Grant Workshops

The Regional Artist Project Grant is an annual grant program that provides financial support to developing arts professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. The program is conducted by the Asheville Area Arts Council, the Toe River Arts Council, the Madison County Arts Council, and the Avery County Arts Council. Artists working in all disciplines are encouraged to apply to the program. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have been a resident of Avery, Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell or Yancey County as of July 1, 2009. The Regional Artist Project Grant Program is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, an organization funded by the NEA.

Awards may be used for a variety of projects, such as attendance at workshops or master classes; production of audio or video demonstration tapes or visual arts portfolios; purchase of supplies or materials needed to complete or produce a new work; or the purchase of equipment. Grant applications must outline a specific project, clearly showing its relationship to the artist's career development. Proposals must be for projects that will be completed by December 2011.

Artists are highly encouraged to attend the Grant Writing workshops in their respective county. The workshops will offer step-by-step instruction for completing the application, as well as some advice on presenting a positive proposal.

Grant writing workshops for applicants are scheduled in a variety of locations:

• August 19, 5 pm at Toe River Arts Council's Burnsville Location
• September 13, 5 pm at Avery Arts Council and Madison Arts Council

Please pre-register for the workshops by emailing the address below.

• Avery County Arts Council
  Old Hampton Store
  77 Ruffin Street
  Linville, NC 28646
  (828) 898-4292
  info@averycountyartscouncil.org
  
  
• Madison County Arts Council
  90 S. Main Street
  Marshall, NC 28753
  (828) 649-1301
  laura@madisoncountyarts.com
  
  
• Toe River Arts Council
  102 Main St.
  Burnsville, NC 28714
  (828) 682-7215
  trac@toeriverarts.org

Selection criteria include excellence of work, demonstration of exceptional talent, serious professional commitment, the potential of the project to contribute to the artist's professional growth, and the feasibility of the project itself. Individual grant requests may range from $400 - $1,200. Funds may not be used as scholarships or for projects that have already been completed. Recipients within the last two years are ineligible to apply. Deadline for applications is October 1, 2010 at 5 pm.

Applications are available through the Asheville Area Arts Council (828) 258-0710; the Avery County Arts Council (828) 898-4292; the Madison County Arts Council (828) 649-1301 or the Toe River Arts Council (828) 765-0520 or 682-7215. Applications are also available online under 2010 Regional Artist Project Grant Program and www.madisoncountyarts.com, www.averycountyartscouncil.org, and www.ashevillearts.com

Arts Scholarship

The Toe River Arts Council will announce the availability of art scholarships next spring. Awards will be given to a graduating high school senior from Yancey or Mitchell County who is pursuing a higher education degree program for arts or arts education. The scholarship is also open to all residents of Yancey or Mitchell Counties, North Carolina who are pursuing a higher education degree program for arts or arts education. Each scholarship will be in an amount between $250 and $1,000 and will be paid directly to the degree-based institution of the applicant's attendance.

The Toe River Arts Council (TRAC) Scholarships for the Arts, made possible by funding from the OMC Foundation to an Endowment Fund held by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, are awarded to individuals from Yancey and Mitchell County, North Carolina.

TRAC Grant Programs

Grassroots Arts Grants

The Grassroots Arts Grants for non-profits to conduct their own art projects, the Regional Arts Program that provides grants to artists for projects, and Summer Music Scholarships for area middle and high school musicians to attend summer music camps.

Guidelines and Application and Report Form

2010 Regional Artist Project Grant Program

The Regional Artist Project Grant Program is awarded annually to provide financial support for committed, accomplished artists by funding a project pivotal to a career in their respective art forms. The Regional Artist Project Grants range from $400 - $1,200.

The Asheville Area Arts Council, Avery County Arts Council, Madison County Arts Council, and the Toe River Arts Council as well as Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey counties for 2010-2011. Support is provided by the North Carolina Arts Council, with additional contributions by the Asheville Area Arts Council, Avery County Arts Council, Madison County Arts Council, and the Toe River Arts Council.

Recipients must be professional, individual artists or small unincorporated groups of collaborating artists of all disciplines-either emerging or established and possess a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate to the stage of their career. They must have been a resident of a participating county as of July 1, 2009, and be at least 18 years of age. No artists enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at time of project, those with a project that has already taken place or a previous (within the last two funding cycles) recipient of a RAP grant.

Download the information and application.