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The Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County, in conjunction with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), is pleased to announce funding opportunities for individual artists in Western New York. Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) provides grants designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career. These are $100-$600 grants for forthcoming opportunities (not necessarily projects) that are distinct from an artist's ongoing work. Artists planning to apply must be able to show proof of residence for the past year in ALLEGANY, CATTARAUGUS, CHAUTAUQUA, ERIE, or NIAGARA counties.
2009 - 2010 Deadlines:
September 24, 2009 for opportunities occurring between November 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010
January 27, 2010 for opportunities occurring between March 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010
May 25, 2010 for opportunities occurring between July 1, 2010 and October 31, 2010
1. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and a full-time resident for the past year in one of the five counties of Western New York: ALLEGANY, CATTARAUGUS, CHAUTAUQUA, ERIE, and NIAGARA. Applicants cannot be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program at the time of application.
2. Download and complete the 2010 SOS Application
*New for 2010, there are no more paper appliations, the new pdf document is a filliable form.*
3. Submit the application to Lauren Albrecht, Regrant Programs Manager at the Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County, 700 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 no later than 5pm on the designated due date.
SOS Workshops
The Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County typically presents two SOS Workshops before each SOS grant deadline that rotate throughout various location in the five counties of Western New York. Arts Council staff goes over the grant's guidelines, application, best practices and answer any questions artists may have about the grant before applying. Workshops usually run 45 mins to 1 hour depending on attendance, it is not mandatory to attend a workshop to apply to the grant.
There are no workshops scheduled at this time, please contact Lauren Albrecht, regrantsoffice@gmail.com or (716) 856-7520 if you would like to meet to discuss your SOS application.
Congratulations to the 2008–2009 NYFA SOS Awardees!
The NYFA Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) is designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that will significant benefit their work to artists living in ALLEGANY, CATTARAUGUS, CHAUTAUQUA, ERIE, and NIAGARA counties. This program is designed to help individual artists in the Western New York region working in all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that may significantly benefit their work or career development. The 2008 - 2009 NYFA SOS program received 74 applications this year and below is a list of the artists that received SOS awards:
Round 1 (November 2008 - February 2009):
Lukia Costello (ERIE), Kara Daving (ERIE), Jax Deluca (ERIE), Amy Greenan (NIAGARA), Paul Christopher Kozlowski (ERIE), Michael J. Mully (ERIE), Amy Taravella (ERIE), Ben Wickerham (CHAUTAUQUA)
Round 2 (March 2009 - June 2009):
Lukia Costello (Erie), Kara Daving (Erie), Chrostopher Fritton (Erie), Amy Greenan (Niagara), Ani Hoover (Erie), Lise Lemeland (Allegany), Paul Leone (Chautauqua), Douglas Manson (Erie), Justin Printup (Niagara) and Patrick Willett (Erie)
Round 3 (July 2009 - October 2009):
Melanie Aceto (ERIE), Madelene Cutrona (ERIE), Brian DeAngelo (ERIE), Greg Gerke (ERIE), Kathleen Golde (ERIE), Tom Hughes (NIAGARA) Michael Lent (ERIE), Dave Ruch (ERIE), Claire Sands (Allegany), Jeffery Vincent (Erie)
Congratulations to the NYFA SOS Round 1 November 2009– February 2010 Grant Winners:
Priscilla Bowen (Erie), Kate Doody (Allegany), Dorothy Fitzgerald (Erie), Anna Kay France (Erie), Kathleen Golde (Erie), Felice Koenig (Erie), and Amanda Maciuba (Erie) on your upcoming artistic opportunities!
