FAQs

We award Artist Fellowships to choreographers, songwriters, composers, writers, visual, craft, and film/video artists. We also support innovative artist-in-residence projects in North Carolina communities with the Mary B. Regan Community Artist Residency Grant. We fund Regional Artist Project Grants through local arts councils.

We also maintain a listing of Artist Opportunities for artists working in a variety of genres provided from all types of organizations. This includes emergency assistance grants offered by organizations such as the Craft Emergency Relief Fund, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, and the Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation.

The North Carolina Arts Council offers many grants to nonprofit arts organization – all with a yearly March 1 deadline. If your organization has been producing quality arts programs for at least two consecutive years and has prior-year organizational cash operating expenses of at least $20,000, you are eligible. We’d suggest checking out our Program Support grants.

The process includes N.C. Arts Council staff review for eligibility and completeness, expert panel review, approval of the panel recommendations by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, and the approval of the State of N.C. budget by the General Assembly. We send notifications out as soon as we can, typically in late July or early August.

At the bottom of each grant guideline page, there is a list of the staff member(s) that can best answer your questions. Additionally, our staff directory lists all staff members’ email and phone number.

We distribute Artist Opportunities twice a month and are always looking for new opportunities for artists. If you are looking for artists, please complete this form to submit your call for entries.

We are always happy to receive news and information about your organization. Please direct your news to Sandra.davidson@ncdcr.gov or Rebecca.Moore@ncdcr.gov. If appropriate we will share on social, in Art Matters, and on our blog.

Thanks for asking! The best resource for learning about various arts summer camps and ongoing activities for your child and family is your local arts council. We have a directory by county here. Also, check out your local library. In addition to community resources they often have great programs for kids and families.