Grants
Community Arts Grant
Deadline for all 2024 Applications: DECEMBER 1ST, 2023 by 3PM
Community Arts Grants provide support for arts and cultural projects to non-profit organizations, groups, collectives, and artists. LARAC provides financial support to artists and organizations in Warren and Washington County through 3 categories: Program Support for Organizations Grant, Individual Artist Grant, and Arts Education Grant. Funded programs in the past have included dance performances, theater productions, concerts, historical programs, art/craft classes and workshops, readings, and film series.
New applicants are required to attend ONE Grant Application Seminar or schedule a meeting with the Grant Coordinator prior to applying for an overview and explanation of the grant process. It is recommended that interested parties download and read over the grant guidelines pertaining to the opportunity that interests them before meeting with the Grant Coordinator.
Grant Seminar Dates: TBD
LARAC is looking for individuals with backgrounds in the arts and knowledge of their community to serve on our funding grant panels. If interested, or if you would like to recommend an individual, please fill out the Panelist Nomination Form.
2024 FUNDING PRIORITIES:
Provide accessible, quality art programming to all residents in our region
Support programs from new or up-and-coming community organizations
Support programs that are innovative and reflect the diverse art forms currently present in our region
Support programs that reflect the geographic area and culture of Warren or Washington County
Support for Organizations
The Program Support for Organizations Grant is available to 501(c)(3) or New York State non-profit organizations with an active board of trustees. Programs must take place in 2024, open/accessible to the public, and must reflect the art/culture within Warren or Washington County.
Applicants may apply for a minimum of 1 but no more than 3 programs to be funded and may request an amount between $500 – $5,000 total across all programs.
Deadline to apply for 2024: DECEMBER 1ST, 2023
Art Education
K-12 IN SCHOOL PROGRAM GRANT
The Art Education; In School K-12 Grant is designed to support art education projects in K-12 school settings, in partnerships between art educators and public schools. Programs must take place in school in the 2024 calendar year, be arts/cultural in nature, and students must meet for at least (3) consecutive hands-on sessions with the participating teaching artist(s). A letter of commitment from the partnering school is required. The applicant’s legal address must reside in the same county as the proposed program.
Organizations and Individual Artists may apply for a funding between $500 – $5,000
Deadline to apply for 2024: DECEMBER 1ST, 2023
COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING GRANT
The Art Education; Community Based Learning Grant is designed to support art education projects in community-based settings such as libraries, community centers, and senior centers, for youth to senior learners. Programs must take place in the 2024 calendar year. Program must include at least (3) contact sessions with the same teaching artist(s) and core group of students. Non-profit organizations can apply directly for funds but must include a letter of support from the teaching artist(s). The applicant’s legal address must reside in the same county as the proposed program.
Organizations and Individual Artists may apply for a funding between $500 – $5,000
Deadline to apply for 2024: DECEMBER 1ST, 2023
Individual Artist
The Individual Artist Grant is available to artists located in either Warren or Washington County for the creation of new work. Funded artists will receive a stipend of $2,500 to be used for supplies, marketing, space rental, or as personal compensation.
Applicants must be 18+ with their primary residence located in Warren or Washington County. The proposed work must be new, reflect local culture, and directly involve the artist’s community in Warren or Washington County. Artists who received an Individual Artist Grant for 2021, 2022, or 2023 are ineligible.
Deadline to apply for 2024: DECEMBER 1ST, 2023
Congratulations to LARAC’s 2024 Community Arts Grant Recipients!
Warren County Organizational Grantees:
Adirondack Ballet Theater
All Abilities Productions of Upstate New York
Friends of Johnsburg Parks, INC.
Glens Falls Community Theatre
North Country Arts Center
Our Town Theatre Group
Queensbury Senior Citizens
The Union Chapel Association of Sabbath Day Point NY
Wiawaka Holiday House
World Awareness Children's Museum
Washington County Organizational Grantees:
Agricultural Stewardship Association
Greenwich Free Library
Hudson River Shakespeare Company
Little Theater on the Farm
Senior Center of Kingsbury and Fort Edward Area
Town of Salem
Village of Fort Edward Canal Street Marketplace
Village of Granville
Whitehall Skene Manor Presentation, INC.
Individual Artists Grantees:
Daniel Costello
Frieda Toth
Gregg Figura
Jenny Hutchinson
Jonathan Newell
Rachel Nardin
Serena Kovalosky
Arts Education Grantees:
Amorak Youth
Bolton Free Library
Johnsburg Youth Committee
North Creek Railway Depo Preservation Society
Queensbury Senior Citizens
Tracy Nzambi
Warren-Hamilton Counties Action Committee for Economic Opportunity
2024 Panelist Roster
Amanda Blanton
Ann Casselman
Anthony Richichi
Chip Perone
Dennis Wilson
Eric Melito
Gary Moon
Jon Segan
Judith Ellers
Krista Sullivan
Michael Hatzel
Nancy Krauss
Sue Beadle
Tisha Dolton
Zena Pesta
