Apply for Funding
Arts Council provides funding for individual artists and arts organizations in a variety of ways. View our funding opportunities below, or contact Cécile Boynton, Community Grants & Services Manager, at 336-747-1412 or cboynton@intothearts.org for more information.
Artist Support Grant
The Artist Support Grant (formerly Regional Artist Project Grant) is a regional grant program that provides direct support to individual artists for professional and artistic development, either to enhance their skills and abilities to create work, or to improve their business operations and capacity to bring the work to audiences. This program provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to support committed, gifted individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists residing in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, and Randolph counties. Funding is provided by the North Carolina Arts Council.
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The application period is now closed.
Arts For EveryBody Community Project Grants (AFEB)
Formerly Arts Event Sponsorship Grants
Arts For EveryBody Community Project Grants were designed to build upon the momentum of the national initiative One Nation One Project/Arts For EveryBody, which assessed how arts improved mental wellbeing in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. In the spirit of Arts For EveryBody, these grant funds will support artist-led and/or community-based projects that foster art participation and improve healthier communities through arts and culture. Eligible applicants can apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $35,000.
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Application Deadline: Thursday, October 31, 11:59 PM EST
General Operating Support Grants (GOSG)
General Operating Support Grants provides unrestricted support to organizations demonstrating artistic and organizational excellence through high quality programs and services. This program recognizes organizations with strong administrative stability, fiscal responsibility and an established record of programmatic service to Forsyth County. Arts and Culture organizations with operating budgets of $1,000,000 and above are eligible to apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $35,000.
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Application Deadline: Thursday, October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Multicultural Grassroots Grants (NEW)
Multicultural Grassroots Arts Grants provides programmatic support to organizations demonstrating artistic excellence and has a mission that reflects African American, Asian American, Latin American, or Native American cultures. This grant is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program and recognizes multicultural organizations with an established record of arts programs and services to Forsyth County. Arts and Culture organizations that meet the multicultural requirement below are eligible to apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $35,000. ​
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Application Deadline: Thursday, October 31, 2024, 11:59 EST
Wells Fargo
Arts-In-Education Grant
The Wells Fargo Arts-In-Education Grant connects artists and arts organizations with elementary, middle and high school students, by funding programs designed to awaken their intellectual and creative curiosity. Some funding is available for artists to conduct programs in private and charter schools. Additional support is provided by Flow Automotive Companies, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Arts Council is the largest funder of arts education in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System.
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Application Deadline: Thursday, October 31, 11:59 PM EST
ARPA Funding
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners earmarked $4.5 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to be managed by Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County. These funds are being used to provide aid to the local arts and cultural sector, including arts and cultural organizations and artist small businesses. The funding supports recovery, new revitalization and expansion of community-based arts programming, arts workforce development programs, and technical assistance.
Fiscal Agency
As a service to individual artists and arts organizations, Arts Council can serve as a fiscal agent for projects that further our mission as the chief advocate of arts and culture in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. A fiscal agent is an established IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that agrees to accept donations on behalf of a group that does not have IRS tax exemption. By serving as a fiscal agent for various local projects, we are better able to support the arts and cultural community by accepting funds on our partner's behalf, granting the funds back to our partner organization, and providing donors a tax deduction for their gift.
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Application Deadline: Ongoing
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