Hello again network members,

 

For those who are coming to Washington DC for the Convention tomorrow, look forward to meeting you! For those who are interested in the post-event digital content, registration is still open for digital post-content and there are registration support packets available as well.

 

Below are two individual artist grants available. Anyone in the US is eligible, check out the links below and share with your networks. The deadlines are fast approaching.

Mital Lyons-Warren

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Manager, ArtsU and Local Engagement

Americans for the Arts

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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Dear Colleague,

This is a reminder of two upcoming grant deadlines for individual artists.

Thank you in advance for sharing these national opportunities with artists in need in your community.

 

Deadline May 20, 2022: For professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants provide funding for essential expenses such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food. Open to dancers living anywhere in the U.S., its territories, Tribal nations or the District of Columbia. Cycle 3 is open through May 20, 2022; up to $5,000 may be requested for emergency expenses for up to a three-month period between January 1 and September 30, 2022. Please click here for details.

Deadline June 7, 2022: For visual artists, film/video/digital/electronic artists and choreographers in need, the national Rauschenberg Emergency Grants support expenses for recent medical, dental or mental health emergencies. Up to $5,000 may be requested for treatment that has already occurred, is currently taking place, and/or is on hold because of the artist’s lack of funds. Cycle 13 is open through June 7, 2022 for emergencies that occurred October 1, 2021 and later). Open to artists living anywhere in the U.S., its territories, Tribal nations or the District of Columbia. Please click here for details.

These programs are administered by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), with funding from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. For information on future cycles, visit www.nyfa.org.

If you have questions, contact the NYFA Grants team at emergencyfunds@nyfa.org or 212-366-6900 x 239.

Further promotional copy and social media graphics are available:

Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1sNEVd1eT7CybxMsdFsHpJB3NYyw95yoq

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants – https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Ap_4qZi9hBQ1JQgoaxW6XjANZRYLTwAy

Please let me know if you have any questions, or if we can provide anything further to make sure the artists in your community are aware of this support.

Thank you!

Best regards,

Mollie

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Mollie Quinlan-Hayes

Rauschenberg Grants Coordinator

She/her/hers

emergencyfunds@nyfa.org

(212) 366-6900, ext. 239

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