How much funding does Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts provide?

Funding amounts vary. Check the grant details for specifics.

When is the deadline for Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts

Q: How often is Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts offered?

Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts runs on an annual cycle.

The Arts Council Inc

Foundation Annual Grants for Arts Grants for Visual Artists

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

Overview: The Southern Prize and State Fellowships are open to visual artists in the nine-state region to support, expose, and celebrate the breadth, depth, and diversity of artistic excellence.

Overview

The Southern Prize and State Fellowships are open to visual artists in the nine-state region to support, expose, and celebrate the breadth, depth, and diversity of artistic excellence.

Geographic Scope: Nine-state South Arts region (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TN)

What The Arts Council Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 38
Total given: $1.19M
Median grant: $28K
Range: $5,601–$125K

By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Winston-Salem, NC; Greensboro, NC; Kernersville, NC.
100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
16% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools · Winstonsalem, NC

Operating assistance

$125K
Southeastern Center for Contemporar · Winstonsalem, NC

Operating assistance

$102K
Muse Winston-Salem · Winstonsalem, NC

Operating assistance

$89K
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc · Winstonsalem, NC

Operating assistance

$67K
Communidad Mujer Valiosa · Winstonsalem, NC

Operating assistance

$35K