Applications for the 2024 Manhattan Arts Grants are now live!

Calling all Manhattan artists and arts organizations!

Applications for the 2024 Manhattan Arts Grants are now live. If you're brimming with exciting plans for a project for Manhattan audiences and communities in 2024, we have great news for you!

With support from DCLA, NYSCA, UMEZ and the Howard Gilman Foundation, LMCC’s Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement programs provide grants of up to $16,000 for a single project. Apply by September 12, 2023, 5PM.

Since 1983, LMCC’s Manhattan Arts Grants have supported Manhattan-based artists, arts groups and community-focused organizations in accessing public funds for the presentation of rich arts activities with the public. These projects have been integral to the cultural vibrancy and arts-driven resiliency of Manhattan

With support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, LMCC’s Creative Engagement, Creative Learning and UMEZ Arts Engagement programs provide technical support to applicants and awards of up to $16,000 to enable hundreds of arts projects in all disciplines, serving communities from Inwood to The Battery.

Our grants are often among the first awards an artist or group receives and can help recipients to leverage additional support from other sources. Recommendations for awards are made through a juried selection process comprising artists and arts leaders whose expertise reflects the cultural and creative diversity of Manhattan.

Not sure which program(s) you are eligible for? Take LMCC’s 1-minute Eligibility Quiz / Cuestionario de Elegibilidad / 申請資格小測驗.