Individual Artist Grants (Artist Crossroads)
Funding Amount
$2,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Individual artists
- Artists creating public art projects
Other requirements
- All artistic disciplines
Overview
Individual Artist Grants
Supports individual artists who plan to create new, unique, site-specific, and multi-disciplinary public art projects occurring in non-arts venues. Also called Artist Crossroads grants.
Geographic Scope: Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties in New York State.
Funding Source: New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Decentralization funds and Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program.
Focus Areas:
- New artwork creation
- Site-specific projects
- Multi-disciplinary public art
- Community engagement through art
- Projects in non-traditional arts venues
Eligibility:
- Individual artists
- Artists creating public art projects
- All artistic disciplines
Contact Information:
- Chris Walters: 607-962-1332 x205 or chris@eARTS.org
Background: Part of the Decentralization grant program since 1978, supporting individual artists in creating art that enhances the cultural climate and engages communities in non-arts spaces.
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
- Visual artists
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