Artist support grants
Accepting Applications
august 2024
Artist Support Grants provide direct support to emerging and established artists who work in visual arts, crafts, performing arts, traditional, or interdisciplinary art forms.
Artists operating or residing in Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, and Scotland Counties may be awarded.
Grant requests range from $500 - $2,000.
Grant will fund the artistic and professional development of emerging and established artists to enhance the artists’ skills and abilities to create work, improve business operations in their discipline, and/or build their capacity to bring their work to new audiences.
2023 Artist Support Grant Awardees
The Arts Council awarded an Artist Support Grant to the following twelve artists, who represented a total of six artistic disciplines:
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Miranda Ackerly - Craft - Professional development through travel to a national conference and investment in a digital artist portfolio.
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Anthony Aycock - Writing - Editing and release of non-fiction work investigation the Supreme Court banned book case, "Island Trees v. Pico."
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Robert Baker - Visual Arts - Investment in equipment for the development of an artist portfolio.
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Wendy Bethea - Writing - Development of a poetry manuscript on the subject of "Empty Nest Syndrome."
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Kadeem Booth - Visual Arts - Investment in upgraded photography equipment in anticipation of a solo exhibit in 2024.
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Devorah Buntrock - Visual Arts - Investment in material to complete a new sculpture series in anticipation of a solo exhibit in 2024.
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Carlos Castilla - Music - Production of an album of classical guitar music by Hispanic composers to be released in 2024.
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Linda Flynn - Theater - Professional development through vocal and movement classes.
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Raul Rubiera - Film - Investment in equipment for real-time visual effect processing.
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Raul R. Rubiera - Visual Arts - Investment in equipment for exploratory work in 3D printing.
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Irina Shin-Geller - Visual Arts - Development of collage and Hanji work in anticipation of a solo exhibit in 2024.
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Amanda Virelles - Music - Produce a two-hands piano concert set to be recorded and released as an album in 2024.
Save Your Spot
questions?
Questions? Contact the Grants Department:
Sarah Busman
Arts and Education Manager
910-323-1776 x1011
Kashia Knight
Grants Assistant
910-323-1776 x1012
Fund
Partners
The Artist Support Grant is funded through a partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council.
The Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County manages the grant initiative on behalf of the Robeson County Arts Council, the Sampson County Arts Council, and the Scotland County Arts Council/Storytelling Center of the Southeast.
The Project Support Grant program is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant program. The ARP grant program aims to support communities by providing grants to eligible recipients to save jobs and to fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation.
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