The Orange County Arts Commission offers two grant cycles annually and partners on the regional artist grant program, the Emerging Artists Grant.

Funding Sources: Orange County Arts Commission grants are made possible though support from the North Carolina Arts Council and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.

Spring Arts Grants

1. Arts Program Grant
   funds up to $1,500.00 available to non-profit organizations coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.
    
2. General Arts Support Grant
   funds up to $5,000.00 available to Orange County non-profit arts organizations that consistently provide high-quality arts programs. Organizations must have received an Orange County Arts Commission grant in each of the three previous years to apply.
    
3. Arts in Education Grant
   funds up to $1,000.00 available to public or private schools, or parent and teacher organizations in Orange County coordinating arts programs.
    
4. Arts in Education Coalition Grant
   funds up to $5,000.00 available to three or more Orange County schools or parent and teacher organizations coordinating arts programs.
    
5. Artist Project Grant
   funds up to $1,000.00 available to professional artists coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.

Spring Grants Project Period: The spring cycle of grants will fund arts activities taking place from July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004. A fall cycle will also be available for all categories except the General Arts Support and the Arts in Education Coalition grants, which will be available annually.

Supportable Projects: Applicants may request funds to support a variety of arts programs in the visual, performing, literary arts. 

Deadline: The Orange County Arts Commission will accept applications for all categories by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2003. 

Applications: Applications will be available online (in PDF format) in early March; hard-copies will be available at the Arts Commission office and at all Orange County Public Libraries. 

Information Session: The Arts Commission will hold a free grant-writing workshop on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at the Arts Commission office in Hillsborough. To registrar or for more information about grants or the Arts Commission, email us or call 919/245-2335.

Fall Arts Grants

Fall Arts Grant Categories:

1. Arts Program Grant
   funds up to $1,500.00 available to non-profit organizations coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.
    
2. Arts in Education Grant
   funds up to $1,000.00 available to public or private schools, or parent and teacher organizations in Orange County coordinating arts programs.
    
3. Artist Project Grant
   funds up to $1,000.00 available to professional artists coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.

Fall Grants Project Period: The fall cycle of grants funds arts activities taking place from January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003.  A spring cycle will also be available for all categories including the General Arts Support and the Arts in Education Coalition grants.

Supportable Projects: Applicants may request funds to support a variety of arts programs in the visual, performing, literary arts. 

Deadline: fall application deadline November 25, 2002 by 5 pm.  

Applications: Applications are available at the Arts Commission office and at all Orange County Public Libraries. The are also available online in PDF format:

If you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, download it first (click on the icon above or click on www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html). Then come back to this page and download any fall grant application. You will need to print the form, complete it, and return it to the Orange County Arts Commission by the deadline.

Arts Program Grant Application
Arts in Education Grant Application
Artist Project Grant Application

If you have trouble downloading these forms, please email us at arts@co.orange.nc.us or call us at 919/245-2335 and we'll send you a grant application form through the mail.

Information Session: The Arts Commission will hold a free grant-writing workshop on Thursday, October 10, 2002 from 7-8 pm at the Chapel Hill Public Library. To register or for more information about grants or the Arts Commission, call 919/245-2335.

Emerging Artists Grants

purpose: to support developing professional artists by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. An emerging artist is either an artist in his/her formative years who is attempting to launch a professional career, or an artist taking an established career in a new direction.

preference:   Criteria are:

• Overall excellence of the applicant's art work and demonstration of exceptional talent 
• The applicant's serious professional commitment to his or her art form 
• Contribution of the proposed project to the artist's professional development 
• Feasibility of the proposed project 

Granted activities must be completed between January 1 and June 30 of the grant year.

deadline:    by 9 pm on September 12, 2002 at the Durham Arts Council  

information session:    A free information session for potential Emerging Artist Grant applicants in Orange County will be held on Monday, August 12, 2002 from 5:30-7:00 pm, at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Interested Orange County artists may call the Orange County Arts Commission at 919/245-2335 for more information about this meeting.

For more information on the Emerging Artists Grant Program, contact the Durham Arts Council.

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