East End Arts Council – Administered Grant for Artists of All Disciplines

Riverhead, NY (July 31, 2008)—The SOS (Strategic Opportunity Stipend) Grant, a joint project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and New York state arts and cultural organizations like the East End Arts Council, is specifically designed to help individual artists take advantage of career-enhancing opportunities. The SOS, which awards anywhere between $100 and $600 to artists, writers, musicians and performers, is available to Long Islanders through the East End Arts Council.

The deadline for the next upcoming round of the SOS, which is Round 1 2008-2009, is September 25, 2008, for opportunities that occur between November 2008 and February of 2009.

Application is open to those who reside full time within Nassau or Suffolk counties. Contact the East End Arts Council at 631-727-0900 for more information. You can also download an application from and learn more about this grant and others by visiting www.eastendarts.org or www.nyfa.org.

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Arts for Everyone

Laura Helms
Communications Coordinator
East End Arts Council
133 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
631.727.0900