2006 "Stained Glass Concert" presented by St. John's Episcopal Church, Medina, NY

Click here to view
GO ART! Decentralization Grant Awards from previous years

Are you a Reach or Ripple Grantee? Logos & Forms for download can be found here

Click here for a 2008 Final Report Form

Are you an applicant looking for your Legislative District numbers? Look no further!

ALL GRANT APPLICANTS MUST ATTEND ONE OF OUR SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, PLEASE CALL THE
GO ART! OFFICES AT 585.343.9313 TO SET UP A PERSONAL CONSULTATION!

REMEMBER: THIS IS A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS!

Grants offered specifically for art and culture
in Genesee and Orleans Counties:

NYSCA Decentralization Regrant Program,
administered by GO ART!
Current guidelines and applications forms will be available beginning June 19!




NYSCA GLOW Region Arts-in-Education Program
(aka "Artists in the Schools"),
administered by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts



NYFA Strategic Opportunity Stipends (aka "SOS"), administered by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester
Click here for a 2008-2009 SOS Application


Other Grant Opportunities
for Artists and/or Cultural Organizations

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REACH & RIPPLE GRANT INFORMATION SESSIONS:
APPLICANTS MUST ATTEND ONE OF THESE MEETINGS:
Thursday, June 19 @ 5:30 p.m.:
GCC Albion Campus
456 West Ave.
Albion, NY 14411

Saturday, June 21 @ 10:30 a.m.:
Yates Community Library
15 N. Main St.
Lyndonville, NY 14098

Tuesday, June 24 @ 5:30 p.m.:
GCC Batavia Campus
One College Rd.
Batavia, NY 14020

Tuesday, July 1 @ 5:30 p.m.:
Woodward Memorial Library
7 Wolcott St.
LeRoy, NY 14482

Tuesday, July 8 @ 5:30 p.m.:
Community Free Library
86 Public Square
Holley, NY 14470

Thursday, July 10 @ 5:30 p.m.:
Corfu Free Library
7 Maple Ave.
Corfu, NY 14036

Tuesday, July 22 @ 5:30 p.m.:
Gillam-Grant Community Center
6966 W. Bergen Rd.
Bergen, NY 14416

Saturday, July 26 @ 10:30 a.m.:
GO ART! Cultural Center
201 E. Main St.
Batavia, NY 14020

Tuesday, July 29 @ 5:30 p.m.:
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library
620 West Ave.
Medina, NY 14103
 

Downloads for Grantees:

jpg files for each logo:
GO ART!   and    NYSCA

2008 Reach Final Report Form

2008 Ripple Final Report Form

Narrative in MS WORD
Budget in MS EXCEL

Attention Arts Council Grantees:
Please click here to download the approved language for acknowledging funding and other recognition of support info.

Other Grant Opportunities & Resources

New York State
Council on the Arts (aka NYSCA)

New York Foundation for the Arts (aka NYFA)

New York Council
for the Humanities (aka NYCH)

Empire State Partnerships (Arts in Education funding)

21st Century Community Learning Center Grants (Fed)

21st Century CLC Grant Program in NYS

Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester - Community Arts Grants

Community Foundation
for Greater Buffalo

East Hill Foundation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Foundation Center

New York State Performers & Programs Database

Poets & Writers

Partners for Arts Education

Opportunities for Artists

The Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO ART!) is proud to administer the New York State Council on the Arts’ Decentralization Regrant Program in Genesee and Orleans Counties. Through an annual grant application process, it is our intent to increase and upgrade the arts and cultural programming in our two-county region and also to help support our local arts and cultural community. In 2009, GO ART! is offering funding through two distinct Decentralization programs: REACH & RIPPLE

Please note that all GO ART! deadlines are POSTMARK deadlines. Forms need to either be postmarked by the date indicated, or dropped off at our office by the end of the business day on that date.

INTENT TO APPLY Form (postmarked by August 25!)
RIPPLE Grant Forms (postmarked by September 8)
REACH Grant Forms (postmarked by September 15)
 

INTENT TO APPLY FORM
REACH APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
REACH APPLICATION FORM
RIPPLE APPLICATION FORM
POLICIES & GUIDELINES

You will also need the Profile Instructions and a Glossary of Terms for reference
PROFILE INSTRUCTIONS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 

An Intent to Apply form must be submitted for any individual artist, nonprofit organization or government agency interested in applying this grant cycle for an arts or cultural project in 2009. Submitting this form does not mean that you must apply for a grant, but if you don't submit this form, you will NOT be able to apply for a grant. So if in doubt, send it in!

Reach Grants distribute awards between $400 and $5,000 to individual artist, nonprofit organizations or local government agencies for arts and cultural programs or projects in Genesee & Orleans Counties.  Through the Decentralization Program (known locally as the Reach Grant Program), GO ART!, NYSCA and the New York State Legislature hope to extend, upgrade and increase the arts and cultural programming in Genesee and Orleans Counties. $45,000 is available for 2009.
 Reach Project Applications are due September 15, 2008.

to Download Reach Policies & Guidelines:
Policies & Guidelines

to Download Reach Application
click one of the Links below:
Reach Application Form (MS Word)
 

to Download Reach Application Instructions:
Application Instructions

Ripple Grants award $2,250 to individual artists residing in Genesee and Orleans Counties who wish to create new arts and cultural projects within a community context.  Projects may include new works in any artistic discipline that serve communities by the creation of that work and provide ways for communities to connect with it.  The work must be artist initiated and in some way reflect community life, culture and/or engage local communities (or a segment of community) in the work of the artist. Two Ripple Grants are available for 2009.
Ripple Project Applications are due September 8th, 2008.

To Download Click One of the Links below:

Ripple Grant Guidelines & Application in MS Word (form)

 

OR:

Request a hard copy to be mailed to you by post (please be sure to include your name, mailing address and phone # in your email).

Notifications of the new Decentralization grant cycle are sent out in June/July of each year with the applications becoming available in June.  Application workshops are held in June and July with deadlines are usually in late summer/early fall.  ALL Applicants are required to attend an application workshop. Call 585-343-9313, 800-774-7372 or email phawley@goart.org for more information.

Grants administered by GO ART! are exclusively for residents or organizations located in Genesee and Orleans Counties in New York State. For information on similar NYSCA Decentralization Regrant Programs in New York State, go to the NYSCA web site and locate your local Decentralization site.

Artists in the Schools Grants: The program is designed to encourage artists, teachers, administrators, and parents to collaborate on well-planned partnership programs that involve interdisciplinary art programs in a curriculum.
These matching grants are available to public and private schools and home school groups that have not-for-profit status in Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming Counties and Wayland-Cohocton Central School. They fund artists to work with teachers integrating the arts into the core curriculum. Artists must work for at least five days (three days for first-time applicant) with a core group of students. The core group may be a grade level or subject area, but every student should have at least five meetings (three meetings for first-time applicant) with the artist in a small group. Projects have explored the Erie Canal through regional music, Greek mythology and theatre through drama, anatomy through drawing and painting, creative writing through storytelling, African culture through African drumming. Successful applicants can receive up to $1,500 toward the cost of the residency. Fifty percent of the total cost of the residency project comes from the school in a combination of in-kind and cash contributions. The cash contribution must be equal to at least 10% of the total grant request. Applications must be postmarked by the last Wednesday in June or the Wednesday immediately following January 1. Applicants must consult with the GVCA program coordinator before applying. Next deadline is January 2007. Grant application as a Word file may be downloaded here.

CommonGround 2007 Funds are available for New York State teaching artists, teachers, administrators and community members involved in arts in education. All are invited to attend CommonGround 2007 in Rochester, March 28-30. YOu can apply for up to $350 to support registration, lodging and/or travel. Applications are available at www.arts4ed.org and are due by Thursday, February 1.

Saltonstall Summer Fellowships & Grants Call for Entries announced. Artists and writers of New York State are invited to apply for month-long summer residencies at the Saltonstall Arts Colony in Ithaca, NY. 2008 Summer Fellowship Categories are: Poetry, Prose (Fiction & Creative Nonfiction), Photography, Painting, Sculpture and other Visual Arts. Five artists are in residence in each session. Grants of $5000 are awarded annually by the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts. Application deadline is January 15, 2008. Application forms are available online at www.saltonstall.org or call 607.539.3146.