Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO ART!)grant
GO ART! Ripple Grant (Individual Artist Commission)
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- Who Can Apply: Individual artists or artist-led groups and collectives, aged 18 or over, not enrolled in a full-time degree program, with a permanent address in the county (Genesee or Orleans, New York) where the project takes place; applicants based outside that county need a fiscal sponsor located in it.
- The Focus: Creation of new work with community engagement, either a public program (exhibition, performance, reading, screening, workshop or artist talk) or community involvement in the creative process.
- The Funding: $5,000 per commission, no matching funds required; up to 4 grants per county.
- Key Requirements: Apply on Submittable after attending a GO ART! information seminar or meeting the SCR coordinator. the form also asks for a project overview, community support, audiences, past SCR funding and a project budget.
DeadlineFriday, October 30, 2026
Award$5,000 per commission; no matching funds required. Up to 4 grants are awarded per county.
LocationGenesee County and Orleans County, NY
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Age range18–
Application notesApply online through GO ART!'s Submittable form "2027 Ripple (Individual Artist) Grant" by Friday October 30, 2026, 11:59 PM; the form cannot be changed or resubmitted after submission, and you must receive an email confirmation for it to count. Before applying you must have attended a GO ART! information seminar or spoken with the SCR coordinator; the listed 2026 seminars ran in August, so contact the SCR Program Coordinators (Jodi Fisher, jfisher@goart.org, or Mary Jo Whitman, mjwhitman@goart.org; 585-343-9313) to arrange an individual meeting. For an optional draft review, email the application to jfisher@goart.org by October 15, 2026. Application sections: (1) applicant profile, including contact details, electoral district numbers and confirmation of seminar attendance; (2) project overview: summary, dates, venue/location, evaluation methods; (3) artist/administrator overview with samples of artists' work; (4) community support overview; (5) project participants and audiences, including outreach to underserved populations; (6) past SCR funding; (7) project budget: income sources, expenses and in-kind contributions; (8) certification. Required documents: resume or curriculum vitae for the applicant artist(s), maximum two pages; proof of county/New York State residency or association with a Tribal Nation (driver's license, utility bill, tax return, etc.); IRS Form W-9; artistic work samples (the guidelines give no number or size limit for Ripple samples). Individual artists apply under their own name and Social Security number. Grantees must credit the Statewide Community Regrant Program and GO ART! on all marketing, attend the May 2027 awards ceremony and file a final report within 30 days of the last funded event.
Post-selection obligations: Upload a resume or CV (maximum two pages), proof of county / New York State residency, IRS Form W-9 and artistic work samples (no number or size limit given)
Contactjfisher@goart.org
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO ART!)
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