well as visual artists.
For more information, visit EGAC.
