In honor of National Arts & Humanities Month, we’re shining a spotlight on the local literary scene and some of the talented writers who call Charlotte home. ASC funding has helped create a thriving literary community while helping individual authors hone their craft.

A 2022 ASC Emerging Creators Fellowship is helping Joanne Rogers advance equity for historically excluded visual artists through mentorship, skills training, administrative support and a professionally outfitted art gallery where the artists’ work is showcased.

Charlotte hip-hop artist Shauna “ReeCee Raps” Respass will use her ASC Emerging Creators Fellowship to to reinvest in herself and roll out her new project, “Queen of Hearts.”

ASC’s Culture Blocks program is sponsoring a free community showing of local playwright Lakeetha Blakeney’s play “Princess Fearless” on Sept. 24 at Stumptown Park in Matthews.

SEED Grants represent a shift in how ASC supports creatives. In this case, artists are making awards to other artists.

ASC Advisory Councils help ensure cultural offerings in Charlotte-Mecklenburg are aligned with community needs.

Charlotte playwright Ruth Sloane will use her ASC Creative Renewal Fellowship to travel to Ghana to explore, study and create dramatic narratives

Above average temperatures seem to want to stick around. Luckily for Charlotte-Mecklenburg residents, ASC’s Culture Blocks program offers a wide range of arts and cultural experiences at libraries and recreation centers throughout the county so you can beat the heat while having fun.

2022 ASC Creative Renewal Fellowship recipient Danielle Walcott left a 12 year career as an EMT to pursue her dream of being a fulltime jazz guitarist and musician.

An ASC Cultural Vision Grant helped Davidson College start the Common Thread Theatre Collective, a professional theater company on campus.