United Arts supports individual artists through a regional program designed to help advance the recipients’ artistic careers by awarding grants for professional development workshops and conferences, equipment, marketing materials and more. These grants are competitive.
This collaborative program for individual artists began in 1996, under the auspices of the North Carolina Arts Council and in collaboration with arts councils in a five-county region. Artists residing in Franklin, Johnston, Wake, Warren and Vance counties are eligible to apply for grants to further their artistic careers.
The Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG) Program receives major funding from United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional support is provided by the Franklin County Arts Council, Johnston County Arts Council, Vance County Arts Council and Warren County Arts Council.
The Regional Artist Project Grant is funded and administered by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County.
This project is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
The program is operated in partnership with the Franklin County Arts Council,
Johnston County Arts Council, Vance County Arts Council and Warren County Arts Council.