The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes is pleased to announce a new partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, to award Presentation Funds and Finishing Funds grants for Electronic Media and Film.
Presentation Funds:
Presentation Funds offers partial support to non-profit organizations located in New York State for in-person appearances by independent artists working in moving image media and sound art, including video, digital and computer-based works. The mission of the program is to encourage opportunities for conversations between artists and audiences, support the creative programming of independent media-makers, and help increase appreciation for electronic media and film as an art form throughout New York State. Presentation Funds is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
Deadlines are four times a year:
- December 1, 2011 for projects occurring between January 1 – March 31, 2012
- March 1, 2012 for projects occurring between April 1 – June 30, 2012
- June 1, 2012 for projects occurring between July 1 – September 30, 2012
- September 1, 2012 for projects occurring between October 1 – December 31, 2012
Please click here for 2012 Presentation Funds Guidelines.
Please click here for fillable PDF Application (this application works best in Adobe Acrobat and may not be fully functional in Preview).
Finishing Funds:
Finishing Funds provides support to New York State artists for the completion of film, video, sound, new media and Web-based art. Awards are made annually and range from $500 to $2,500. Finishing Funds is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
The postmark deadline for applications is March 15, 2012.
