REGIONAL ARTIST PROJECT GRANTS

2018-19 REGIONAL ARTIST PROJECT GRANT

Deadline: October 5, 2018 by 5PM

This annual grant provides financial support to professional artists of all disciplines and at any stage in their careers. Regardless of the artistic discipline, the Regional Artist Projects Grants Program focuses on career development of both the individual and artistic groups. The program is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and sponsored locally with matching monies from the United Arts Council of Catawba County, the Hiddenite Center, Burke Arts Council, Caldwell Arts Council, the Rock School Arts Foundation and McDowell Arts and Crafts Association.

2016-2017 RAP-G Grant Recipients:

Holly Whitsett, McDowell County - class

Cathy Green, McDowell County - workshop

Ricardo Ramirez, Catawba County - electric planer

Noelle Rasmussen, Catawba County - photography of art

Mary Dobbin, Caldwell County - class

Tami Wilson, Catawba County - editor for literature

E'lon Bruce, Catawba County - mini album

Leslie Bradsher, McDowell County - repair kiln

For Immediate Release:

Area Counties Accepting Applications from Regional Artists
Applications for 2017-2018 Regional Artist Projects Grants for artists residing in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba or McDowell Counties are now being accepted. (A Spanish language version of the application and guidelines is also available.) This annual grant, for up to $1500, provides financial support to professional artists at any stage in their careers. Grants can be awarded in all arts disciplines. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 13, 2017, at 5:00 pm. Late applications cannot be accepted. Awards will be announced by early November.

The Regional Artist Projects Grants Program focuses on career development of both the individual and artistic groups. Recipients of the grant may use the funding for specific career advancement including, but not limited to, career promotion, travel expenses, supplies & equipment, training, and competition/completion of new work.

To be eligible for consideration, all application proposals should be written with a specific project in mind. A one-on-one meeting with a sponsoring organization executive director is encouraged. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and should possess a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate to the stage of his/her career. Candidates cannot be full-time college students. The Regional Artist Project Grants Program is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and sponsored locally with matching monies from the United Arts Council of Catawba County, Caldwell Arts Council, the Hiddenite Center, McDowell Arts Council Association, Burke Arts Council and the Rock School Arts Foundation.

To receive guidelines or an application or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with a sponsoring organization, please call one of the following:

Pete Woods, Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center, Alexander County, 828-632-6966, pete@hiddenitearts.org

Deborah Jones, Burke Arts Council, 828-433-7282, director@burkearts.org

Lindsay Barrick, Caldwell Arts Council, 828-754-2486, lindsay@caldwellarts.com

Kathy Greathouse, United Arts Council of Catawba County, 828-324-4906, kgreathouse@artscatawba.org

Susan Pyatt-Baker, McDowell Arts Council Association, 828-652-8610, mcdowellarts@gmail.com

Elizabeth Furr, Rock School Arts Foundation, 828-879-2129, efurr@charter.net

RAP-G Guidelines (read this first)

RAP-G Application (English)

RAP-G Guidelines (Spanish)

RAP-G Application (Spanish)

RAP-G Final Report Form