Making Art in New York? NYSCA Could Help.

If you’re a New York artist or arts organization, this page is worth screenshotting, bookmarking, silk screening onto a shirt, or wheat pasting onto your in-laws front door (“my bad, I thought you said you support the arts!”). NYSCA funding veterans already know about the secret season between spring and summer, affectionately dubbed NYSCA Season. But if you’re new to the block, fear not. From “what even is NYSCA” to “gimme that app deadline,” Fractured Atlas has you covered.

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What's NYSCA?

Every year, New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) accepts applications from artists and arts organizations living and working in the state of New York. At Fractured Atlas, we affectionately call this window of time NYSCA Season.

NYSCA's Website

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How Does Fractured Atlas Fit In?

"Unincorporated groups and individuals" need a fiscal sponsor to apply for NYSCA. As your fiscal sponsor, we will submit the NYSCA application on behalf of your project. You just supply us with the materials!

NYSCA's Fiscal Sponsorship FAQ

⚠️ Disclaimer & FY27 Update

Per NYSCA’s guidelines, Fractured Atlas can only submit 50 applications between the Support for Artist and Support for Sponsored Organizations grant opportunities. These slots are first come, first serve and filled up very fast last year. This year, current Fractured Atlas fiscally sponsored projects will be given priority until Wednesday, June 10th. If space is still available after that window, we will open the opportunity to new fiscally sponsored projects.

The best way to get into the queue for NYSCA is to email support@fracturedatlas.org with your interest. We will then send you the eligibility quiz. Completing the eligibility quiz holds your spot in line, but does not guarantee we can submit your application. If we have concerns about your eligibility, we will reach out. Only eligible participants will be able to submit to NYSCA. Once we have 50 eligible applicants, we will start a waitlist.

➕ Update as of June 8th

We have had a very high volume of responses to our eligibility quiz and have hit the 50 application cap. We are working on reviewing the submissions, so if you completed the form and have not heard from us yet, you will hear from us soon confirming whether or not you are eligible, and if you were one of the first 50 eligible applicants.

If you still hope to apply for NYSCA this season, NYSCA encourages you to search through previous awardees to see what other fiscal sponsors were successful in submitting applications. The National Network of Fiscal Sponsors might be another good resource for you.

If you are a current fiscally sponsored project and would like to be added to the waitlist, you can still email support@fracturedatlas.org to express your interest. We highly recommend looking into other fiscal sponsors in the meantime, as we can not guarantee spots will become available. Unfortunately, we will not have space this year for new fiscally sponsored projects.

Choose Your Path, Artist 🔮

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I'm new here! What's next?

Congrats on starting your journey to state funding for your one-of-a-kind creative work. To apply for NYSCA funding through Fractured Atlas, you have to become a member and apply for fiscal sponsorship. Click on the link below for your start-to-finish guide.

START YOUR JOURNEY

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I'm already fiscally sponsored by you : )

Hello, gorgeous. Click on the link below for rubrics, timelines, and checklists—the usual fare. Though our belief in your work is boundless, please note that we are only able to accommodate one NYSCA application per fiscally sponsored project.

LET'S GET COOKING