The Grants and Development’s committee seeks to educate the community on available grants and how to apply to receive grant funding for your program.
About Quick Arts Grants
We’re pleased to be able to grant funds to local community individual artists and organizations/ groups through a more flexible, though less funded pool of money. Maximum amount awarded at one time is $625, but smaller grants are available.
2026 Awards YTD:
$600 Town of Navassa MLK Committee for Shea Ra Nichi Performance
2025 Awards:
$500 CineBay Film Festival for Event Sponsorship
$625 Associated Artists of Southport for painting classes
$500 Wildlife Arts of the Carolinas for art show costs
$600 South Brunswick Middle School for drama club support
$625 Rosina Whitfield for South Brunswick High School drama club support
$625 to HT Hill Film for videography
$625 to Teen Scene, Inc. for ongoing support
$625 to South Brunswick High School to commission jazz pieces
$625 to West Brunswick High School for Chicago-Teen Edition
$150 to Carla Gregory Pre-k teacher art enrichment
$625 to Oak Island Art Guild for their Mural Project
$600 to Brunswick Town for Wayside Booklet Printing
2024 Awards:
$625 to West Brunswick High School for Spring Theatre Production of Little Shop of Horrors.
$500 to Brunswick Little Theater for its Shakespeare production
$625 to Brunswick Big Bands for a USS NC Battleship concert and video
$350 to Coastal Carolina Outreach for its summer program
$500 to the Carla Gregory Art Program
2023 Awards:
$500 to Friends of Rourk Library for Basic Drawing & Introduction to Neocolor Classes
$200 to South Brunswick High School for Guest Choral Accompanist.
$150 to Writer Joan Leotta for Zoom Fees for Visual Meetings of Brunswick County Story tellers, Authors & Poets monthly.
$550 to Field of Dreams Artist Business hardship support.
$550 to HT Hill Music for NC Gullah Community Elders Day in Brunswick County.
$550 to Carol Yaquinto for Support teaching Figure Drawing Class.
$550 for Richard Staat to support teaching Watercolor classes.
$600 to Tina Smith – Marketing/HULU Beta of HARD Music Video/CD.
$527.67 Coastal Carolina Outreach for Percussion instruments to start Teen Programs
$200 to West Brunswick High School for Guest Choral Accompanist.
Guidelines
Eligibility: Generally, not a 501(c)3, municipality or school. Can cover a wide range of projects and ideas. Proprietary to the BAC and a more flexible, though less funded, pool of money. Maximum amount awarded at one time is $625, but smaller grants are available.
Considerations: Activities with the broadest impact and outreach, and projects with a proven history of success are favored over unproven programs with narrow audiences.
Timing: Application period is quarterly. For example: Applications received between July 1-September 30 will be decided in October.
Applications will be awarded quarterly – Apply at any time in the cycle.
- 1st QTR: July-Sept.
- 2nd QTR: Oct-Dec.
- 3rd QTR: Jan-March
- 4th QTR: April- June
Apply for A Quick Arts Grant Today!
Recent Grant Recipients
2026 Awards
$600 Town of Navassa MLK Committee for Shea Ra Nichi Performance
2025 Awards
$500 CineBay Film Festival for Event Sponsorship
$625 Associated Artists of Southport for painting classes
$500 Wildlife Arts of the Carolinas for art show costs
$600 South Brunswick Middle School for drama club support
$625 South Brunswick High School, Rosa Whitfield, for drama club support
$625 to HT Hill Film for videography
$625 to Teen Scene, Inc. for ongoing support
$625 to South Brunswick High School to commission
$625 to West Brunswick High School for Chicago-Teen Edition
$150 to Carla Gregory Pre-k teacher art enrichment
$625 to Oak Island Art Guild for their Mural Project
$600 to Brunswick Town for Wayside Booklet Printing
2024 Awards
$625 to West Brunswick High School for Spring Theatre Production of Little Shop of Horrors.
$500 to Brunswick Little Theater for its Shakespeare production
$625 to Brunswick Big Bands for a USS NC Battleship concert and video
$350 to Coastal Carolina Outreach for its summer program
$500 to the Carla Gregory Art Program
2023 Awards
$200 to South Brunswick High School for Guest Choral Accompanist.
$150 to Writer Joan Leotta for Zoom Fees for Visual Meetings of Brunswick County Story tellers, Authors & Poets monthly.
$550 to Field of Dreams Artist Business hardship support.
$550 to HT Hill Music for NC Gullah Community Elders Day in Brunswick County.
$550 to Carol Yaquinto for Support teaching Figure Drawing Class.
$550 for Richard Staat to support teaching Watercolor classes.
$600 to Tins Smith - Marketing/HULU Beta of HARD Music Video/CD.
$527.67 Coastal Carolina Outreach for Percussion instruments to start Teen Programs
2022 Awards
$636.23 to South Brunswick High School for Acoustic Guitars in Musical Theory Class.
$750 to Richard Staat for year round teaching of watercolor classes at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC
$180 to Writer Joan Leotta for Zoom Fees for Visual Meetings of Brunswick County Story tellers, Authors & Poets monthly.
$300 to Field of Dreams Artist Business hardship support.
$550 to North Brunswick High School for guest accompanist Leland, NC
$625 to West Brunswick High School for licensing "Heathers" Theatrical production, NC
$500 to Artist Fees for Plein Air Festival in Southport, NC.
2021 Awards
$312.50 to Brunswick Senior Resource Center for drum circle materials/programs in Supply, NC
$650 to Richard Staat for year round teaching of watercolor classes at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC
$600 to Brunswick County Black History Symposium for performances & lectures in Southport, NC
$650 to Rourk Friends of Library Introductory to Watercolor & Basic Drawing Class/programs in Supply, NC
$625 to Tina Smith for video creation of recording of song HARD in Supply, NC
$312.50 to Jan Boland for support teaching Figure Drawing Classes at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC.
Summer 2020 Award
$625 to Up Your Arts musical performances digital promotion & Social Media outlets, Southport.
$625 to Jan Boland for support in year round teaching of figure drawing classes at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC
$750 to Richard Staat for year round teaching of watercolor classes at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC
Fall 2019 Award
$625 to Jan Boland to offset room rental & model fees for ongoing weekly figure drawing classes with live models at Franklin Square Gallery, Southport.
Summer 2019 Award
$625 to Richard Staat to offset room rental costs for on going weekly Watercolor Classes for Teaching Artists in Brunswick County at Franklin Square Gallery, Southport.
Reporting
Final reports are due June 30th.
Application cycles are still open. Please complete the BAC Group Grant application and submit to BAC. For questions, contact Mary Beth at execdir.brunswickartscouncil@gmail.com.
Announced via press release to local media outlets (exceptions made for time-sensitive projects of merit).
Funding Source: Brunswick Arts Council & Community Partners