The North Carolina Arts Council has announced $11.5 million in grant awards for Fiscal Year 2024–25. Three hundred sixty-six grant awards will support nonprofit arts organizations, schools, after-school programs, municipalities, and artists in all 100 counties this year. In our area that includes:
Avery
Banner Elk Elementary School Grassroots Arts Program Arts programs and administrative support $22,209
Madison
Madison County Arts Council Traditional Arts Programs for Students (TAPS) Students learning traditional arts from local heritage artists in afterschool programs. $8,000
Madison County Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program Arts programs and administrative support $24,389
Southern Appalachian Historical Association Sustaining Support Grant Arts programs and administrative support $14,000
Total for Madison: $46,389
McDowell
McDowell Arts Council Association Grassroots Arts Program Arts programs and administrative support $36,816
McDowell Arts Council Association Military and Veterans Healing Arts Artist led weekly open studio sessions and workshops for veteran community and cultural competency training for instructors $5,000
West Marion Community Forum Inc. Project Support Grant Dia de los Muertos Festival Marion $6,150
Total for McDowell: $47,966
Mitchell
Penland School of Craft Sustaining Support Grant Arts programs and administrative support $62,500
Toe River Arts Council, Inc Grassroots Arts Program Arts programs and administrative support $20,790
Toe River Arts Council, Inc Traditional Arts Programs for Students (TAPS) Students learning traditional arts from local heritage artists in afterschool programs. $8,000
Toe River Arts Council, Inc Artist Support Grant Professional development of artists in Avery, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey Counties. $16,000
Montgomery STARworks Sustaining Support Grant Arts programs and administrative support
Total for Mitchell: $107,290
Yancey
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival Project Support Grant The 17th Annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival $5,000
Parkway Playhouse of Burnsville, Inc. Sustaining Support Grant Arts programs and administrative support $14,000
Toe River Arts Council, Inc Grassroots Arts Program Arts programs and administrative support $22,860
Total for Yancey: $41,860
For a complete list of FY2024-25 grant recipients, visit https://www.ncarts.org/fy2024-25.
