APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 ARE NOW CLOSED.
FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT IN MARCH 2025.
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 Manhattan 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.
Creative Engagement
Fatima Schoenfelder, 2024 Creative Engagement Grantee, Photo by Richard Termine
Creative Engagement provides grants for arts events and programming in any discipline anywhere in the borough of Manhattan
Creative Learning
Justin Wong, 2024 Creative Learning Grantee , Photo by Emerson Chang
Creative Learning provides grants for community arts education and participatory art-making projects for older adults in any discipline anywhere in the borough of Manhattan.
UMEZ Arts Engagement
Dances for a Variable Population, 2024 UMEZ Arts Engagement Grantee, Photo by Meg Goldman
UMEZ Arts Engagement provides grants for arts presentations and programming in any discipline anywhere in Upper Manhattan.