Through a partnership with the Office of the County Executive and Dutchess Tourism, AMH is pleased to partner with arts organizations to implement arts and cultural offerings.
Donor Name: Arts Mid-Hudson
State: New York
County: Dutchess County (NY)
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/10/2022
Size of the Grant: $500 – $5,000
Details:
They seek partners that have a history of achievement in the arts, good management, stable finances, and self-sustaining programs with the potential to make a measurable impact.
AMH strives toward broad inclusion and true access to arts and cultural programming for all. AMH encourages thoughtful outreach to and efforts to seek input from all groups in their region and specific outreach and inclusion efforts to all audiences in their region. In particular, they encourage outreach to groups who may have limited access to art programs, services, or resources due to location, race, economic status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or other demonstrable factors. They encourage organizations led by Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, People of Color, LGBTQ+, and/or disabled arts workers to apply for funding, and encourage thoughtful outreach to those groups, as well as elder, youth, rural, and/or low-income audiences.
Goals
- To support the arts and cultural programming in Dutchess County as a means of attracting visitors to their region or expanding online audiences.
- To engage Dutchess County residents in high quality arts and cultural programming.
Funding Information
- Range of Awards: $500 – $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which identifies the arts and/or cultural services as a primary activity in the organization’s mission.
- Nonprofit arts/cultural organizations which are incorporated in Dutchess County, have a long term lease or own a building in Dutchess County, and/or organizations which implement significant programming in Dutchess County are all eligible to apply.
- Unincorporated groups or individuals who are fiscally sponsored by an eligible nonprofit organization can apply.
- All nonprofits applying must have a board of directors and a board approved nondiscrimination policy.
- Organizations must have at least three years of programming history in order to apply for funding.
- Applicants must supply proof of nonprofit status with application.
Eligible Programs
All funded programs must occur in Dutchess County and be open to the public. Eligible programs include but are not limited to:
- Arts exhibitions
- Performances such as concerts and live theater
- Presentations such as film screenings or readings
- Arts and/or cultural festivals
- Other arts and cultural activities which will have a measurable impact on tourism and/or expand arts and cultural offerings to Dutchess County residents.
- All funded projects must comply with NYS guidance and laws related to COVID-19.
For more information, visit Arts Mid-Hudson.
