United Arts Council

2023 Artist Support Grantees


2D Visual Art

Adam D. Cohen: To engage with the community and create revenue streams
Ash Lorusso: To purchase materials for a new body of work
Ashley Harrington: To support the pursuit of a new body of work
Blanca LaCortiglia: To purchase materials for a new body of work
Denise Hughes: To fund a month long teaching position in Cambodia
Elizabeth J. Trefney: To create a photobook merging ancestral Armenian stories with the present
Ellen Hathaway: For professional development through business consulting sessions
Georges Le Chevallier: To purchase materials for a new body of work
Jennifer Beth Clifton: To support an intergenerational portrait project
Je’wel: To purchase studio space and supplies to complete new body of work
Just Jenus Art: To support a studio upgrade and the creation of a new body of work
Karen Rose: To attend printmaking residency in Barcelona
Native Mystik: To support a new body of work on the preservation of NC culture
Ryan Fox: To frame watercolor works
Stephanie Freese: To create a new series of realism paintings

3D Visual Art/Crafts

Alexander Percy: To promote metalsmithing
Ann Flaherty: To purchase a cutting machine for new work
Diana Bloomfield: To create handmade, sculptural books
Jean Gray Mohs: To purchase tools to further studio work
Jennifer Markowitz: To purchase embroidery and sculpting supplies
Laura Moffett Myers: To purchase pottery equipment
Mary Gabriel: For studio fees and materials to complete a mixed media project
Mauricio Carrillo: To purchase equipment to expand current work
Peter Borsay: To purchase printmaking supplies
Ravens Meadow: To purchase silversmithing supplies
Regina Dale: To create new works for upcoming show
Sarah Forster: To create new works+ improve web presence
SplitGillStudio: To support the continued growth of art sales

Literary/Dance/Theatre

Anthony Aycock: For professional editing of a manuscript
Chasta Hamilton: To attend a professional development conference
Diana Hoffmaster: To develop new work influenced by meditation practices
eggNYMPH Artist Collective: To launch the eggNYMPH Artist Collective
Gretchen Elhassani: To produce an audio book based on a collection of interviews
Joanne Garrett: To create a new screenplay
June Guralnick: To produce an original play
Linda Gorham: To support website upgrades and digital content
Redbud Writing Project: To support a free fiction writing class for the Wake County community
s.P. The Writer: To document poetry pieces performed live
Triangle Intimacy Lab: To create free meetings on safely in intimacy in theatre

Film/Photography/New Media

Akira Dudley: To purchase materials to advance digital illustration skills
Anh-Tuan Tran: To support a career change into a full-time artist
AnnaScott Cross: To support a photography project highlighting legends of NC
Chris Facey: To support a photography project exploring stereotypes
Eric Barstow: To purchase a professional lighting kit and wireless microphone
Krystal Boney: To purchase a large format printer
Lea Ciceraro: To support film development and printing of new works
Matt Ramey: To support the creation of a new body of work
Phillip Loken: To purchase upgraded photography equipment
Stephanie Marie Barnhill Neal: To support the creation of new mixed media works

Music

Christopher Short: To support professional recordings and website updates
Deja Belle: To support monthly rental for a studio space
Doug Casteen: To support podcast based on growing up in NC
Larry Bellorín: To establish a web presence and help with solo album
LeDarius Hicks: To support the LoFi Lounge event series
Matty The Chef: To purchase new equipment and digital tools
Michelle Dawn: To support  growth on digital platforms
Millie Vaughn: To support a career as a music producer
The Genius Party: To support the release of a new project


United Arts Presents Wake On Stage!

United Arts Presents Wake On Stage!

WAKE COUNTY, NC — United Arts Wake County invites the community to Wake on Stage!, a fun, high-energy celebration of the arts taking place o…

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