North Carolina Arts Council
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The North Carolina Arts Council is an organization in the U.S.
state of North Carolina
that provides grants to artists, musicians, and arts organizations. The group's mission is "To Make North Carolina a Better State Through the Arts." It was founded by executive order in 1964, and it became a statutory state agency in 1967. It is an agency of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, which is the United States' first cabinet-level state agency for the arts, history, and libraries.
The organization's first chair was Sam Ragan
(1915-1996), followed by Martin Lancaster
. Each year since 1989 it has presented the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award
.
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state of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
that provides grants to artists, musicians, and arts organizations. The group's mission is "To Make North Carolina a Better State Through the Arts." It was founded by executive order in 1964, and it became a statutory state agency in 1967. It is an agency of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, which is the United States' first cabinet-level state agency for the arts, history, and libraries.
The organization's first chair was Sam Ragan
Sam Ragan
Sam Ragan was a journalist, author, poet and champion of the arts from North Carolina.-Bio:He was born in Berea, North Carolina and was the son of William Samuel Ragan and Emma Clare Ragan. In 1936 he graduated from Atlantic Christian, now Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina and married...
(1915-1996), followed by Martin Lancaster
Martin Lancaster
Harold Martin Lancaster is the former President of the North Carolina Community College System and former Chair of the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges...
. Each year since 1989 it has presented the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award
North Carolina Folk Heritage Award
The North Carolina Folk Heritage Award is an annual award given out by the North Carolina Arts Council in recognition of traditional artists from the U.S. state of North Carolina. The award was created in 1989. The program was suspended in 2008 due to budget problems. -1990:*The Badget Sisters,...
.