Traditional Arts Program for Students (TAPS) Grants

About this opportunity

TAPS provides community organizations (arts councils, schools, community centers, etc.) with funding for after-school programs that connect North Carolina students with local traditional artists. Students receive instruction in an art form that has deep cultural roots in their community, taught by experts utilizing traditional instructional techniques. Local county arts councils have often taken the lead in sponsoring TAPS programs, but any organization that meets the overall NCAC funding eligibility guidelines may be considered as a TAPS sponsor organization. North Carolina communities have always fostered shared artistic traditions. Indigenous arts such as carving, basket making and storytelling have characterized N.C. American Indian communities for thousands of years. Five hundred year...