ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Several artist support grants with approaching deadlines this August and September are now open for application, including several for those impacted by Hurricane Helene.

The North Carolina Arts Council Artist Support Grant

Award: $500–1,500

Deadline: Aug. 29, 2025

Region 17 – comprised of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania county residents – artists, musicians and performers are invited to apply for the N.C. Arts Council Artist Support Grant, which funds emerging or established artists with a grant to create work, improve their business or present work to new audiences. Applicants must be 18 or older and have lived in the region for at least a year prior to application.

Apply here.

CERF+ Get Ready Grant

Award: $1,000

Deadline: Aug. 12, 2025

Craftspeople working in a traditional folk trade who have been directly impacted by Hurricane Helene are invited to apply for the CERF+ Get Ready Grant. Get Ready funds are intended to be used only for safeguarding and protecting studios, implementing safety measures or otherwise protecting a business or career. Applicants must be 18 or older and have lived and worked as a crafter in the United States or United States Territories for two years prior to application.

Apply here.

CERF+ Emergency Relief Grant

Award: $3,000

Deadline: Rolling basis

Craftspeople who have experienced an emergency from a disaster – such as fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and other acts of nature – or other crisis – such as theft, accident, injury or major illness – may apply to a CERF+ Emergency Relief grant. These grants support individual craft artists who make original, three-dimensional, visual art objects by hand, including folk and traditional art forms. Applicants must be 18 or older and have lived and worked as a crafter in the United States or United States Territories for two years prior to application.

Apply here.

South Arts’ Arts Readiness, Relief and Recovery Grant

Award: $1,000

Deadline: Sept. 3, 2025

South Arts’ Arts Recovery Grant is intended for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee artists working in craft, traditional arts, design, literary, media and film, performing arts, visual arts or multidisciplinary arts who were impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton. Artists may use their grants to safeguard their studios, protect their practices and prepare for emergencies. Applicants must live in one of the FEMA disaster areas and have an active professional art practice.

Apply here.

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