Past Grant Opportunities

NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program has consistently fostered the creation and installation of temporary public art in parks throughout the five boroughs. Since 1967, NYC Parks has collaborated with artists and arts organizations to produce over one thousand public artworks in New York City parks. Over the years, NYC Parks has partnered with different organizations to award grants for some of these public art projects. Explore some of the past grant opportunities and their winning projects.

Wondering how you can have your work displayed by NYC Parks? View Resources for Artists or explore the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park Grant.

Art in the Parks: UNIQLO Park Expressions Grant

Through the Art in the Parks: UNIQLO Park Expressions Grant, we brought art to 10 designated parks that were in need of more cultural programming. We turned these parks into art destinations with events and programs all year long that supported the winning artworks. This grant also gave opportunities and resources to New York City-based emerging artists to show their work and share their vision. Grants were issued to 20 emerging artists and art collectives with the most compelling public art proposals. Generously funded by UNIQLO, each grantee received an award of $10,000 to create their proposed artwork.

Previous Award Winners

This artwork is an orange-colored mesh folded and sewn unto the baseball field's fence in the pattern of a snapshots of people in the park.

2018 - 2019 Winners

colorful brid sculptures with patterns in the park

2017 - 2018 Winners

Claire Weiss Emerging Artist Award

Clare Weiss (1966-2010) was the Public Art Curator for NYC Parks. During her tenure, she curated more than 100 outdoor public art installations throughout the city and organized complex, thought-provoking, and visually compelling thematic exhibitions for the Arsenal Gallery. Clare’s passion, humanity, energy, courage, and collaborative zeal were valued by all who knew her.

The Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award was granted to one emerging artist per year who submitted the most compelling proposal for an outdoor sculpture in a New York City park. The grantee received an award of $10,000 to create their proposed artwork. This award was made possible with support from Janet and John Koehne.