2025 Arts Alive Application Now Open!

The 2025 Arts Alive application is now open! For complete guidelines and application, click here.

The Arts Alive grant category is one of ArtsWestchester’s most effective means of supporting arts activities for the region’s geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse population. This funding opportunity helps to ensure that residents throughout the region have access to the arts in their communities, particularly in areas where access is limited.

• Artistic/Programmatic Excellence
• Impact and Benefits to the Community
• Managerial/Fiscal Oversight and Viability
• Equity, Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusiveness

DEADLINES
All applications must be submitted through the Submittable grant portal by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
The Early Submission deadline is Wednesday, December 11, 2024, by 11:59 pm. By submitting before or by the early submission deadline, you will receive a review and possible comments from a grants team member as well as the opportunity to revise aspects of your application prior to panel submission. If you submit by the early deadline, staff will review your proposal and share feedback as needed. Please note the feedback may be returned to the applicant after the final deadline of December 17, but sufficient time will be allotted for edits if needed.

BASIC ELIGIBILITY
A. Organizations
Organizations may apply for Community Impact grants. Eligible organizations must:
• Be designated as a New York State not-for-profit, based in Westchester or Rockland and whose primary area of service is within Westchester or Rockland.
• Be governed by an active board of trustees that meets regularly or be able to demonstrate that it is working toward establishing such a board
• Conduct all activities in a way that does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation.

A proposed project must take place in the same county where the applicant organization is legally based.

B. Artists
Artists may apply for either of the 2025 Arts Alive funding opportunities – Community Impact or Creation of New Work. In both categories, the Artist is the grantee if funding is awarded.

Arts Alive Community Impact Grant (Award Amounts: $1,000-$7,500)
Arts Alive Community Impact Grants support community-based arts activities throughout Westchester and Rockland County. Activities in all arts disciplines are eligible for support. Arts Alive Community Impact Grants may include but are not limited to art-making workshop series, performances, festivals, screenings, and readings. All funded projects must be open to the general public and include opportunities for engagement.

Arts Alive Individual Artist Grant – Creation of New Work ($1,000-$3,000)
What is an Arts Alive Individual Artist Grant?
An Arts Alive Individual Artist Grant is designed to increase support for local artist-initiated activity and to highlight the role of artists as important members of the community. These grants are intended to support creative artists interested in working within a community setting and creating work that is inclusive and/or reflective of that community in some way.

Free online and in-person information session schedule is as follows:
Session 1: VIA ZOOM – Tuesday, October 29 @ 1 pm – Open to all interested applicants in both Counties. To register click HERE.
Session 2: IN PERSON – Yonkers Arts, Thursday, November 7 @ 6 pm. 216 Lake Avenue, Yonkers. Open to all interested applicants in both Counties. Please check ArtsWestchester’s website for more information: https://artswestchester.org/grants/

Unable to attend an info session? Join us for office hours:
Thursday, November 14 @ 11am. To register click HERE.

For complete guidelines and application, click here.