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 Ai-Ling Chang, 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.