creative unrestricted

Creative Unrestricted is a Manhattan Arts Grants program that provides unrestricted funding to Manhattan-based individual artists, artist collectives, and small- to mid-sized arts organizations with annual operating budgets under $250,000. The program is designed to strengthen long-term sustainability for artists and cultural organizations that play vital roles in local creative ecosystems.

The program welcomes applications from organizations and artists working within the performing arts field, including all cultural traditions and creative practices in dance, music, theater, and multidisciplinary performance. Funding is intended for artists and small arts organizations with sustained bodies of work who often fall between early stage project grants and the relatively small number of large scale institutional funding opportunities available in the field. Funds may be applied towards building organizational capacity, administrative infrastructure, or the broader conditions required to develop high-quality artistic work.