Cherokee County
Arts Council
33 Valley River Ave. Murphy, NC 28906
828.835.0550 | director@cherokeeartscouncil.org
with art
5 school programs reaching 140 children in 2022
11 CCAC exhibits and 2 dance recitals in 2022
Over the past 11 years of our history, the CCAC has distributed
over $88,000 in state and federal funds to art organizations and working artists
as the designated partner of the NC Arts Council.
We also regularly award several small projects grants such as support for
Storytelling Festival or for shoes for a group of elementary school cloggers.
We provide up to $1600 annually to support the
Murphy Art Walk for hiring musicians for live performances.
Collaborative work with the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area assisted in forming the Blue Ridge Craft Trails
that guides tourists to locations in our community where traditional crafts can be found.
We join forces with ArtsNC and WNC Arts to advocate with our state legislator
to ensure continues and increased funding for The Arts in our communities.
A great example of this is the new Spark the Arts grant for organizations.
The nation’s arts and culture sector
is a
that supports
That’s
a larger share of the GDP than powerhouse sectors such as agriculture, transportation, tourism, and construction.
The arts have a $33 billion international trade surplus.
The arts also accelerate economic recovery:
a growth in arts employment has a positive and causal effect on overall employment.
source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis & Americans for the Arts
Art demonstrates our unity in humanity.
33 Valley River Ave. Murphy, NC 28906
828.835.0550 | director@cherokeeartscouncil.org