Arts Resources

For Artists & Creative Small Businesses

The Actors Fund
The Actors Fund fosters stability and resiliency and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.

Allies in Arts
Allies in Arts is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support womyn/women, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and LGBTQQIA2S-identified artists by granting them access to funding, professional equipment, and services to produce and distribute original works.

Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts' mission is to build recognition and support for the extraordinary and dynamic value of the arts and to lead, serve, and advance the networks of organizations and individuals who cultivate the arts in America.

Artist Soapbox
Artist Soapbox is a platform for Triangle-area artists to discuss their creative work with their own voices. Durham-based theatre-maker, Tamara Kissane, chats with artists about their work, their plans, and their manifestos.

ARTS North Carolina
ARTS North Carolina calls for equity and access to the arts for all North Carolinians, unifies and connects North Carolina’s arts communities, and fosters arts leadership.

Artspace NC (Raleigh)
Artspace Artist Development Programs give artists access to studio space, stipends, peer networks, critiques, teaching and public engagement opportunities, and staff support, helping them advance their practice and professional careers. Current programs include the NC Emerging Artist Residency, HBCU Alumni Artist Residency and the Universal Access Artist Residency.

The Black on Black Project
The Black On Black Project curates exhibitions, events and programs aimed at encouraging dialogue between all members of the community. Within the Black On Black Project is the Jo Ann Williams Artist Fellowship, which provides emerging artists access to studio space and other resources.

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)
CERF+ was started by artists for artists in the craft community as a grassroot mutual aid focusing on safeguarding artists’ livelihoods nationwide.

Design Impact Grants
The DIG helps support creative, community-led ideas that make Raleigh’s public spaces more welcoming and exciting. In the past, it has funded public art, neighborhood activities, design research, and improvements to buildings and outdoor areas. Grants typically range from $1,000–$10,000, and we encourage residents, nonprofits, businesses, and community groups to apply

Do-It-Yourself Public Art Projects
Raleigh Arts can help you add art to your community through self-funded public art projects by guiding artists and community members through the City of Raleigh permitting process.

Dramatists Guild Foundation
Dramatists Guild Foundation is a national non-profit that fuels the future of American theater by supporting playwrights, composers, lyricists, and book writers at all stages of their careers.

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Support Organizations
Raleigh's Small Business Support team maintains a list of local organizations that provide training and development resources, often free of charge. Topics may include business model, customer acquisition, marketing, profitability, accounting, and other technical operating best practices.

Folk Alliance International
Folk Alliance International (FAI) was founded in 1989 to connect folk music leaders aiming to sustain the community and genre.

Her Story Garden Studios
Her Story Garden Studios inspires Black women to self-define, heal, and liberate through the literary arts. Located on 3.5 acres of rural land with an organic garden that feeds participants.

North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents
North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA) is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to promoting the professionalism of its members and the vitality of the performing arts. NAPAMA has created a targeted resources list for agents, managers, and self-represented artists.

North Carolina Arts Council
A curated listing of calls for art, residencies, fellowships, exhibitions, and job opportunities submitted by arts organizations statewide, updated on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.

Organizing Against Racism
Organizing Against Racism (OAR) is a network of anti-racism groups based in or around the Triangle, North Carolina that host training and events to advance racial equity.

Raleigh Arts Artist Calls
Calls for artist for projects, residencies, fellowships, events, and exhibitions run by Raleigh Arts. 

Raleigh Arts Resources for Public Artists 
Raleigh’s Public Art Opportunities & Resources page provides a quick overview of how artists can find open calls, funding options, and practical tools to support public art projects. It includes links to artist opportunities, resource guides, a directory of local fabricators and installers, and community toolkits that help artists navigate project planning and permitting. The page also offers staff contacts for direct support.

Raleigh Murals Project
The Raleigh Murals Project promotes local artists through the creation of murals of all scales. From small logos to large, building-size artworks, Raleigh Murals Project links artists with business owners throughout the Raleigh area.

SEEK Raleigh Program
An experimental public art program by Raleigh Arts, artists can propose public art projects that engage with the community in City of Raleigh parks, greenways, and/or community spaces. Artists may submit up to four proposals per year. The City will provide space and funding.

Snapdragon Fund
A partnership between VAE Raleigh and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Snapdragon Fund has three different funding opportunities to meet the continued needs of the creative community.

South Arts – Grants & Opportunities
A regional program supporting artists, organizations, and communities in the Southeast—including North Carolina. Offers grants such as Arts Journalism, Professional Development, Southern Artist Spotlight, Jazz Road, and more across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. 

Triangle ArtWorks
Triangle ArtWorks provide programs, services and resources for artists, arts administrators and art organizations including professional development courses to resource directories,

United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County Artist Support Grants
Artist Support Grants  fund professional and artistic development for emerging and established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences. Artist Support Grants support a broad range of talented artists in the disciplines of visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, and interdisciplinary arts.

VAE Raleigh
VAE supports artists by providing a platform to showcase their work, educational resources to expand their creative careers, funding, connections to the resources needed to thrive  as well as networking events and co-working office hours at the Jobe House and a directory of North Carolina based artists.

Visit Raleigh Event Calendar
Visit Raleigh manages a robust database of events, programs and activities seen by locals and visitors to the area. Listings are showcased by topic and interest so people looking for a creative experience find great events.

Wake Tech Entrepreneurship & Small Business Center
Wake Tech's Entrepreneurship & Small Business Center provides free help to people starting and building businesses, serving any resident or small business in Wake County. The Center offers programs tailored for artists and creative businesses as well as counseling and resources for a wide-range of small businesses topics. 

Raleigh Arts Public Art Opportunities & Resources

City of Raleigh Small Business Support

Raleigh Small Business Support Resources and Programs

Raleigh supports innovation, development, and entrepreneurship, offering practical tools and services across business startup, procurement, permits, and expansion needs.

For Arts Administrators and Educators

Arts Administrators of Color Network
The Arts Administrators of Color Network (AAC) is an arts service network that focuses on networking and community building through the arts. AAC advocates and continues to fight for equity in the arts through collaboration, forums, and outlets that provide a voice for arts administrators and artists of color where there may not be one.

Arts in Education Roundtable New York City
The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is a service organization and a community of arts education practitioners sharing information, providing professional development, and communicating with the public to promote our work in schools and beyond.

Association of Performing Arts Professionals
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals is the national service, advocacy and membership organization for presenters of the performing arts. APAP is dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts industry and the professionals who work within it.

State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education
State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) comprises those persons at state education agencies whose responsibility is education in the arts (Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts). The arts education community has built a repository of instructional resources for the field.

Triangle ArtWorks
Triangle ArtWorks provide programs, services and resources for artists, arts administrators and art organizations including professional development courses to resource directories,

United Arts 
United Arts support arts educators and teaching artists. Artists in Schools brings professional teaching artists into Wake County schools to help students discover the arts, and Arts Integration for Educators provides inspiration and practical hands-on techniques for teachers to integrate the arts into their classrooms.