United Arts Council Receives
42 Grant Applications for
Regional Artist Project Grants

 
In September, United Arts received 42 grant applications for cash awards to be made in December 2008 in support of professional development initiatives for artists. The requests for support totaled $54,655, a 10 percent increase over last year’s applicant pool. United Arts will convene a grants panel to make recommendations for these grants in November.
 
United Arts supports individual artists through a regional, competitive program designed to help advance the recipients’ artistic careers by awarding grants for professional development workshops and conferences, equipment, marketing materials and more.
 
This collaborative program for individual artists began in 1996, under the auspices of the North Carolina Arts Council and in collaboration with arts councils in a five-county region. Artists residing in Franklin, Johnston, Wake, Warren and Vance counties are eligible to apply for grants to further their artistic careers. United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County administers this program for the five-county area, and in December 2007 awarded $25,004 to 23 artists through the 2007-2008 Regional Artist Project Grant Program.
 

The Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG) Program receives major funding from United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional support is provided by the Franklin County Arts Council, Johnston County Arts Council, Vance County Arts Council and Warren County Arts Council.

 
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