The North Carolina Arts Foundation exists to secure resources in support of our state’s thriving arts sector. Driven by a fundamental belief in the power of the arts, we bring private and public sector partners into collaborations that expand the benefits of the arts to residents in rural and urban communities across our state.
We work closely with the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and other state arts and cultural leaders that award grants and administer project activities. Our current priorities include statewide arts in education initiatives, the music sector, and emergency assistance to artists and arts groups experiencing catastrophic loss
Programs We Support
NC Arts Catastrophe Relief Fund
The NC Arts Catastrophe Relief Fund supports artists, and in some circumstances arts organizations, who have experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster.
A+ Schools of North Carolina
Since 1995, this arts-based whole-school transformation model has supported participating schools in developing a creative culture in which the state's mandated curriculum is taught through collaboration and multi-discipline integration.
Keys for Kids
Established by musician Ben Folds in partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council and North Carolina Arts Foundation, Keys for Kids provides interested youths in North Carolina with access to low-cost or free piano lessons and instruments.
Traditional Arts Program for Students (TAPS)
An initiative of the Folklife Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, TAPS provides community organizations with funding for after-school programs that unite North Carolina students with traditional artists who provide instruction in art forms that have deep cultural roots in the local community.
Come Hear NC Music Office
Come Hear NC Music Office is part of the North Carolina Arts Council, and is dedicated to celebrating North Carolina’s rich musical heritage and strengthening the state’s cultural and economic vitality through music.
The arts should be accessible to everyone.
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