Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund Offers Support for Local Artists
Launched in 2007 by the Rockefeller Foundation, the New York City Cultural Innovation Fund supports creativity and the arts, with an emphasis on innovation.
Through the fund, the foundation awards two-year grants ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 each for groundbreaking creative work that enriches the city's cultural life and strengthens the role the arts play in the future of New York.
To qualify, organizations must be based in New York City. Selected projects must fall into one or more of the following categories: programming and premieres of new artistic work that demonstrate innovation and can activate new directions in the artistic breadth and depth of institutions in the visual, performing, and media arts; creative engagement with the issues shaping New York City's future cultural and civic agenda; partnerships that bring cultural and community-based institutions together with universities and the private sector; and interventions designed to confront longstanding bottlenecks and limitations on the expansion of cultural vitality with fresh approaches and solutions.
For complete program information, examples of previous grantees, and the online application portal, visit the Rockefeller Foundation Web site.
