A Creative State: How the Arts Shape North Carolina

We are so excited to talk with Vicki Vitiello! Vicki is the Deputy Director for the North Carolina Arts Council! Vicki takes on this role with more than 25 years of leadership and senior program experience with the agency. In her 10-year tenure as Director of Operations, she oversaw pandemic recovery efforts and the distribution of $25 million in federal funding to our state’s hard-hit nonprofit arts sector. Vicki helped manage the growth of the N.C. Arts Council’s annual grants portfolio to more than 1,000 awards annually, and established the North Carolina Creative Forces Initiative, which brings arts to military-connected audiences for healing and resiliency. A lifelong advocate and supporter of the arts, Vicki has also held leadership roles at the Durham Arts Council and the Arts Council of Wilson, and served as Executive Director of the Arts and Humanities Assembly of Boulder, Colorado. A hallmark of Vicki’s approach to arts administration is building initiatives to invest in artist professional development, arts in education, and community engagement and outreach programming. Be sure to stay up to date on the NC Arts Council Website: ncarts.org Directory: www.ncarts.org/grants-resources/resources/directory-local-arts-agencies Instagram: @ncartscouncil