Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The United Arts Council of Catawba County has announced the applications for Artist Support Grants, a regional grant program developed by the North Carolina Arts Council in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The grant, operated by local arts councils, will fund professional and artistic development for emerging or established artists to create work, improve business operations, or bring work to new audiences. The Artist Support Grants replace the Regional Artist Project Grants (RAP-G) for one year.
The program will be administered by the Burke Arts Council, Caldwell Arts Council, United Arts Council of Catawba County, Iredell Arts Council, McDowell Arts Council Association, Hiddenite Center, and Rock School Arts Foundation, in partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Funding Information
- Grants will range from $500 to $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- This program will provide financial support to committed, gifted individual artists as well as small unincorporated groups of collaborating artists residing in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, and McDowell Counties and is intended to support a broad range of talented artists in the genres of visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, music composition, choreography, and interdisciplinary arts. Artists should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists.
Ineligible Projects and Costs
- Scholarships for undergraduate or graduate-level education
- Projects that support or oppose a particular candidate for public office
- Projects that are exclusive to members of a particular religious’ faith group
- Nonprofit initiatives
- Projects that do not have a direct effect on the applicant’s growth as an artist (e.g., the promotion of other
- artists’ work).
For more information, visit https://artscatawba.org/grants-scholarships