Janelle Wienke

The North Carolina Arts Council's 2025-2029 Strategic Plan aims to strengthen the arts statewide and rebuild Western North Carolina's creative sector, particularly after Hurricane Helene. Developed through a community-first approach, the plan identifies five primary goals: to bolster the state's arts sector, champion the arts as vital to learning and student success, promote the arts through partnerships and marketing, grow agency internal capacity, and support the rebuilding of the arts sector in Western North Carolina. This strategic roadmap is designed to serve the people of North Carolina through comprehensive support for organizations, artists, and arts education.

This document outlines a framework for TAPS programs to achieve their objectives through various strategies. It identifies key focus areas including Program Development, Evaluation, Local Support, Community Connections, Professional Development, and Public Communications, offering a range of tactical approaches to fulfill program goals.

The strategic plan for the North Carolina Arts Council focuses on bolstering the state's arts and cultural sector through reimagined grassroots programs, expanded funding, and comprehensive support for individual artists. It champions the arts as essential to learning and student success by strengthening arts-integrated curricula and expanding traditional arts programs. The plan promotes the arts through partnerships and marketing, grows the agency's internal capacity, and rebuilds the creative sector in western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene by providing disaster relief and investing in long-term infrastructure and mental health programs.