The St. Lawrence County Arts Council is seeking applications for its 2024 Individual Artist Grant Program.
Donor Name: St. Lawrence County Arts Council
State: New York
County: Jefferson County (NY), Lewis County (NY), Saint Lawrence County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program is a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Founded in 1977, it was developed to ensure that New York State’s cultural funding reaches every community in the state. Through the SCR Program, NYSCA provides state funding to arts and cultural organizations in communities that might not otherwise have access. Local arts agencies, like SLC Arts, help administer the SCR program on a local level to project-based make arts support available to geographically, economically, and culturally diverse populations, and to increase the vitality of and livability of the North Country.
Purpose
The Individual Artist Grant represents a “live & work” investment in local artists. It is designed to increase support for artist-initiated activity, and to highlight the role of artists as important members of the community. These grants are intended to support creative artists (not interpretive) in the creation of new work. Community engagement is an essential element of this grant. The project must engage a segment of the community through a public program, such as a public exhibition or performance, and/or the inclusion of community involvement in the project’s development or creative process.
Funding Information
$1,000 – $2,500
Period of Performance
Funded projects MUST take place January 01, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
Allowable Expenses
- Artists’ fees for performing, teaching, or providing services
- Marketing/publicity costs
- Supplies, materials, equipment, software, subscriptions and training needed for the execution of the proposed project, not to exceed $1,000 (ie: art supplies, sheet music, hardware, flash drives, training tools, etc.)
- Project-related travel expenses within the state of New York
- Project-related rentals of space and equipment.
Service Areas
Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence Counties.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual artists, living in Jefferson, Lewis or St. Lawrence County, at least 18 years of age at the time of application. Funded activities MUST take place in the same county.
- Individuals applying directly to NYSCA within the same fiscal year, regardless of that application’s status or outcome, are NOT eligible to apply.
- Previous recipients who have failed to comply with contracts, final reports or other documentation may be ineligible for funding.
- Applicants must not be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree program.
- ALL applicants MUST attend an info session, or meet with the Grant Coordinator, prior to submitting an application. This includes return applicants.
Ineligible Projects
- Projects that do not include the creation of a NEW body of work, or that support production or exhibition of existing work
- Projects that do not engage a segment of the community through a public program, such as a public exhibition or performance, and/or the inclusion of community involvement in the project’s development or creative process.
- Projects that take place in a different county than the applicant’s physical address
- Projects involving partners that apply directly to NYSCA, or projects in which a NYSCA grantee profits or handles ticketing, or serves as a community partner or fiscal sponsor
- Non arts-related activities, or events where the arts aren’t the primary focus:
- Galas, benefits or fundraising events, including food, entertainment and reception costs
- Entertainment (includes balloons, clowns, magic, culinary or martial arts, gaming, “sip and paints,” and puppets or circuses lacking strong artistic merit)
- Projects that are primarily recreational, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or religious in nature (includes at-risk/social service programs when the purpose is primarily for rehabilitation, therapy or worship)
- Student projects for educational credit
- Events that take place in a private residence
- Events that take place in venues that are not accessible to all (non ADA compliant venues).
For more information, visit SLCAC.
