New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to partner with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to administer Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants, an emergency grant program for professional dancers. Robert Rauschenberg was committed to assisting fellow artists in need of emergency aid, ultimately establishing the nonprofit foundation Change, Inc. in 1970. Recognizing the particularly extreme impact the pandemic and its ongoing effect has had on dancers, the Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants have been created.

Residencies of 2-6 weeks include flexible live/work studio space, a month long exhibition in our gallery (when appropriate), opportunities for artistic community engagement and programming, and a $2000 stipend for the project (which includes living/travel expenses).

Applicants must:

• Be 21 years or older
• Reside in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory
• Be an artist in need, having an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or lower for an individual, or $150,000 for joint filers, averaged over the last two federal tax returns.
• Not be enrolled in any degree-seeking program.
• Not have received a Rauschenberg Medical or Dancer Emergency Grant previously.
• Demonstrate current and ongoing activity as a professional dancer (defined at link).
• Be experiencing a dire financial emergency that has occurred within approximately the last six months (defined at link).

DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 8