Individual Artist Commission Grant provides support directly to selected individual artists for the creation of new work. This funding opportunity represents an investment in local artists. It is designed to increase artist initiated activities, enhance individual artistic career development, and foster creative interactions between an artist and a community.
Donor Name: Arts Mid-Hudson
State: New York
Counties: Dutchess (NY), Orange (NY), Ulster (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,500
Details:
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
Goals
- Support Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster County artists in the creation of new work.
- Support underrepresented artists in the region including Black, Latina/o/e, Indigenous, Asian, People of Color, LGBTQ+, and disabled artists. All artists are encouraged to apply.
- Highlight the vital role of artists within a community.
Funding Information
The grant amount is $1,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Artists apply directly to the Individual Artist Commission. Applicants may submit one grant proposal to this funding opportunity. Multiple submissions will not be accepted. All applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of submission.
- A resident of Dutchess, Orange, or Ulster County in New York State.
- May not be enrolled in a full-time degree program.
- Artist collectives, groups, and artist collaborations are not eligible.
- Applicants must submit a work sample of their past work to be considered.
- Projects must be independent work initiated by the artist.
- Artists who received this commission previously may apply again if their commission took place in 2017 or earlier. Recipients of the past three years are ineligible.
Ineligible Projects
- Activities that are recreational, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or religious in nature when the purpose is primarily for rehabilitation, therapy, or worship.
- Non-arts activities including fundraising events or programming used as a fundraising event, humanities programs or programs that are primarily academic, martial arts, stand-up comedy, recreational parades, balloons, clowns, magic, and “sip and paint” events.
- Projects that result in permanent public art including murals, sculpture, and landscape art/architecture.
- Community Arts Grant applicants may not apply to the Individual Artist Commission for artist fees.
For more information, visit Individual Artist Commission.