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ArtPop Awarded NEA Grant for 2026 Artist Cohort

We’re honored to share that ArtPop has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the 2026 Artist Cohort!

This award will account for 8% toward our 2026 budget goal, and we’re inviting our local community and business partners to help match this momentum!

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ArtPop 2025: An impactful Year in Review

As we reflect back on 2025, we are so thankful to you, our community, for making this year possible! Through the support of donors, partners, volunteers, and advocates, ArtPop’s mission continued to connect people and build vibrant communities through art! Enjoy this recap of the many things that community support made possible in 2025.

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Announcing ArtPop’s Cities Program Class of 2025!

Join us in welcoming the 20 talented local artists who have been juried into ArtPop’s Charlotte-region Cities Program Class of 2025! Throughout the year, artworks by 19 adults and 1 high school senior will be exhibited on billboards and public ad displays. Donated by our media partners, this ad space is valued at over $8.5 million!

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ArtPop 2024: A Year in Review

As we close our another phenomenal year of connecting art & community through the ArtPop mission, we’re reflecting on the stand-out moments that have made a massive impact on local artists and sustainable, accessible arts experiences in our community!

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ArtPop Puts 20 Charlotte-region Artists on Exhibit in Times Square NYC

ArtPop is thrilled to have once again partnered with OUTFRONT Media for another year of our Cities Program artists being displayed in Times Square, New York City! During 2024, artworks by our Class of 2024 Artists were exhibited on massive digital displays in multiple locations throughout Times Square!

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ArtPop 2023: A Year in Review

Throughout 2023, we celebrated our organization’s 10th year as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, while continuing to grow our mission’s impact through our four program divisions. Here are some highlights we’d like to share from ArtPop’s biggest year yet.

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Meet the #ArtPopCLT Class Of 2024!

We’re thrilled to introduce the 20 talented artists that make up the #ArtPop CLT Cities Program Class of 2024! Throughout this 11th year of our Charlotte program, these artists receive well over $8 million worth of outdoor advertising for one year, plus educational and selling opportunities with the mission of growing their small business as artists.