Artist & Organization Grants in Westchester County, NY
ArtsWestchester grants reach every part of the County and make possible an extraordinary array of cultural activities. Our grants help Westchester and Rockland-based cultural organizations grow and support individual artists in the creation of new work.
ARTSWESTCHESTER
ARTS ACCESS
Support for Organizations
2026 Application Cycle Is Now Closed
ArtsWestchester is pleased to launch a competitive funding opportunity for Westchester-based organizations: Arts Access – Support for Organizations.
Arts Access is made possible by Westchester County government with support from County Executive Kenneth W. Jenkins and the Board of Legislators.
For more information, attend one of the online sessions below or please contact [email protected]
Arts Access info Sessions
Additional info session dates and times to be announced.
Watch an Info Session
Recorded Tuesday, March 31
More Funding Opportunities
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ArtsW Arts Alive – Westchester & Rockland Counties
Arts Alive 2026 Funding Application Cycle Now Closed.
The Arts Alive grant category is one of ArtsWestchester’s most effective means of supporting arts activities for the region’s geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse populations. This funding opportunity helps to ensure that residents throughout the region have access to the arts in their communities, particularly in areas where access is limited.
Arts Alive Grants are made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program- a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor and the NYS Legislature and administered by ArtsWestchester.
Art$WChallenge Grant
The 2025 Art$WChallenge closed as of Monday, December 15, 2025
The Art$WChallenge grant provides 1:1 matching grants to Westchester based organizations that receive grant funding in one of these categories between 2023-2025: Basic Program Support, Project Support, Yonkers Arts Initiative or Mount Vernon Arts Initiative – OR – an Arts Alive Grant (Westchester County Only) between 2023-2025.
This grant is made possible with support from Westchester County government.
Westchester County Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate Cycle is now Closed. Next Application: Late 2026
2024-26 Poet Laureate Announced! Westchester County Executive George Latimer today partnered with ArtsWestchester to announce that Westchester County’s new Poet Laureate will be Phylisha Villanueva of Yonkers. Villanueva was one of 14 applicants for the position and will succeed poet B.K. Fischer who served in this countywide role for 3 years. Phylisha Villanueva is slated to begin her three-year term this month and will receive a $10K honorarium for each year of the appointment made possible with funds from Westchester County. Complete Press Release available here.
This grant is made possible with support from Westchester County government.
Become a Panelist
Panelists play a central role in reviewing applications for funding. We rely on panels composed of individuals who represent a broad range of artistic and cultural viewpoints, as well as wide geographic and ethnic diversity, to provide advice about the artistic excellence and artistic merit of proposals in a variety of funding categories. Our panels are composed of both arts professionals and knowledgeable laypersons. Most panelists are arts professionals who are qualified by their activities, training, skills, and/or experience in one or more art forms. Every panel also includes a layperson – someone knowledgeable about the arts but not engaged in the arts as a profession either full- or part-time.
Panelist Nomination
ArtsWestchester maintains a bank of potential panelists, and invites county residents, as well as colleagues in the field, to recommend panelists. For more information please contact [email protected]
ArtsWestchester is committed to maintaining a balance of geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity in its commitment to high standards of integrity and impartiality in its decision-making process. While every panelist nomination is considered, ArtsWestchester is not able to appoint every qualified nominee to a panel.