MEDIA CONTACT: Feather Phillips at Pocosin Arts Folk School
(252) 796.2787
info@pocosinarts.org
EASTERN N.C. ARTS COUNCILS SEEK APPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL ARTIST PROJECT GRANTS
Artists in 29 counties are eligible for the regional awards
July 13, 2011 — The Pocosin Arts Folk School is seeking applications for the 2011–2012 Regional Artist Project Grants. The deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
The Regional Artists Project program is managed through a partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council and 29 local arts councils throughout Eastern North Carolina working as a consortium. Counties include Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Residents in these counties are eligible to apply for grants which provide financial support to artists in all disciplines, such as visual art/craft, music composition, film/video, literature/playwriting and choreography/dance, and at any stage of their career. Types of fundable projects include the creation of new work; purchase of equipment and materials and professional development workshops. Complete funding guidelines and applications are available at http://www.pittcountyarts.org/grants/ .
Since 1985, the state Arts Council has provided funds for the Regional Artists Project program to support professional artists. The regional consortium of eastern North Carolina arts councils matches the N.C. Arts Council to create a pool of funds for the artists. In 2010-2011, more than $200,000 was awarded to 142 artists statewide for projects that advanced individual artistic development. In the East, grant awards to artists generally range from $500 to $1,000, and follow a competitive application and review process.
Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge serves as lead arts council for the Eastern North Carolina Regional Consortium and manages the application and review process. Application forms and grant guidelines are available on their website at http://www.pittcountyarts.org/grants . Applications must be received no later than Friday, September 16, 2011 delivered to Pocosin Arts Folk School at 201 Main St. Columbia, NC or to the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge located at 404 S. Evans St., Greenville, NC 27858. Please check each location’s closing time for that day.
Regional Workshops will be held for artists in July and August. Please go to http://www.pittcountyarts.org/grants for addresses and contact information.
For more information, contact Holly Garriott, executive director, Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, holly@pittcountyarts.org, (252) 551-6947 or Feather Phillips at Pocosin Arts Folk School, info@pocosinarts.org, (252)796-2787
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I know that the competition is fierced but someone has to get the grants...if you are interested why not try?
ReplyDeleteI was at the meeting last week, for the North East Arts Councils and from what I heard anyone, who has a reasonable request has a good shot at receiving a grant.
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