Cool Spring Downtown District is proud to announce that we are the recipients of the 2024-2025
Cultural Organization Resource (CORE) grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland
County totaling $45,000 in support of the annual slate of cultural arts programming in the
downtown district. “Cool Spring Downtown District is pleased to receive funding from the Arts
Council in support of our cultural programming for Downtown Fayetteville. With this support, we
will be able to expand the engagement of regional performers for the District Vibe at 4th Fridays,
a limited series within the regular 4th Friday event that brings artists, vendors, food trucks, and
performers to the streets of the downtown district, as well as offer additional cultural events and
programs through the year”, shares President/CEO Bianca Shoneman. “This was the first year
that CSDD was eligible to apply for the CORE grant, and we are very pleased to have received
this level of support for the work that we do as the management entity of Downtown Fayetteville’s
arts and entertainment district.”
The District Vibe @ 4th Fridays was introduced in the summer of 2021, re-engaging and
invigorating audiences after the Covid-19 Pandemic shutdown. Last year’s series included local
talent DJ G-Money, DJ Yodo, The Stone Dolls, Triad-based band, The Tan and Sober
Gentlemen, and Triangle-based band, Tumbao. CORE grant funds will support CSDD efforts to
engage and showcase talented performing acts from our city and across North Carolina.
CORE grant funds increase opportunities for access to arts, science, cultural and historical
programming in Cumberland County. The grants are awarded to nonprofit agencies, universities,
and government agencies in Cumberland County that demonstrate financial and administrative
stability. “The Arts Council is pleased to partner with Cool Spring Downtown District in support
of their annual calendar of cultural arts programming”, says Bob Pinson, President and CEO of
the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County.