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LMCC’s 2014 Manhattan Arts Grants
Application Now Live! Connecting artists and audiences from Inwood to The Battery
MANHATTAN: ART HAPPENS HEREWe are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our website — apologies for any inconvenience. Please find relevant grant information on our Facebook Event Page. If you have any questions, please call our office 212-219-9401.LMCC offers direct financial support to artists and to arts and community organizations to share the experience of the arts with audiences on stages, in exhibition halls, classrooms, recreation rooms, public spaces, and unexpected locations across Manhattan. Each year we distribute approximately $500,000 to support hundreds of performing, literary, media and visual arts projects. We are now accepting applications for projects taking place in 2014.Visit our grant pages to read our application guidelines and join us for information sessions throughout the summer. RSVP here.

“Being an emerging artist, the MCAF grant legitimized the project for the artists involved. It brought me to a new a level of professionalism with my company, because I was able to support a group of artists for the time they spent with me. This grant has given me the confidence to continue finding more funding opportunities for my future projects to help achieve my true vision.” —Jesca Prudencio,  LMCC Grant Recipient

Maureen Fleming

Manhattan Community Arts Fund
(MCAF) Deadline: September 17, 2013 
City-funded grants of up to $5,000 for arts projects by individual artists and small nonprofit organizations in Manhattan.For more information, please visit our Facebook Event Page.

Young People’s Chorus, Credit: Stephanie Berger

The Fund for Creative Communities
(The Fund) Deadline: September 17, 2013
State-funded grants of up to $5,000 to artist-community partnerships and nonprofit organizations for arts projects that benefit Manhattan audiences.For more information, please visit our Facebook Event Page.

Apollo Theater and PS 154, Credit: LaRoche

Creative Curricula Deadline: October 15, 2013 
Grants of up to $5,000 to teaching artists and arts organizations for in-school partnerships with Manhattan public schools to offer arts-education and integrated arts-in-education projects.For more information, please visit our Facebook Event Page.

LMCC Workshop

Information SessionsInformation sessions for MCAF, The Fund, and Creative Curricula are offered each summer in locations across Manhattan for artists, collectives, and nonprofit organizations interested in applying to our grant programs. Sessions include a review of the programs and useful information to help applicants put their best foot forward.MCAF & The Fund
10 sessions offered through Sept 4
For full schedule and to RSVP – click here.
Attendance at an information session is required for first-time and returning applicants who have not attended in 2010 or later.Creative Curricula
3 sessions offered through Sept 19
For full schedule and to RSVP – click here.
Attendance at an information session is required for first-time and returning applicants who have not attended in 2012 or later.

   

Learn more about LMCC’s grants, professional development workshops, artist residencies, and public programming at lmcc.net.LMCC’s Manhattan Community Arts Grants are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and Wells Fargo.
Make your mark on culture by supporting LMCC! Your gift will allow us continue to fulfill our mission to serve artists and arts audiences Downtown and throughout Manhattan’s diverse communities. To make a donation online, click here. To view a full list of LMCC’s supporters, click here.Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has been a leading voice for arts and culture Downtown and throughout New York City for 40 years, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs.

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