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Applications for Artist Support Grant is closed
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Arts Council provides funding for individual artists and arts organizations in a variety of ways. View our funding opportunities below, or contact Cécile Boynton, Community Grants & Services Manager, at 336-747-1412 or cboynton@intothearts.org for more information.
Artist Support Grant
The Artist Support Grant (formerly Regional Artist Project Grant) is a regional grant program that provides direct support to individual artists for professional and artistic development, either to enhance their skills and abilities to create work, or to improve their business operations and capacity to bring the work to audiences. This program provides grants of $500 to $2,000 to support committed, gifted individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists residing in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, and Randolph counties. Funding is provided by the North Carolina Arts Council.
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2026 Applications closed on September 4, 2026.
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Arts For EveryBody Community Project Grants (AFEB)
Formerly Arts Event Sponsorship Grants
Arts For EveryBody Community Project Grants were designed to build upon the momentum of the national initiative One Nation One Project/Arts For EveryBody, which assessed how arts improved mental wellbeing in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. In the spirit of Arts For EveryBody, these grant funds will support artist-led and/or community-based projects that foster art participation and improve healthier communities through arts and culture. Eligible applicants can apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $20,000.
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Grant applications are open now!
General Operating Support Grants (GOSG)
General Operating Support Grants provides unrestricted support to organizations demonstrating artistic and organizational excellence through high quality programs and services. This program recognizes organizations with strong administrative stability, fiscal responsibility and an established record of programmatic service to Forsyth County. Arts and Culture organizations are eligible to apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000. No minimum operating budget is required.
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Grant applications are open now!
Arts-In-Education Grant
The Arts-In-Education Grant connects artists and arts organizations with elementary, middle and high school students, by funding programs designed to awaken their intellectual and creative curiosity. Some funding is available for artists to conduct programs in private and charter schools. Additional support is provided by Flow Automotive Companies, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Arts Council is the largest funder of arts education in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System.
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We are currently in the process of seeking funding for this initiative.
Fiscal Agency
As a service to individual artists and arts organizations, Arts Council can serve as a fiscal agent for projects that further our mission as the chief advocate of arts and culture in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. A fiscal agent is an established IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that agrees to accept donations on behalf of a group that does not have IRS tax exemption. By serving as a fiscal agent for various local projects, we are better able to support the arts and cultural community by accepting funds on our partner's behalf, granting the funds back to our partner organization, and providing donors a tax deduction for their gift.
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Application Deadline: Ongoing
