2012 New York Consolidated Laws
ACA - Arts and Cultural Affairs
Title B - PROMOTION OF THE ARTS
Article 3 - (3.01 - 3.15) COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
3.15 - Shared use space grant.

 
    * §  3.15.  Shared  use space grant. 1. Within amounts appropriated or
  made available, the council shall develop and  maintain  a  pilot  grant
  program  for  the  purposes of helping working artists secure shared use
  facilities in the cities of Rochester, Syracuse, Kingston and New York.
    2. For purposes of this section, the term "shared use facility"  shall
  mean  a  space  which  provides  an artist either studio, performance or
  gallery space in which to practice or display his or her art  form,  and
  living  quarters  that  meet  all  applicable  local  and  state housing
  ordinances and statutes.
    3. Grants authorized pursuant to this section shall be for a  two-year
  term,  and  may cover any portion of rent or lease payments necessary to
  secure a shared use facility,  but  shall  not  exceed  twelve  thousand
  dollars.  No  grant provided pursuant to a cooperative agreement between
  multiple artists shall exceed twenty thousand  dollars.  Community  arts
  organizations  shall  be  eligible  for  a two-year grant, not to exceed
  twenty  thousand  dollars,  to  assist  artists   in   establishing   or
  maintaining  shared  use  facilities.  Arts  organizations may use grant
  funds for organization efforts that provide assistance to artists in the
  form of shared  use  production  or  performance  space  and  as  direct
  financial assistance for artists renting shared use facilities.
    4.  Special  consideration  shall  be  given to cooperative agreements
  between multiple artists provided that each artist on  such  application
  fully  utilizes  such  shared  use facilities for studio, performance or
  gallery space and as living quarters.
    5. The council shall annually report to the mayors of  the  cities  of
  Rochester,  Syracuse, Kingston, and New York regarding the impact of the
  pilot grant program established by this section on the arts community in
  each such city. Information to be included in  each  such  report  shall
  include,  but  shall  not  be limited to, the number of applications for
  grants that were received by the council for each city,  the  number  of
  grants  awarded  to  artists  in  each  city, the total dollar amount of
  grants awarded in each city, the  increase  in  the  number  of  artists
  living  in  such  city,  a  general  statement setting forth the overall
  effect that the provisions  of  this  section  have  had  on  preserving
  artistic  influence  in  such  city  and  any other information that the
  council determines to be relevant.
    * NB Repealed December 31, 2016