Deadline: 8 November 2024
The Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is seeking applications for its Community Engagement Art Grants Program to support local arts projects and activities that enable Bronx communities to experience and engage with the performing, literary, media, and visual arts.
Since 1982, the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) has offered Community Engagement Grants (CEG) to enrich the cultural life of the borough by supporting high-quality community-based arts projects in all disciplines, genres, and styles.For this grants program, “community” is defined as:
Funding Information
- Community Arts (CA) grants of up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The program is for Bronx-based artists who are not applying directly to the supporting agencies, and who are also:
- Individual artists
- Unincorporated artist collectives or ensembles
- Nonprofit organizations with an art mission or program
Requirements
- All applicants must:
- Be based in the Bronx and have a primary mailing address in the Bronx.
- An individual artist must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Not be a full-time student.
- An unincorporated artist collective or ensemble must:
- Have at least one individual artist who is a resident of the Bronx, AND
- Designate a lead artist or administrator as BCA’s primary contact.
- A nonprofit organization must:
- Show proof of 501(c)(3) status for at least one year prior to the application
- Have a compliant board of directors
- Have a core artistic mission and/or a history of arts programming.
For more information, visit Bronx Council on the Arts.
