1. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
CALL UCAC OFFICE : (845)339-9935

a. Office Help : general office duties , will train (give coffee !)
Mailings, phone work, etc.

a. CHINESE NEW YEAR & FOLK ARTS FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
i. Assist in all aspects of Festival Event Jan-Feb 06

a. SPRING ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION SHOWCASE
VOLUNTEERS: Spring 2006 Location TBA
1. Assist with set ups, table assignments, flyer distribution, all
Aspects of event

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1. NYSCA PROGRAM (RE-) GRANTS:
Individual Artists and Orgs.

Deadline: SEPT. 22, 2005
CALL: 845-339-9935 or 845-454-3222 for details

Small grants up to $5000.00, (usually smaller amounts) distributed to artists and art/cultural groups who do not receive funding directly from NYSCA.
Application seminars and technical assistance appointments are available.

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2. NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (NYFA): GRANTS
Artist Fellowships Online Applications available:

DEADLINE: MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2005 (due on or before)
Unrestricted $7000.00 cash awards.
Categories: 2005-2006 cycle: Architecture/Environmental Structures; Choreography; fiction; Music Composition; Painting; Photography, Playwriting/Screenwriting; and Video.

APPLY TO: www.nyfa.org/afp
For Assistance:
Call: NYFA (helpline listed on web-site)
UCAC 845-339-9935

4. FIRST ANNUAL ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION / BUSINESS SHOWCASE: Saturday May 20, 2006, 10am - 4pm
Holiday Inn, Kingston
Represent you organization, art business or event thru this exciting new venue. Mass market, network with your peers and increase outreach into the Arts/Cultural Community and the general public.
Call: UCAC Office 845-339-9935

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5. Barn Restoration/Preservation Grant:
NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
DEADLINE: Fall 2005
CONTACT: OPRHP www.nysparks.state.ny.us/grants/programs/barns.asp

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6. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT for the ARTS:
Partnership Agreements
Designed to preserve and foster excellence in the arts and to provide access to
The Arts for all Americans, advance arts education for children and youth,
Develop partnerships that advance the mission of the NEA.
ELIGBILITY: state and local orgs. With 501©3 status, other than
Institutions of higher learning.
DEADLINE: OCT. 7, 2005
CONTACT: (202)682-5429 State and Regional Staff

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7. THE FOUNDATION CENTER: Grant seeking on the Web
Hands on Introductory Training class: OCT. 18^TH,2005
Class will teach how to develop an organized approach to funding research on the Web.
LOCATION: NY CITY OFFICE: 79 5^TH AVE., NY
COST: $195.00
CONTACT: (800)424-9836 www.fdncenter.org