The Huntington Arts Council is currently accepting applications for its Creative Learning After-School and Community based Centers Grant to support arts education projects in after-school settings; and partnerships with community based organizations (ex: youth organizations, senior centers, etc.).
Donor Name: Huntington Arts Council
State: New York
County: Suffolk County (NY), Nassau County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/23/2023
Size of the Grant: $2500 or $5000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
This funding is designed to support effective and innovative approaches to artist-led instruction outside the school setting. These grants are meant to build the capacity of local artists and non-profit arts organizations while providing public school-aged students, adults, and seniors with high-quality artistic learning experiences. Projects should draw on arts education practices to engage participants in the creation and interpretation of artistic works. Instruction must be sequential, age- and skill-based, and focused on the exploration of art and the artistic process. Emphasis is placed on the depth and quality of the creative process through which participants learn through, or about, the arts.
The grant funds partnerships (applicants and their partners): The official applicant to the grant must be a Suffolk or Nassau County nonprofit arts & cultural organization, or an individual artist (or groups of artists). The project can take place at a Suffolk or Nassau County after-school program, or at a community center. The school or community center is referred to as the “Partner.
NYSCA interprets underrepresented communities as including, but not limited to, African American/Caribbean, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Native American/Indigenous communities; people in geographically remote areas; disabled communities; LGBTQIA communities; neurodiverse communities; vulnerable aging populations; veterans; low income and unhoused populations; as well as justice-involved juveniles and adults.
Priorities
Priority will be given to new applicants and applicants not previously funded within the past 3 SCR grants cycles, this includes Restart. These applicants will have 1 point added to the marketing component of their project.
- After-school programs or community centers in low-income areas
- Collaborative and intergenerational projects
- Projects involving students or adults with special needs
- Underserved/Underrepresented populations
All Creative Learning programs must provide:
- Sequential, skills-based study that incorporates one or more art forms
- A minimum of three (3) sequential, hands-on learning sessions
- In-depth, age and skills appropriate learning opportunities
- Hands-on, participatory creation and/or learning opportunities in one or more art forms that may culminate in exhibitions, productions, or demonstrations
Funding Information
- Award Amount: $2500 or $5000
- Project Period: January 1 – December 31, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual Artists, Artist Collectives, 501(c)(3) or New York State non-profit organizations with an active board of trustees either incorporated in NY State or registered to do business in NY State. Government or quasi-governmental entity, or tribal organization
Requirements for After-School and Community-Based Learning Programs:
- Projects may take place in a community-based setting such as a library, school, community center, or arts organization. The library, school, community center or arts organizations will serve as the non-profit organization partner for the artist or unincorporated group applying.
- Projects are provided to a closed group of learners, meaning they are not open to the general public. These groups may be composed of a particular age group (including adult learners), or for participants of all ages.
- If an individual artist or unincorporated group is working with a public school that is out of their county of residence, the applicant must apply with a nonprofit Fiscal Sponsor in the county of the public school where the project is to take place.
- Project must involve at least three (3) hands-on learning sessions with the teaching artist and the same group of students (called the “core group”). Each session should be at least 30 minutes long. (Each block of time a teaching artist connects with a group of students, separated by time, can be considered one contact session.) It is recommended that contact sessions are separated by enough time for reflection and refining.
- A letter of commitment from the Partner to the Applicant must be included with the application in order to be eligible for funding. The letter of commitment must outline in detail the Partner’s support of the project (monetarily and otherwise) and anticipated roles and responsibilities for each team member involved. The Executive Director must sign this letter of agreement and it must appear on the Partner’s letterhead.
For more information, visit Huntington Arts Council.
