Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The Staten Island Arts is accepting applications for the Future Culture Creative Placemaking Grants to support Staten Island artists creating new work in a community setting that connects places and people using arts and culture on Staten Island’s North Shore.
An essential element of this funding is community engagement. The project must engage a segment of the community through a public program and / or the inclusion of community involvement in the development and creative process of the project.
Projects must connect to at least ONE of the Recommendations established by Future Culture: Connecting Staten Island’s Waterfront, a joint initiative created in 2016 by Design Trust for Public Space and Staten Island Arts.
Aims
The project aims to shape and communicate a vision for culture along Staten Island’s rapidly developing North Shore waterfront that:
- Supports and promotes unique cultural communities
- Develops art and cultural activities that connect places and people
- Strengthens the relationship between the cultural sector and owners and stewards of property
Disciplines
- Under-resourced disciplines for 2022 are: Public Art, Folks Arts, New Media, and Humanities.
- Under-resourced disciplines have received limited or low funding in the past. Projects that fall under these disciplines will be prioritized in the panel process.
Funding Information
Four grants are awarded in the amount of $ 2500.
Eligibility Criteria
All art and artistic cultural disciplines – music, dance, digital / new media, film / video / animation, folk arts, interdisciplinary events / festivals, public art, theater, performing and visual arts – are considered.
To be eligible for a NYSCA Future Culture Creative Placemaking grant, the applicant must meet ALL of the following criteria:
- Artistic merit and cultural significance.
- Clearly stated objectives – especially in regards to how the selected community is engaged.
- Clear connection to the Future Culture recommendation / s that the project will explore or test.
- Clear and realistic plan for implementation that highlights the impact on the engaged community.
- Realistic budget for stated proposal.
- Need and impact on the artistic discipline, geographic area, or local population: projects that address under-resourced communities or artistic disciplines will receive foremost attention.
- Applicant’s artistic experience, skill, and exhibition / performance history.
- The project should be accessible to any member of the community who wishes to partake in the experience. Venues should comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards. Virtual programs should provide captioning, subtitles, or ASL interpretation.
For more information, visit https://statenislandarts.org/grants/5-kinds-of-grants-find-yours/nysca-fccp-grant/