The Regional Artist Project Grant is an annual grant program funded in part by the North Carolina Arts Council (a division of the state Department of Cultural Resources). This program project awards grants to regional artists to support their career development by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. The program is conducted by the Asheville Area Arts Council in collaboration with the Toe River Arts Council, the Madison County Arts Council, and the Avery County Arts Council. Artists working in all disciplines are encouraged to apply to the program. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have been a resident of Avery, Buncombe, Madison , Mitchell or Yancey County as of July 1, of the year in which they apply. Students are not eligible for this grant. Deadline for this grant is mid-August of each year.
Awardees for the fiscal year 2009-2010 grant cycle:
Erin Brethauer: $1,100 to purchase photography equipment to finish her series of local farmer portraits.
Stephanie Morgan: $1,200 to produce a solo recording.
Chuck Lichtenberg: $1,200 to master and produce new CDs.
Matt Kelleher: $1,200 to build a soda kiln for his pottery studio.
Gertrude Smith: $1,850 to bring water and electricity to her pottery studio.
Alissa Whelan: $800 for framing materials and for marketing and promotion for a gallery-ready show of her LEAF portrait series.
Christy Clavio: $1,200 to purchase new Zimbabwean musical instruments for use in classroom teaching and performance.
Red June: $1,200 to record a high quality CD of their music.
Glenis Redmond: $1,200 to produce a CD recording of her poetry for use in school performances and workshops.
Josh Copus: $1200 for a trip to a pottery conference in Germany.
Molly Must: $1,850 to produce a historical mural honoring local stories in Chicken Alley at the behest of the Asheville Arts Collective.
$14,000 in total RAPG support
Applications for fiscal year 2010-2011 grants will be posted as soon as they are available.
Awardees for the fiscal year 2007-2008 grant cycle.
Awardees for the fiscal year 2008-2009 grant cycle.
Grassroots Arts Program Grant
The Grassroots Arts Program is an annual grant program sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council a Division of the state Department of Cultural Resources. The program was established in 1977 to ensure that every citizen has access to quality arts experiences. SinceThe Asheville Area Arts Council acts as the Designated County Partner for the state in distributing the funds. To be eligible for grant support organizations and schools must be located in Buncombe County and have tax-exempt status in the State of North Carolina from the Internal Revenue Service. An organization without Federal tax-exempt status may receive indirect funding for its project by having an eligible organization apply as its fiscal agent. Applicants must have been in continuous operation for at least one year. Grant funds must be matched one-to-one in cash, by either public and/or private funds, and may not be used to match other North Carolina Arts Council or National Endowment for the Arts grants.
Awardees for the fiscal year 2009-2010 grant cycle:
Black Mountain Center for the Arts: $4,750 for Buncombe County Music for Kids.
WNC Jazz Society: $3,500 to host the Amina Figarova Sextet.
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: $4,950 for From BMC to NYC: The Tutelary Years of Ray Johnson exhibition and catalogue.
Asheville Latin Americans for Advancement Society: $4,950 to produce Fiesta Latina.
LEAF: $3,000 to produce Rhythms Rising.
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre: $2,000 to host the Thierry Ramond winter residency.
Asheville Community Theatre: $4,950 to hire an education staff person.
$28,100 in total Grassroots Arts Program Support
Applications for fiscal year 2010-2011 grants will be posted as soon as they are available.
Awardees for the fiscal year 2007-2008 grant cycle.
Awardees for the fiscal year 2008-2009 grant cycle.
Arts-in-Education, Artists-in-the-Schools Grant Program
The Artists-in-the-Schools Grant Program provides funding to schools within Buncombe County (Grades K-12) for residencies and performances. Funds are available for artists listed in the AAAC 2007-2009 Directory of Teaching Artists, artists who completed the AAAC Teaching Artists Boot Camp or artists listed in the North Carolina Touring Artists Directory 2008-2010.
Teaching artists for programs and residencies can be found online in the AAAC Directory of Teaching Artists or the North Carolina Directory of Teaching Arts.
Artist Resources
HUB-BUB is a grassroots arts non-profit that aims to build community through dynamic art and ideas. In addition to hosting one of the top residency programs in the nation for emerging young artists, HUB BUB also provides over 100 nights of art and cultural entertainment a year in our gallery/performance space in downtown Spartanburg. The Emerging Carolinas Juried Art Exhibit will open at HUB-BUB on October 2, 2010. They are accepting submissions from visual artists between the ages of 20 and 35 who reside in or attend an institute of higher education in North or South Carolina. The submission deadline is August 13th. William Dunlap will be the juror. Prize money will be awarded for Best in Show ($1,200), First Place ($750), and Second Place ($500).For more information visit: www.emergingcarolinas.com To apply: www.hubbub.slideroom.com
The North Carolina Arts Council works to make North Carolina The Creative State where a robust arts industry produces a creative economy, vibrant communities, children prepared for the 21st century and lives filled with discovery and learning. The Arts Council accomplishes this in partnership with artists and arts organizations, other organizations that use the arts to make their communities stronger and North Carolinians—young and old—who enjoy and participate in the arts. The Arts Council is a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
For more information about the resources available through the North Carolina Arts Council visit their website at: NC Arts
North Carolina has been a leader in recognizing the value of the arts and culture to the well-being of our state. The Department of Cultural Resources, the first cabinet-level state department of its kind in the nation, serves N.C. through 27 historic sites, seven history museums, Archives & Records, Historical Publications, Historic Preservation, State Library, N.C. Symphony, Archaeology, N.C. Museum of Art and the N.C. Arts Council.
Additionally, there is a bulletin board for Asheville area artists hosted by Yahoo groups.