For nearly 30 years, Staten Island Arts has been providing funding to artists, collectives, and nonprofit organizations creating original work, producing cultural programming, and fostering arts education on Staten Island. Public engagement is central to our work, from our guiding community-led grant review panels to our grantees’ public sharing of work. We offer information sessions and office hours to guide applicants, and digital marketing support for funded projects. Read on to learn about our current and upcoming opportunities, and to explore past grantee projects.
Grant Portal
- Current applicants, access your account here
- New applicants, create an account to get started
Spring Grants Program
Howard Gilman Performing Artist Residency Cohort Grants
Howard Gilman Performing Artist Residency Cohort Grants: for individual performing artists across dance, theater, and music, from traditional practices to contemporary performance, at any stage of their career. This grant opportunity establishes a diverse group of 10 performing artists to further their creative practice through a 6-month cohort model including monthly cohort meetings and professional development support.
Mertz Gilmore Dance Research Grant
Mertz Gilmore Dance Research Grants: for dance artists, dance collectives, or dance nonprofits at any stage of their career. This new grant opportunity supports the research and development of a new dance work. Awards in this category will be $7,500 per artist.
Grant Recipient Notification
Once a panel has reviewed a pool of applications in June, all applicants will be notified through email.
A public announcement will be made this summer.
Future Opportunities
- DCLA Premier Grants are for first-time applicants, both artists and arts organizations. Individual artists, art groups and nonprofit organizations that have never received a Staten Island Arts project grant may submit requests from $750 to $3,000.
- DCLA Art Fund Grants support individual artists, unincorporated art collectives that have previously received a Staten Island Arts project grant. Applicants may submit requests from $750 to $5,000.
- NYSCA Encore Grants support Staten Island incorporated 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that present programming of artistic merit and cultural significance. Applicants may submit requests from $500 to $5,000.
- The NYSCA Future Culture Creative Placemaking Grant will support Staten Island-based individual artists creating new work in a community setting that connects places and people on Staten Island’s North Shore. An essential element of this funding is community engagement; partnerships are encouraged. Awards made in this category will not exceed $2,500.
- NYSCA Arts Bring Change (ABC) Regrants support local cultural organizations and/or individual artists working in partnership with K-12 public schools and are focused on the interdisciplinary or integrated study of the arts and non-arts subjects. Awards in this category will not exceed $2,500.
- SU-CASA: A community engagement program placing artists in residence at senior centers.
Past Grants & Awards
Grantees
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Frequently Answered Questions
Helpful Resources
- 2024 Grants Program Guidelines
- How to Write an Artist Statement
- Conduit Template
- Venue Letter Template
Become a Grant Panelist
Panelists are professional artists, scholars, arts administrators, teachers of the arts and humanities, civic and business leaders, and community representatives. Grant panelists carefully review grant proposals, then meet as a group to discuss and vote on the proposals, based on a predetermined evaluation criteria.
If you are interested in being a panelist please fill out this form.
Staten Island Arts and the arts community thank you for your interest in volunteering for this critical role!