Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Master artists with apprentices
- Pairs of artists (master and apprentice)
- Traditional and folk artists
- Regional artists sponsored by The ARTS Council
Overview
Supports apprenticeships pairing master artists with apprentices to preserve and transmit folk and traditional arts knowledge.
Geographic Scope: Finger Lakes region including Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Broome, and Cattaraugus counties.
Funding Source: New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with support from the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Focus Areas:
- Indian dance and South Asian classical dance
- Blacksmithing
- Finnish-American dance music
- Hodinöhšo:ni:h pottery and pit firing techniques
- African step dance
- Western Plains Pow Wow style dance and dress
- Folk arts preservation and transmission
Eligibility:
- Master artists with apprentices
- Pairs of artists (master and apprentice)
- Traditional and folk artists
- Regional artists sponsored by The ARTS Council
Contact Information:
- The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
- chris@eARTS.org
Background: Part of New York State's investment in cultural preservation and transmission. These grants support the continuation of folk and traditional arts practices and support artists in teaching the next generation.
What The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 24
- Total given
- $194K
- Median grant
- $8,650
- Range
- $5,200–$11K
- By dollars: New York 85%, Pennsylvania 5%. Top recipient cities: Elmira, NY; Corning, NY; Owego, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Southern Finger Lakes Pride
Statewide community regrants
$11K
Economic Opportunity Program · Elmira, NY
Quick arts & statewide community regrants
$11K
Steele Memorial Library (Chemung County Library District) · Elmira, NY
Statewide community regrants
$10K
Tioga County Tourism · Owego, NY
Statewide community regrants
$9,700
Family Service Society Inc · Corning, NY
Quick arts & statewide community regrants
$9,530
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Music education
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