Local Organizations get grants from North Carolina Arts Council
The North Carolina Arts Council recently announced the awarding of grant funding to three Johnston County organizations. Johnston Community College was awarded $5,000 for the development of an International Artists performance series, the West Johnston Band Parents Association was awarded $6,000 for two artist residencies that will result in the composition of new high school band or chorus music, and the Johnston County Arts Council was awarded $51,731 for various arts programs, administrative support, and subgrants in Johnston County.
The Johnston County Arts Council receives funding each year from the North Carolina Arts Council through the Grassroots Arts Program, which allows the Johnston County Arts Council to disperse funds to local organizations. The North Carolina Grassroots Arts Program is the only program in the United States that insures every North Carolina resident has access to the arts. The amount awarded in 2008-09 is an increase of $8,163 from 2007-08.
The North Carolina Arts Council will invest $7,427,425 in grants for arts programs and projects across North Carolina during 2008-2009. The funding was distributed through 353 grants to 269 grantees. The total includes $500,000 in nonrecurring funding and $2,710,245 in recurring funding for the Grassroots Arts Program.
“In elementary schools, senior centers, museums, concert halls and community centers, more than 9 million people participated in projects funded by the Arts Council last year,” said Mary B. Regan, executive director of the North Carolina Arts Council. “We are delighted to share such diverse programs with citizens across the state in their own communities.”
The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, www.ncculture.com, serves as an economic catalyst as it invests in local communities and offers technical assistance to artists and organizations. The majority of Arts Council funding comes from the North Carolina General Assembly. Partial funding for the Arts Council also comes from the National Endowment for the Arts.
To learn more about the North Carolina Arts Council and how it makes North Carolina a better state through the arts, visit www.ncarts.org or contact Rebecca Moore, Marketing Director, at (919) 807-6530 or by e-mail at Rebecca.Moore@ncmail.net
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