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Grassroots Arts Program

Explore how to boost your county's arts scene through a dynamic program designed to engage diverse communities and foster creativity. Get ready to elevate your county's cultural landscape with innovative arts initiatives!

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Grassroots Arts Program

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  1. Grassroots Arts Program Designated County Partner – Full Application Webinar January 31, 2019

  2. Getting Started • Check out the Application Tools section of the Local Arts Council Resources Page: • https://www.ncarts.org/resources/local-arts-council-resources • You will need your 17/18 final numbers, 18/19 numbers, and estimates for 19/20.

  3. GoSmart Starting point: https://ncarts.gosmart.org OR you can go to our website, www.ncarts.org and then click on “Invest in the Arts”  “Online Grant Portal”

  4. GoSmart Starting point: https://ncarts.gosmart.org OR you can go to our website, www.ncarts.org and then click on “Invest in the Arts”  “Online Grant Portal”

  5. The Application

  6. What is your county known for? • How many incorporate towns are in your county? • Who are the largest employers? • List any major schools/universities • Who are your community partners? • Economic Impact Data

  7. Planned programs, not past ones • All kinds of arts programming – visual, music, dance, theater, traditional/folk, etc. • Community engagement and collaborative programs • Talk about how you integrate diversity and inclusion into your programming. • How are these programs serving your ENTIRE county? • What artists are you bringing in? How did you choose them? • Beyond subgranting • How do you maintain relationships with county arts organizations? • What’s your method of keeping a pulse on what your local arts organizations are doing in your county? • How do you support each other’s missions?

  8. Do you have a directory? Community resource portal? • Host roundtables and meetings? • Continuing education and training opportunities? • Arts Market? • Fiscal sponsorship? • Gallery space? Studio space? • How do you recruit new and diverse audiences? • Do you have workshops? Do you offer individual applicant meetings? Where do you promote? • What is your panel make-up? Recruitment process, race, age, profession, geography? • Monitoring and reporting progress. How do you plan for and avoid last minute problems? • Seek out organizations?

  9. • How many schools do you serve? • • Afterschool, during school, summer camps? • • Community workshops? • • Who are your teaching artists? • • Not just meeting the minimum. • • How is this becoming a part of your overall mission? • • How do you connect with populations in your community? Who are your partners? • • Do you have an advisory committee devoted to diversity and inclusion? • • Subgrants? Internal programs?

  10. If you are only volunteers, just say that. • Board demographics • Responsibility of board members to recruit. • Board member expectations • Committees • Financial requirements

  11. Tell us about your space of operation. • Partnership with the city or county? • What is unique about your space? • Annual fund timeline • Signature fundraisers

  12. Annual marketing plan • Social media strategy • Media partners or sponsors • Tell us about your financial policy and procedures • What’s your external auditing process like? • Do you have a finance committee? • Line of credit? • Cash reserves?

  13. Describe any local advocacy & state efforts by your board or staff • What is your investment from local sources? • Do you participate in Arts Day? • Annual letters to public officials? Invite to events? • When was your last strategic plan? Is your board committed to creating one every 3 years? • What is your evaluation process like? How do you inform the process? • What are the key points of your current plan? • Anything new, interesting, or a point of departure?

  14. Questions? If you need help with your application, or have specific questions, contact: Creative Economies Director: Leigh Ann Wilder leighann.wilder@ncdcr.gov (919) 814-6508 Arts in Communities Coordinator: Sydney Steen sydney.steen@ncdcr.gov (919) 814-6524

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