Deadline: 24-Jan-21
The Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) is currently accepting applications for the 2021 New Work Grant Program.
The New Work Grant supports artists that live queens or have their art practice in queens, in the creation of New Work that contributes to the cultural life of the borough.
This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Greater New York Arts Development Fund, in partnership with the City Council.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: $3000.
Project Funding is available for:
- Queens-based individual artists for the creation of new work.
- New Work is defined as work that has not been produced or presented to an audience before.
- All projects must culminate in an exhibition or presentation in the 2021 calendar year that are accessible and engage the general public of Queens.
- Unincorporated Artist Collectives or collaborations between multiple artists. If an artist collective or collaboration applies, one Queens-based artist will be the “lead applicant” and will need to fill out an individual application for the collective’s project. Artist collectives can only apply once for the New Work Grant.
- Artists working in all disciplines. Project disciplines can include (but are not limited to):
- Music;
- Theatre;
- Dance;
- Photography, Film and Video;
- Literature (including Poetry and Spoken Word);
- Visual arts (Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture and Site-Specific Installations);
- Fibre Arts;
- Folk Arts;
- Media Arts;
- Community-Engaged Art;
- Multidisciplinary Arts;
- Grant funds can be used for:
- Artists’ fees;
- Marketing and publicity costs;
- Supplies and materials needed for the execution of the project;
- Venue rental for the project (general home/studio rent is not eligible).
Eligibility Criteria
- A resident of Queens or artists who have a full-time studio in Queens (PO boxes are not accepted);
- Applicants that are at least 18 years of age;
- Artists working in any discipline – visual, literary or performing art forms;
- Applicants that attend a QAF Information Session.
Who Cannot Apply
- Students, full or part-time, either currently enrolled at the time of application or who will be enrolled in 2021. This includes degree programs and certificate programs.
- Artists who received funding in 2020 for DCA individual artist support (QAF New Work Grant).
- Past recipients who failed to submit a final report or who did not properly credit funding as stipulated in the QAF Cultural Contract.
- Individual Artists applying through any other 2021 QAF grant even through partnerships for organization support.
- Applicants who are out of compliance with any Queens Council on the Arts funding contract.
For more information, visit https://www.queenscouncilarts.org/new-work-grant