FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: MAY 31, 2020
GRANT APPLICATION LINK: CLICK HERE
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Eligibility
In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the artist community, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts is creating a temporary fund to meet the needs of experimental artists who have been impacted by the economic fallout from postponed or canceled performances and exhibitions. If you are unsure about whether your work is experimental, you can see other artists we have supported on our Instagram and our website.
NOTE: Submittable is being used by a number of other COVID-19-related relief efforts. They are working to make sure their system can handle the high volume of applications being submitted across the platform, but we highly recommend that you work on your application narrative in a word processor in the event that the system has to go down for maintenance purposes.
Additionally, if you are currently or are considering applying for unemployment, please be advised that the Foundation for Contemporary Arts cannot advise grant recipients on issues of wages or employee benefits. Each award recipient will need to consult the appropriate unemployment compensation agency in your state (e.g. the New York Unemployment Insurance Benefits agency; the California Employment Development Department; or the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity) to determine what impact, if any, the award has on your eligibility to collect unemployment insurance benefits.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with our mission, FCA will continue to focus its support on artists making work of a contemporary, experimental nature.
Relief will be provided to artists who can demonstrate that they have lost income from an engagement that has been canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Applicants must be individual artists, or an individual representing an artist collective, ensemble, or group. Curators, producers, workshop organizers, organizations, or arts presenters are not eligible to apply.
Currently, this fund cannot support performers, ensemble members, or designers who were working on a project that was canceled; we recognize the vital contributions that performers, artist assistants, designers, and others make to the field and have listed other resources that offer more targeted support to those artists below.
Applicants must be living in the United States or U.S. territories and the IRS requires a W9 and a U.S. Tax ID Number (SSN, EIN, ITIN, or other) for FCA to be able to make grants to artists
Applicants cannot be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
For the purpose of providing COVID-19 relief, we are temporarily suspending the three year waiting period between grants. If you have received a grant from the Foundation in the past three years you may apply for COVID-19 relief.
FCA anticipates far greater need than this fund will be able to accommodate. Below you will find three additional resource links. The first is a list of national resources for artists and arts organizations from the National Endowment for the Arts. The second is a list of COVID-19 resources for freelance artists that has been assembled by an independent group of artists and administrators. The third is a list of mutual aid resources for artists living in New York in case you or someone you know is immunocompromised or otherwise at-risk and in need of assistance with grocery or supply delivery or other services.
Please note that the resources at the links below have not been independently vetted by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and are provided solely in the hope that they might be a useful starting place for members of our community who are in need of resources and support. FCA encourages you to research all the resources on each list independently. You are also encouraged to follow CDC guidelines to avoid contracting or spreading the virus and, if you are in New York City, text COVID to 692-692 to receive the latest city-wide updates.