Orange County Arts Commission spring grant applications deadline set | The Chapel Hill Herald | heraldsun.com Orange County Arts Commission spring grant applications deadline set

HILLSBOROUGH a The Orange County Arts Commission recently announced a May 31 deadline for receipt of grant applications for the spring cycle. Arts grants are available to nonprofit organizations, schools and individual artists.

Applications must be received by 5 p.m., May 31, 2016, at the Orange County Arts Commission office, 131 W. Margaret Lane (Room 216) in Hillsborough (this is not a apostmarked bya deadline).

Applications are available at the Arts Commission office, at all Orange County Public Libraries, at the Chapel Hill Public Library and online atartsorange.org

Spring Arts Grant categories are as follows:

a General Arts Support Grant: Funds up to $5,000 available to Orange County nonprofit arts organizations (whose primary purpose is to create, produce, present or support music, dance, theatre, literature or visual arts) that consistently provide high-quality arts programs. To apply, organizations must have received an Orange County Arts Commission grant in each of the three previous years.

a Arts Program Grant: Funds up to $1,500 to nonprofit organizations coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County

a Arts in Education Grant: Funds up to $1,000 to public or private schools or parent/teacher organizations in Orange County coordinating arts programs

a Arts in Education Coalition: Funds up to $5,000 to a coalition of three or more public or private schools, or parent/teacher organizations in Orange County coordinating arts programs

a Artist Project Grant: Funds up to $1,000 to professional artists coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County

a Information Session: The Orange County Arts Commission will hold a free grant writing workshop on Monday, April 4 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.