Spring Arts
Grants
Spring Arts Grant Categories:
- Arts Program Grant
funds up to $1,500.00 available to
non-profit organizations coordinating arts projects benefiting the
citizens of Orange County.
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.
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.
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.
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, 2008-June 30,
2009. A fall cycle will also be available for all categories except
the General Arts Support, which is 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 pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 (since Monday, May 26 is Memorial Day and our office will be closed).
Information Session: The Arts Commission will hold a free
grant-writing workshop from 7-8:30 pm on Thursday, April 10th, 2008. To register
for this workshop, or for more information about grants or the Arts
Commission, email us at arts@co.orange.nc.us or call
919/245-2335.
Applications: Applications are now available for downloading online (in both PDF and MS Word
document formats), at the Arts Commission office, at all Orange
County Public Libraries, and at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
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 spring grant
application (PDF format). You will need to print the form, complete
it, and return it to the Orange County Arts Commission by the
deadline.
PDF Format:
Arts Program Grant Application 
General Arts Support Grant Application
Arts in Education Grant Application
Arts in Education Coalition Grant Application
Artist Project Grant Application
Glossary of Budget Terms
Word Document Format:
Arts Program Grant Application 
General Arts Support Grant Application
Arts in Education Grant Application
Arts in Education Coalition Grant Application
Artist Project Grant Application
Glossary of Budget Terms
Fall Arts
Grants
Fall Arts Grant Categories:
- Arts Program Grant
funds up to $1,500.00 available to
non-profit organizations coordinating arts projects benefiting the
citizens of Orange County.
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.
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.
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, 2009 - December 31,
2009. A spring cycle will also be available for all categories including General Arts Support.
Supportable Projects: Applicants may request funds to
support a variety of arts programs in the visual, performing,
literary arts.
Deadline: mid-November, 2008 (TBA) by 5 pm
Information Session: The Arts Commission will hold a
free grant-writing workshop from 7-8:30 pm in mid-October, 2008 (TBA) in the large conference room downstairs at the
Chapel Hill Public Library (100 Library Drive). To register or for
more information about grants or the Arts Commission, email us at arts@co.orange.nc.us or call
919/245-2335.
Applications: Applications will be available for downloading
online (in both PDF and MS Word document formats), at
the Arts Commission office, at all Orange County Public Libraries,
and at the Chapel Hill Public Library by late-August, 2008 (TBA).
Final Reports
The Final Report deadline for ORGANIZATIONS receiving Spring,
2007 OCAC grants is 5 pm on Monday, July 7, 2008. The
final report form for these ORGANIZATIONS is available for
downloading below (in MS Word document format):
2007
OCAC Spring Grant Recipients Final Report Form (NCAC Grassroots)
FYI - Please send in all final reports to the Orange County Arts Commission office.
The Final Report deadline for ALL INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS and
Fall, 2007 OCAC grant recipients receiving COUNTY money is 5
pm on Friday, January 9, 2009. Email us at mailto:arts@co.orange.nc.us
or call 919/245-2335 if you need a copy of the final report for
Fall, 2007 grant recipients.
Emerging Artists Grants
source: Durham Arts
Council's Emerging Artists Grant Program is funded by grants from
the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of
North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, The Mary
Duke Biddle Foundation, Chatham Arts, the Orange County Arts
Commission, the Granville Arts Council, the Person County Arts
Council, gifts to the Durham Arts Council Annual Arts Fund, the Ella
Fountain Pratt Fund, the Wainwright Fund for New Works and support
from other interested organizations and individuals.
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
eligibility: Artists practicing any art
form are eligible to apply for a grant. Applicants must be current
residents of Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange or Person Counties,
North Carolina, and must have resided in one of these counties for
at least one year prior to the application deadline.
Granted activities should take place between January 1 and
September 30, 2008, though extensions will be considered.
deadline: by 9 pm on Monday, September 10,
2007 at the Durham Arts Council
information session: A free information
session for potential Emerging Artist Grant applicants in Orange
County will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 from 6-7:30
pm in the large conference room downstairs at the Chapel Hill Public
Library (100 Library Drive). Interested Orange County artists may
call the Orange County Arts Commission at 919/245-2335 or email us
at arts@co.orange.nc.us
for more information about this meeting.
For more information on the Emerging Artists Grant Program,
including current application for downloading, contact the Durham
Arts Council. 2007-2008 applications are available at
the Orange County Arts Commission office (110 E. King Street,
Hillsborough), and at all Orange County libraries, and the Chapel
Hill Public Library in August, 2007. You may also call or email the Orange County
Arts Commission to request an application. To download the 2007-2008 application
form in PDF format (file size 106k), click below:
2007-2008
Emerging Artists Grant Application Form
Download Our Logo
Grant recipients are required to use
the Orange County Arts Commission logo in publicizing their
grant-supported activity. This helps spread the word about the
worthwhile efforts of the Commission, and helps us continue our
support of arts efforts in Orange County.
For your convenience, we provide a high-resolution, downloadable
copy of our logo graphic here.
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Congressional High School Arts Competition
Each spring, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, committed to the importance of our cultural heritage, join together to recognize the creative spirit of American high school students in a nationwide art competition. The Congressional High School Arts Competition is implemented by the Members in the Congressional Districts and features paintings, drawings, and prints. Each Member brings a winning entry back to Washington, D.C. to be displayed in the corridor of the U.S. Capital. Launched in 1982, this nationwide event has produced thousands of local competitions, yielding more than 500,000 high school winners.
This competition is coordinated locally through Fourth District U.S. Representative David Price's office. High school visual art students in the counties of Orange, Durham and Wake are eligible to apply.
The Orange County Arts Commission, the Durham Arts Council and United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County work together to make this fourth district competition a success.
If you are a current high school visual art student in Orange County and would like to participate in the 2008 Congressional High School Arts Competition, contact your high school art teacher or the Orange County Arts Commission for an application form and guidelines. The deadline to apply for Orange County students will be 5 pm on Monday, March 31, 2008.
If you are interested in participating in the 2008 Congressional High School Arts Competition and you live in Orange County, contact your high school art teacher or click here for the 2008 application form and guidelines.
Past Grant Recipients
Spring, 2008 grant recipients:
- ArtsCenter
- Tracey Broome
- Burwell School Historic Site/Historic Hillsborough Commission
- Cameron Park Elementary School
- Carolina Culture Zone
- Carrboro, Town of/Carrboro Film Festival
- Carrboro, Town of/Carrboro Music Festival
- Central/Efland-Cheeks/Grady Brown Elementary Schools Coalition
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation
- Efland-Cheeks Elementary School PTA
- Estes Hills Elementary School PTA
- Gravelly Middle School
- Hillsborough Arts Council
- McDougle Elementary School PTA
- McDougle Middle School PTA
- North Carolina Arts in Action
- North Carolina Symphony
- Orange County Artists Guild
- Partnership Academy Alternative School
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- Residential Services, Inc.
Fall, 2007 grant recipients:
- ArtsCenter
- Carrboro Elementary School PTA - Cultural Arts Program
- Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
- Chapel Hill High School Philharmonic Foundation
- Door to Door Program of UNC Health Care
- Ephesus Road Elementary
- Frank Porter Graham Elementary School PTA
- Rachel Galper
- Grady A. Brown Elementary School Cultural Enrichment Committee
- Hillsborough Arts Council
- Hillsborough Elementary School PTA
- Cornelia Kip Lee
- McDougle Elementary School PTA
- Dale A. Morgan
- Ari Picker
- Seawell Elementary School PTA
Spring, 2007 grant recipients:
- A.L. Stanback Middle School
- ArtsCenter
- Arts Advocates, Inc.
- Carolina Culture Zone
- Carolina Outreach Foundation
- Carrboro, Town of/Carrboro Film Festival
- Carrboro, Town of/Carrboro Music Festival
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation
- Deep Dish Theater
- El Centro Latino
- Estes Hills Elementary School PTA
- Grady A. Brown Elementary School Cultural Arts Enrichment Committee
- Hidden Voices
- Hillsborough Arts Council
- Sonia Katchian
- Cornelia Kip Lee
- McDougle Middle School PTA Cultural Enrichment Committee
- Music Maker Relief Foundation
- NC Arts in Action
- Orange County Artists Guild
- Peoples Channel
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- Scroggs Elementary School
- Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture & History
- Transactors Improv Company
Fall, 2006 grant recipients:
- A.L. Stanback Middle School
- ArtsCenter
- Communities in Schools of ORange County
- Culbreth Middle School
- Door to Door Program of UNC Health Care
- Efland-Cheeks PTA Arts Committee
- Estes Hills Elementary School
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Gravelly Middle School
- Hidden Voices
- Michelle C. Johnson
- North Carolina Arts in Action
- Orange County Artists Guild
- Pa'Lante
- Seawell Elementary School PTA
- Southern Review, Inc.
Spring, 2006 grant recipients:
- A.L. Stanback Middle School
- ArtsCenter
- Arts Advocates, Inc.
- Cameron Park Elementary School
- Carrboro Elementary School PTA - Cultural Arts Program
- Carrboro, Town of/Carrboro Arts Committee
- Carrboro, Town of/Carrboro Music Festival
- Chapel Hill Community Chorus
- Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
- Deep Dish Theater
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Grady A. Brown Elementary School Cultural Arts Enrichment Committee
- Hidden Voices
- Barbara Higgins
- Hillsborough Elementary School
- Glenwood Elementary School
- Cornelia Kip Lee
- NC Arts in Action
- NC Writers' Network
- Orange County Artists Guild
- Orange County Historical Museum
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- Adam Sobsey
- Jill Snyder
- Susan Wells
Fall, 2005 grant recipients:
- A.L. Stanback Middle School
- Art for Indigenous Survival
- ArtsCenter
- Nancy Simpson Carter
- Chapel Hill Community Chorus
- Chapel Hill Museum
- Choreo Collective
- Emerson Waldorf High School
- Ephesus Road Elementary School
- Footnotes Tap Ensemble
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Grady A. Brown Elementary School Cultural Arts Enrichment Committee
- Jim Haberman
- Hidden Voices
- Hillsborough Elementary School PTA
- Isabella Women's Solo Vocal Ensemble
- Long Leaf Opera
- NC Youth Tap Ensemble
- Orange County Recreation & Parks
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- Laura Janelle Royster
- Reuven Sadeh
- Southern Review, Inc.
- Transactors Improv Co.
- TriangleSings!
- Women's Voices Chorus
Spring, 2005 grant recipients:
- ArtsCenter Advocates, Inc.
- Carrboro, Town of (Carrboro Music Festival)
- Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
- Deep Dish Theater Company
- Desert City Poetry Series
- Door to Door Program of UNC Health Care and Planetree
- Efland-Cheeks Elementary School - Cultural Arts
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Hillsborough Arts Council
- Cornelia Kip Lee
- Alexis Mastromichalis
- Meadowmont Community Association
- Paul M. Neebe
- Orange County Artists Guild
- Pamela Pease
- Kathleen Stone-Michael
Fall, 2004 grant recipients:
- Carrboro Arts Committee (Town of Carrboro)
- Cedar Ridge High School Band
- Chapel Hill Community Chorus
- Iris Thompson Chapman
- CHICLE Institute
- Choreo Collective
- Deep Dish Theater Company
- Footnotes Tap Ensemble
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Robert Gilgor
- Grady A. Brown Elementary School Cultural Arts Enrichment Committee
- Isabella Women's Solo Vocal Ensemble
- Cornelia Kip Lee
- NC Youth Tap Ensemble
- One Song Productions
- Orange County Artists Guild
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- Andrew Ross
- Adam Sobsey
- Southern Review, Inc.
- TriangleSings!
- Women's Voices Chorus
Spring, 2004 grant recipients:
- ArtsCenter
- ArtsCenter Advocates, Inc.
- Chapel Hill Museum
- Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
- Carolina Union - UNC
- Iris Thompson Chapman
- Deep Dish Theater Company
- Hillsborough Elementary School
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Phoenix Miller
- Paul M. Neebe
- Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
- Orange County Artists Guild
- Mary Ruth
- Karen L. Shelton
Fall, 2003 grant recipients:
- Carolina Union (UNC-CH)
- Cedar Ridge High School Winter Drumline
- Chapel Hill Museum
- Choreo Collective
- Deep Dish Theater Company
- Footnotes Tap Ensemble
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Grady A. Brown Elementary School Cultural Arts Enrichment Committee
- Isabella Women's Solo Vocal Ensemble
- Cornelia Kip Lee
- Medical Foundation of NC
- Paul M. Neebe
- NC Youth Tap Ensemble
- Orange County Artists Guild
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- S.H. Stone Center for Black History & Culture (UNC-CH)
- Transactors Improv Company
- Women's Voices Chorus
Spring, 2003 grant recipients:
- The ArtsCenter
- Carrboro Music Festival Committee
- Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Chorus
- Chapel Hill Museum
- Chapel Hill Philharmonia
- Iris Thompson Chapman
- Grady Brown School - PTA Cultural Arts Enrichment Committee
- Hillsborough Arts Council
- Historic Hillsborough Commission
- Meadowmont Community Association
- Orange County Artists Guild
- StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance
- Theatre Orange
- UNC-CH Carolina Union Performing Arts Series
Fall, 2002 grant recipients:
- Cedar Ridge High School Chorus Boosters
- Chapel Hill Museum
- Choreo Collective
- Deep Dish Theater Company
- Efland-Cheeks Elemantary School Cultural Arts
- Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library
- Lineburger Comprehensive Cancer Center - UNC-CH
- Medical Foundation of NC
- NC Women's Choral Festival
- Orange-Person-Chatham System of Care Network
- Guy B. Phillips Middle School
- PlayMakers Repertory Company
- Dan Rhode
- Michael Schwalbe
- Village Band
- Women's Center
- Women's Voices Chorus
- Renee Piechocki
Spring, 2002 grant recipients:
- ArtsCenter
- Michael Brown
- Chapel Hill Museum
- Chapel Hill Preservation Society
- Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission
- Deep Dish Theater Company
- El Pueblo, Inc.
- Grady Brown Elementary School Cultural Arts
- Hillsborough Arts Council
- Rob Kramer
- Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
- Orange Cultural Arts Group
Fall, 2001 grant recipients:
- Art for Indigenous Survival
- ArtsCenter (ArtSchool)
- Chapel Hill Housing Department
- Choreo Collective
- Efland Cheeks Elementary-CAC
- Empowerment Project
- Friends of Carrboro Century Center
- Friends of the Carrboro Library
- James M. Johnston Center
- Medical Foundation of NC
- New Hope Elementary
- Orange County Public Library
- Orange County Schools Elementary Arts Education
- Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation
- Open Door Theatre
- Women's Center
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