Southern Finger Lakes (SFLX) Artist Fellowship
Funding Amount
$3,500
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.
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Eligible organizations
- Regional artists
- 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.
Other requirements
- All artistic disciplines
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.
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.
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
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$11K
Economic Opportunity Program · Elmira, NY
Quick arts & statewide community regrants
$11K
Steele Memorial Library (Chemung County Library District) · Elmira, NY
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$10K
Tioga County Tourism · Owego, NY
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$9,700
Family Service Society Inc · Corning, NY
Quick arts & statewide community regrants
$9,530
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Fields of Work
- Arts
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