Catawba County, NC – Arts Culture Catawba has spring grants available for nonprofit organizations, artists, and students at www.artscatawba.org. All proposals are due by 5:00 PM on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Arts Culture Catawba will be hosting an informational zoom workshop on January 9th to cover information about these grants. You may visit their website to sign-up for the workshop.
Projects Pool grants are for nonprofit organizations planning new or impactful cultural projects that will take place in Catawba County between July 1, 2025 and June 15, 2026. Funds must be matched dollar for dollar by the applicant. Applicants must appear before a grant panel on Monday, April 7, 2025.
Innovative Artist Project grants are for individual artists or artist groups planning projects that benefit the citizens of Catawba County between July 1, 2025 and June 15, 2026. Applicants must appear before a grant panel on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
The Edna Bost Barringer Young Artist Award is for students age 21 years old and under who plan to continue studies in the arts. The competition alternates annually between performing artists and visual/literary artists. This year’s competition will be for visual/literary artists.
Projects Pool grants is funded through the North Carolina Arts Council’s Grassroots Arts Program and locally through Catawba County, City of Hickory, City of Conover, City of Newton and Town of Maiden. Innovative Artist Project grants are made possible by funds raised during a silent art auction held each year as part of the Jingle Bell Bash, an annual fundraising event for Arts Culture Catawba.
As part of their spring grant cycle, Arts Culture Catawba is also highlighting a relief grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. “Hurricane Helene Relief Grants for Organizations in Western North Carolina” will open in January. In response to the losses sustained by the arts sector due to Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina Arts Council developed a grant category for nonprofit arts organizations located in the impacted region. Their goal is to distribute much-needed flexible funding that will assist arts organizations in their recovery. Applications open on January 6 and will be due by January 24.
For more information, visit the Arts Culture Catawba website at www.artscatawba.org or contact Chris Coffey, Grants & Resources Coordinator at [email protected].
