The Arts Council of Wilmington awards $172,000 in grants from the Endowment
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Arts Council of Wilmington & NHC, in partnership with The Endowment, announces the distribution of $172,000 in grants to 30+ nonprofit arts organizations in New Hanover County.
According to a press release, These grants, ranging from $2,000 to $10,000, will provide crucial programming and operating support to strengthen the local arts community.
“We are honored to serve as The Endowment’s first sub-granting partner,” said Rhonda Bellamy, founding president and CEO of the Arts Council of Wilmington. “Arts and culture are more than just sources of inspiration and entertainment. They are powerful drivers of economic growth, social cohesion, and community well-being.”
Here is the full list of the 2024-2025 grantees:
- Brooklyn Arts Music Academy $10,000
- Cape Fear Cultural Association of India $2,000
- Cape Fear Jazz Appreciation Society $2,000
- Cape Fear Swing Dance Society $2,000
- Carolina Beach Mural Project $2,000
- Chamber Music Wilmington $6,000
- Cinema Sisters $2,000
- Coastal Carolina Clay Guild $2,000
- Cucalorus Film Foundation $10,000
- DREAMS of Wilmington INC $10,000
- Forward Motion Dance Company $2,000
- Harrington Repertory $2,000
- Island Arts Council $2,000
- Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum $10,000
- Mouth of Babes Theatre $10,000
- Narrative Arts $10,000
- Opera House Theatre Company $10,000
- Opera Wilmington $8,000
- Panache Theatre $8,000
- Performance Club Theatre Company $8,000
- Port City Playwrights Project $2,000
- Thalian Association Community Theatre $10,000
- Thalian Hall $10,000
- The Dance Cooperative $2,000
- Turning the Wheel Productions, Inc. $2,000
- WHQR $6,000
- Wildlife Artists of the Carolinas, Inc $2,000
- Wilmington Performing Arts $6,000
- Wilmington Symphonic Winds $2,000
- Wilmington Symphony Orchestra $10,000
- Wilmington Virtuosi Brass $2,000
