A - Arts, Culture, & Humanities

Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts

The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the UNC School of the Arts is an arts service organization that serves as a bridge between campus and community by developing artist leaders, supporting creative careers and businesses, and engaging in creative placemaking. The Institute supports the exploration of new knowledge to cultivate leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators who can tackle complex challenges in the communities in which they live and work.

The Mint Museum of Art

The Mint Museum is a leading, innovative museum of international art and design committed to engaging and inspiring all members of our global community.

The Mint Museum is dedicated to leadership in collecting, exhibiting, conserving, researching, publishing, interpreting, and sharing art and design from around the world. These commitments are central to the museum’s core values of leadership, integrity, inclusiveness, knowledge, stewardship, and innovation, promoting understanding of and respect for diverse peoples and cultures.

Friends of Community Radio

Friends of Community Radio, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity that operates 103.3 Asheville FM (WSFM-LP, online at http://ashevillefm.org). The Corporation is organized exclusively for the purpose of supporting grassroots community radio in Western North Carolina. A key component is producing and broadcasting community programming via volunteer-driven radio.

Franklin County Arts Council

The Franklin County Arts Council is a nonprofit community organization which is passionate about developing all areas of arts within our diverse community. We devote ourselves, our resources, and programs as a way to support economic growth in Franklin County through the enhancement of art mediums such as literary, visual, dance, theater, music, and culinary arts for all ages.