The most recent programming grant recipients are:

Arts for Municipalities Grants

• ARTS Wake Forest
  To support a free day of dance performances at Wake Forest’s E. Carroll Joyner Park
• Cary Community Choir
  To support an annual free presentation of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah in Cary
• Concert Singers of Cary
  To support the performance of six choral music concerts in a variety of traditions to inspire and educate the community
• Town of Cary
  To support Cary’s long-standing arts and crafts festivals – Lazy Daze and Spring Daze
• Town of Garner
  To enhance the arts programming for Garner’s It’s Showtime! performance series
• Town of Rolesville
  To support Rolesville’s annual Fourth of July Celebration
• Town of Wake Forest Renaissance Centre
  To support Arts for All  – a series of free arts programming in the Wake Forest community
• Town of Zebulon
  To support efforts to expose the Zebulon community to cultural arts opportunities
• Towne Players of Garner
  To support four community-based theatre productions at the Garner Performing Arts Center

Arts Services Grants

• Arts Access
  To provide training, advocacy and audio description services to increase access to the arts for children and adults with disabilities
• Classical Voice of North Carolina
  To support CVNC.org, a professional online arts journal

Cultural Access Grants

• African American Cultural Festival
  To support the 2019 African American Cultural Festival which showcases free educational and artistic programming for the community
• Artspace, Inc.
  To support classes and activities that highlight the traditions and art of the Mexican holiday, Dia de Muertos
• Burning Coal Theatre Company
  To support the production of The Container, a collaboration with the Contemporary Art Museum about immigration from Africa to Western Europe
• Diamante, Inc.
  To support Diamante’s  Ritmo Latino Festival in Cary
• El Pueblo
  To support La Fiesta del Pueblo 2019- Raleigh’s largest and most diverse celebration of Latin American culture and arts
• Hum Sub
  To support the Cary Diwali 2019 event, which promotes arts and education about the cultural and social traditions of India
• NC Museum of History Associates
  To support the 24th annual American Indian Heritage Celebration and the 19th annual African American Cultural Celebration
• North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre
  To support North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre’s production of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
• Raleigh Little Theatre
  To support Raleigh Little Theatre’s production of A Raisin in the Sun and supporting activities
• The Justice Theater Project
  To support professional theater production Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity
• Visual Art Exchange
  To support a project to build trust with the LatinX community and share a safe space for the community members

New Generation Grants

• Capital City Steppers
  To expand the Chicago Steppin’ lessons, workshops and programs for the Wake County community
• Cary-Apex Youth Choir
  To support vocal music education and performances for 3rd-8th grade students in Western Wake County
• Lump
  To support gallery programming including exhibitions, artist talks, and workshops
• Oak City Voices
  To support an all-women ensemble, performing a varied repertoire of classical to contemporary music, with the goal of fostering, promoting, and embracing their love of music through song
• Women’s Theatre Festival
  To support the creation of extraordinary theatre by women through a July festival in downtown Raleigh and their main stage season, Women are Wicked

School Project Grants

• Enloe High
  To support Enloe Arts’ production of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite that will raise money for Enloe’s Charity Ball
• Farmington Woods Elementary
  To support “Sounds of Culture,” an integrated arts project within their school community through musician collaboration and the creation of a culture sound garden
• Powell Elementary
  To support a school-wide “One Book, One School, One Community” initiative with visual artist Shannon Newby and composer Shana Tucker
• Rogers Lane Elementary
  To support a community project for K-5th grade students and staff to work with Glenda Mackie to provide monthly dance performances for residents at a rehabilitation center
• Willow Springs Elementary
  To support an artist residency project to create a large fence mural on their playground and community park showcasing self portraits of their 4th and 5th-grade students

Youth Arts Grants

• Artspace, Inc.
  To support an eight-week summer art camp program for youth ages 5-16, our Process & Product program which incorporates arts into STEAM learning, and other youth programs
• Arts Together
  To support dance, drama, visual arts, and multi-arts school year classes for children aged 3-18 and summer camps for children aged 3-12
• Burning Coal Theatre Company
  To support Kidswrite, two Summer Theatre Conservatories, an Auditioning for College class, NYC Tours, student internships, and the creation of a study guide for each Mainstage production
• CAM Raleigh
  To support the Middle School Docent Program, an after school program that uses the exhibitions at CAM to strengthen confidence, creativity, critical thinking, leadership, and teamwork
• Community Music School
  To support private music lessons, ensemble experiences, and focused skill-building workshops at low cost to Wake County children with limited financial resources
• Kidznotes
  To support a system of youth orchestras  for K-12 children from  Southeast Raleigh and Garner to develop their artistic, social and emotional capacities
• North Carolina Arts in Action
  To support a Saturday program called LEAP (Learning Excellence and Perseverance) for students in underserved schools in Wake County
• North Carolina Chamber Music Institute
  To support chamber music education for students aged 7-19 by studying instrumental masterworks for small ensembles with professional musicians
• North Carolina Theatre
  To support a year-round conservatory for youth ages 15-18 and extensive outreach programs partnering with agencies and schools throughout Wake County
• North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre
  To support year-round theatre classes and summer camps for youth ages K-12th grade
• Performance Edge
  To support the Performance Edge Education and Performance Program
• Philharmonic Association
  To support three full orchestras, two string orchestras, four chamber ensembles, and three jazz ensembles for school aged youth in Wake County
• Raleigh Boychoir
  To support vocal music education programming and performance opportunities for boys ages 6-18
• Raleigh Little Theatre
   To support after-school youth classes, summer camps, and workshops; and a series of family shows appealing to all ages
•  Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra
  To support after-school string orchestra programs for Pre-K through 12th grade students in rural and underserved communities within Wake County