Artist Support Grants fund professional development and artist development for emerging and established artists to enhance their skills and abilities to create work or to improve their business operations and capacity to bring their work to new audiences. ASC is accepting applications from creatives living in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rowan Counties. (If you live in another NC county, you can find your county partner here.) Artists representing visual, craft, performing, traditional, and interdisciplinary art forms are encouraged to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their artistic work. The Artist Support Grants will support projects occurring between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025 but all funds should be expended by June 30, 2025. Artists may request up to $3,000. Applications selected for funding will receive the full award for which they are eligible. Application deadline is Monday, October 21 at 12pm / Noon. For more information, visit www.artsandscience.org/artist-support-grants/