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Logo Use and Recognition Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Cultural Resources Logos The North Carolina Arts Council is the steward of state and federal tax-supported public funds for the arts. In acknowledging the Arts Council's role in your event or project you are recognizing the part that public funds play in promoting the arts. The Arts Council logo, seen here, must be prominently displayed on-site and in all publicity and printed materials. You are welcome to display the NEA logo at any time, but if the source of funds on your grant says "federal funds," you must display the NEA logo. Downloads All images are 300 dpi. To download .eps and .tif files: Click on "download" and follow instructions in dialog box. To download .jpeg files: Right-click (Windows) or CTRL-click (MAC) the download link and choose "save target as" or "save link as." N.C. Arts Council Logos Color .jpg (download) .tif (download) .eps (download) zipped file of all three (download) Black & White .jpg (download) .tif (download) .eps (download) zipped file of all three (download) National Endowment for the Arts Color .jpg (download) .tif (download) .eps (download) zipped file of all three (download) Black & White .jpg (download) .tif (download) .eps (download) zipped file of all three (download)

Credit Line

Printed material and publicity regarding North Carolina Arts Council grants, funded activities, and/or partnerships must contain the following language:

If you receive Federal funds:

This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

OR

You may use the NEA logo and the following:

This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Please note: Remove the NEA logo and tagline from your materials and website at the completion of the project.

If you receive State funds:

This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

If your organization lists donor participation in printed materials, you must list the N.C. Arts Council in the appropriate category. For radio, television and non-written announcements please use the language above.

Reproducing the Arts Council Logo

You must display the Arts Council logo in all grant-related publicity and printed materials. Do not reproduce the logo from faxed or photocopied images. The logo must be reproduced as a unit, including website address, without alteration. The logo may be downsized to no smaller than 1" wide. The circle with the words "North Carolina" must be a least the size of a nickel, although the size of a quarter is preferable.

Donor Recognition

If you list donor participation in printed materials or on your website (i.e. Benefactors $25,000–$49,000, Directors $10,000–$24,999, Sponsors $5,000–$9,999, etc.) you must include the North Carolina Arts Council in the appropriate category.

Questions about Logo Use?

North Carolina Arts Council Website and Graphic Design Manager
(919) 807-6517

National Endowment for the Arts Communications Office
(202) 682-5570

Press Release and Printed Materials Boilerplate

Sample Press Release

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The boilerplate below can be used to describe the North Carolina Arts Council in many formats, such as in printed programs and signage. This statement should be used at the end of press releases and in other printed materials for any program or project that is supported with funds from the North Carolina Arts Council. When you write your press release, add a similar paragraph about your group at the end. Media professionals are accustomed to seeing two such paragraphs at the end of any news release discussing a joint effort between two organizations.

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.

Department of Cultural Resources

DCR Logo

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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.

We encourage you to use the DCR logo as we work to make North Carolina a better state through the arts!

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