Arts Education Grants
The Arts for Sullivan Arts Education grants assist nonprofit organizations and artists working with a community partner or education center(school) who are producing artistic educational programming in Sullivan County.
- Projects can be offered online or live.
- Projects can include theatre, music, dance, literary arts, folklore, installation, and visual arts, among other art forms.
- Projects must include a curriculum with a timeline, goals, and assessment tools.
- Independent artists who wish to produce educational art projects can work with a non-profit organization in Sullivan County acting as a community partner.
- Applicants may apply for up to three grants that range from $500 to a maximum total ask of $5,000
The 2024 Extended Funding Deadline is Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
*Attention past applicants we recommend you contact DVAA’s Grants Manager Signe Ballew, to discuss if your application belongs in the Arts Education or Community Arts category.
For more information, contact DVAA’s Grants Manager.
Resources
A series of free informational workshops will be hosted online and in-person by DVAA to assist with effective grant writing, creating a budget, generating ideas, and networking with other artists and organizations. Workshop registration is required for first time applicants and encouraged for all —even if you have been a successful grantee previously. Workshop times and locations are listed below.
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 5 – 6pm
Location: Sullivan Public, 16 Proctor Road, Edlred, NY, 12732
To register, click here
- Friday, October 20, 2023, exact time TBD
Location: The Black Library, 418 Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701To register, click here
- Thursday, October 26, 2023, 6 – 7 pm
Location: Livingston Manor Free Library, 92 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758To register, click here
- Thursday, November 2, 2023, 6 – 7 pm
Location: ZoomTo register, click here
DVAA encourages you to get a jump start and read through the new guidelines before the application window opens.
Download the 2024 Arts for Sullivan Community Arts Grant guidelines and register for a workshop (required for all). Potential applicants may also schedule a phone or online meeting to discuss their project grant.
For more information, contact Grants Manager, Signe Ballew, at (845) 252-7576 x 1004 or grants@delawarevalleyartsalliance.org. And, check out our Instagram account @ArtsforSullivan
The following information shall appear on all press releases, publications, programs, videotape, exhibition, or visual materials produced as a result of this grant:
“This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support from the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.”
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About Arts for Sullivan
In accordance with its mandate from the State Legislature to encourage participation in the grants decision-making process at the county and regional level, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) inaugurated the Statewide Community Regrant Program (formerly known as Decentralization) in 1977 for the redistribution of public funds. This program enables selected local arts councils, county governments, or regional advisory boards to regrant state funds for arts events and cultural development within their communities.
Since 1984, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) has worked with NYSCA as the SCR Program site in Sullivan County, for the purpose of administering Arts for Sullivan funding for artists, art organizations, cultural and heritage groups. The Arts for Sullivan SCR Program is largely credited for establishing Sullivan County’s cultural life as we know it today––relevant, vibrant, and healthy.
Goals & Purpose of the Program
- Support artists in the creation of new work, and enhance art education and artistic impact.
- Support non-profit cultural groups in providing year-round, quality programming in all areas of the county.
- Create opportunities for underserved artists and communities.
- Promote communication and understanding between the different facets of the Sullivan County residents.
- Support the arts that encourage multi-disciplinary expression and collaboration.
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