Arts Council for Wyoming County is seeking applications for its 2022 Individual Artist Grant to increase support for artist-initiated activity and highlight the role of artists as important members of the community.
Donor Name: Arts Council for Wyoming County
State: New York
Counties: Wyoming County (NY), Allegany County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $1000 – $2500
Details:
The Arts Council for Wyoming County encourages artists to apply for project funding through an initiative specifically designed for artists to create new work in their own communities. This grant supports and enables artists to grow professionally and to enhance the cultural climate in Allegany and Wyoming Counties. An essential element of this funding is a community engagement component. The project must engage a segment of the community through a public program, such as an exhibition or performance that is open to the public, and/or the inclusion of community involvement in the development and creative processes of the artists’ project. The program looks for proposals of high artistic merit and asks that the artist consider the unique characteristics of Allegany and Wyoming Counties when developing the project. Visual, literary, media and performing artists may apply. Projects must be completed in the same county as the applicant’s address.
Funding Information
In 2022, grants of $1000 to $2500 will be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artist must be a resident of Allegany or Wyoming County and have been a resident for at least 6 months prior to application; proof of residency is required
- List of acceptable proof of residency documents must include one of the following:
(NOTE: All documents must contain the individual’s name and address and documentation must be dated no earlier than two years prior to an application)- Telephone Bill
- Credit card or ban statement (first page only social security and financial information should be blocked)
- Current lease or mortgage agreement listing the artist’s name and NYS County address
- NY State Drivers License or ID card
- Voter Registration Card
- List of acceptable proof of residency documents must include one of the following:
- Artist must be at least 18 years of age and not a full-time undergraduate student
- The project must take place in Allegany or Wyoming County and in the same county as the applicant address
- Project must take place within the calendar year 2022
- Artist has not been awarded an Individual Artist grant in the past 3 years
- The artist must notify the ACWC Grant Coordinator of any and all public events that are part of the project at least 30 days before the event
- There must be some type of tangible finished work at the end of the grant period such as finished poems, photographs, video, CD, etc. The finished work may also be presented in some form of an exhibition, performance, etc.
Ineligible Applicants
- Projects that take place outside your home county
- Individuals applying directly to the New York State Council on the Arts or RED-C, regardless of the status of the application
- Past sub-grantees that have failed to submit final reports or have failed to comply with any other contractual obligations
For more information, visit Individual Artists Grant.
