Grantee Feature - Walking on Water Productions

Their show, Extended Stay, just wrapped!

Creativity Connects Us - A Mother-Daughter Art Show

Gallery Night: July 4th

More Spring Writes Literary Festival Workshops!

Free workshops - July - Sept.

Recordings Available for Past Events

Read our Amazing 2024 Report to the Community

A year of bold art, shared voices, and lasting impact.

Celebrating creativity, inclusion, and collaboration in Tompkins County.

2nd Saturday on the Greater Ithaca Art Trail!

Saturday, July 12th. New Artists!

Ithaca Artist Market!

Friday, Aug. 8th!

8/6 to 11/17: Check out our Free Professional Development Workshops!

Grantee Feature - Walking on Water Productions

The Community Arts Partnership is thrilled to support arts organizations like Walking on Water Productions through our Grants for Arts Programs (GAP). GAP exists to give artist programs and organizations the chance to broaden their reach, cover operating costs, and participate in opportunities and events they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. It is through grants like this that CAP helps keep Ithaca’s art scene vital.

Walking on Water Productions (WoW) is a Tompkins County musical theatre company that empowers local theatre artists by training, collaborating with, and showcasing them through productions, internships, and workshops that provide individual development and community connection; together, they present both new and existing works that appeal to multi-generational audiences.

They applied to the GAP grant to fund their most recent production: Extended Stay. It was a musical housed at the Kitchen Theatre that ran the first two weeks of June. It tells a story of connection, healing, and personal transformation set in a rural Indiana hotel. The musical was one of three pieces selected for WoW’s inaugural festival of new musical staged readings in 2022 presented at the Cherry Artspace; as the “audience favorite”, it then received a full production at the Kitchen Theatre.

"We are committed to hiring teams and casts that are as diverse as possible with an emphasis on uplifting the marginalized voices of women and folks from the BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities."

-Priscilla Hummel (Founder and Artistic Director)

Friday, July 4th, is Gallery Night!

Come on down, 5pm to 8pm

Visit downtown Ithaca for Friday's Gallery Night events.

At the CAP ArtSpace, we are hosting "Creativity Connects Us - A Mother-Daughter Art Show," an exhibit by artists Rachel Fierman and Heather McCarty, a mother-daughter duo dedicated to showcasing the beauty of plants and animals; the intricacies of the natural world, and our relationship to it.

Location: CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street, (Tompkins Center for History and Culture, on the Commons)

Thank you to our annual CAP ArtSpace sponsor, Coughlin & Gerhart!

Spring Writes Literary Festival

Recordings & More Workshops!

Find Recordings of many live and Zoom events from May's Spring Writes Literary Festival at SpringWrites.org

Next Up:

Saturday, July 12th / 2:00 to 3:00pm

Collaborative Poetry Games Workshop

Join Dan Rosenberg for this workshop! We will try out some collaborative poetry games, creating strange and surprising poems in pairs and as a whole group.

Read more and register for more workshops through September, all live in downtown Ithaca.

Read our Amazing 2024 Report to the Community

A Message From the Leadership:

We’re excited to share the Community Arts Partnership’s 2024 Annual Report with heartfelt thanks to the supporters, funders, community partners, artists, and arts organizations who help make Tompkins County a vibrant place for the arts to flourish.

Inside, you’ll find highlights from our 2024 programs, a list of the year’s grantees, and a snapshot of our financial overview.

With a strong network of collaborators, we continue to advance our mission: to strengthen the arts in Tompkins County by supporting artists and arts groups, ensuring equitable access to the arts, and cultivating a creative culture that reflects our community’s diversity. Thank you for standing with us as a valued partner in the arts!

-Megan Barber, Executive Director, and Tom Bouman, Board President

"I am consistently inspired and impacted by the work CAP is doing in our Tompkins County communities, and how it gives artists like me a chance to connect and give back. I believe we need the arts now more than ever. And I believe that, with enough support and resources, the artists of Tompkins County will continue to create work that gives hope and healing to those who need it most."

-Bree Barton, Author and CAP Grantee

Visit 15 AMAZING artists on the Art Trail

Saturday, July 12th, noon to 5pm

A "2nd Saturday" Studio Opening Event!

Saturday, July 12th, noon to 5pm

15 Artist open their studios to you.

9 of them are brand new to the trail!

Grab your friends and family and travel the beautiful roads of Tompkins County with artist studios as your destinations!

See who is open! A link to the list of who is open (with map) is on ArtTrail.com.

(image: Marcy Baker Studio)

33rd annual Ithaca Artist Market

Friday August 8, 2025, noon to 7:30pm

at the Ithaca Farmers Market

Don't miss this once a year event!

On Friday, August 8th, Noon–7:30 PM, we take over the Ithaca Farmers Market for our annual Ithaca Artist Market!

Free, AND Visitor Registration Requested (with a chance to win over 15 great discounts and art from participating artists!

This juried show and sale features over 80 local and regional artists (and some writers) showcasing an amazing diversity of fine and functional art.



Visitors have the opportunity to meet the artists and explore their paintings, drawings, fine art ceramics, altered books, photographs, mosaics, art quilts, blown glass, fine jewelry, collage, etchings, relief printing, children’s book illustrations, wood-turned items, paper cut art, art lamps, sculpture, and more!  

There will also be local arts and community groups. plenty of food and dessert vendors plus local wine, craft beer, and cider. The East Hill Jazz Group will set a lively mood throughout the event and you can sign up for a Boat Cruise (4:30 to 5:30pm - sign up is on our website) with Discover Cayuga Lake.

Thank you to our annual Artist Market Sponsor, Thaler & Thaler

Check out our Free Professional Development Workshops!

CAP hosts free workshops to help you further your artist career! Check out all of our workshops at the link below.

NEXT UP: Selling Your Work - Tips and Advice

Wed, August 6th, 6:00 to 7:30pm at the CAP ArtSpace

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

This panel discussion includes local artist Christi Sobel, a long-time seller at the Farmers Market, and owner of Star Tree Studio, a new store/artist collective in Triphammer Mall; Via Carpenter, painter, public speaker, activist, owner of Via's Cookies an d CAP's new Community Engagement Coordinator; and Robin Schwartz, CAP Program & Grant Director.

We’ll cover best practices for selling your work both in-person and online— including how to build strong customer relationships, master one-on-one interactions that lead to sales, use Instagram effectively, find and grow your audience, and more! 

Thank you to our workshop and networking event sponsor, Tompkins Community Bank

Thank you Visions!

CAP's ArtsLetter Sponsor

Head outside for free summer events at the Visions Amphitheater at 408 Elmira Road, Ithaca. Join Visions for morning yoga, family movie night, Bands and Brews, and a Kids Summer Bash! Details at visionsfcu.org/events

Connect With Local Arts Organizations

Great Sources for Local Events Listings:

IthacaEvents.com

ithaca.com/calendar

So much music - so many concert series!!!

visitithaca.com/events/live-music

Ageless Jazz Band

agelessjazz.org

Comedy Events

comedyonthecommons.com/events

Buffalo Street Books  

See their slate of public events!

Events | Buffalo Street Books

Canaan Institute

Traditional Music / Outdoor Activities.

canaaninstitute.org

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

See their concerts at

ccoithaca.org

Cherry Arts and Cherry Gallery!

Performances, Exhibitions and More at

thecherry.org

Cinemapolis  

See what's playing at

cinemapolis.org

Circus Culture

Check out their drop-in classes.

circusculture.org

Civic Ensemble

Visit their website to learn about the youth theatre program.

civicensemble.org

Community School of Music and Arts

Explore their programs. Check out their latest exhibit, rent rehearsal and event space!

csma-ithaca.org

Corners Gallery  

See their latest exhibition at

cornersgallery.com

Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers

Concerts and recordings at

dorothycottonjubileesingers.org

Gallery Nights!

First Friday of every month in downtown Ithaca.

ithacagallerynight.com

Gallery at South Hill  

See their latest and upcoming exhibits at:

thegalleryatsouthhill.com

Greater Ithaca Activities Center

Do you know about all of their programs?

cityofithaca.org/327/Greater-Ithaca-Activities-Center

Here's where you'll find their events!

facebook.com/IthacaGIAC

Hangar Theatre

Always something happening!

Check out and subscribe to their summer season.

hangartheatre.org

The History Center in Tompkins County

Stay up to date with their exhibits here.

thehistorycenter.net

Ink Shop Printmaking Center

Exhibits and workshops! Exhibits and workshops!

Ink-Shop.org

Ithaca Ballet

Classes and Performances.

ithacaballet.org

Ithaca Community Orchestra

Tune into their upcoming performances.

ithacacommunityorchestra.org

Ithaca Concert Band

Tune into their upcoming performances.

ithacaconcertband.org

Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers

Stay up to date on their performances.

acithaca.org/performances-and-tickets/

Johnson Museum   

Free and open to all.

museum.cornell.edu 

Kitchen Theatre

Ongoing performances all year!

kitchentheatre.org

Lansing Area Performance Hall

See their ongoing slate of events

savageclubofithaca.com

Lilypad Puppet Theatre

See all their performances and events.

lilypadpuppettheatre.org

Mix Art Gallery

See their latest exhibits.

mixartgallery.com

Newfield Public Library

Check out their website for lots of events.

newfieldpubliclibrary.org

Opera Ithaca

Watch past performances

www.operaithaca.org

Opus School of Music

Classes! Scholarships available!

Opus Ithaca School of Music

Pandoluci Studios

Theatre and Dance workshops or private lessons.

Pandoluci.com

Poetry and Prose Open Mics and other great events!

The Downstairs

Saltonstall Foundation

See upcoming events

saltonstall.org/events-calendar/

Southside Community Center

Check out their social media on facebook and follow them on instagram

Southworth Library

Check out their website for dozens of interesting events!

southworthlibrary.org

State of the Art Gallery  

See their programs and exhibits

soagithaca.org

State Theatre

Upcoming shows at

stateofithaca.org/events

Story House Ithaca

Upcoming events: book club, story nights, mending circle, listening room and more!

storyhouseithaca.org/events

Tompkins County Public Library  

There are always great events at the library!

tcpl.org

Ulysses Library

There is always more to do than read at a Library!

trumansburglibrary.org

The Wedding Show!

This summer!

theweddingshow.info

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