2026 Grants and Grantees
Our Granting Goals
Within the grant program, we have adopted an open and supportive approach: Mentor, coach, and assist so we can fund the best projects, artists with promise and drive, and organizations that are impactful in our community.
Artist Support Grants
Artist Support Grantees 2026
Maritzaida Amador and Aaron Weibe
Music: Requested funds to support Radio Bohemia: Restoring the Lost Works of Sylvia Rexach and Tutti Umpierre. Learn more about Maritzaida.
Shanna Glawson
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to support assemblage sculptures integrating traditional crafts and modern materials, and a solo exhibition exploring inheritance, survival, and the sacred in everyday life. Learn more about Shanna.
Janinah Burnett
Music: Requested funds to support Love the Color of Your Butterfly Volume 2, blending classical and jazz vocals with historical storytelling. Learn more about Janinah.
Phil Haralam
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to assemble a robust, weather-resistant art show booth for outdoor festivals. Learn more about Phil.
Marie Stone-van Vuuren
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to illustrate the story And They All Came to Tea, blending math, entomology, and art. Learn more about Marie.
Mary Beth Boone
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to compose, print, and bind an edition of 75 books reflecting daily walks through Green Hill Cemetery. Learn more about Mary Beth.
Nill Smith
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to create large-scale fabric installations examining commodification, migration, and trade. Learn more about Nill.
LaToya Winslow
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to upgrade studio systems, produce digital collages, editions, a podcast, and professional portfolio materials. Learn more about LaToya.
Christopher Shipman
Writing/Literature: Requested funds to support travel and promotion for Mortar, winner of the Brick Road Poetry Prize. Learn more about Christopher.
Jeremy Kamiya
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to purchase materials to produce a chair, table, and bench. Learn more about Jeremy.
John Gibbs
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to design and build a transport system for sculptural works and perform trailer maintenance. Learn more about John.
Matthew Laird
Music: Requested funds to promote his career through documentation of weekly music events and paying collaborating musicians. Learn more about Matthew.
Caitlyn Schrader
Dance: Requested funds to support the dance film the under_netting, exploring ancestral lineage and embodied architecture. Learn more about Caitlyn.
Viktoria Banovic
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to produce her largest iron casting for outdoor installation. Learn more about Viktoria.
Emilio Marz
Visual Art & Craft: Requested funds to develop Marz Nation Apparel, transforming original artwork into wearable streetwear. Learn more about Emilio.
Grassroots Grantees 2026
Grassroots Multicultural Grants support arts organizations and projects rooted in the diverse
cultural traditions of Guilford County. Facilitated by The ACGG in partnership with the High Point Arts
Council and funded by the North Carolina Arts Council, the program invests in community-based
creativity that expands access, fosters cultural exchange, and strengthens connection. The following Grassroots grantees reflect the power of locally led, culturally grounded work, offering meaningful arts experiences that honor lived experience, collaboration, and community impact across Guilford County. Join us in congratulating:
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African American Atelier
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Casa Azul of Greensboro
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High Point Arts Council
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In Tune, Inc.
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Joyemovement
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Kids Poetry Basketball
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MAD Inc
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Jordan Lee and Sweat it Out
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StrangeFruit Foundation
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TAB Arts Center Nonprofit
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The Art Gallery of Congdon Yards
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The Mind Group
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The Poetry Cafe
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Vinmark International Dance
Festival Grantees 2026
Announcement Coming Soon!
2024 - 2025 Grantees
Visit the previous Artist Support Grantees and learn about additional funding sources available from The ACGG: Grantees – ACGG
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