SEED Grants
SEED Grants are intended to support Mecklenburg County creatives with opportunities for mentorship or recognition of the quality of their creative work. Each SEED Grant recipient will receive a $3,000 award.
Each year, ASC Fellows have the opportunity to nominate a creative individual from their community to receive a grant of $3,000 to enhance their creative practice. Nominees must be creatives based in Mecklenburg County, over the age of 18, and either mentored by ASC Fellows or recognized by them for their deserving work. Created in 2017, these Seed Grants, now offered annually, are designed to help recipients expand their practice, experiment with new tools, and acquire additional skills to elevate their overall work. Many of these nominees move on to receive additional grants through the competitive grant process of Artist Support Grants, Creative Mecklenburg Grants, and even the ASC Fellowships themselves.
2025 SEED Grant recipients
April C. Turner: Upgrade my website and expand capacity to properly document my work.
Brian M Wilson: Attend Black Portraitures and the National Black Studies conferences as research to inform new work.
Carey J. King: Purchase new camera equipment and travel expenses.
Dionna Bright: Purchase new supplies for experimentation of cyanotype on fabric to create large-scale works.
Natalia Guerrero: Purchase photography equipment to improve taking pictures in low light and movement.
Ken Knudtsen: Purchase necessary supplies, pay studio rent, and offset travel costs (airfare, hotel) for comic book convention appearances (networking, meet fans) in the coming year
Lejaun LLC: Help procure a camera that is primarily designed for film making instead of one that is centered around photography.
Lyz Kelk: Attend class(es) to guide me to the next step of style focus and the business side of art.
Kortney Paloalto: Invest in the building of a collection of works to showcase that will include paintings utilizing different mediums.
Tiara Tiana: Attend workshops and residencies to improve my current work.