Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2026 SCR Individual Artist Grant Application
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the 2026 SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning applicants—including organizational representatives, individual artists, artist collectives, grant writers, and project managers—who did NOT apply for 2021 DEC funding or 2022, 2023, 2024, and/or 2025 SCR funding must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle MUST touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing an application.
The current deadline for Individual Artist (IA) grant applications is Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. The deadline potentially could be extended on a more-or-less monthly basis until ALCA receives the number of applications needed to regrant all of the SCR funds available for the IA category in this current grant cycle (however, based on previous years, it's likely that ALCA will receive more applications than it can fund in this category in a relatively brief period of time—such as a month).
In an effort to make SCR funding available to as many artists as possible, applicants who received an IA grant award in both 2024 and 2025 are ineligible to apply in this category in 2026—at least for the initial round, if not longer. Such SCR grantees are encouraged to consider applying in the Arts Education and/or, through a fiscal sponsor or with a community partner, the Community Arts category.
To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program and other grant opportunities, please email SCR Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, please call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you can also text him.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 8897 NYS Route 30
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
CALL FOR ARTISTS for 2026 Season
DEADLINE: Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
We are looking for qualified artists working in all mediums to apply for solo/group shows during our 2026 season at the ADIRONDACK LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS (The Arts Center) adirondackarts.org Located at 8897 NY-Route 30, Blue Mountain Lake, NY. We will host exhibits throughout the Spring/Summer/Fall seasons beginning in late May through early October 2026. Exhibits typically run 4 weeks and may be subject to change.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PAINTINGS/DRAWINGS/PRINTMAKING/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCULPTURE/3-D/TEXTILES/MIXED MEDIA/VIDEO/SOUND/INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS.
Submission Fee for Non-Members is $45; Arts Center Members fee is $35. (Be sure to use the drop-down menu for appropriate Fee Submission category when using the online form.) Submit up to 10 JPEGs best representing a cohesive exhibit. All submitted pieces must have sample pricing to be considered, with the majority of exhibited works available for purchase. The Arts Center will collect 30% commission on any item sold. The selection process will be completed by early-March 2026, with acceptance notifications sent via email.
Questions should be directed to info@adirondackarts.org.
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2025 SCR Arts Education Project Application
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the region's 2026 SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning teaching artists, organizational representatives, project managers, and grant writers who did NOT apply for 2021 DEC or 2022, 2023, 2024, and/or 2025 SCR funding must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle MUST touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing an application.
New York State-designated nonprofit organizations, governmental/quasi-governmental entities, and tribal organizations applying for SCR funding for Arts Education and/or Community Arts (CA) projects, including as a fiscal sponsor, must fill out and submit an essentially one-time "Intent-to-Apply (ItA)" form before their project application(s) can be considered for grant support. The ItA form is available year-round at the same link where the project applications can be found when they are open.
The 2026 application guidelines are currently available on the ALCA website at:
adirondackarts.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant
The current application deadline is Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. The deadline might be extended on a more-or-less monthly basis until ALCA receives the number of applications needed to regrant all of the SCR funds available for the Arts Ed category for the 2026 grant cycle. To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program and other grant opportunities, please email SCR Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you can also text him (if doing so, please be sure to include your full name).
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 8897 NYS Route 30
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
One-Time SCR Intent-to-Apply Form for Organizations
This form is for organizations applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding in the Arts Education (AE) and/or Community Arts (CA) category for their own project(s) or as a fiscal sponsor. It must be submitted along with the project application(s) for the applicant to be considered for funding. If any information provided on this form changes, applicants will be able to update it in future project applications.
Applicants who previously submitted the ItA form are required to review that version and, if any updates are needed, contract the grant coordinator about opening the form for editing. Such applicants should NOT submit a new ItA form!
Prior to applying for SCR funding, prospective applicants must read the most recent edition of ALCA's SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning applicants who did not apply for 2021 DEC or 2022, 2023, 2024 (including Roung-2), or 2025 SCR funding must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle MUST touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing any new SCR AE or CA project or Individual Artists (IA) grant applications.
The latest deadline for the Intent-to-Apply form is Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm. The opening of the windows for fiscal-year 2026 AE, CA, and IA applications will be announced soon. To request a copy of the 2026 guidelines once they are available and other SCR application materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, call his cell at 518-588-7275, which you can also use to send a text message.
Thank you for your interest in applying to our region's SCR Program!
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 8897 NYS Route 30
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County Region Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) Program
Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties and the Haudenosaunee tribal community of Akwesasne, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA)
2026 SCR Community Arts Project Application
Prior to applying for Statewide Community Regrants (SCR)—formerly "Decentralization (DEC) Grant"—funding, prospective applicants must read the 2026 SCR Application Guidelines. First-time applicants and returning applicants—including organizational representatives, individual artists, artist collectives, grant writers, and project managers—who did NOT apply for 2021 DEC funding or 2022, 2023, 2024, and/or 2025 SCR funding must either attend a "How-to-Apply" seminar (held in-person or via Zoom) led by the grant coordinator or speak with him in an individual consultation. Returning applicants who did apply for 2021 DEC funding and/or SCR funding beginning with the 2022 cycle MUST touch base with the grant coordinator by email before completing an application.
New York State-designated nonprofit organizations, governmental/quasi-governmental entities, and tribal organizations applying for SCR funding for Arts Education and/or Community Arts (CA) projects, including as a fiscal sponsor, must fill out and submit an essentially one-time "Intent-to-Apply (ItA)" form before their project application(s) can be considered for grant support. The ItA form is available year-round at the same link where the project applications can be found when they are open.
Applicants who previously submitted the ItA form are required to review that version and, if any updates are needed, contract the grant coordinator about opening the form for editing. Such applicants should NOT submit a new ItA form!
The latest CA project application deadline is Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. The deadline is likely to be extended on a more-or-less monthly basis until ALCA receives the number of applications needed to regrant all of the SCR funds available for the CA category in this current grant cycle (the ItA form is designed to remain open year-round). To request a copy of the guidelines and other materials, register for a seminar or consultation, and/or learn more about ALCA's ADK Quad-County SCR Program and other grant opportunities, please email Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org. To reach him by phone or leave a voicemail message, please call his cell at 518-588-7275 where you can also text him.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
P.O. Box 205, 8897 NYS Route 30
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812