Your support keeps the cultural community fun, alive and fascinating.
We seek to engage all residents in participating in a vibrant cultural life and create pathways to opportunity. Access to experiences range from Culture Blocks and Connect with Culture Day to Studio 345 and Public Art.
We promote the cultural community’s positive impact on the economy. In fact, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $359 million in economic impact, annually.
We provide services and training to develop and strengthen cultural professionals and volunteers. Opportunities range from learning about equity and effective board leadership to digital marketing and fundraising strategies.
Awarded in Grants to Artists, Organizations and Schools
We started GoU, a conservation-based education program designed to bring life-changing experiences to kids 6-18.
NC Wildlife Federation
CMS Students Served Through Education Programs
Cultural field trips expose kids who would never otherwise see these places to the wonders of the world around them.
Veronica, Matthews Elementary Teacher
Audience Experiences in ASC-funded Organizations
I love being able to experience so much culture in my own region. There are always plenty of events to choose from.
Robert, Huntersville Resident
Why this matters: Because engaging students within the first few years of their lives is critical to their future success. By Angela Haigler NC Wolf Trap, a program of ASC, uses arts integration in pre-kindergarten classes to ensure children are ready for kindergarten in literacy and math. Last year, the program served 996 students in …
By Michael J. Solender Readers of Jeff Jackson-authored works are quickly immersed into nuanced character-driven stories where his protagonist’s emotional wounds and fractured souls strengthen their resolve and ironically serve as scabbards in insulating them from the darkly dystopic realms they occupy. “Since college,” says Jackson, “I’ve been drawn to fiction for its ability to …