Cape Fear Botanical Garden will serve the community as a resource for 2023-2024 environmental education and cultural arts programs - with Cultural Organization Resource grant support from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County.

As a reflection of society and individual identity, art brings meaning into people’s lives. Cornerstone cultural programs and public events include Halloween at the BOO-tanical Garden, Holiday Lights in the Garden, Dog Day and Pondamania.

“Cape Fear Botanical Garden is in a unique position to provide engagement with art and nature making both more enjoyable, approachable and accessible. It is a place where all can come together to connect as a community through enriching experiences that inspire, delight, entertain and educate,” says Chris Hoffman, CEO of Cape Fear Botanical Garden.

“Cultural Organization Resource Grants support art organizations of Cumberland County that are vital to our community and have a proven record of being able to use the funds appropriately,” says Bob Pinson, President and CEO of the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County.

“The Arts Council is proud to partner with Cape Fear Botanical Garden as a CORE Grantee. We value all that these organizations contribute to the arts in Cumberland County.”

The Arts Council’s Community Organization Resource Grants may be awarded to local arts agencies in Cumberland County whose programs are vital to the cultural life of the community and whose organizations have reached a size and maturity that assure their long-term viability.

The purpose of CORE Grants is to strengthen and stabilize major arts institutions and help them to deliver high quality arts services to the citizens of Cumberland County.