By Doug Hill | For The Transcript Mar 12, 2021
Mar 12, 2021
Artist Deborah Kaspari has drawn birds from the wilds of the Amazon rain forest to her Norman front yard. Photo Provided
Deborah Kaspari paints and draws small creatures and big landscapes. Although her art is not confined exclusively to birds it may be what sheâs best known for. The longtime Norman resident has traveled the world capturing avian images.
Kaspariâs work is beyond being pretty pictures. From the University of Oklahomaâs Sam Noble museum of natural history to Harvard and Cornell Universities her masterful work is held in high esteem as scientific illustration.
Grant will allow Lexington author to share the extraordinary stories of ordinary people in Davidson County
Everyone has a story worth telling and preserving, according to local author Tonya Lanier.
And thanks to a $1,194 grant from ArtsGreensboro and The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Lanier will be able to tell the stories of 20 more African-American residents age 70 or older in a new book, Lost in the Shuffle .Too: More Stories That Need to be Told.
Sitting in the living rooms and around the kitchen table of Davidson County residents, Lanier does a simple task so many people in our busy world don t have time to do anymore she listens. In those visits, she learns about people like Inez Pruitt, a Lexington woman who with no formal education who raised three of her own children and approximately 90 foster children.
Arts Council of Fayetteville / Cumberland County: Mini Grants Program
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The Arts Council of Fayetteville / Cumberland County is seeking applications for the Mini-Grants Program to offer nonprofits, municipalities, and artists in Cumberland County an opportunity for funding outside of the traditional Project and Artist Support Grants.
In 2019, the Arts Council began funding small-scale arts, history, and culture projects in Cumberland County.
Funding Information
There is no matching requirement for a Mini-Grant.
What Projects is Eligible?
Projects funded by a Mini-Grant must be open to the public. Mini-Grant projects can occur in any cultural art form and must be completed within six (6) months from the date of the award. Any project that has previously been reviewed twice by an Arts Council grants panel or Grants Assessment Committee and was not funded is ineligible for a Mini-Grant.