Dutchess County Arts Council

Grant Programs

NYSCA Decentralization Grants

Project Grants – Dutchess & Ulster Counties

FY2013 Application Deadline: passed
FY2014 Application Deadline and seminar schedule: TBA, to be posted soon.

The Project Grant Program is a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and designed to promote local community-based arts and culture in Dutchess & Ulster Counties. Applicants may request up to $5,000 in support.  Eligible projects can be in any artistic discipline and may include (but are not limited to) workshops, exhibitions/ studio tours, performances, community music festivals, multi-discipline collaborations and public programming whose central focus is the arts.

individual Artist Tier

FY2013 Application Deadline: passed
FY2014 Application Deadline and seminar schedule: TBA, to be posted soon.

The Project Grant program also offers an Individual Artist Tier, with at least one grant of $2,500 to a local artist to create work within a community setting.

Arts Education Grants

FY2013 Application Deadline: passed
FY2014 Application Deadline and seminar schedule: TBA, to be posted soon.

The program provides funding to teaching artists and arts organizations for in-school partnerships with Dutchess and Ulster public schools to offer K-12 arts education projects in the classroom. Eligible projects must focus on the exploration of art and the artistic process. Inter-curricular collaboration is encouraged.

Grant Informational Seminars

Application Seminars are an opportunity to learn more about the grant program and get tips on how to develop a competitive proposal and application.  All new applicants MUST attend an informational workshop prior to applying for funds.  Returning applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a workshop as well.  All interested parties are encouraged to attend a seminar, whether or not a project or partner has already been identified.  Seminars are generally held during July and August, preceding the fall deadline for each program.

Questions?  Contact Eve Madalengoitia, Director of Programs and Arts Services: evem@artsmidhudson.org; or 845-454-3222 x 16.  Se habla español.

Info & Resources:

2013 Project Grant

Guidelines and Application:

2013 Individual Artist Tier

Guidelines and Application:

2013 Arts Education Grant

for grantees:

Other documents:

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Participants at Mill Street Loft’s Dutchess Arts Camp.