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Welcome to the Arts in North Carolina!
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Who We Are
North Carolina had long been recognized for rich traditions in crafts, literature, historical drama, and music when, by executive order in 1964, Governor Terry Sanford created the North Carolina Arts Council to strengthen North Carolina's creativity, invention and prosperity.
Under Governor Dan K. Moore, the Arts Council became a statutory state agency in 1967. It operates today as a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, the nation's first cabinet level state agency for the arts, history, and libraries.
The mission of the Arts Council is to make North Carolina a better state through the arts. The Arts Council provides technical assistance, information resources, and over 1,000 grants each year to nonprofit organizations and artists. It has a 24-member board appointed by the Governor, a 26-member staff, and serves as the steward of state and federal funds appropriated for the arts.
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