Apply for the New York Foundation for the Arts Artists' Fellowships program! Deadlines are around the corner, in early November:

Artists' Fellowships are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York for unrestricted use. Grants are awarded in 16 artistic disciplines, with applications accepted in eight categories each year. Since the awards began in 1985, NYFA has awarded over $22 million to over 3,688 artists. In 2009, NYFA awarded 131 Fellowships to 134 artists, with six of them working in a collaboration.

Categories include Music/Sound, Video, Photography, Architecture/Environmental Structures, Choreography and more. For the full lowdown, check the Artists Fellowship Applications Guidelines (pdf) or visit NYFA's fellowship page to apply.