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FOR THE COMMUNITY

01 GRANTS + INITIATIVES

Grants are available to non-profits, art-based organizations, and artists residing in Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady counties.

The Arts Center of The Capital Region empowers individual artists to create new works, non-profits to enrich their communities with art, and smaller art-based organizations to build capacity.

ARTIST GRANTS

Individual Artist Grants
$5,000 Awards for Creation of a New Body of Work

Artists in the Community Grants
$2500, $5000, or $10,000 with a Focus on Community Impact


NON-PROFIT GRANTS

Non-Profit Community Art Grants
$2,500, $5,000, or $10,000 Awards with a focus on community impact

Non-Profit Capacity Building Grants 
$5,000, $10,000, or $20,000 Awards for Capacity Building in Art-Based Non-Profits (Budgets under $1 Million)

NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY

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Applications Open: January 5th, 2024
Applications Close: March 1st, 2024
Projects completed: May 1st, 2024-December 31st, 2024

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“Arts Thrive & Grow” is a dynamic program that supports artists, non-profits, and art-based organizations in the capital region.

By investing in these creative endeavors, we not only foster artistic innovation but also drive economic development, ensuring that the arts continue to flourish, thrive, and contribute to the sustainable growth of our creative economy in the capital region.

All grants will be awarded by using a panel of your peers in an objective scoring process. Arts Thrive and Grow has been funded by New York State, Kathy Hochul, Governor.

We thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins for her extraordinary commitment and leadership, and our elected officials who represent our grantmaking region: Senators Jake Ashby and Neil D. Breslin; Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, Patricia Fahy, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.

Please direct all questions to Grants@artscenteronline.org

02 ARTIST TRAINING

The Critical Forum program is an intensive professional development opportunity for emerging and mid-career artists.

Each year, a maximum of twelve participants are chosen for this program through an open-call application process (details will be announced in February 2024). The cohort meets monthly over 6 months at The Arts Center in Troy, NY. These focused group critiques are led by the Critical Forum Program Director plus invited colleagues from the field, including arts professionals from the Hudson Valley region and beyond.

The Critical Forum program is offered by The Arts Center in conjunction with funding from the Visual Arts program at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and Key Bank.

Click here to view any current posts about Critical Forum.

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03 TEACH WITH US

Every session, 150+ classes are scheduled with 40+ teaching artists!  Would you like to become one of our teaching artists?

You can apply to teach at The Arts Center right here on our website. 

04 CALLS FOR ART

Join the newsletter for emails about all upcoming Artist Training opportunities and CALLS FOR ART.

Image Credit: By CLOUDXCRUISER. This mural was commissioned by The Arts Center for Troy Art Block.

COMMUNITY
RESOURCES

GRANTS

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ARTIST TRAINING

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CALLS FOR ART

New calls for art will appear here, but you can sign up for email notifications to make sure you don’t miss any:

Artists who become Members of The Arts Center have an opportunity to participate in our annual Members-Only show.

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