We are pleased to announce CAP's first
round of 2023 arts grants, with more
funding and more grant awards!
Since its 1992 beginnings, the Community Arts Partnership (CAP) has distributed over $6.5 million through its grant programs to Tompkins County arts organizations, not-for-profits, and individual artists.
CAP’s 2023 annual granting total is at an all time high of $561,000, a 53% increase from prior years.
The increased funds are for three of CAP’s five grant programs. CAP’s GAP grant (Grants for Arts Programs), Artist in Community Grant, and Arts Education Grant. All three are part of New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) “Statewide Community Regrant” (SCR) program, available in all NYS counties, with the support of the Governor and the NYS legislature.
CAP applied for and received increased funding from NYSCA. Tompkins County then matched the NYSCA funds bringing the total for the SCR grants from $60,480 in prior years to $240,000 in 2023, an increase of almost 300%.
The first SCR grant cycle took place in March. CAP awarded funds to 63 organizations and artists and expect to be able to fund an additional 40 requests in June, bringing the SCR total to 103 2023 awards (up from 44 in 2022).
These funded programs, listed below (or at ArtsPartner.org) involve over 1,100 local artists for public arts events, community projects and in-school residencies. You’ll see programming spread throughout the county: multiple town and village concert series and rural library programming, along with theatre, music, exhibitions, literary readings, community oriented events, and more!
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to provide funding throughout Tompkins County for diverse and exciting arts programming that benefits local artists and audiences alike.” says Robin Schwartz, CAP Program and Grant Director.
Artists and not-for-profit organizations in Tompkins County can apply for CAP grants. To learn more about each program, visit the grants page at ArtsPartner.org.
CAP’s slate of support for local arts extends far beyond their grant programs! Their public programs connect artists to audiences and include the Greater Ithaca Art Trail, the Spring Writes Literary Festival, the CAP ArtSpace, the CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale, and the Ithaca Artist Market. CAP’s networking events and workshops help artists make a life in the arts in Tompkins County.
2023 GAP Grant (Grants for Arts Programs) round one recipients
For support of arts activities by artists, arts organizations, and community organizations in service to local residents.
Brooktondale Community Center: A year of music, dance and performances
Cayuga Vocal Ensemble: "Alzheimer Stories" concert
Cherry Arts: dance performances
Circus Culture: Circus Summer Tour
Civic Ensemble: "Fertile Grounds," community based play
CUMEP: Winter and Spring performances
Danby Community Council: Danby concert series
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers: annual concerts series
Downtown Ithaca Alliance: Gallery Night events
Dryden Intergenerational Band and Chorus: concert season
Dryden (Town) Recreation Dept: summer concert season
Friends of Stewart Park: Watermusic, waterfront performances
Greater Ithaca Activities Center: Black History Month talent show
Greater Ithaca Activities Center: Festival of Nations performances
Greater Ithaca Activities Center: senior event programming
Groton Public Library: family arts and cultural series
Groton Village: annual art show
Groton Village: outdoor summer concert series
Guitars Upstate (Sponsor: Triphammer Arts) rural concert series
Hangar Theatre: FutureNow Wedge Series on the Commons
Ithaca Ballet: performance of Giselle
Invisible Lives: (Sponsor: Triphammer Arts) spoken word and dance performances
Ithaca City of Asylum (Sponsor: Center For Transformative Action) Voices of Freedom Event
Ithaca Community Orchestra: concert season
Ithaca Concert Band: season of free concerts
Ithaca Festival: live visual art demos at the festival
Ithaca Underground: Naked Noise and core programming concerts
Ithaca Murals (Sponsor: Center for Transformative Action), ReAwakening the Underground Railroad mural
Lansing Library: annual art programming
Lansing Parks and Rec: summer Music in the Park
Latino Civic Association: Latino Heritage Month Celebration events
Lily Pad Puppet Theatre: Ithaca Puppet Slam series and Puppet Runway
New Roots Charter School: Rootstock concert
Newfield Public Library: Stories Unite Us family programs
Opera Ithaca: festival of events
Savage Club: Jazz Stars concerts
Southside Community Center: Toni Morrison/Audre Lorde Birthday Performance Party, A Blues for Nina, & Dollar Dance
Southworth Library: Music & Movement / Puppet Play events
State of the Art Gallery: exhibit season
Story House Ithaca (Sponsor: Center for Transformative Action) community storytelling events
Tea Leaves: Live art demos at Reggae Festival
Triphammer Arts: outdoor dance and music performances
Theatre Incognita: MacBeth performance
Ulysses Library: arts programming
Village at Ithaca: "Our Seats at the Table," exhibit
Walking on Water Productions: theatre performances
2023 Artist in Community Grant round one recipients
For support of local artists in the creation of new work that involves a community in an impactful way.
Ben Altman: land stewardship with arts initiatives
India Sada: reading & workshop of play, “Say Solarium”
Clare Jones: poetry workshops
West Fox: creation of “Reclaim the Dance Floor DJ Project
Beth Miles: “Heading into Night,” theatre production exploring aging
Nia Nunn: interdiscplinary poems and CUMEP workshops and performances
Sue Perlgut: Women Activist Arts Project
Cai Quirk: Re-story-ation Portrait Project and exhibit
Cyepress Rite: new artwork at Etsy Street Market
Marietta Synodis: one woman theatre show
Terrance Vann: new work and exhibit
2023 Arts Education Grant recipients round one recipients
For support of local artists and organizations in engaging K-12 students in rich, artistic learning experiences.
Regi Carpenter at George Jr. Republic: True Then, True Now Storytelling
Circus Culture with Village at Ithaca: The Village Circus
Civic Ensemble: Youth Forum Theatre Troupe
Greater Ithaca Activities Center: GIAC Jumpers Cultural Exchange Program
Ann Reichlin at Caroline Elementary School: “Make Way for Play/Wilderness Case Study,” and First Grade puppet workshops
