Artist support grant
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The Artist Support Grant was created to provide direct support to individual artists during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative will fund professional and artistic development for emerging and established artists to enhance their skills and abilities to create work or to improve their business operations and capacity to bring their work to new audiences.
Artists representing visual, craft, performing, traditional, and interdisciplinary art forms are encouraged to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists. The Artist Support Grants will support projects from July 2026- June 2027. Awards may range from $500-$1000 in $250 increments. Applicants may receive full or partial funding for their project.
Application Deadline:
September 11th, 2026
Online or In person at Bank of the Arts
(317 Middle St)
Check with your local arts council if dropping off to local partner
ASG Project Lead
Craven Arts Council & Gallery
Jonathan Burger, Executive Director
252-638-2577
Eligibility
● Individuals and Artist Collectives — Both individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists are eligible to apply.
• Residency — Artists should have lived continuously in the region where they are applying for at least one year before the consortium’s application deadline. An applicant must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. The consortium may require proof of residence and status. Artists who live in more than one region should apply only where they spend most of the year. All members of a collaborating team must be North Carolina residents, live in the region in which they are applying, and meet the other eligibility requirements. Résumés documenting residence for all team members should be included with the application.
● Multiple Awards — Artists who are sole proprietors of organizations that have already received funding for FY 24-25 from the N.C. Arts Council are ineligible to apply.
● Conflict of Interest — Current board and staff members of the consortium partner organizations and their family members are not eligible to apply for the award.
● Student Status — The Artist Support Grant is intended for adult, nonstudent artists. Artists enrolled full-time in undergraduate or associate degree-granting programs may not apply for the grant. Artists in certificate programs are generally eligible. Artists pursuing graduate degrees in subjects other than their art form may be eligible if they meet the other eligibility criteria. Other questions and special circumstances should be discussed with CAC&G or N.C. Arts Council staff.
