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Southern Finger Lakes (SFLX) Artist Fellowship

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FINGER

Foundation Annual Grants for Arts

Funding Amount

$3,500

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Southern Finger Lakes (SFLX) Artist Fellowship

Overview: An unrestricted, cash award that allows artists to focus solely on their art-making without specific project requirements. The inaugural fellowship program for 2025.

Geographic Scope: Southern Finger Lakes region (Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties).

Funding Source: The ARTS Council's Endowment.

Award Amount: $3,500 unrestricted, cash award

Focus Areas:

  • All artistic disciplines

  • Artist experimentation and creative voice development

  • Unrestricted art-making

  • Support for Upstate artists addressing historical inequities in fellowship funding
  • Eligibility:

  • Regional artists

  • All artistic disciplines

  • Artists seeking to focus on art-making without project restrictions
  • Purpose: Addresses the historical and ongoing inequity in fellowship funding awarded to Upstate artists by providing unrestricted funding to allow artists to experiment and develop their creative voices.

    Contact Information:

  • The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes

  • chris@eARTS.org
  • Background: Newly established fellowship program supported by The ARTS Council's Endowment, allowing for the support of regional art-making in perpetuity. Recognizes and supports artists across all disciplines in the Southern Finger Lakes region.

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    Fields of Work

    arts

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