New York, New York, May 24, 2006 –– The URBAN ARTIST INITIATIVE / NEW YORK CITY (UAI/NYC) – comprised of the Asian American Arts Alliance, Association of Hispanic Arts, Harlem Arts Alliance, and Queens Council on the Arts, in partnership with the Bronx Council on the Arts and New York Foundation for the Arts – launches a new grants program for individual artists of color in New York City in all disciplines.
Grants, ranging from $250 to $2,500, will be awarded to support new works in all areas of visual, literary, and performing arts in the creation, development, and/or completion stages. In this pilot program, UAI/NYC will consider applications from individual artists of color of African, Asian, and Latino descent who reside in the five boroughs of New York City. How-to-Apply Workshops are scheduled with the partnering organizations throughout New York City, including meetings in cooperation with the Brooklyn Arts Council and the Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island.
UAI/NYC’s goals are to:
1) provide direct grants to artists of color throughout New York City for new work;
2) increase the capacity of its partner community-based arts organizations who will award these grants; and
3) develop strategies for improved access to information for New York artists citywide including dissemination and new technology.
UAI/NYC is a major project of the Creative Communities program of Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) – a ten-year national campaign to improve conditions for artists in all disciplines, so that artists can more readily do their creative work and contribute to community life. UAI/NYC has received major funding from LINC, The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Booth Ferris Foundation.
LINKS TO: Guidelines and Applications
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Must be postmarked by July 20, 2006.
Awards will be announced in September 2006.
HOW-TO-APPLY WORKSHOPS
Download Guidelines (PDF)
Applicants are highly recommended to attend one of the citywide meetings listed below:
Harlem Arts Alliance
Monday, June 5, 2006, 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Theatre of Riverside Church
91 Claremont Avenue (between West 120th and 122nd Streets)
1 block west of Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Public transportation: 1 train to 125th Street; nearby buses: M4, M60, M104, Bx15
RSVP: (212) 410-0030, extension 212 or
UAI@harlemaa.org
Council on the Arts & Humanities
for Staten Island
Monday, June 19, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place (at the corner of Wall Street and Richmond Terrace, just two blocks from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal)
Staten Island, NY 10301
Public Transportation:
From the Staten Island Ferry Terminal: Follow the signs To Streets. Make a right on Richmond Terrace and walk two blocks to the Ballpark and up Wall Street.
The Staten Island Terminal is served by the Staten Island Railway and the S40, S42, S44, S46, S48, S51, S52, S61, S62, S66, S67, S74, S76, S78, S90, S91, S92, S94, S96 and S98 bus routes.
RSVP: (718) 447-3329 or bjacobs@statenislandarts.org
Brooklyn Arts Council
Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Callahan Center at St. Francis College
180 Remsen Street (Between Clinton and Court)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Public transportation: 2, 3, 4, 5 trains to Borough Hall, A, C, F train to Jay Street/Borough Hall, R train to Court Street; nearby buses: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45 B51, B52, B54, B57, B61, B67, B75, B103; S53, S79
RSVP: (718) 625-0080 or
seminars@brooklynartscouncil.org
Asian American Arts Alliance and
New York Foundation for the Arts
Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
NYFA, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th floor (near Spring Street)
New York, NY 10013
Public transportation: C train to Spring Street or 1 train to Houston Street;
nearby buses: M6, M20, M21
RSVP: (212) 941-9208, extension 3
Brooklyn Arts Council
Thursday, June 22, 2006, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
55 Washington Street, suite #218
(between Water and Front; alternate entrance at 111 Front Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Public transportation: A or C train to High Street. Exit at the Cadman Plaza West stairwell towards the rear of the train. Cross Cadman Plaza Park to Cadman Plaza East. Take a left on Cadman Plaza East, which turns into Washington Street and continue walking under the Brooklyn Bridge overpass, towards the river.
F train to York Street, go right onto Jay Street then turn left on York Street, walk three blocks on York Street and take a right on Washington Street.; nearby buses: B25
RSVP: (718) 625-0080
seminars@brooklynartscouncil.org
Bronx Council on the Arts
Tuesday, June 27, 2006, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
450 Grand Concourse, C-190, at 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
Public transportation: 2, 4, 5 trains to 149th Street/Grand Concourse; nearby buses: Bx1 and Bx19
RSVP: (718) 518-6728
Association of Hispanic Arts
Thursday, June 29, 2006, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
161 East 106th Street (between 3rd and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10029
Public transportation: 6 train to 103rd Street; nearby buses: M98, M101, M102, M103, M104
RSVP: (888) 876-1240
HYPERLINK "mailto:events@latinoarts.org" events@latinoarts.org
Queens Council on the Arts
Thursday, July 6, 2006, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Queens Borough Hall
120-55 Queens Boulevard (near Union Turnpike, 126th Street and 82nd Avenue)
Room 213
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Public transportation: E or F trains to Union Turnpike; nearby buses: Q10, Q10A, Q37, Q46, Q60, Q74
RSVP: (718) 647-3377, extension 15
Association of Hispanic Arts
Saturday, July 8, 2006, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
161 East 106th Street (between 3rd and Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10029
Public transportation: 6 train to 103rd Street; nearby buses: M98, M101, M102, M103, M104
RSVP: (888) 876-1240
events@latinoarts.org
Harlem Arts Alliance
Monday, July 10, 2006, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
290 Lenox Avenue at 125th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10027
Public transportation: 2 or 3 train to 125th Street; nearby buses: M7, M60, M100, M101, M102, BX15
RSVP: (212) 410-0030, extension 212
UAI@harlemaa.org
Association of Hispanic Arts and
Harlem Arts Alliance
Thursday, July 13, 2006, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Community Board 12
Serving Washington Heights and Inwood
711 West 168th Street (west of Broadway, between Fort Washington and Haven Avenues)
New York, NY 10032
Public transportation: A, C, 1 trains to 168th Street; nearby buses: M3, M4, M5, M100, M18, Bx7
RSVP: (888) 876-1240 or
events@latinoarts.org
or
(212) 410-0030, extension 212 or
UAI@harlemaa.org
Harlem Arts Alliance
Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
290 Lenox Avenue at 125th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10027
Public transportation: 2 or 3 train to 125th Street; nearby buses: M7, M60, M100, M101, M102, BX15
RSVP: (212) 410-0030, extension 212
or UAI@harlemaa.org
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For more information, please contact one of the participating organizations:
Asian American Arts Alliance
Contact: Kelly Kuwabara
(212) 941-9208, extension 3
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
www.aaartsalliance.org
Association of Hispanic Arts
Contact: Julia Gutiérrez-Rivera
(888) 876-1240
Office Hours: Monday to Friday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
www.latinoarts.org
Harlem Arts Alliance
Contact: Linda Walton
(212) 410-0030, extension 212
or UAI@harlemaa.org
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
www.harlemaa.org
Queens Council on the Arts
Contact: Lynn Lobell
(718) 647-3377, extension 15
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
www.queenscouncilarts.org
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For more information on the sponsoring organizations:
Bronx Council on the Arts
Contact: Edwin Ramoran, Longwood Art Gallery
(718) 518-6728
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
www.bronxarts.org
New York Foundation on the Arts
Contact: Penny Dannenberg
(212) 366-6900, extension 214
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
www.nyfa.org
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