Avery County Arts Council Sculpting a new board slate
The board of directors of the Avery County Arts Council
announces a new roster of officers for the organization's 2009-10 fiscal year: Mary Ray,
president, Rebecca Warner, vice president, Kenneth Beam, treasurer, and Christina Shook,
secretary.
The new fiscal year also marks the re-opening of two grant lines which
are administered by the Arts Council and awarded to applicants seeking funding for arts and
cultural projects: Grassroots Grants and the Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG) program.
Grassroots funds are available to organizations which present arts activities, such as
community festivals, choral society concerts, community theater productions, art guild
exhibitions, arts in education programs in schools, Native American powwow celebrations,
classes and workshops, African drumming circles, and craft fairs.
Grants range in
size from $100 to $1,000 and more. A cash match is required. Proposals should be submitted at
least one month prior to the event for which the funds are requested.
The RAPG
program awards funds to individuals committed to a project essential to a career in their
respective art form. Applicants must have a strong record of artistic accomplishment appropriate
to the stage of their career, be 18 years of age or older, and have been a resident of Avery
County as of July 1, 2009.
Grant awards range from $400 to $1,200, and a cash match is
encouraged, but not required.
The deadline to submit a proposal for a RAPG project
is Monday, Sept. 28, by 5 p.m. A workshop on how to write a RAPG proposal will be held on
Monday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Avery Arts Council office, the Cheese House Gallery, 630
Shawneehaw Avenue, Banner Elk. Those planning to attend are asked to call ahead.
Both grant lines are made possible by funds appropriated by the North Carolina Legislature and
distributed through the North Carolina Arts Council to county arts councils throughout the state.
For more information and applications, visit the Avery County Arts Council Web site
at http://www.averycountyartscouncil.org or call 828-898-4292.
