2025 MANHATTAN ARTS GRANTS GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
LMCC welcomes Manhattan-based artists, collectives, and organizations across artistic disciplines, practices, and backgrounds to apply to the 2025 Manhattan Arts Grants.
Follow the steps below to join us at a virtual information session this summer.
1. Determine which program(s) you would like to apply to
Creative Engagement for arts events and programming in any discipline anywhere in the borough of Manhattan.
Creative Learning for community arts education and participatory art-making projects for older adults in any discipline anywhere in the borough of Manhattan.
UMEZ Arts Engagement for arts presentations and programming in any discipline anywhere in Upper Manhattan.
Are you a teaching artist interested in presenting arts learning programming for older adults? Learn about the 2025 SU-CASA open call to support activities between January 1 - June 30, 2025. For more information visit: LMCC.net/SU-CASA.
2. Save the date for an information session
Scroll down for the full schedule of online events.
All information session webinars will have live captions. Attendance and participation over the phone is also available. Sessions are offered in English. In-person information sessions will be offered in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
- First-time applicants are required to attend an interactive information session webinar.
- Returning applicants are required to attend an interactive information session webinar or watch a 2025 recorded information session.
All sessions will cover all three grant programs.
INFORMATION SESSION SCHEDULE
Creative Engagement, Creative Learning & UMEZ Arts Engagement
Wednesday, July 24, 4:00 – 6:00 PM EST
Hosted in partnership with Community-Word Project & NYC Arts in Education Roundtable
Virtual - ASL Interpretation available
Thursday, August 8, 2:30 – 4:30 PM EST
Hosted in partnership with Chinese American Arts Council - 美华艺术协会 and Think! Chinatown 心目華埠.
NYPL Chatham Square Library, 33 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002
本次說明會全程以中文進行。
This session will be presented in Mandarin Chinese.
Thursday, August 15, 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST
Hosted in partnership with the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA), Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA), & West Harlem Arts Alliance (WHAA)
Virtual - ASL Interpretation available
Tuesday, August 20, 5:00 – 7:00 PM EST
Hosted in partnership with El Barrio's Artspace PS 109 & Afro Latin Jazz
215 East 99th Street, New York, NY 10029
This session will be presented in Spanish
Esta sesión será presentada en español
Recorded Sessions
Having attended an information session between 2021 and 2024 is required. New applicants and returning applicants who have not attended an information session in 2021 or later may not watch a recording instead of attending a live information session.
Recorded information sessions will be available in mid-August. Recordings will be in English with the option of captioning in additional languages.
APPLICATION LAB & VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
Receive additional support in preparing your 2025 Manhattan Arts Grants application by joining LMCC’s application lab or virtual office hours. Meet one-on-one with LMCC staff to discuss your questions or to review in-process application materials.
Please note the Application Lab and Virtual Office Hours are not information sessions. These meetings are intended for applicants who have already attended an information session and are already working on their applications for the 2025 Manhattan Arts Grants cycle. If your applications are not prepared for LMCC staff’s review, please note that LMCC staff may need to reschedule your appointment.
APPLICATION LABS
LMCC will offer one lab for applicants seeking further in-person, one-on-one guidance on preparing strong and eligible applications. Priority for the Application Lab is given to applicants requiring language assistance in Spanish or Mandarin Chinese as well as applicants requiring access to laptops and internet to work on their applications. Applicants may only sign up for one in-person consultation. The lab will offer two different opportunities:
- Individual Consultations: Meet one-on-one with LMCC staff to discuss your 2025 grant application in progress. Each meeting is 30 minutes. Meetings are available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese.
- Independent Work Session: Use this time to work independently on your 2025 Manhattan Arts Grant application. We highly encourage you to bring your own laptop computers. LMCC will provide laptops to those who need them on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please note we have a limited availability of laptop computers.
Tuesday, August 27, 2:00 – 6:00 PM EST
Hosted in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop/ Librería Comunitaria
Recirculation: 876 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
The link to schedule your 30-minute consultation will be available in early August.
No RSVP is required to attend the Independent Work Session
VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
Meet via Zoom with LMCC staff for a 30-minute consultation to review in-progress application materials. Applicants should be prepared to screen share their in-progress application in the Submittable platform.
Office hours will be available between mid-August and early-September between 2:00-5:00 PM. A limited number of appointments are available. Schedule an appointment using one of the following links:
The link to schedule your appointment will be available in early August
For more information about each grant program, including Program Guidelines, visit Creative Engagement , Creative Learning and UMEZ Arts Engagement.
Para comunicarse en español, contacte a Lina Alfonso, Directora de Servicios Artísticos: lalfonso@lmcc.net | (212) 219-0536
歡迎您以中文與我們聯繫！請寄發電子郵件至emerson@LMCC.net，或致電 (212) 219-3139聯絡Emerson Chang（張小姐），我們很樂意提供協助。