The New York State Council on the Arts is seeking applications for its Support for Artist program to recognize that artists are at the center of the creative endeavor.
Donor Name: New York State Council on the Arts
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/17/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funds creative commissions to individual artists across the state. Applicants must apply through a non-profit fiscal sponsor. NYSCA embraces the rich diversity of artmaking across New York, and applicants from all artistic practices and disciplines are encouraged to apply.
NYSCA is committed to providing opportunities for artists, at all stages in their careers, to continue to develop and complete new work. NYSCA Support for Artists seeks to:
- Enhance the vibrant and diverse artistic voices of New York State-based art makers.
- Invest in projects that represent significant growth in the artistic development of individual artists.
- Strengthen the relationships between individual artists and the artistic goals and mission of the sponsoring or commissioning organization, as applicable.
For FY2025 NYSCA will offer the following funding opportunities for artists. NYSCA-NYFA Artist
- Fellowship Program
- For over thirty years, NYSCA has partnered with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to offer fellowships to artists in fifteen different disciplines.
- NYSCA supports artists in design fields in partnership with the Architectural League
- Independent Projects requests come from fields including architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, community-centered design, fashion, graphic, industrial, and interior design.
For FY2025, artists may apply for a grant to create new work, via a sponsoring organization, by selecting from the following artistic areas via dropdown menu in the application portal:
- Choreography Commissions
- Composer Compositions
- Film, Media, and New Technology
- Folk and Traditional Arts
- Interdisciplinary
- Literature
- Theater Commissions
- Visual Arts
Funding Information
Grant awards are $10,000; fiscal sponsors may retain a maximum of $500 for administrative costs.
Eligibility Criteria
Is the sponsor an LLC? Organizations that have an LLC designation are not eligible to apply to NYSCA either directly or through a fiscal sponsor. This includes Limited Liability Company (LLC), Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), or business corporation. Is the sponsor:
- A nonprofit organization either incorporated in or registered to do business in New York State, with a location in New York State, and recognized as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code section as a 501 (c) 3; or a
- State- or Federally-recognized Native American nation; or
- A unit of local or federal government in New York State.
For more information, visit NYSCA.
