Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County Seeks Applications for the North Carolina Arts Council Artist Support Grant
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – May 2, 2025 - Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County seeks applications for Artist Support Grants for 2025-2026. The application portal opens on June 2, 2025. The deadline to apply is September 5, 2025. 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 The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro to serve artists in Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, and Randolph 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. Grant awards generally range from $500 - $2,000. Complete funding guidelines and application are available online at intothearts.org/funding/artist-support-grant.
Artist Support Grant workshops for interested artists will be offered via Zoom on Monday, June 9, 2025 from 12:00-1:00 pm, Monday, July 14, 2025, from 5:30-6:30 pm, and Monday, August 11, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 pm. To register please click on the links below:
Elaina Barron, a 2024-2025 Artist Support Grantee, received support for her to purchase her first laptop, which helped her finalize “Ely B(e) Speakin’,” her debut poetry collection. The funding also covered printing costs for the first 50 copies of her book, which she debuted at the International Black Theatre Festival — reaching a national audience for the first time. All 50 copies sold out, marking a powerful turning point not just in Barron’s career, but in her confidence as an artist. Since then, her book has been added to a university library collection, fulfilling a milestone she once only dreamed of achieving.
About Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is the leading advocate of arts in our region and seeks to enhance and support the local artistic and cultural landscape. Established in 1949 as the first arts council in the nation, the pioneering organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Arts Council owns and operates a campus which includes Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts and Hanesbrands Theatre. In 2024, it hosted 360 on-campus events with 66,000 attendees and distributed over $1.4 million in grants and programs, benefiting over 800,000 people. Additionally, Arts Council is the largest funder of Arts Education for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
About The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro (The ACGG)
The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro is the largest public and private alliance dedicated to sustaining our local arts economy in Guilford County. We are committed to fostering creativity and enriching the cultural lives of all residents. The ACGG strives to support, promote, and elevate local artists and arts organizations, making a lasting impact in the community.
About the North Carolina Arts Council
The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, supports a range of professional and artistic development including the creation of work, new equipment and materials, improvement of business operations, professional or artistic development workshops, travel support and expanding capacity to bring work to new audiences.
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Media Contact:
Brianna Cantwell
(336) 995-0464, bcantwell@intothearts.org
For More Information:
Cécile Boynton, Community Grants and Services Manager
(336) 747-1412, cboynton@intothearts.org