NYSCA-A.R.T/New York Creative Opportunity Fund

NYSCA-A.R.T/New York Creative Opportunity Fund

The Creative Opportunity Fund provides general operating support grants of $2,000-$5,000 to small professional theatres with budgets under $500,000 working throughout New York State. Applicants to the Creative Opportunity Fund are NOT required to be members of A.R.T./New York. Non-member applicants who receive funding through this program will receive a free year of membership as part of their grant award. The Creative Opportunity Fund is a regrant of a New York State Council on the Arts program. A.R.T./New York regrants NYSCA funds, and all applicants and grantees will interact with A.R.T./New York as their grantmaker.

The grant aims to distribute flexible funding to support theatres throughout the state with capacity building and stabilization and to increase funding opportunities for theatres that have been left out of mainstream funding opportunities because of barriers associated with racial, economic, disability, and sexual identity and/or geographic location. Payments are made via electronic or paper check, depending on the grantee’s preference.

Timeline

Application Opens: August 27, 2025 at 10am ET
Office Hours: August 27 – October 10, 2024
Application Closes: October 15, 2024 at 5pm ET
Notifications: January 2025

For complete eligibility, guidelines and application visit Art New York Alliance of Resident Theatres