GRANTS
APPLY FOR AN ARTIST SUPPORT GRANT
The North Carolina Arts Council launched the Artist Support Grant last year to support individual artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program builds upon the former Regional Artist Project Grant Program, funding the professional and artistic development of emerging or established artists so they can create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. The Artist Support Grant program is a partnership of the North Carolina Arts Council and the state’s extensive local arts council network. The Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover administers the grant for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Columbus, and Bladen counties.
What types of activities can an Artist Support Grant fund?
The grants may be used for artistic and professional development, such as the creation of new work, website development, equipment purchases, research, and more.
Who is eligible to apply for an Artist Support Grant?
Artists pursuing projects to expand their practices and further their artistic careers should apply for the grant. Artists in all stages of their careers—emerging, midcareer, or established—may apply.
HOW TO APPLY
Artist Support Grant 21-22 Application Sample
Artist Support Grant 21-22 Application Sample – Spanish
Artist Support Grant 21-22 Budget Sheet
Artist Support Grant 21-22 Workshop Powerpoint
What has been the impact of the Artist Support Grant program so far?
The primary goal for the inaugural year was to support individual artists during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arts Council expanded the number of regions to allow for a more equitable disbursement of funds and to reach artists both in rural and urban areas across the state. In the first year of the shift from Regional Artist Project Grants to Artist Support Grants, the number of applications increased by 87 percent. Three hundred and eighty five awards—a 125 percent increase from the previous year—were given to North Carolina artists.
When are Artist Support Grant applications due?
The deadline to apply is September 30, 2021.
REPORT FORMS
THE ARTS COUNCIL AWARDS $275,000 IN GRANTS
TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS IN FY 2020-2021
The Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County is pleased to award $275,000 in grants to local artists and arts organizations.
- A total of $200,000 in NC CARES for Arts federal funding to 28 local arts organizations
- A total of $50,000 in Grassroots Arts Program grants to 21 local arts organizations
- A total of $25,000 in Artist Support Grants to 27 artists in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Columbus and Bladen countie
New Hanover County’s allocation in NC CARES funding was $268,093. The Arts Council of Wilmington & NHC subgranted $180,000 to nonprofit arts organizations and established a $20,000 Gallery Recovery Fund. The Arts Council of Wilmington & NHC retained $68,092.96 for its agency’s operations.
Grassroots Arts Program Grant FY 2020-2021
Black Arts Alliance – $2500
18th Annual NC Black Film Festival (Virtual)
Brooklyn Arts Music Academy – $1000
Music is Life! early education program at DB Johnson Pre-K
Cape Fear Jazz Society – $1250
Operating expenses/livestream concerts
CFCC Foundation – $2500
Cleo Parker Robinson community dance residency
Chamber Music Wilmington -$1000
Operating expenses
Mouths of Babes Theatre -$2500
Operating expenses
NC Jazz Festival – $5000
Master classes for music students and workshops
Opera House Theatre Company – $2500
Operating Expenses
Opera Wilmington – $2000
“Victorian Divas at Latimer” livestream
Port City Music Festival – $1000
13th Annual Port City Music Festival
Port City Playwrights Project – $1000
Virtual play festival
Techmoja Dance & Theatre – $1000
Loud as We Want workshops/online dance community
Thalian Association – $5000
Storage/build space rental
Thalian Hall – $5000
Pied Piper Theater’s “Bossy and the Bard”
Theatre for All – $5000
Salary support
Turning the Wheel – $750
Turning the Wheel Caravan, Facilitator Training
WHQR – $3000
Operating expenses to support local arts programming
Wilmington Boys Choir – $1000
Rehearsals and free “Voices of Spring” concert
Wilmington Jewish Film Festival – $1000
Rescheduled 7th annual festival
Wilmington Symphonic Winds – $1000
Operating support
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra – $5000
Music for Youth education program
Total: $50,000
NC CARES for Arts Grants
Cameron Art Museum – $20000
Thalian Association – $15000
Thalian Hall – $15000
North Carolina Azalea Festival – $15000
Dreams Center for Arts Education – $15000
Cucalorus Film Festival – $15000
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra – $15000
Techmoja Dance & Theater – $7500
The Dance Element – $7500
Opera House Theatre – $7500
Theatre for All – $7500
Wilmington Ballet – $7500
Chamber Music Wilmington – $4000
Opera Wilmington – $4000
Panache Theater – $4000
Wilmington Boys Choir – $4000
Orange Street Pottery – $4000
Big Dawg Theater – $4000
Cape Fear Chordsmen – $2500
Pineapple Shaped Lamps – $2500
Forward Motion Dance – $2500
Mouths of Babes Theatre – $1000
Gallery Recovery Fund
Valhalla Gallery – $3333.33
Dan Beck Gallery – $3333.33
Port City Pottery– $3333.33
Art in Bloom Gallery– $3333.33
New Elements Gallery – $3333.33
Gallery of Fine Art – $3333.33
Total: $200,000
Artist Support Grants FY 2020-2021
Formerly Regional Artist Project Grants
Raven Aguilar – $600 – New Hanover
Produce four 4′ X 3′ oil paintings
Rachel Baker – $1000- New Hanover
Create 20 16″x20″ mixed media drawings of inspirational minority women
Chris Bloom – New Hanover – $1000
Attend art workshop in Tybee Island, GA
Angela Fernot – New Hanover – $817.99
Purchase equipment to produce online art classes
Joel Finsel – $1000 – New Hanover
Research trip to the site of the former Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center
Elizabeth Gordon – New Hanover – $509.99
Membership to two professional guilds and Final Draft II software
Jacob Herrman – New Hanover – $1000
Studio rent/materials and firing fees
Kathy Irvine – Brunswick – $1000
Purchase kiln for home studio
Janet Johnson – New Hanover – $1000
Acquisition and application of sealing methods for pastels and watercolors
Kirsten Kiromilas – Pender – $1000
Art supplies and research trip to North Carolina Museum of Art
Kristin Logan – New Hanover – $972
Purchase camera, one year to Fine Art Studio Online and acrylic workshop
Jennifer Mace – New Hanover – $1000
New body of work incorporating photography, encaustics, and assemblage
Joshua Marquez – New Hanover – $1000
Purchase musical recording equipment for fixed media projects
Regina McLeod – New Hanover – $1000
Filmmaking software and upgrades
Carolyn Colby Millis – New Hanover – $1000
Bulk purchase of heavy acrylic paints
Dana O’Malley – New Hanover – $1000
Purchase professional inkjet printer
Kristen O’Malley – New Hanover – $1000
Portfolio development program offered through the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Lauren Rogers – New Hanover – $1000
Purchase of clay and glaze
Amanda Sgarlata – Pender – $1000
Purchase a digital drawing tablet
Austin Sheppard – Bladen – $949.97
Purchase of a large air compressor to complete a life-sized wood carving
Jerald Shynett – New Hanover – $1000
Rehearse and perform a concert of original compositions and arrangements
Melissa Story – New Hanover – $600
Art supplies and classes
Bess Taylor – Columbus – $1000
Purchasing signboard, paint/primer, a scroll saw, and laser work
Melissa Wilgis – New Hanover – $970.61
Purchase supplies to create and exhibit large photograms
Elena Wright – New Hanover – $1000
Purchase of clays and supplies to create 2-D and 3-D glass sculptures
Catherine Young – New Hanover – $1000
Equipment and supplies to create new work
Josh Youse – Brunswick – $600
Voice coaching, recording and lessons
Total: $25,020
