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N.C. Arts Council opens a new season of grant applications
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The North Carolina Arts Council’s FY2022-23 grant season officially opened on March 1, and we have $15 million budgeted for distribution to artists and arts organizations statewide. Grant guidelines for organizations are available on our website. The deadline to apply is May 2, 2022. |
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Two new marketing efforts reflect on the arts sector and the pandemic
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The Arts Across N.C. podcast returned at the beginning of March. This season, artists, arts organization staff, and arts leaders across the state are telling us how the pandemic affected them and changed the way they do their work and connect to their communities.
Listen to the first two episodes. |
The Arts Council’s research director, Brenna McCallum, launched a blog series this month: Sparks of Light. This series takes a data-driven look at the pandemic’s impact on the state’s arts sector and documents some unexpected silver linings.
Read the blog.
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In These Mountains: Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeship accepts applications
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The Arts Council’s Folklife Program partners with In These Mountains: Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture, an initiative of South Arts, to offer two folklife apprenticeships to eligible traditional artists in western N.C. counties.
The Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeship program is designed to encourage the continued transmission, practice, and development of the region’s many folklife traditions, especially those that are endangered. The apprenticeships support an experienced mentor artist and an apprentice for a year-long intensive learning experience in a shared traditional art form. Only apprenticeship pairs who live in counties covered by the Appalachian Regional Commission are eligible to apply. Participants must be at least 18 years old.
The application deadline is May 2. |
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Congratulations to Gabriella Burwell, North Carolina’s Poetry Out Loud winner!
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Gabriella Burwell is a student at Knightdale High School and will represent North Carolina at the national Poetry Out Loud competition. The semifinals (virtual) will be held on May 1. We salute Gabriella and her theater teacher and Poetry Out Loud coach, Mathew Clay Raines.
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North Carolina Heritage Award nominations are open
A program of the N.C. Arts Council, the Heritage Award honors active traditional artists, recognizes artistic excellence in a traditional art, celebrates contributions to communities, and promotes North Carolina’s cultural heritage.
Artists and groups of artists who are recognized within their communities as keepers of North Carolina’s living traditions are eligible for the award, and anyone may submit a nomination. To date, this program has honored 144 artists—some professionally acclaimed and others who practice their art in family and community settings.
To submit a nomination, please review the nomination guidelines and get in touch with Folklife Director Zoe van Buren at 828-250-3123 or zoe.vanburen@ncdcr.gov to discuss it. Learn more.
National Women’s Theatre Festival adopts a new box-office strategy
To remove the cost barrier that might keep people from attending this year's festival, the Raleigh-based National Women's Theatre Festival offered flexible ticket-payment options. They saw great results, calling this year’s festival “our very best year on all accounts!” Read an interview with Abby Davis, the festival’s director of communications and content strategy.
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation seeks letters of intent for public art projects
The Winston-Salem-based Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is accepting letters of intent for its second cohort of Inclusive Public Art projects across the state. The foundation’s executive director, Maurice Green, says, “Public art plays an important role in telling community and statewide stories. For far too long, people of color and women, in particular, have been left out of the public art narrative. Our hope is that these powerful stories will inspire more communities to embrace the multitude of people and perspectives that have shaped North Carolina.” The application is open until March 25, 2022. For information about the letter of intent process, visit the foundation’s website.
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Filmed in NC Fund now accepting applications
Cucalorus Film Festival, in partnership with the North Carolina Film Office, seeks applications for the next round of grants from the Filmed in NC Fund. The grants support bold, original new films and prioritizes female and LGBTQ+-identifying filmmakers and filmmakers of color. The deadline for applications is June 23, 2022. Learn more.
Governor Cooper joins Ben Folds to talk about the importance of the arts
At the end of February, Governor Cooper was featured on the podcast Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds. In the hour-long conversation, they talk about the logistics of arts funding, how the arts grow small towns, and Ben Folds gives tribute to the region that helped shape him as an artist. Check it out.
Cameron Art Museum announces “24-hour Art Happening”
State of the Art/Art of the State returns to Cameron Art Museum on April 1 with “24-hour Art Happening.” All artists living in, or natives of, North Carolina are welcome to bring a single work of art to be installed in the museum between 5 p.m. Friday, April 1, and 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2. All accepted works will be displayed to the public for the duration of the exhibit, from April 9 through September 13. Read the artist prospectus.
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- March 21: PineCone Professional Development, in partnership with Triangle Art Works, present the virtual workshop Legally Speaking: Copyright, Trademark, and Right of Publicity at 6 p.m. Register now.
- April 12: Teaching Artist Tuesday will hold their third workshop of the year. Find more details and register.
- August 1-5: Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference returns to Raleigh in 2022. Learn more.
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