Arts Alive Grants

Arts Alive Grants

Funder: ArtsWestchester

Status: 2026 application cycle now closed

Geographic Scope: Westchester and Rockland Counties, NY

Focus Areas: Arts activities for geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse populations; access to arts in underserved communities

Overview: 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 populations. This funding opportunity helps ensure that residents throughout the region have access to the arts in their communities, particularly in areas where access is limited.

Funding Source: Made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program—a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor and the NYS Legislature, administered by ArtsWestchester.

Grant Categories

There are three distinct Arts Alive funding opportunities:

• Arts Alive Project Grant: Supports community-based arts and cultural projects developed by cultural groups and organizations, individual artists and collectives
• Arts Alive Artist Grant: Supports the creation and presentation of new work by professional artists. An essential element is the inclusion of a community engagement component
• Arts Alive Arts Education Grant: Supports lifelong learning in the arts. Funded activities may take place in classrooms, after-school programs or community sites such as agencies that serve people with disabilities, or daycare and senior centers