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ChathamArts offers Grassroots Arts Grants annually to support community based arts programs benefiting Chatham County. Funding is available to any non-profit organization offering programs or events taking place in Chatham County.
The Grassroots Arts program is made possible by the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, who believe that a great nation deserves great art.
2007-08 Grassroots Arts Grants
ChathamArts plans to provide funding again in 2007-08. The deadline for grant applications is May 1, 2007. This cycle will support community based arts programs taking place July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Please check back here for more information soon!
2007-08 Emerging Artists Grants
ChathamArts is pleased to partner with the Durham Arts Council to offer Emerging Artist Grants to artists in Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, and Person Counties. This program offers funding to artists who have mastered the basic technique of their art form and are launching their professional life. These funds may also support established professional artists who are working towards taking their career in a new direction. Please see the Durham Arts Council website for more information.
2006-07 Grassroots Arts Grants
ChathamArts awarded seven 2007-08 Grassroots Arts Grants, supporting a wide variety of community arts programs across Chatham County.
| Organization | Project Description | Awarded |
| Chatham County Together | 1: Artist fees for Visual Voices program for
"healthy relationships" 2: Artist fees for art camp for at-risk youth |
$1,750 |
| Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services | Artist fees, artist salary, and art supplies for art therapy program for survivors of violence. | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library | Artist fees, marketing, supplies-Children’s Community Read | $900 |
| Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County | Artist fees, travel & marketing for photography exhibit and literature reading - Community Dialog Across Borders | $1,000 |
| NC Arts Incubator | Artist fees and art supplies for art classes, making scholarship program possible, targeted at Hispanic youth | $950 |
| GrassRoots Festival | Artist fees, travel, and art supplies for youth African art and dance workshop | $1,907 |
| Shakori Hills | Artist fees and marketing for Moonlight Music and Dance Series | $1,100 |
| Central Carolina Community College | Technical director expense for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest dramatic performance | $250 |
| TOTAL GRANTED | $9,857 | |
For more information about our Grassroots Arts Grants, please contact ChathamArts director Molly Matlock at molly.matlock@chathamarts.org.