For updated credit line information, please visit the Logo Use and Recognition page at ncarts.org.
Any event funded by the North Carolina Arts Council must be listed in the Arts Council event calendar at www.ncart.org/event_calendar.cfm. For assistance, contact the Arts Council marketing program assistant at (919) 807-6516.
If you list donor participation in printed materials or on your Web site (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.
North Carolina Arts Council Web site Manager: (919) 807-6517
National Endowment for the Arts Communications Office: (202) 682-5570
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 mission of the North Carolina Arts Council is to make North Carolina a better state through the arts. The council nurtures and supports excellence in the arts, and provides opportunities for every North Carolinian to experience the arts. A division of the Department of Cultural Resources (www.ncculture.com), the Arts Council serves as a catalyst for the development of arts organizations and facilities throughout North Carolina with grant funding and technical assistance.
One of the requirements of your grant is to write your legislators to thank them for appropriating funds for your award and to inform them of the project activities and community impact. Here are some tips to help you as you communicate with your legislators.
The best letter is one composed by you in your own words. Generally, legislators do not respond to “form letters” so we have not included a template for your mandatory letter. Here are some suggestions to include in the letter you write:
Issue a special invitation to your legislators to attend the state funded arts activities. Show your lawmakers where those appropriated dollars are going. Recognize them at the event in appreciation of their support.
Consider writing something that your legislators can use in their own newsletter. An open thank you letter about arts funding is something that your legislators’ constituents might be interested in seeing.
To find your legislators go to N.C. General Assembly - Who Represents Me?
Here are ways to recognize the North Carolina Arts Council and public funding with your membership, audiences, public officials, and the media.
To download these sample releases as an editable Word document, click here.
[ Date ]
[ Contact person’s name ]
[ Contact’s phone number ]
[ Your organization’s name ] in [ your ] County has been awarded [ dollar amount ] from the North Carolina Arts Council for [ program funded ].
[ Use the rest of the paragraph to describe the program and its audience. ]
“We’re grateful for the continued support of the North Carolina Arts Council and the N.C. General Assembly in our community, because without public support, we couldn’t sustain the level of programming our audiences have come to expect,” said [your organization’s executive director or board chairman].
The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, awards grant money each year to provide diverse arts experiences for citizens in all 100 counties of North Carolina. In 2006-2007, the Arts Council will distribute more than $___million in state and federal grant funds to arts organizations, schools, and other nonprofit organizations that sponsor arts programs. To be eligible for Arts Council funds, organizations must produce programs of artistic merit that encourage community involvement. Grants require that matching funds be raised by the applicant organization.
[ Describe your organization here ].
For more information about North Carolina Arts Council programs, visit www.ncarts.org or contact Marketing Director Rebecca Moore at (919) 807-6530 or rebecca.moore@ncdcr.gov.
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[ Date ]
[ Contact person’s name ]
[ Contact’s phone number ]
[ Name, ] of [ town or county, ] received an Artist Fellowship Award from the North Carolina Arts Council.
[ Continue paragraph by describing an upcoming show, completed project, work you have been able to produce as a result of the award, how these awards benefit artists and you particularly, the value of the recognition to you, what you as an artist contribute to your community… ]
The North Carolina Arts Council awards grant money each year to provide diverse arts experiences for citizens in all 100 counties of North Carolina. In FY 2006-2007, the Arts Council will distribute nearly $___ million in state funds to artists, arts organizations, schools, and other nonprofit organizations that sponsor arts programs.
“North Carolina is known far and wide for its quality of life,” said Mary B. Regan, Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts Council. “Our highly competitive Artist Fellowship program recognizes the contributions that our state’s artists make in maintaining that reputation, and we congratulate [ your name here ] on [ his/her ] award.”
The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, enriches the cultural life of the state by nurturing and supporting excellence in the arts and by providing opportunities for every North Carolinian to experience the arts. Through the North Carolina Arts Council, the arts reach citizens and visitors in all 100 counties. For more information about the Arts Council programs, visit www.ncarts.org or contact Marketing Director Rebecca Moore at (919) 807-6530 or rebecca.moore@ncdcr.gov.
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