Your support makes a difference...

The United Arts Council is Greensboro’s dedicated source of financial support for our creative community, the only umbrella arts resource -- funding arts and culture, from nationally recognized programs, community arts projects, and arts-in-education initiatives to mission support for legacy institutions -- with a high priority on access to the arts across all cultures, ages, and economic backgrounds.

Each year, the UAC provides this support through four grant programs and community sponsorships. Grants for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 are outlined below.

If you are interested in volunteering to serve on a future grant panel, please contact David Allen, Grants Manager.

 

Mission Support Grants $860,000
Two-year investments for mature arts organizations with unrestricted operating revenue exceeding $500,000 annually for the past 3 consecutive years with a record of success and artistic quality.
Carolina Theatre $ 74,000
Community Theatre of Greensboro $ 64,000
Eastern Music Festival $186,000
Green Hill Center for NC Art $114,000
Greensboro Symphony $186,000
Music Academy of NC $ 50,000
Triad Stage $186,000

 

Project Support Grants $120,000
One-year investments for quality artistic projects that will engage and impact the community.
African American Atelier $17,000
Bel Canto Company $10,000
Center for Visual Artists $ 8,000
Elsewhere $24,000
Greensboro Ballet $10,000
Greensboro Opera $12,000
Greensboro Oratorio Society $ 3,000
Greensboro Youth Chorus $ 2,500
Magic Art Bus $ 7,000
Music for a Great Space $12,500
NC Dance Project $ 7,000
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society $ 2,000
Touring Theatre of NC $ 5,000

 

Teacher Art Grants
These are one-year investments for programs and projects that emphasize the arts in all subject areas in support of the NC Arts Curriculum, bring artist into the classroom, reach a large number of students and encourage collaboration among schools, teachers, PTAs and artists.
Brown Summit Middle School $1,000
Dudley High School $1,500
Erwin Montessori School $ 844
Kiser Middle School $ 420
Our Lady of Grace School $ 566
Southern Guilford High School $ 513
Sumner Elementary School $ 396
Weaver Academy for Performing Arts $2,228
Northern Guilford High School $1,500
Sedalia Elementary School $ 275

 

Regional Artist Grants
This is a one-year investment with funding from the NC Arts Council and the five partnering counties (Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham ) to further develop professional artists.
Duane Cyrus, Dance, Guilford County $2,000
Laurent Estoppeg, Music, Guilford County $2,000
Steve Haines, Music, Guilford County $1,500
Jack Jarrett, Music, Guilford County $1,000
Valerie Nieman, Literature, Guilford County $2,000
Stephen Roach, Music, Guilford County $2,000
Deonna Sayed, Literature, Guilford County $1,000
Charles Wade, Literature, Randolph County $1,000
Jennifer Whitaker, LIterature, Guilford County $1,095
Benjamin Winslow, Pottery, Rockingham County $1,995
Gwen Young, Music, Guilford County $2,410

 

Other Support
17 DAYS Arts & Culture Festival Each Fall, UAC convenes arts organizations and builds collaborations to present 17 DAYS Arts & Culture Festival. The Festival generates over $3 million in economic impact for Greensboro each year. 17 DAYS also raises funds to sponsor events, commisison new works and enhance programming.
power2give.org/Greensboro In May 2012, UAC launched the new online giving platform power2give.org to provide additional direct support for specific arts projects.
First Friday In 2008, UAC launch First Fridays in downtown Greensboro, bringing downtown merchants and artists together for economic development in the Center City. UAC dedicates approximately $6,000 annually to market and promote First Fridays in partnership with Downtown Greensboro, Inc.
Sponsorships UAC supports ongoing cultural program in Greensboro each year, including Festival of Lights, Fun Fourth, and for newer events like the annual Mosaic Festival and organizations like Casa Azul.
High Point Area Arts Council UAC serves as the designated county partner for the NC Arts Council for the distribution of state funding for the arts in Guilford County. UAC administers one-third of total state support to the High Point Area Arts Council - $32,940 for FY 2013.