Artist Support Grant Recipients 2024-2025
Congratulations to the 2025 Artist Support Grant Recipients!
The Durham Arts Council Artist Support Grant makes career development project grants once a year to artists living in Durham, Orange, Person and Alamance Counties. The program is designed and funded by the North Carolina Arts Council and is offered statewide.
Rahsaan Barber, Music
Bridget Bell, Literature
Freddie Bell, Visual Art 2D
David Scott Binanay, Music
Mary Anthony Brown Jr., Visual Art 2D
Milbre Burch, Multi-Disciplinary Performance
Eve Cornelious, Music
Maxine Eloi, Film
Jamaica Gilmer, Photography
Tyler Green, Visual Art 2D
Harrison Haynes, Sculpture
Jake Heffington, Sculpture
Kristi Vincent Johnson, Film
Jasme’ Kelly, Music
Stacey Kirby, Multi-Disciplinary Performance
Phillip Loken, Photography
Jason Lord, Craft
David Lyles, Visual Art 2D
Kate Medley, Photography
Jumatatu Poe, Dance
Davida Reid, Multi-Disciplinary Performance
Alani Rouse, Literature
Majesty Royale-Jackson, Multi-Disciplinary Performance
Marcela Slade, Visual Art 2D
Crystal Simone Smith, Literature
Caitlyn Swett, Dance
Le’Shawn Troy-Rogers, Music
Christopher Williams, Literature
Laura Windley, Music
Tianming Zhou, Film
Freddie Bell
Thank you to the Artist Support Grant Review Panelists:
Chair: Chandra Guinn, Durham Arts Council Board
Shirlette Ammons, Film/Photography
Carlos Bardales, Music
David Benarroch, Visual Art
Jennifer Cantwell, Film/Photography
Jonathan Farmer, Literature
Hyewon Grigoni, Visual Art
Laura Gonzqui, Music
Peter Marin, Visual Art
Katy Munger, Literature
Tommy Noonan, Performance
Matt Sandbank, Performance
Mark Anthony Brown Jr.
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by the Durham Arts Council, Grant Administrator, and our partner arts agencies: Orange County Arts Commission, Alamance Arts and Person County Arts Council.