The Light Work Grants in Photography program was established in 1975 to support photographers in Central New York. The $3,000 grants are awarded to encourage the creation of new work. The work of the grant recipients is exhibited at Light Work and reproduced in Contact Sheet: The Light Work Annual.

If you received a grant in 2020 or earlier you are eligible to re-apply this year. Full-time students are NOT eligible to apply.

Applicants must reside in the following counties to apply: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Tioga, or Tompkins.

If selected, curation will take place from images in your application. Please apply with works you are prepared to show in the Jeffrey J. Hoone Gallery at Light Work.

*Please note: $10 application fee is paid directly to SlideRoom as a processing fee, and is not a charge initiated by or paid to Light Work.