The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro

The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, founded in 1960, was initially established as a steward of funding for The Arts community. Today, The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro not only invests in more than 50 Arts organizations, projects, teachers, and artists by awarding resources through a variety of competitive grant programs, but also provides strategic leadership, advocacy, collaborative initiatives, marketing, and promotional services, and has served as an "incubator" for many emerging Arts organizations such as The north carolina folk festival and casa azul. The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro managed The van dyke performance space located in The Greensboro cultural center and The historic sternberger artists center.

Sternberger artists center - owned and operated by The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro to provide low cost studios for artists. The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro is responsible for The operating expenses and capital improvements to The facility, funded in part by rental income from The studios.

Shared services provides back-office support including financial statements, budget development, cash flow analysis and contract negotiations, at below-market rates for non-profit Arts organizations. The program is a means of building internal capacity within small and emerging Arts organizations, assisting in their growth and long-term sustainability, and providing affordable access to financial planning tools.