Artist Support Grant Program

The N.C. Arts Council-sponsored Artist Support Grant provides regional creatives the opportunity to submit projects for consideration for financial assistance of up to $1,200. Donor Name: Arts of the Albemarle State: North Carolina County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 10/11/2024 Size of the Grant: Awards may range from $500-$1200 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: The Artist Support Grant is a regional grant program to support individual artists in all phases of their career. The grant funds professional and artistic development for emerging and established 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. Artists representing visual, craft, performing, traditional, and interdisciplinary art forms are encouraged to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists. Funding Information Awards may range from about $500-$1200. Project Period Start Date: January, 2025  End Date: December, 2025 Eligibility Criteria Individuals and Artist Collectives — Both individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists are eligible to apply. Residency — Artists should have lived continuously in the region where they are applying for at least one year before the consortium’s application deadline. An applicant must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. The consortium may require proof of residence and status. Artists who live in more than one region should apply only where they spend most of the year. All members of a collaborating team must be North Carolina residents, live in the region in which they are applying, and meet the other eligibility requirements. Résumés documenting residence for all team members should be included with the application. Multiple Awards — Artists who are sole proprietors of organizations that have already received funding for FY 2024-2025 from the N.C. Arts Council are ineligible to apply. Awardees must also wait at least two years after the award year before becoming eligible to reapply. Conflict of Interest — Current board and staff members of the consortium partner organizations and their family members are not eligible to apply for the award. Student Status — The Artist Support Grant is intended for adult, nonstudent artists. Artists enrolled full-time in undergraduate or associate degree-granting programs may not apply for the grant. Artists in certificate programs are generally eligible. Artists pursuing graduate degrees in subjects other than their art form may be eligible if they meet the other eligibility criteria. Other questions and special circumstances should be discussed with N.C. Arts Council staff. Evaluation Criteria  Overall excellence of the applicant’s artwork as demonstrated by work samples Feasibility of the proposed project Contribution of the proposed project to the advancement of the applicant’s professional artistic development and practice For more information, visit AOA. Related Posts:Individual Artist Career Grant Program 2025Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training…Conducting Research Related to Preventing…Call for application for Joy W. Pope Memorial Grant…Judicial Tools to Combat Impaired DrivingHumanities Research Centers on Artificial IntelligenceCommunity-Wide Assessment Grants for States and TribesDigital Humanities Advancement Grants 2025EPA Community-Wide Assessment Grants 2025EPA: Brownfield Assessment Grants 2025Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grants 2025Multifamily Recycling Grant Program (North Carolina)2025 Food Waste Reduction Grant (North Carolina)Apply now for Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Grant2025 Recycling Business Development Grant (North Carolina)BJA: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ProgramGrants to address Elevated Risk of Intimate Partner…Rigorously Evaluating Primary Prevention Strategies…Rigorous Evaluation of Primary and Secondary…Research Grants to Rigorously Evaluate Innovative…Effectiveness Research to Prevent…