GRANT GUIDELINES

WHO CAN APPLY

Individual mid-career visual artists living in New England, or Columbia or Northeast Dutchess Counties, NY.

GRANT INFORMATION

Artist’s Resource Trust was established in 1996 to provide support to the creative work of mid-career visual artists who have demonstrated substantial commitment, development, and quality in their work. A mid-career artist is defined as an artist who has been actively creating work and exhibiting it for at least 10 years. This artist has established a reputation in the art world, exhibits regionally and has built up a large body of work. A.R.T.'s focus is on visual artists who live in New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) and in the towns in NY that are part of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation's catchment area as of 2015. 

Since 1996, annual contributions to A.R.T. have made the grant awards possible. Now the A.R.T. Fund is building an endowment so that its work can continue in perpetuity. Make a tax-deductible contribution to the A.R.T. Endowment.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications for an unrestricted fellowship are invited from individual artists (painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, and artists using mixed media) who have demonstrated financial need. The fellowships may support any expense that enhances the artist's ability to create his/her work such as supplies, materials, equipment, rent, travel, residencies, etc. 

To apply an artist must:

• Reside in the specified geographic area and have done so for at least two years prior to making the application.
• Have let eight years lapse from receiving a prior ART fellowship.
• Have an active art practice.

AWARDS

Grants awarded generally range from $1,000 to $10,000. They can be applied toward any expense that may enhance the artist’s ability to create his/her work. Awards are counted as income and artists are responsible for all applicable taxes. Berkshire Taconic will file a 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service in December recording each award.

NOTIFICATION

Applicants will be informed of Berkshire Taconic’s decision by March 31. A report is requested of each recipient within one year.

REVIEW CRITERIA

• The A.R.T. Fund is committed to diversity and inclusion and offers an equitable grant opportunity for all mid-career artists from New England and Dutchess and Columbia Counties in New York. The criteria are excellence and financial need.
• The primary criterion for the selection of an artist is the excellence of their work as evidenced by the images submitted. The images are juried by a changing committee of curators and artists.
• Financial need which is verified by foundation staff.