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Grants

The Cabarrus Arts Council allocates thousands of dollars annually to support arts organizations and cultural programs across Cabarrus County. Funding for these grants comes from the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts funding and additional foundation grants from the Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust.

The Cabarrus Arts Council thanks the North Carolina General Assembly and the North Carolina Arts Council for the Grassroots Grants Program. Grants are awarded through a competitive process that is reviewed by a panel of community citizens. No recipients are guaranteed from year to year.

Artist Support Grants: Application and Workshops

The Artist Support Grant is a $3,000 grant meant to support an individual creative through one of the four funding categories:

  • Completion/Presentation of a New Work: Cost of resources necessary to complete or present a significant new work (e.g., purchasing art supplies or equipment)
  • Career Promotion: Projects aimed at advertising artists’ work and/or demonstrating their skill level (e.g., websites, portfolios, audio-visual documentation, and online presentation)
  • Training: Costs to attend a class or workshop (in-person or virtual) aimed at either enhancing the artist’s skill level or professional development (e.g., a master class or workshop taught by acknowledged authorities in the applicant artist’s medium)
  • Travel: Costs of transportation, lodging, and food for training or professional conference.

Apply by September 7 at midnight at Artist Support Grant

Creatives Mixer and Artist Support Grant Workshop

Event details
Date and Time: Thursday, August 14th, 5-7 PM
Location: Cabarrus Brewing Company mezzanine, 329 McGill Ave NW, Concord, NC 28027

Schedule:

  • 5-6 PM: Meet other area creatives while grabbing a drink or food available for purchase from Cabarrus Brewing
  • 6-7 PM: Presentation of ASG guidelines and grant tips

Please RSVP Liz Fitzgerald, Executive Director 

Grassroot Grants: Guidelines and Application

FY25 Grassroots Grants for Operating Support, Project Assistance, and Arts Education. Grassroots Grants are open to Cabarrus arts organizations, non-profit organizations, and public and private schools based in Cabarrus County.

Application Deadline: October 15, 2025 at NOON

Grant Guidelines:

Grant Application:

Email Full Application Materials Here

Community Arts Seed Grant (NEW): Guidelines and Application

At Cabarrus Arts Council, our vision is a vibrant Cabarrus connected through the arts. Our local creatives are often at the center of bringing people together. Community Arts Seed Grants are designed to make that even easier by providing seed funding for creative ideas to take root across our neighborhoods. Individual artists working with businesses, neighborhood associations, parks, schools and community-based organizations are encouraged to apply for assistance with project expenses associated with presenting creative experiences in Cabarrus.

Application Deadline: October 15, 2025 at NOON

Grant Guidelines:

Grant Application:

Artist Support Grants Recipients FY24

Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Artist Support Grantees from Cabarrus County

Brian Arreola – $3000 to fund a string quartet performance of his opera, Zavala-Zavala

Micah Wayne Cash – $3000 to support his Waffle House Vistas Exhibition scheduled at the Georgia Museum of Art

Sarah Ferdon – $3000 to fund Professional Development in the use of color and texture to create weaving and folk art

Troy Kryzalka (Number Drummer Productions) – $3000 to fund Number Strummer and the Keys to Math: Discovering how you can learn any musical instrument using nothing but math

Eric Millard – $3000 to fund a diversity-focused brass trio commission and international premiere

Elizabeth Sullivan – $2750 to provide assistance for the production of a sensory-friendly concert program

Destiny Wilson – $2000 to provide funding for an art show of their visual paintings

Grant Publicity Requirements

Grassroots Grants Recipients FY24

Cabarrus Art Guild – $5,800

Southern Piedmont Woodturners – 4,000

Old Courthouse Theatre, Inc. – $12,000

Piedmont Choral Society – $4,500

NC Music Hall of Fame, Inc. – $16,000

El Puente Hispano – $10,000

MCCSU – $5,000

WrightDesign75 – $1,000

City of Kannapolis Parks & Rec Dept. – $10,000

Harrisburg Parks & Rec – $10,000

Hospice & Palliative Care of Cab Co – $2,843

Logan Community Day Care Assoc. – $5,000

Guerilla Poets Ltd. – $4,075

Dances of India – $2,500

ICCD – $1,195

Vegan Love Culture Foundation – $8,000

Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus Co. – $5,000

ClearWater Art Center and Studio – $10,000

Early Childhood Foundation of Cab. Co. – $7,000

Friends of the Mt. Pleasant Library – $3,500

Delta Sigma Theta – $2,000

Cabco Free Film Movie Series – $10,000

GW Carver Elementary School – $1,823

Hickory Ridge High School – $6,000

DNA Muzic – $1,500

Fulltime Funkytown – $3,250

Puerto Rican Festival – $7,290