Grants & Scholarships
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Featured Grants
Fall Grant Cycle
- Artist Support Grant - Due September 30
- Projects Pool (Round 2) - Due October 8
For Organizations
Deadline: October 8, 2024 by 5:00 PM
Nonprofit organizations are awarded grants for projects that encourage innovative arts projects and will enhance and strengthen the cultural community and broaden the services offered to Catawba County citizens.
Projects Pool Grants, which are administered by Arts Culture Catawba, are made available by the North Carolina Arts Council through the North Carolina Grassroots Arts Program. Additional dollars are added by Catawba County government and five municipalities, including Maiden, Catawba, Claremont, Conover, Hickory, and Newton.
Links:
- 2024-2025 Guidelines
- 2024 -2025 Application Coming Soon!
- 2023-2024 Final Report
Email your 2023-2024 Final Report as a fillable PDF plus attachments to grants@artscatawba.org and CC executivedirector@artscatawba.org and businessmanager@artscatawba.org.
The Collaborative Arts Project (CAP) grant was established by Arts Culture Catawba to encourage collaborations among cultural and/or community nonprofit organizations for arts, science and history projects reaching underserved audiences.
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The Community Cultural Fund promotes cultural activities, throughout Catawba County enabling municipalities and non-profit organizations to provide cultural programs at community and heritage festivals and events for their respective communities. Special priority is given to the municipalities that fund Arts Culture Catawba, organizations representing diverse populations, events that feature artists of diversity, organizations that target special population groups and events that will potentially reach large segments of Catawba County residents.
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Staff and board members of Arts Culture Catawba member organizations, with the exception of public and private school teachers, qualify to receive this type of grant to attend workshops and conferences that will strengthen their professional skills and expand their capabilities.
For Individuals
Deadline: September 30, 2024 by Midnight
Artists from Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell and McDowell Counties are now eligible for Artist Support Grants. The grant, operated by local arts councils, will fund professional and artistic development for emerging or established artists to create work, improve business operations, or bring work to new audiences.
Links:
- Guidelines (2024 Guidelines Coming Soon)
How to apply:
Email the contact for your county to set up an appointment to begin your process.
Alexander County
Donna Latham
donnahiddenitearts@gmail.com
828-632-6966
Burke Arts Council
Deborah Jones
director@burkearts.org
828-433-7282
Caldwell Arts Council
Ellen Ball
ellen@caldwellarts.com
828-754-2486
Arts Culture Catawba
Chris Coffey
grants@artscatawba.org
828-324-4906
Iredell Arts Council
John Koppelmeyer
jkoppelmeyer@gmail.com
704-880-2101
McDowell Arts Council Association
Susan Pyatt-Baker
mcdowellarts@gmail.com
828-652-8610
Rock School Arts Foundation
Sharon Bowman
rsaf1893@gmail.com
828-838-9806
Deadline: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 5pm.
NOTE: This year we are using a new online application form. Please refer to the instructions in the 2024-2025 Guidelines.
Innovative Artist Grants are made possible by monies raised during a silent art auction held each year as part of our annual fundraising event, the Jingle Bell Bash. The grant awards are for innovative and creative projects, with collaborative efforts encouraged. Seeking to cultivate area artists, the purpose of these grants is to create exposure and a focus on Catawba County’s support of its artists.
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For Students and Schools
Deadline: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 5pm
NOTE: This year, we are using a new online application form. Please refer to the instructions in the 2024 Guidelines.
Created by the family of Edna Bost Barringer in her memory, this scholarship is awarded annually by Arts Culture Catawba to area youth under the age of 21. The competition is alternated each year between visual/literary artists and performing artists. Judges from the North Carolina School of the Arts select the winner(s). The total amount awarded each year is $1,000. This amount may be given to an individual or broken into two awards of $500 each. This award goes to students planning to pursue a career in the arts.
2024 Schedule:
- March 21 – Application Due
- April 2 – Applicants notified of audition schedule
- April 6 – Auditions held in Drendel Auditorium at the SALT Block
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The Board of Arts Culture Catawba has established a scholarship in honor of Kathryn T. Greathouse, who served as the Executive Director of the United Arts Council for many years and had a passion for helping young people achieve their artistic endeavors. The mission of this need and merit-based scholarship is to provide cultural education opportunities to students of the primary and secondary education level. Students seeking collegiate financial help are not eligible for this scholarship.
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The TAG (Theatre Arts Grant) is available to help defray costs for theatre productions at public high schools in Catawba County. Qualified applicants can apply for a maximum of $500.
These grants are available throughout the school year or until the funds are exhausted.
Recent Grant Award Winners
| 2023-24 Projects Pool Grant Recipients |
| Catawba County Schools - All County Elementary Honors Chorus |
| Catawba County Senior Nutrition Services |
| Catawba Science Center |
| Catawba Valley Community Chorus |
| City of Newton Public Art Commission |
| CVCC - Redhawk Publications |
| Downtown Newton Development Association |
| Footcandle Film Society |
| Hart Square Foundation, Inc. |
| Hickory Choral Society |
| Hickory Community Theatre |
| Hickory Museum of Art |
| Hickory Music Factory |
| Hickory Playground |
| Hmong Southeast Puavpheej |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University - Visiting Writers Series |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University - Summer Youth Music Camps |
| The Green Room Community Theatre |
| Western Piedmont Symphony |
| 2023-24 Arts Improvement Grant Recipients |
| Art N Learn |
| Catawba Science Center |
| Centro Latino |
| City of Hickory Public Art Commission |
| Hickory Choral Society |
| Hickory Community Theatre |
| Hickory Museum of Art |
| Hickory Music Factory |
| Hmong Southeast Puavpheej |
| Mt. Pisgah AME Church |
| Newton-Conover Community Band |
| The Green Room Community Theatre |
| Western Piedmont Symphony |
| 2023-24 Collaborative Arts Project Grant Recipients |
| Centro Latino, Hickory Community Theatre, & Hickory Downtown Development Association |
| Hickory Public Library, Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, & Western Piedmont Symphony |
| Hart Square Foundation & Hickory Music Factory |
| Western Piedmont Symphony & Catawba Science Center |
| 2023-24 Community Cultural Fund Grant Recipients |
| Christ Lutheran Church |
| Greater Hickory International Council |
| Hickory Music Factory |
| Hickory Parks and Rec |
| Newton Conover Community Band |
| Southwest Community Watch |
| Town of Maiden |
| Women's Resource Center |
| 2023-24 Artist Support Grant Recipients |
| Damien Overcash |
| Dana Pape |
| Felecia Chizuko Carlisle |
| Gavin Stewart |
| Joseph William Bigley III |
| Julie Cioffoletti |
| Lance Turner |
| Lark Bodnar |
| Maria Register |
| Paul Hunter Speagle |
| Samuel J. Fox |
| Sheridan See |
| Yolanda T. Prince |
| 2023-24 Innovative Artist Grant Recipients |
| Andrew Moose |
| E'Lon JD |
| Hunter Speagle |
| Kirstie-Ann Eaton |
| Phinthone (Ping) Senesombath |
| Rick Cline |
| Tevin Carr |
| 2023-24 Theatre Arts Grant Recipient |
| St. Stephens High School |
| 2023-24 Edna Bost Barringer Young Artist Award Recipient |
| Emma Frye |
| 2023-24 Kathryn T. Greathouse Legacy Scholarhip Recipient |
| Elena Noelle Walker |