The Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF) seeks to support the development of new ideas and the production of new work in the performing arts, including but not limited to dance, music, theater, performance art, and multi-disciplinary performance work.
Donor Name: Bronx Council On The Arts
State: New York
Borough: Bronx
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Grant Size: up to $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The BCVF was created to support the live performing arts scene in the Bronx, by funding the development of new concepts and the production of new work. It is open to Bronx-based individual artists, collectives, and nonprofit arts organizations working in theater, music, dance, or multidisciplinary forms. Grants are project-based, and will focus support on artists at emerging and mid-career levels.
BCVF seeks to make significant investments in the borough’s performing arts community. Grants will provide a full spectrum of support, and BCA will develop long-term relationships with all grantees.
Funding Information
- Two types of support are available:
- CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS will award up to $10,000 for developing live performance ideas or projects in their earliest stages.
- PRODUCTION GRANTS will award up to $20,000 for the realization of a new project.
- Grantees will be required to participate in at least three BCVF cohort meetings during the one-year grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Will a BCVF award meaningfully impact your career, or your organization’s development? Is the work you are proposing intended to be performed live, for a live audience? Can you show proof of Bronx residency/incorporation? Then you can apply! (IF you are not currently a grantee of The Howard Gilman Foundation.)
- Applicants will be required to show proof of Bronx residency and/or incorporation that matches the application address. Independent producers, festivals, and curators are not eligible.
- Individuals, Ensembles, And Collectives can apply if:
- you identify as an emerging or mid-career performing arts practitioner
- you/the lead ensemble member is a Bronx County resident
- you/all ensemble members are 18+ years old
- you have generated/will be developing the concept or idea yourself
- Organizations can apply if:
- you have been incorporated as a nonprofit for at least one year
- your most recent annual budget is $250,000 or less
- you are located in The Bronx, with a Bronx mailing address
- you are the entity producing/developing the performance
For more information, visit Bronx Council On The Arts.
