Arts Council shows diversity in
grant awards for 2015-2016 cycle
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Retired teacher Diane
Faison, who depicts Harriet
Tubman, was one of the
many ictipiciii^ ui on
Arts Council of
Winston-Salem and
Forsyth County grant
announced at the orga
n i z a I i o n ' s
"Community
Investment Reveal."
The Arts Council
announced more than
$1.8 million in grants
for its 2015-2016 grant
cycle at the Milton
Knoaes center ror i ne Arts
on Oct. 29. Thirty-eight
different organizations,
some in more than one cat
egory, and 16 individuals
received grants.
Faison, who received a
grant enabling her to take
her one-woman show, "The
Spirit of Harriet Tubman,"
to middle and high schools,
presented a short, moving
scene from the show to the
representatives of arts
organizations and arts
advocates who gathered for
the "Reveal."
The North Carolina
Black Repertory Company,
Which presents the
National Black Theatre
Festival, received one of
the largest grants.
Winston-Salem Delta Fine
Arts, a long-time Arts
Council
Funded
Partner,
received a
grant under
the new
"Annual
Event and
Series
Grants."
Carolina
Music
Ways, which
presents "Carolina Live,
Our Musical Heritage," a
45-minute program that
introduces elementary
school students to the
Piedmont's cross-cultural
musical legacy, received
funding as well as William
Scheidt, who takes hands
on African drumming and
dancing workshops to ele
mentary and middle school
students.
In his comments, Jim
Sparrow, President and
CEO of The Arts Council,
said that priorities in the
grant making process
included "diversity and a
sense of touching people."
This was evident in both
the larger grants and the
smaller but impactful "mini
grants" that included an
original play to be present
ed at the WSSU Anderson
Center and a cultural arts
festival with live music and
entertainment at Easton
Park.
Sparrow elaborated by
saying, "This year is espe
cially significant because
The Arts Council has
revamped its awards
process so grant categories
are clearer and better fit the
diverse organizations and
artistic projects that com
prise the Winston-Salem
and Forsyth County arts
community. We are mov
ing toward a model that
will allow us to target spe
cific needs and take advan
tage of opportunities when
they arise throughout the
community."
This year, The Arts
Council solicited input
about the future direction
of The Arts Council and
had a committee comprised
of Funded Partners, Board
members and others assess
the grants process.
"When all is said and
done," said Sparrow, "our
objective is to be good
stewards of the funds
entrusted to us by donors,
ensure we meet their
expectations, and strength
en and move forward the
arts community in some
manner through every
grant we make."
At the Community
Investment Reveal, The
Arts Council highlighted
its six grant categories by
showcasing performances
and presentations by
grantees in each of the cat
egories.
'Organizational
Support Grants - Matthew
Troy, Artistic Director of
Piedmont Wind Symphony
'Annual Event and
Series Grants
Kernersville Little Theatre
'Regional Artist
Project Grants - Wurlitzer
Prize
?Arts in Education -
Diane Faison, one-woman
Harriet Tubman show
?Innovative Project
Grants - The Olio glass
works, youth in transition
project
?Community
Enrichment Mini Grants -
Winston-Salem South
Asian Film Festival
The Arts Council of
Winston-Salem and
ForSyth County raises
funds and advocates for the
arts, sponsors events in
conjunction with other arts
organizations, promotes
and funds arts education,
creates cultural and learn
ing opportunities, develops
social capital and aids eco
nomic development.
Sparrow
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About Arts Council Grant Awards for the 2015-2016 cycle
'109 grants awarded. Total of $1,807,116 in grant awards.
'Organizational Support Grants -14 totaling $ 1,398,500
'Annual Event and Series Grants -14 totaling $112,000
'Duke Energy Regional Artist Project Grants -11 totaling $25,000
'Wells Fargo Arts-in-Education - 17 totaling $100,000
'Innovative Project Grants - 13 totaling $49,000
'Community Enrichment Mini-Grants - 7 to date with 30 by end of this fiscal
fear totaling $15,000
'Advertising Assistance Grants - 10 totaling $107,616
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African American
Memorial planned
for Capitol site
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RALEIGH-The North
Carolina Historical
Commission voted unani
mously to proceed with
planning a memorial on the
grounds of the State
Capitol to commemorate
the contributions of African
Americans to the life of the
state.
"We must begin to tell
the story of the great contri
butions African Americans
have made to North
Carolina," Gov. Pat
McCrory said.
The vote came after a
recommendation of
McCrory to Natural and
Cultural Resources
Secretary Susan Kluttz.
The endorsement follows a
2010 study of monuments
both inside and outside the
Capitol and concurrent rec
ommendations for develop
ing additional memorials.
The Historical
Commission joins the
African American Heritage
Commission in seeking to
fully represent the diversity
of North Carolina's history.
Those backing the proposal
commend the work of the
North Carolina Freedom
Monument Project and
seek to complement, not
supplant, its ambitious plan
for a public art project two
blocks northeast of the
Capitol.
The planning commit
tee is charged with site
selection and identification
of one or more designers to
be placed before the
Historical Commission for
final selection.
The first step will be
identification of a suitable
space on the State Capitol
grounds with consideration
of the northwest, southwest
and southeast corners. The
Vietnam Memorial occu
pies the northeast corner
and offers the prime model
for scale.
As to thematic ele
ments, a host of potential
subjects will be made
known to prospective
designers.
The first meeting of the
planning committee is set
for January 2016.
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