Money for Artists and Organizations: Application Seminar Reminder

THE ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES ARTS GRANTS
FOR ARTISTS AND NONPROFITS

ATTENDANCE AT ONE APPLICATION SEMINAR IS MANDATORY FOR ALL APPLICANTS  

The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes announces the launch of its 2013 Decentralization (DEC) regrant program.

This year The ARTS Council will offer three types of Decentralization grants:

*  Community Arts Grants provide support for the activities of arts groups and community organizations in service to community residents. The deadline for application is Friday, October 5, 2012, delivery or postmark by 5 pm. Grants range from $500 - $5,000.

*    Arts Education Grants support the role that local cultural organizations and/or individual artists play in engaging K-12 public school students in rich, artistic learning experiences. The Arts Education category of this grant will replace the former Local Capacity Building (LCB) regrant program.  Schools will no longer be eligible to apply for this grant, and must collaborate with local artists and/or organizations as the primary applicant. The deadline for application is Friday, October 5, 2012, delivery or postmark by 5 pm. Grants range from $500 - $5,000.

*    Artist-->Crossroads (Decentralization Tier) supports local artists for the creation of new/unique work that engages the community, occurring in public non-arts venues. The deadline for application is Friday, October 5, 2012, delivery or postmark by 5 pm. Four grants are available for $2,500 each.
  
ALL programs fund arts and cultural related activities taking place between January 1-December 31, 2013.  Applications and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents  are available for artists and nonprofit organizations in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Tioga counties.  Visit www.eARTS.org to download applications and FAQs or email grants@eARTS.org for more information. 

There are multiple changes to Decentralization programs for 2013 from prior years. Interested applicants are REQUIRED to attend application seminars that will occur around The ARTS Council's four-county region. Applicants who are unable to attend a scheduled seminar should contact The ARTS Council by calling 607-962-5871 x226 to schedule an individual meeting.  

Application Seminars

August 21, 11am-1pm, Steele Memorial Library, 101 E. Church St., Elmira

August 22, 5:30-7:30pm, Hornell Public Library, 64 Genesee St., Hornell

August 23, 10-12noon, The Goat Boy Coffee Bar, 177 Front St., Owego

August 24, 11am-1pm, Dutton S. Peterson Memorial Library, 106 First St., Odessa

August 24, 3-5pm, Arts in the Alley, 51 Shethar St., Hammondsport

August 25, 10am-12pm, The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, 32 W. Market St., Corning

August 27, 5:30-7:30pm, Int'l Motor Racing Research Center, 610 S. Decatur St., Watkins Glen

August 28, 11am-1pm, Horseheads Library, 405 South Main Street, Horseheads

August 28, 5-7pm, Community Arts of Elmira, 413 Lake Street, Elmira

August 29, 3-5pm, Dormann Library, 101 West Morris Street, Bath

August 30, 1-3pm, Coburn Free Library, 275 Main Street, Owego

Virtual Application Seminars (via GoToMeeting, more information will be available at www.eARTS.org)

DEC: Community Arts and Arts Education, and DEC Tier: Artists-->Crossroads regrants are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and administered  locally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.