Creative Greensboro Annual Report 2024-25

Arts Viability

Greensboro Cultural Center

The Greensboro Cultural Center is more than a hub for cultural enrichment—it’s a powerful economic engine and a catalyst for job creation. Through Creative Greensboro, the City provided more than $1 million in free space to 18 arts organizations, from visual arts institutions like the GreenHill Center for NC Art, to performance groups such as Dance Project. Our tenant partners provided more than 10,000 experiences for residents and visitors in the Greensboro Cultural Center and throughout the city. The impact is tangible. The 18 organizations collectively supported nearly 1,000 full-time, part-time, and contract jobs, and injected $6.5 million in wages into the local economy.

NONPROFIT VITALITY

560

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

LOCAL JOBS 800 +

$1.1M $6.5M

GRANTS/HONORARIUMS AWARDED

GENERATED IN LOCAL WAGES (FT, PT, CONTRACTOR WAGES)

First Friday Activation Through Curation First Friday has become a cornerstone of Greensboro’s creative pulse. The monthly events burst with energy, movement, and artistic expression. These gatherings not only give the public something consistently exciting, but also offer local creatives a high-visibility stage to curate, perform, and shine. With nearly 5,000 attendees over the year, Creative Greensboro supported 29 artist-curators and performers who brought the Cultural Center to life with rhythm, color, and creativity.

Photo courtesy of Forty Three North Creative Studio

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