Grants Awarded to 6 Brunswick County Artists!
The Brunswick Arts Council also participates in the Region 6 Artist Support Grant program for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen, and Columbus counties. This program is administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County. This year they received 66 applications requesting a total of $60,468.31. The panel awarded 27 artists a total of $25,039.31.
FY 2025-2026 Artist Support Grant
Winners from Brunswick County
6 of the Artist Supports Grants were from Brunswick County. Congratulations to:
Breanna Burge -$ 1000 – Brunswick – Visual
Produce gallery block, metal and acrylic prints of existing collections
Kady Devaun -$ 1000 – Brunswick – Visual
Purchase pottery wheel
Brenden Emmerson -$ 750 – Brunswick – Visual
Upgrade equipment, buy materials for travel to venues, and marketing
Carol Gardner -$ 892.56 – Brunswick – Visual
Supplies for Sculpture and Functional Pottery
Lemuel Heida -$ 1000 – Brunswick – Visual
Hand-fabricating a kinetic light sculpture to exhibit a stop-motion film
Stephen Merriam -$ 1000 – Brunswick – Visual
Professional-grade carving tools and supplies to create three large-scale sculptures
Solstice Festival Cancelled due to weather!
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BAC Award Winner!
Congratulations to artist Mark Bannerman (far right) pictured with Allison Fanelli (BAC Board) and Billy Miller (Judge) at Waterway Art Association Show.
His collage/mixed media entitled "Kept Within" won the Brunswick Arts Council prize category. The piece was inspired by his grandfather! Come see it at Sunset River in Calabash.
BAC Grassroots Grants Workshops
Workshops
Applications must be submitted by 8/15/25 for Arts in Brunswick County. See the schedule of workshops below that have been scheduled to help you prepare.
For registration and information, please visit Brunswickartscouncil.org
Thursday, May 15, 2025 1PM
Barbee Library, Oak Island
Thursday, May 29, 2025 4PM
Harper Library, Southport
Thursday, June 5, 2025 5PM
Leland Library
Saturday, June 7, 2025 10AM
Shallotte Library
Monday, June 9, 2025 10AM
Southwest Brunswick Library
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 7PM
Zoom Workshop
Celebrate Brunswick's Heritage
Celebrate Brunswick County
Go to SHS website
http://www.northcarolinaricefestival.org/
The North Carolina Rice Festival is supported in part by the Brunswick Arts Council Grassroots Program, a Designated County Partner of the North Carolina Arts Council, which is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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Grant Winners From Brunswick County
Congratulations to the Artist Support Grant winners from Brunswick County! These winners along with others from New Hanover, Pender, and Columbus Counties received their awards during the annual Jingle & Mingle reception on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at the Dreams Center for Arts Education in Wilmington NC. 
FY 2024-2025 Artist Support Grant Winners from Brunswick County
Travis Corpening
Film $1,000
Production of a short film/musical
Wells Jackson
Dance/Film $1,000
Production of ASPHYXIA. a contemporary ballet work about men's men presented at Cucalorus Film Festival
KaToya Fleming
Literary $1,000
Purchase of a computer and website to promote published works, including "Finding Frank", a bibliomemoir about author Frank Yerby
Rachel Lewis-Hilburn
Film $1,000
Production of "Speaking of Trees", a series of cinematic hikes in North Carolina.
Once again, congratulations to all the winners!
If you would like more information on grants available for the arts, please visit our website https://brunswickartscouncil.org. If you need additional information, please reach out to:
Mary Beth Livers, Executive Director
Brunswick Arts Council
execdir.brunswickartscouncil@gmail.com