Catawba County, NC – Arts Culture Catawba seeks applications for Artist Support Grants for 2024-2025. The deadline to apply is September 30, 2024. These grants support artists in all disciplines with funding for projects that will have a significant impact on the advancement of their professional artistic careers.

The Artist Support Grant program is managed through a partnership with Arts Culture Catawba, Burke Arts Council, Caldwell Arts Council, Hiddenite Center, Iredell Arts Council, McDowell Arts Council Association, and Rock School Arts Foundation to serve artists in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell and McDowell counties. Funding is provided by the North Carolina Arts Council.

Artists at any stage of their careers, emerging or established, are eligible to apply for grants in all disciplines, such as visual art and craft, traditional art forms, music composition, film/video, literature and playwriting, and choreography and dance. Types of fundable projects include the creation of new work, purchase of equipment and materials, and professional development workshops. Complete funding guidelines are available online at artscatawba.org.

Grant awards generally range from $500-3,000.

Applications must be received by September 30, 2024. For more information, contact Chris Coffey at [email protected] or 828-324-4906 ext. 306.

A workshop for interested artists will be offered virtually on August 29 at 10:00 am. Please visit artscatawba.org to register.