Money Available for Arts Programs – Application Deadline – October 8, 2015
(Long Island, NY) Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) announces the 2016 Queens Arts Fund (QAF) funding cycle that supports the hard work and contributions of the borough’s creative citizens with grants for their cultural programming. Approximately $180,000 in funds will be awarded for Queens- based artists and organizations, (meeting the guideline eligibility) that work in all disciplines and produce concerts, festivals, exhibitions and other cultural activities in Queens in 2016.
New guidelines and the online grant application for the 2016 grant cycle are now available on the QCA website http://www.queenscouncilarts.org/qaf/.
Deadline for ALL applications is Thursday, October 8, 2015.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST ATTEND an APPLICATION INFORMATION SESSION
This is a competitive application process with applications reviewed by a peer panel process. In order to help each applicant have the most competitive application QCA has scheduled Application Information Sessions in locations throughout the borough through September 30th.
Here is the schedule of info sessions through the month of August.
- Thursday, August 13, 6 PM
Queens Council on the Arts
37-11 35 Ave, Astoria, 11101, entrance on 36th Street
Korean Translation Provided at this Session - Tuesday, August 18, 6 PM
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
161-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, 11432 - Wednesday, August 26, 6 PM
Afrikan Poetry Theater
176-03 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY, 11432 - Monday, August 31, 6 PM
South Ozone Park Branch Queens Library
128-16 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420
Bengali Translation Provided at this Session
QAF Application Information Session Schedule – Open to Individual Artists and Organizations
Workshops will last approximately 2 hours. Please be on time.
No RSVP is required.
All applicants are welcome to attend any of the application information sessions as well as take advantage of the QAF resources on the QCA website, www.queenscouncilarts.org.
These resources include new guidelines and eligibility, the application tutorials, downloadable resources, and FAQ’s.
ALL applicants are required to complete an application information session in one of three ways:
- View application tutorials on the QCA website
- Attend a one-on-one meeting with a QCA staff member (see schedule below)
- Attend an informational group session (see schedule below)
Meet with a QCA Staff Member
Bring a draft proposal to QCA and ask questions about your grant application. Appointments are 20 minutes long and are open to individuals and organizations.
Registration is required for one-on-one appointments:
- Thursday, September 3, 10:30 AM-4:00 PM
- Tuesday, September 8, 10:30 AM-4:00 PM
- Monday September 21, 10:30 AM-4:00 PM
- Thursday, September 24, 10:30 AM-4:00 PM
To sign up for a one-on-one appointment: http://www.queenscouncilarts.org/qaf/
For more information visit the QCA web site, www.queenscouncilarts.org, or contact Lynn Lobell, Grants and Resource Director, llobell@queenscouncilarts.org or 347.505.3015 or Sam Dalsheimer, QAF Grants Associate, at qcagrants@gmail.com or 347-505-3019.
The Queens Art Fund is made possible in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Queens Council on the Arts is the borough-wide arts council of Queens.
The mission of the Queens Council on the Arts is to foster, and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community.
