FUNDING

A.R.T./New York provides a variety of financial resources to help theatres realize their creative potential.
103

Members served by our funding program in the 2011 fiscal year.

168

THOUSAND

Dollars in grants distributed in the 2011 fiscal year.

1.3

MILLION

Dollars in loans distributed in the 2011 fiscal year.

Creative Space Grant

The A.R.T./New York Creative Space Grant, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is designed to provide theatre companies with real estate opportunities to help them meet their creative needs. The grant provides A.R.T./New York member theatre companies with 50-100 fully subsidized hours of rental space at A.R.T./New York’s Spaces @ 520 in Manhattan, and South Oxford Space in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Applicants may request space to meet any need that enables them to better create their work, including but not limited to rehearsals, auditions (no open calls), meeting space, developmental readings, or any combination of the above. Bookings may be made in bulk for multiple hours per day over the course of a few weeks (in the case of a rehearsal), or spread out over the entire grant period (for occasional meetings or reading series). Revenue-generating activities (such as fundraisers or workshops that charge participants to attend) will NOT be supported through this grant. Applicants cannot apply subsidized hours to any bookings that they made prior to receiving their grant notification.

Rental space is available to grantees based on availability. While recipients may request specific studios at either or both of A.R.T./New York’s facilities, A.R.T./New York cannot guarantee that it will be able to accommodate requests exactly as submitted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Online applications for round two of the FY12 Creative Space Grant program will be open starting October 7, 2011. The application deadline is October 31, 2011 at 5pm.

ELIGIBILITY & GUIDELINES

  • Applicant must be a current member of A.R.T./New York in good standing with no overdue rent, loans, or member dues.
  • Applicant must NOT have allowed its hours to expire or have booked studio space that went unused if it received an FY11 or FY12 Creative Space Grant.
  • Applicant must request between 50 and 100 hours, to be used from January 1 to June 30, 2012.
  • Applicant will only receive subsidized space between 9am-5pm (Monday through Friday), 5-10pm Saturday, and 9am-10pm Sunday.
  • Applicant will NOT apply hours to bookings made prior to the grant notification.
  • Applicant must NOT use the space for revenue-generating or non mission-related activities.

SPACE GUIDELINES

Grantees will coordinate space bookings with A.R.T./New York’s facilities staff. The following booking options and guidelines will be applicable to grantees upon receipt of their grant.

  • Grantees are eligible to receive subsidized space between 9am-5pm (Monday through Friday), 5-10pm Saturday, and 9am-10pm Sunday. Applicants wishing to book additional space outside of those hours will be responsible for regular rental costs.
  • Hours cannot be transferred to other companies or individuals.
  • Grantees wishing to cancel a reservation must do so at least three days in advance, or those hours will be forfeited. All hours unused by the end of the grant period will also be forfeited.
  • Grantees may request timeslots in any of the eight studio and meeting rooms A.R.T./New York maintains at its two shared space facilities. While A.R.T./New York will try to accommodate all requests, rooms are subject to availability. Tables, chairs, pianos, and rehearsal cubes are available at both facilities. For facility information: http://www.art-newyork.org/rehearsal-space.

 

For more information about this program, please contact Zach Hollwedel at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (212) 244-6667 ext. 241.

The Creative Space Grant was made possible by generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.


FY12 ROUND TWO CREATIVE SPACE GRANT RECIPIENTS

The following 26 companies received a total of 1,775 hours through the Creative Space Grant, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for use between January 1 and June 30, 2012.
  • The Active Theater
  • ArtsConnection
  • Beth Morrison Projects
  • Classic Stage Company
  • Clubbed Thumb
  • The Drama League
  • Epic Theatre Ensemble
  • HERE Arts Center
  • Houses on the Moon Theater Company
  • Juneteenth Legacy Theatre
  • Keen Company
  • Ma-Yi Theater Company
  • Movement Theatre Company
  • Naked Angels, LTD
  • One Year Lease, Inc.
  • Operating Theater
  • Page 73 Productions
  • Parallel Exit
  • The Play Company
  • Rabbit Hole Ensemble
  • Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
  • Rising Circle Theater Collective
  • Studio 42
  • The Talking Band, Inc.
  • Theater Breaking Through Barriers
  • The Working Theater