Manhattan arts grants.

There’s more to LMCC than just Lower Manhattan. Each year we distribute over $550,000 to hundreds of artists and organizations all over Manhattan through our Manhattan Arts grants. In partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the city's Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), we administer three grant programs to serve Manhattan’s diverse arts community.

Creative Curricula

Matching grants of up to $5,000 for arts in education.
The Fund for Creative Communities

Grants of up to $5,000 for arts projects that benefit Manhattan.
Manhattan Community Arts Fund

Grants of up to $5,000 for individual artists and 501(c)(3)s
Past Grant Programs

Our history of support.

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Announcements, Events, & Updates

Grants Manhattan Community Arts Fund The Fund for Creative Communities

May 2012 Grantee Events: Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance and The Chelsea Symphony

Around Town

LMCC Grantee Dustin Grella Talks to WNYC About “Notes to Self”

Grants Manhattan Community Arts Fund The Fund for Creative Communities

April 2012 Grantee Events: Trash Talk and Pinocchio’s Ashes

Grants

2012 Manhattan Arts Grantees Announced

Around Town

The Apollo Theater

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Jaime Davidovich - Re:PLAY

This May, LMCC’s Manhattan Community Arts Fund grantee, Jaime Davidovich, presents a solo exhibition entitled Re: PLAY, at MediaNoche, a new media gallery in East Harlem.

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Upcoming Events & Info Sessions

May 2012

5/22 1:00PM

Blake Carrington

LMCC's LentSpace in Hudson Square, intersection of Canal Street and Sixth Avenue
5/24 1:00PM

David Gilmore

LMCC's LentSpace in Hudson Square, intersection of Canal Street and Sixth Avenue
5/26 12:00PM

Work-in-Progress: Open Studios

Building 110: LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island
5/26 2:00PM

Transforming Function: Opening Reception

The Gallery, Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island

On View

Transforming Function Opens in the Gallery at Building 110, May 26-Sept 30

The Gallery, Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the leading voice for arts and culture Downtown and throughout NYC. LMCC produces cultural events and promotes the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs.