Grants
The Cattaraugus County Arts Council is the area’s one-stop grant assistance resource when it comes to researching and finding grant funding for the arts. We provide help with all aspects of grant seeking, application development, and grants management. CCAC administers grant programs funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)in Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Chautauqua Counties New York State
Community Arts Grants FY2011 for Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Chautauqua Counties
Community Arts Grants, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, are designed to support the artistic and cultural programming of nonprofit organizations. This annual grant program is a competitive, peer reviewed process that is intended to expand, upgrade, and increase the quality, creativity, and innovation of community arts programs. The local decision making component assures that the panel’s funding recommendations reflect and celebrate the unique diversities, character, and need of each community. Funding from NYSCA’s Decentralization Program helps to ensure that citizens in all of New York State’s counties have access to local arts and culture programs. Community Arts Grants remain the foremost source of funding in the Southern Tier Region for grassroots arts and cultural programs and are funded entirely with public money awarded to the Cattaraugus County Arts Councily by NYSCA's Decentralization program.The Cattaraugus County Arts Council administers the Community Arts Grants program and provides comprehensive program and grant development assistance, basic grant writing instruction, and additional funding resource information. Ms. Blackmon is availlable for individual and organizational assistance sessions by appointment by contacting courtney.ccac@verizon.net or 716-372-7455. Please read over the guidelines to ensure your eligibility for this grant. It is strongly suggested that you plan your program and grant application well in advance of grant submission deadlines.
Community Arts Grants, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, are designed to support the artistic and cultural programming of nonprofit organizations. This annual grant program is a competitive, peer reviewed process that is intended to expand, upgrade, and increase the quality, creativity, and innovation of community arts programs. The local decision making component assures that the panel’s funding recommendations reflect and celebrate the unique diversities, character, and need of each community. Funding from NYSCA’s Decentralization Program helps to ensure that citizens in all of New York State’s counties have access to local arts and culture programs. Community Arts Grants remain the foremost source of funding in the Southern Tier Region for grassroots arts and cultural programs and are funded entirely with public money awarded to the Cattaraugus County Arts Councily by NYSCA's Decentralization program.The Cattaraugus County Arts Council administers the Community Arts Grants program and provides comprehensive program and grant development assistance, basic grant writing instruction, and additional funding resource information. Ms. Blackmon is availlable for individual and organizational assistance sessions by appointment by contacting courtney.ccac@verizon.net or 716-372-7455. Please read over the guidelines to ensure your eligibility for this grant. It is strongly suggested that you plan your program and grant application well in advance of grant submission deadlines.
FY2011 Community Art Grant GUIDELINES
***NEW GRANT***
Ray and Wyn Evans Artists in the Community-
Grants to Individual Artists
As many of you may have noticed, last year we lost our funding for the Artists in the Community: Grants to Individual Artists; that were funded by the New York State Council of the Arts. I am happy to announce that we have received funding from an outside source to reinstate the grant for the upcoming year. The Ray and Wyn Ritchie Evans Foundation, has generously donated funds to reinstate two grants to artists in the community. CCAC awards grants of $2,250 each to individual artists. This unique, competitive, peer-reviewed grant program encourages artists of any discipline to forge relationships with community members throughout the various stages of developing new work. The goal of this grant program is to support the creative work of individual artists in all disciplines at the local level while encouraging interaction between artists and community members to highlight the role of the artist as a community resource.
The Cattaraugus County Arts Council seeks proposals of high-artistic merit that will create the opportunity for the artist and a community to work in tandem and collaboratively in the art creation process. Proposals will be evaluated based on creative evaluative criteria as well as the level and degree of artistic and creative growth the project provides for the individual artist. Artists working in all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Projects may include site-specific works, installations, and any other events or activities in which the community can participate in some manner. This grant is only available for residents of Cattaraugus County.
The Cattaraugus County Arts Council seeks proposals of high-artistic merit that will create the opportunity for the artist and a community to work in tandem and collaboratively in the art creation process. Proposals will be evaluated based on creative evaluative criteria as well as the level and degree of artistic and creative growth the project provides for the individual artist. Artists working in all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Projects may include site-specific works, installations, and any other events or activities in which the community can participate in some manner. This grant is only available for residents of Cattaraugus County.
All possible applicants are required to meet with CCAC’s grant coordinator Courtney Blackmon, to review the program, guidelines, determine eligibility and discuss to proposed project. Check CCAC’s website for the downloadable version of the grant guidelines or email courtney.ccac@verizon.net for more information.
Artist in the Community GUIDELINES & APPLICATION
Strategic Opportunity Stipends grants (SOS grants)
Strategic Opportunity Stipends, or SOS, is a project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, working in collaboration with arts councils and cultural organizations across New York State. This program is designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career development. Artists working in all disciplines, (including literature, media arts, visual arts, music, and theater) may request support ranging from $100 to $600 for specific, forthcoming opportunities. These opportunities do not include works-in-progress.
There are rolling deadline dates for SOS grants. Contact CCAC at courtney.ccac@verizon.net to have an application mailed to you or visit NYFA’s website to find out more about the SOS grant program www.nyfa.org.
There are rolling deadline dates for SOS grants. Contact CCAC at courtney.ccac@verizon.net to have an application mailed to you or visit NYFA’s website to find out more about the SOS grant program www.nyfa.org.