Applications are now open for the Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund that provides support to the creative work of mid-career (aged 35 and older) visual artists.
Donor Name: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
State: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New York
County: Dutchess County (NY) and Columbia County (NY)
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 08/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $10,000
Details:
Artist’s Resource Trust provides support to the creative work of mid-career (aged 35 and older) visual artists who have demonstrated substantial commitment, development and quality in their work. (A.R.T.’s) focus is on visual artists who live in the towns in NY that are part of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s catchment area as of 2015.
Funding Information
- Grants awarded generally range from $1,000 to $10,000. They can be applied toward any expense that may enhance the artist’s ability to create his/her work.
- Awards are counted as income and artists are responsible for all applicable taxes.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications for an unrestricted fellowship are invited from individual artists (painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers and artists using mixed media) who have demonstrated financial need. The fellowships may support any expense that enhances the artist’s ability to create his/her work such as supplies, materials, equipment, rent, travel, residencies, etc.
To apply an artist must:
- Reside in the specified geographic area and have done so for at least two years prior to making the application.
- Have let eight years lapse from receiving a prior ART fellowship.
- Have an active art practice.
For more information, visit BTCF.