Grant Application Assistance
Staff contacts
If your work aligns with a specific art discipline, contact the program director who serves that art form. If you are unsure who to contact, email our Program Administrator Mariah Harris, who will help direct you to the right person.
Visual arts, craft, and film
Dara Silver
Senior Program Director
dara.silver@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6531
Music, dance, multi-disciplinary presenting and arts accessibility
Jamie Katz Court
Music & Dance Director, Accessibility Coordinator
jamie.katzcourt@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6502
Theater and literature
Khalisa Thompson
Theater and Literature Director
khalisa.thompson@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6512
Arts in education
Lizz Wells
Arts in Education Director
lizz.wells@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6515
Military and veterans arts
Erin Rembert
Military and Veterans Arts Coordinator
erin.rembert@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6522
Folk and traditional arts or community arts
Zoe van Buren
Folklife Director
zoe.vanburen@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6518
Grassroots Arts Program or Artist Support Grants, Western N.C. Region
Janelle Wienke
Arts in Communities Western Regional Director
janelle.wienke@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6506
Grassroots Arts Program or Artist Support Grants, Eastern N.C. Region
Sam Gerweck
Arts in Communities Eastern Regional Director
janelle.wienke@dncr.nc.gov
(919) 814-6523
Grants Office
Accessibility
For accessibility questions or accommodation requests, please contact the North Carolina Arts Council's Music and Dance Director, Accessibility Coordinator Jamie Katz Court at jamie.katzcourt@dncr.nc.gov or (919) 814-6502.