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THE QUEENS ARTS FUND WILL AWARD
OVER $590,000 TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, AFTER A 17% INCREASE IN
FUNDING FROM THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS OVER LAST YEAR
The Queens Council on the Arts’ Queens Arts Fund
grant program supports community arts programs and new work by individual
artists in Queens.
Deadline to apply for all three Queens Arts Fund grants is October 29, 2019. For more information, please visit https://www.
QUEENS, NY – Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) is pleased
to announce that the Queens Arts Fund (QAF) will distribute $590,260 in grants
to individual artists and nonprofit organizations – this is following a record
year where QCA supported the largest number of grantees to date. In 2019, QCA awarded $527,600
in grants to 104 individual artists and 84 organizations for the creation of
arts and cultural programming for the borough of Queens.
Applications
for 2019 QAF grants may be submitted online until Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
The
increase in available funds for local artists and arts organizations is due in
large part to additional support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
(DCLA), whose funding for QCA’s artist grant program increased by 17%
over last year’s total, and 3.5 times the amount provided in FY17. This
increase, which has allowed QCA to provide larger grants to more artists, is
thanks to continued support from the Mayor and City Council. Support for local
artists and creators is a key recommendation in the CreateNYC cultural plan.
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“We are pleased to work in close partnership with DCLA to support the creative community of Queens,” said QCA Executive Director Hoong Yee Krakauer.
“As I know from my 24 years working at Queens arts organizations, artists and emerging arts groups are essential to the vibrancy and social connections of the borough’s diverse communities,” said NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl. “We have increased funding for artist grants nearly fourfold citywide as part of the CreateNYC cultural plan’s commitment to supporting the creative life of New York City. We’re proud to work with Queens Council on the Arts to support Queens’ extraordinary cultural communities.”
QAF offers grants to Queens-based individual artists, collectives, and nonprofit organizations offering distinctive arts and cultural programming that directly serves the community of Queens.
For Queens-based nonprofit organizations, QAF offers two grant opportunities. The Arts Access Grant (funded by DCLA) and the Community Arts Grant (funded by NYSCA), each ranging from $1,000-$5,000. These project-based grants support nonprofit organizations and artist collectives partnering with Queens community organizations to create cultural projects and arts activities that enhance the vibrancy in Queens communities and neighborhoods.
For artists, QAF offers the New Work Grant (funded by DCLA), which supports individual artists of all artistic disciplines who live or have a studio in Queens for the creation of new work. New Work Grants are $3,000, and do not require fiscal sponsorship.
Funds cover costs for eligible projects such as:
- Projects with a public component that benefit Queens communities
- Arts activities taking place within Queens in the 2020 calendar year
- Individual artists' costs needed for the execution of a cultural project (direct administration costs, marketing and publicity costs, venue rentals as well as supplies and materials)
Grant applications are now open and the deadline to apply online is Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
Since 1978, QCA has been funding cultural activities across the borough keeping Queens neighborhoods rich with cultural vibrancy. Its mission is to foster and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community.
If you have any questions, please contact Grants and Residencies Manager Dan Bamba at dbamba@queenscouncilarts.
For more information, please visit https://www.
The Queens Art Fund is made possible in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Queens Council on the Arts is the borough-wide arts council of Queens. The mission of the Queens Council on the Arts is to foster and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community. QCA thanks the partnering venues for graciously providing use of their meeting spaces for the info sessions.
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