SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Arts Performing Arts Fund, a one-time regrant program made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, is being offered to support individual artists and organizations who create live art that is accessible to the communities that surround them.
Funding for the program is project-based. All projects must have an element of live art open to the general public, to be attended in person. All projects must be delivered between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. Retroactive funding is available, and applicants can request between $500 and $4,000.
Some requirements: Project must include a public, live performance that can be attended in person and be open to the general public and must take place in the same county as organization, or individual who is applying. Open to organizations and individuals in Fulton, Montgomery or Saratoga County.
Guidelines are available via Saratoga Arts at: saratoga-arts.org.
Applicants are encouraged to reach out to Charlie Owens (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or via phone – 518-584-4132 - who oversees regrant programs at Saratoga Arts before submitting an application. Owens is available for one-on-one discussions (in person, via zoom, or on the phone) at any point in the application process and to review applications before final submission.
Applications to the Performing Arts Fund will be accepted on a rolling basis. Unlike other regrant opportunities Saratoga Arts offers, applications will be reviewed several times throughout the year as they are received and until the funds are exhausted.
A panel selected by the Saratoga Arts staff will hold no less than three deliberation meetings between January 2022 and June 2022, unless funding is exhausted and distributed before three meetings are convened.
Applications can be for retroactive funding. Projects that occurred on or after July 1, 2021 can receive funding after they have been completed but the applicant must outline a loss or other need for funding in their budget. All projects, whether being funded in advance or retroactively, must be completed by June 30, 2022.
