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Jazz Road Tours- South Arts

This artist-centric grant program—designed to support approximately 50 tours each year—is made possible with funds from the Doris Duke Foundation with additional support from the Mellon Foundation. March 15

Accessibility Grants- South Arts

Through our partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, South Arts offers small grants that compliment existing efforts by arts organizations to include audiences and artists with disabilities. Accessibility micro-grants are available to support Nonprofit, 501c3, arts organizations located within the South Arts Service region state. March 5

Cultural Sustainability- The Wallace Foundation

Cultural Sustainability, an initiative of The Wallace Foundation in partnership with the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, is designed to provide general operating support and collaborative learning opportunities for arts organizations rooted in communities of color with annual operating expenses under $500,000. February 5

South Arts’ Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Literary Arts- The South Arts

South Arts’ Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Literary Arts acknowledge, support, and celebrate the highest quality literary work being created in the American South. The State Fellowships for Literary Arts are awarded to artists with a commitment to artistic excellence as evidenced by the quality of their work. February 12

Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts- The South Arts

The South Arts Southern Prize and State Fellowships acknowledge, support, and celebrate the highest quality artistic work being created in the American South. The program is open to individual artists living in the South Arts region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. South Arts is committed to practices and funding that create greater cultural equity, represent the diversity of artistic expression of our region, are inclusive of diverse voices and artistic expression, and are accessible to everyone. February 12

Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color- South Arts

Six traditional artists/practitioners in each RAO region (36 nationwide) will receive $15,000 unrestricted awards to recognize and support their community-rooted traditional arts practice.

One organization/collective in each state/jurisdiction (56 nationwide) will receive a $50,000 award, with limited restrictions, to recognize and support the work they do to care for their communities’ traditions and traditional artists. March 19

Jazz Road Creative Residencies- South Arts

To provide financial support for professional jazz artists from across the US in self-defined residency activities that advance their artistry, creative exploration, community engagement, and lifework in jazz. April 2

Professional Development and Artistic Planning Grants- South Arts

Professional Development and Artistic Planning Grants are available to support the professional development needs of Southern presenters, programmers, or curators, for strengthening program design or increasing organizational capacity. South Arts strongly believes professional development for presenters/programmers/curators is integral to success, including traveling to see new works and attending convenings. This grant program is open to film, visual arts, performing arts, traditional arts, literary arts, and multidisciplinary organizations. Rolling

Call for Presenters and Venues- Jazz Roots

Are you interested in being contacted by artists about potential Jazz Road engagements? Jazz Road relies on successful connections between artists and the venues/presenters/communities which will host them. If you represent an organization that presents jazz–or is interested in expanding their work to include jazz presenting–please complete the form below. We are looking for presenters of all types, from jazz clubs to places of worship to performing arts centers to house concerts to non-traditional presenters, and communities from rural or isolated to urban.

The Southern Arts Relief & Recovery Fund- South Arts

Artists working in craft/traditional arts, design, literary, media/film, performing, visual, and interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary arts are invited to apply for $500 relief stipends. This opportunity is open to professional artists 18 years or older whose artistic practice generates any portion of their income. This relief stipend is intended for individual artists only. 

Artist Support Grants- North Carolina Arts Council

This category funds consortia of local arts councils that administer the Artist Support Grant Program for their regions. The Artist Support Grant provides direct support to individual artists, funding 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. Mar. 3

Arts in Education Artist Residency- North Carolina Arts Council

Grant funding supports standards-based, long-term (5 days and longer) artist residencies that provide students with the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge and skills in the arts. Educators and artists collaborate to design an artist residency that meets the specific needs of the school or organization and engages students in hands-on, participatory arts learning. Mar. 3

cArt Wheels Program Grants- North Carolina Arts Council

cARTwheels, an arts in education grant program, provides high-quality arts performances and residency experiences for students and schools. This year, the cARTwheels program focuses on building students’ resiliency through the arts. In-school performances and arts experiences provide creative practices and programmatic content that support students’ problem-solving skills and promote healing, reflection, and self-empowerment through the arts. Mar. 6

Grassroots Arts Program Grants- North Carolina Arts Council

The Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) provides per capita-based funding for arts programming to all 100 counties across North Carolina ensuring opportunities for citizens to experience the arts in their own communities. Grassroots funds are typically awarded to local arts councils. March 1

Hurricane Helene Relief Grants for Organizations- North Carolina Arts Council

In response to the losses sustained by the arts sector due to Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina Arts Council developed a grant category for nonprofit arts organizations located in the impacted region. Our goal is to distribute much-needed flexible funding that will assist arts organizations in their recovery. Jan. 24

Military and Veterans healing Arts Grants- North Carolina Arts Council

These grants are designed to support arts projects focused on serving North Carolina’s military service men and women, veterans, and their families. March 3

Project Support Grants- North Carolina Arts Council

Project Support is designed to help organizations that are producing and/or presenting specific arts programs that engage audiences and participants. March 3

Statewide Service Organizations- North Carolina Arts Council

his category supports organizations that provide leadership and services to a particular sector of the arts industry. Funded services include newsletters, conferences, workshops, consultations, and resource publications. SSOs must serve the entire state or a multi-state region inclusive of North Carolina. March 3

Technical Assistance Grant- North Carolina Arts Council

This category provides funds to North Carolina-based organizations to hire knowledgeable consultants to strengthen management and programs, sponsor workshops or conferences, develop a resource publication, or engage in community cultural planning. Applications are made available upon request and are received on a rolling deadline.  

Traditional Arts Program for Students- North Carolina Arts Council

TAPS provides community organizations (arts councils, schools, community centers, etc.) with funding for after-school programs that connect North Carolina students with local traditional artists. Students receive instruction in an art form that has deep cultural roots in their community, taught by experts utilizing traditional instructional techniques. Local county arts councils have often taken the lead in sponsoring TAPS programs, but any organization that meets the overall NCAC funding eligibility guidelines may be considered as a TAPS sponsor organization.