Foundation / Corporation
Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge
08/08/19
09/20/19 - 11:59 PM for online applications; 5:00 PM or closing time of local arts council for mailed or dropped off hard copy applications
Grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 to eastern North Carolina artists for professional development. Funding is intended for established or emerging artists in the fields of literary, visual, performing, and inter-disciplinary arts. A deserving applicant will have a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate to the stage of his or her career.
Eligible artists include eastern North Carolina residents in the following counties: 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.
Examples of Fundable Projects:
- Promotion/Presentation: the cost of producing a demonstration tape for a composer, a video demonstration tape for a choreographer, a portfolio for a visual artist, editorial assistance for a writer, website costs, etc.
- Travel: costs for transportation, lodging, and food associated with a specific art-related workshop, retreat or seminar.
- Completion/Production: the cost of purchasing materials for the completion of a significant new work of visual art, or the cost of renting a facility for the public presentation of a new play.
- Training: advanced study or coaching that will enhance the artist’s abilities.
- Equipment: the cost of purchasing a kiln for a potter or digital equipment for a photographer.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Overall excellence of the applicant’s artwork and demonstration of exceptional talent.
- Serious professional commitment to art form.
- Contribution of the proposed project to the advancement of the applicant’s professional artistic development.
- Feasibility of the proposed project
GrantWatch ID#: 147811
The average grant award is between $500 and $1,000.
Funding Period: November 1, 2019 – October 31, 2020
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Online Application: https://pittcountyarts.org/artists/grants/regional-artist-project-grants/regional-artist-project-grants-application
Mailed applications to:
Emerge Gallery & Art Center
404 S. Evans St.
Greenville, NC 27858
Or you can drop it off to your local Arts Council. Please check with them as to the closing time on September 13th.
For more information, contact:
Holly Garriott
Executive Director
Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge
holly@pittcountyarts.org
(252) 551-6947
Jeff Pettus
Senior Program Director for Artists & Organizations
North Carolina Arts Council
jeff.pettus@ncdcr.gov
(919) 807-6513
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
USA: North Carolina
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