Arts Funding Now Available!
Application forms are now available for the Grassroots Arts Program in Johnston County. Johnston County Arts Council encourages new applicants, emerging & established arts organizations and non-profit service organizations with arts programs to apply. Typical non-arts organizations allowed to apply are: libraries, historical societies, civic groups, recreation departments and downtown development associations. Funds may be used for programs in: dance, drama, crafts, folk arts, literature, music, photography, visual arts, film and video, as well as other art forms that may be considered.
For an application, please call the Arts Council’s office at 919-553-1930, email your request to info@johnstoncountyarts.org, or visit the Johnston County Arts Council’s webpage “http://www.johnstoncountyarts.org/”. Applications must be received in the Council’s office no later than 5:00PM on Friday, August 29, 2008. Applications are user-friendly and a workshop will be held Wednesday, July 16 at 6:00 pm in the conference room of the Town Annex Building, 231 East Second St., Clayton to assist applicants in completing the forms. Attendance is encouraged.
To be eligible for funding, non-profit organizations must be located within Johnston County Programs will be evaluated for organizational stability, ability to generate 1:1 matching funds, audience development (size and cultural diversity), artistic quality, responsiveness to the community’s artistic needs and community outreach.
The Grassroots Arts Program is funded in part by the State of North Carolina through the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. Johnston County Arts Council is the North Carolina Arts Council’s Designated County Partner in Johnston County. The Grassroots Arts Program aims to enrich the cultural life of North Carolina’s communities through the support of local arts programming that provides opportunities for every resident to experience the arts.
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