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News
Grants
Available for Artists:
Applications Due September 29
Augsut 28, 2003 Rochester, NY-- The Arts & Cultural
Council for Greater Rochester and New York Foundation for the Arts are
offering Special Opportunity Stipends (S.O.S.) for artists in the Genesee
Valley/Finger Lakes region. Artists in all disciplines can apply for $100
to $600 stipends to take advantage of unique opportunities that will significantly
advance their work or career development. During 2003-2004, $5,000 will
be available to distribute in each of the three rounds.
Application
deadlines for 2003-2004 are:
Round 1
Applications Due at 5 pm
Monday, Sept. 29, 2003
For Opportunities in
Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2004
Round 2
Applications Due at 5 pm
Monday, February 2, 2004
For Opportunities in March - June 2004
Round 3
Applications Due at 5 pm
Monday, May 24, 2004
For Opportunities in
July 2004 - October 2004
Applications for Special Opportunity Stipends can be downloaded at
www.nyfa.org, or are available by sending a stamped self-addressed
envelope to the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 277
North Goodman Street, Rochester, New York 14607. For a list of past SOS
recipients in the Genesee Valley/Finger Lakes Region, go to www.artsrochester.org.
For more information please contact Sarah Lentini, Executive Director,
at (585) 473-4000 ext. 206.
Download applications here using Acrobat Reader: Page
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To be eligible, an
artist must have been a resident for the past year in one of the following
counties: Monroe, Cayuga, Livingston, Genesee, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca,
Yates, Wayne, or Wyoming.
Special Opportunity
Stipends are funded by the New York Foundation for the Arts and the New
York State Council on the Arts, and are administered in the Genesee Valley/Finger
Lakes area by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester in
cooperation with area arts councils.
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