The Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County completed its second-quarter Mini Grant cycle awarding $27,800 to four nonprofit organizations and ten contracted artists in Cumberland County to support their various local cultural arts projects that will take place through 2023.
Twenty-nine applications were submitted for the Sept. 15, 2022, Mini Grant cycle requesting just over $58,000 to fund arts, culture, and history projects in Cumberland County.
An Artist Panel reviewed individual artist applications while the Board of Trustees Grants Assessment Committee, chaired by Dr. Kenjuana McCray, reviewed nonprofit applications and recommendations from the Artist Panel. Fourteen applications were recommended for funding. On Oct. 11, 2022, the Arts Council’s Board of Trustees accepted the recommendations and awarded $27,800 in Mini Grants to fourteen applicants.
“Mini Grants continue to reach deeper into our community,” said Arts Education Manager for the Arts Council Sarah Busman in a press release. “This group of projects represent a diverse collection of artistic and cultural disciplines, from performing artists to crafters, literary artists to musicians.”
Recipients of Second Quarter Mini Grants:
Nonprofits:
Artist Village Community Theatre
Dogwood Festival
FTCC Foundation
John D. Fuller Recreational / Athletic Complex
Contracted artists:
Ace Brown
Danica Cho
Nikki Creecy
Jason Dooney
Jeremy Fiebig
Dona Marlowe
Damien Mathis
Tishana Oates
Jimmy Roman
Raul R. Rubiera
Created in 2019, the Mini Grant program has offered unique access to project funding for professional artists and nonprofit organizations in Cumberland County in support of public creative arts, culture, or history-based projects, activities, and events. Awards range from $500 to $3,000 and are supported in part by the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and the North Carolina Arts Council.
For the 2022-23 fiscal year, the Arts Council will disburse $130,000 throughout Cumberland County for Mini Grant funded cultural arts programs.
The deadline to apply for the next Mini Grant cycle is on Nov.15, 2022, for projects starting Dec. 15, 2022.
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