Application are now being accepted for the 2026 Individual Artist Grant Program.
Donor Name: Auburn Public Theater
State: New York
County: Cayuga County (NY), Ontario County (NY), Seneca County (NY), Wayne County (NY), Yates County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/08/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Individual Artist projects must include a form of community engagement, to be determined by the artist. The purpose is to impact a segment of the community, and it could take the form of a public program or engagement with community members during the creation of the artist’s work.
Goals
The Statewide Community Regrants program makes arts support available to geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse segments of the 5-county service area. They provide funding to nonprofit community arts organizations, individual artists, and arts educators within Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario and Yates Counties that are not currently funded directly by NYSCA. SCR through Auburn Public Theater is committed to supporting diverse cultural expression. The focus of the program includes:
- Support for regional artists by providing them with the resources to create new works, while increasing their visibility
- Helping regional nonprofit organizations grow sustainably as they serve the cultural, artistic and educational needs of their respective communities
- Provide support for a wide variety of artistic disciplines including diverse multi-cultural projects
- To be an advocate for arts support in the region they serve by educating community and government leaders about the NYSCA grant process and all it entails
- To help foster partnerships between arts and non-arts organizations with the goal of bringing the arts to areas with limited access to arts programming
- To encourage new artists and organizations to apply for SCR funding. These include the rural, minority and underserved populations of the region.
Funding Information
Auburn Public Theater will offer up to two (2) Individual Artist grants of $2,500 each in each of the five counties.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artist must reside in Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Yates, or Ontario counties.
- Artist must have been a New York State resident for at least two years prior to the date of application. Proof of residency is required. List of acceptable proof of residency documents must include one of the following:
- Telephone bill
- Utility bill
- Credit card or bank 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 Driver’s License or ID card
- Voter Registration
- Artist must be at least eighteen years of age.
- Artist must not be a matriculated student.
- Artists that are applying for the Community Arts or Arts Education Grant through a sponsoring organization can also apply for this grant, but not for the same project.
- Current direct NYSCA applicants may not apply for any SCR regrants.
For more information, visit Auburn Public Theater.
