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Arts groups get funding through Queens Council

Queens Community Arts Fund, a program of the Queens Council on the Arts, has been awarded more than $96,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts to grant out to the community for cultural programming.

The Queens Community Arts Fund offers Queens-based not-for-profit cultural organizations and individual artists the opportunity to apply for funding, to help them pursue their artistic dream, through a competitive process ensuring the highest quality of arts activities and services in Queens.

Applications for the 2004 Queens Community Arts Fund, outlining complete eligibility requirements, are now available, with an application deadline of Oct. 1. All applicants are now required to attend one workshop prior to application submission. Go to www.queenscouncilarts.org for the complete schedule.

Upcoming seminars are:

Tues., Aug. 19

Rockaway Artists Alliance

Bldg. T6 Gateway Natl. Recreation Area

Breezy Point

Individuals 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Technical Assistance Provided

Wed, Aug. 20

Queens Borough Hall

120-55 Queens Blvd. Rm. 213

Kew Gardens

718-286-2800

Returning Applicants Only

Organizations 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Individuals 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Wed, Sept. 10

Queens Borough Hall

120-55 Queens Blvd. Rm. 213

Kew Gardens

718-286-2800

Organizations 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Individuals 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

(co-sponsored by The Latin American Culture Center of Queens)

Spanish Translation

Sign interpretation provided

(if signing needed pls. call 2 weeks prior)

Mon., Sept. 22

Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center

100-01 Northern Blvd.

Corona

718-651-1100

Organizations 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Technical Assistance Provided

Thurs., Sept. 25

The Quinn Building

35-20 Broadway, 4th Fl.

Astoria

718-647-3377

Individuals -7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Technical Assistance Provided

The Queens Community Arts Fund is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (Greater New York Arts Development Fund) and the JPMorgan Chase Regrants Program.