The United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County is now accepting 2026 Projects Pool Grants Program applications from Chautauqua County organizations and individual artists.
Eligible organizations must have not-for-profit status and may include libraries, municipalities, churches, and other community groups.
An artist who has been a Chautauqua County resident for at least one year and works in any artistic discipline, including but not limited to crafts, dance, film, fiction, poetry, printmaking, sculpture, painting, video, play writing, performance, music composition and photography, may apply. Funding priority will be given to those applicants who demonstrate that a Projects Pool grant would have significant career impact or promote artistic development for the individual artist.
The 2025 Projects Pool Grants Program award winners and their projects are:
Organizations:
Audubon Community Nature Center - Pollinator Exhibit Flowers
Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) - Paint CHQ Mural Program
Falconer Public Library - Paint Our World
Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County - Art of Recovery Exhibit 2025
Individuals:
Emma DuBois - Wear Your Heart On Your Chest
Brandy Noody - Ceramic Workshop: Creating a Personal Guardian
