2024-2025 Region 17 Artist Support Grant is Now CLOSED
2024 – 2025 Timeline:
- July 22- Application opens
- September 3- Application deadline
- November – Awards Announced
- Late November – Funds distributed
- June 30, 2025 – All funds must be expended
- December 31, 2025 – Final reports due
The HCAC Gallery is Volunteer-run, PLEASE DO NOT call. Questions will be addressed via email.
2024-2025 Grassroot Subgrant
Since 1977, the N.C. Arts Council’s Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) has provided North Carolina citizens access to quality arts experiences. The program distributes funds for the arts in all 100 counties of the state, primarily through partnerships with local arts councils. The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is responsible for subgranting at least 50% of these funds to Haywood County arts organizations. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the total amount to be subgranted is $22,645. The deadline to apply is Monday, October 21, 2024, at 5:00 pm.
Description & Eligibility
Grassroots Arts Program funds may be used for expenditures to conduct quality arts programs or operate a nonprofit arts organization. Please Note: This grant is not for individual artists or non-arts organizations.
Fund Usage
Eligible expenses include:
- Program expenses such as professional artists’ fees and travel, space rental, advertising, marketing and publicity, website and electronic media, scripts, costumes, sets, props, music, and equipment rental.
- Operating expenses for qualified arts organizations, including salaries, telephone, office supplies, printing, postage, rent, utilities, insurance, equipment purchases, and small capital projects.
Funding cannot be used to support...
- Art, music, and dance therapists
- Artifacts
- Purchase of artwork
- Contingency funds
- Deficit reduction
- Fundraising events
- Food or beverages for hospitality or entertainment functions
- School band activities or equipment
- School choral activities
- Lobbying expenses
- Oral history and history projects
- Tuition for academic study
- Interest on loans, fines, or litigation costs
Additional Considerations & Requirements
- Multicultural Programs & Organizations: Programs and organizations that support African American, Asian American, Latino, or Native American cultures will receive special consideration. For a program to be considered multicultural, it must be conducted by artists, ensembles, or organizations of color.
- Sustaining Support Recipients: Organizations that have received a NCAC Sustaining Support grant are eligible to apply for a GAP grant, but only for program support. They are not eligible for GAP grants for operating support.
- Project Timing: Funds are for projects taking place from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. This includes reimbursement for projects that have already taken place within this period or for future projects. All projects must be completed by June 30, 2025.
2024 - 2025 Timeline
- September 1st: Application opens
- October 21st: Application deadline
- Late October/Early November: Awards announced
- Early November: Funds distributed
- July 1, 2025: Final report due
Application Submission Instructions
- Applications will only be accepted digitally through the online Google Form application.
- To be eligible, all application questions must be answered.
- Late submissions will not be accepted.
- Required uploads may be emailed if the applicant does not have a Google account, which is required to upload through the Google Form.
- Please use the budget template by clicking here to make a copy and download it to your computer.
Application Workshop
Virtual workshops are planned to support applicants. Please email at director@haywoodarts.org at least 24 hours in advance to sign up:
- Monday, September 16th, 2024, at 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, at 12:00 pm
Application Review
Panelists will score the grant applications using an established rating system. The subgrant panel’s funding decisions are then presented as recommendations to the HCAC board of directors, who vote to give final approval.
Contact
Tonya Harwood, HCAC Executive Director via email: director@haywoodarts.org. The HCAC Gallery is Volunteer-run, PLEASE DO NOT call. Questions will be addressed via email.
The application closes on October 21, 2024 at 5 pm
Past Grassroot Grants Awardees and Their Activities
Arc of Haywood County: Provides funds for various art projects to all of our clients with IDD.
Downtown Waynesville Commission:
- Project One: Supports Eastern Band of Cherokee participation in the Haywood Heritage Weekend which is aimed at defining the various aspects of Haywood County’s rich Appalachian culture and showcasing the institutions that preserve and enrich this heritage.
- Project Two: Provides payment for an artist to create a mural for an alleyway connecting Main Street and Wall Street. The current design concept includes a variety of vintage photographs of Historic Waynesville and Main Street, displayed against a backdrop of mountains.
First United Methodist Church: Arts for Afterschool creates opportunities for students to engage in art and community with caring adults. Grant funding pays for necessary materials and compensate local artists to teach lessons during regularly scheduled, already established, well attended after school programming.
Folkmoot: Folkmoot LIVE! is a performance series featuring the finest musicians, dancers and storytellers working today! The 2024 season will spotlight different regions of the globe each month with an Asian inspired performance in February and a Latin American inspired performance in May. “With the support of the HCAC Grassroots Grant, Folkmoot USA is able to present An Evening of Eastern Culture featuring “Asian Soundscapes” created by Min Xiao-Fen. Prepare yourself for extraordinary performances by Min Xiao-Fen on the Chinese pipa, Mari Ohta on the Japanese koto, Thom Nguyen on the drums and the Gamelan Ensemble of Warren Wilson College on Thursday, February 22.”
HART: Funds will cover theatrical rights for a five-show lineup in HART’s studio series, enabling local artists to share personal stories, perform dream roles, and gain directing experience. “We are so excited to have been awarded part of the Round 2 Grassroots Grant, supercharging our Winter Studio Season! This program thrives on community-driven passion projects, and the grant means we can turn more dreams into reality. It’s a game-changer, taking off the financial load and letting creativity shine in our theatre community.” – Candice Dickinson, Artistic Director, HART Theatre
Haywood Choral Society: Provides operational support for a singing opportunity for members of the local community that leads to two public concerts between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Haywood Community Band: Funds will be used to pay a conductor and assistant conductor for the 2024 season. Conductors are responsible for choosing the music and preparing the band for performances. The season includes a minimum of six performances and a full schedule of weekly rehearsals. “Stephen Razo and his assistant, Jenna Misch, will share the podium beginning in May at the Maggie Valley Pavilion. Mr. Razo is an experienced conductor of both military and community bands. He appeared with HCB in 2022 to conduct the premier of his published work, On the Blue Ridge.” – Mary K. Thomas, HCB Outreach Chairman
Haywood Community College Foundation: HCC will celebrate their 60th anniversary by commissioning local artists to display their work on campus. This activity will tie in with their world renowned Professional Crafts program and add another layer to inviting the community onto their beautiful campus to experience quality art. “The Haywood Community College Foundation is excited to celebrate our 60th Anniversary in 2025 by creating a new art trail showcasing local artists. HCC is an anchor for our community and should be enjoyed by all. This gives visitors another reason to come on campus.” – Hylah Birenbaum Executive Director of College Advancement
Voices of the Laurel: In the spring of 2024 Voices in the Laurel will provide adults and children in the Voices program with high-quality multi-cultural musical experiences, including regional guest instructors and local professional musicians to enhance the program.
