Organization Grantee Spotlight - State of the Art Gallery

hosting BJM Elementary School “Look Club”

Come to Gallery Night this Friday

Two Artists Share the CAP ArtSpace!

Solo exhibits by Aidan Chambliss and Vivinne Williams

CAP Grants AND Grant Writing Advice Workshops

Four grants - due in Feb for 2026 programs

Workshops - Jan 5 (live) and Jan 7 (Zoom)

Workshop: Organizing Your Space for Creativity to Flow

Zoom: January 22nd, with Robin Schwartz

Artist Opportunities

Check out upcoming artist opportunities

CAP Organization Spotlight

State of the Art Gallery and BJM "Look Club"

BJM Elementary “Look Club” at State of the Art Gallery

CAP's Grants for Arts Programs supports artistic programs open to the Tompkins County general public. New York State Council on the Arts provides these funds statewide to makes exemplary arts programming available to geographically, ethnically, and racially diverse segments of the State's population.

The State of the Art Gallery (SOAG) is a long time recipient of GAP! Operated by over 25 artist members who staff and run the gallery, they host monthly exhibits, workshops, and events to bring people to the gallery to enjoy and talk about art.

One of the Gallery's outreach projects this year focuses on the students at Beverly J. Martin elementary school. Katrina Morse, gallery member, has worked with the BJM art teacher, Kate Praisner, to design a program for all the students at the school..

Katrina facilitates a "Look Club" for the classes, using whatever art is in the gallery at the classes' visits. There is so much the students learn on a visit, with primary goals being to encourage opinions about art and create a welcoming environment in the gallery so the students come back with their adults!

Additionally, the 5th grader will have an art show of their portraits for parents and gallery members. Along with displaying their work, the students will be reading "I am" poems and there will be a student group playing music. This is very impactful for the children, first visiting the gallery and then having their work there! They are so proud!

Adults can also take part in a Look Club! Gallery Members Patty Brown and Carol Spence join Katrina Morse at the gallery every second Sunday, 2–3 to look at the artwork on display. The next meeting will be on January 11. Learn about different types of artwork and how to talk about art. What do you see? How does it resonate with you?

CAP is thrilled to support amazing arts activities like these in our communities.

Two Exhibits Share our ArtSpace!

Come to Gallery Night this Friday to see work by Aidan Chambliss and Vivinne Williams

January 2, 5pm-8pm

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

CAP Grants, Grants, Grants, (Grants)!

Due in February for 2026 programming

AND Grant Workshops (live, Zoom and recorded)

The Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County (CAP) has four grant cycles for 2026 arts projects and artist opportunities.

Grants are due in February for 2026 programs and opportunities! 

To support applicants, CAP is offering free Grant Writing Advice Workshops, with a recorded session accessible anytime. Registration Required.




Live: Monday, Jan 5, 6pm to 7:15pm, CAP ArtSpace. Register here

Zoom: Wednesday, Jan 7, 6:30pm to 7:30pm - Register here

- GAP Grant - for public arts events in Tompkins County. Due Feb. 4

- Artist in Community Grant - for individual artists to share their work in an immersive way with a local community of their choosing. Due Feb. 6

- Arts Education Grant - for K-12 immersive arts residencies in schools or after-school programs. Due Feb. 10

The above three grants are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. 

- Specific Opportunity Stipend (SOS) for artist career opportunities anywhere in the world! Due Feb. 16

Funding for SOS comes from CAP donors, local private foundation, and the Tompkins Today and Tomorrow Fund & Maralyn W. Fleming Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.

Left and clockwise: Performer from Mee Ae Coughey (GAP grant) performance, Lifelong Senior Theatre Troupe (GAP Grant), GIAC Jumpers (Arts Ed grant), Mural project with Southside Community Center and Ithaca Murals (GAP Grant), State of the Art Gallery (GAP Grant); Rachel Beverly at Dryden Concert Series at Ellis Hollow Community Center (GAP Grant), LilySilly Puppet Show (GAP grant.)

Next CAP Professional Development Workshop

On Zoom:

Organizing your Space

for Creativity to Flow

Thursday, January 22

6:30 to 7:30pm

Registration Required

Led by Robin Schwartz, CAP Program & Grant Director and long time Professional Organizer!

Is your studio, workspace (or even your computer desktop) a source of inspiration, or a chaotic mess? Does it fuel your creativity or hold it back?

Join Robin for a fun and practical workshop focused on editing your space to help your creativity flow freely. We’ll explore how to decide what to keep, what to let go of, how to make decisions, and how to tackle organizing projects without overwhelm.

(Artwork by Robin)

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

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Some Artist Opportunities!

Wave Farm’s Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF) for Artists is a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for the completion and/or public presentation of a new or recently completed artwork in all genres of sound and moving image art, including emergent technology. 
Deadline: January 15, 2026.

Wave Farm Website

Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts

Call for Entries for their 2026 Residency season: May 29 through October 29.

Deadline: January 4, 2026.

Saltonstall welcomes submissions from artists and writers living in NY State and Indian Nations therein working in the following disciplines: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Photography & Filmmaking, Painting, Sculpture, Visual Arts. Read more and find application guidelines, and FAQs at Saltonstall.org

Student Scholarships at Visions FCU!

CAP's ArtsLetter Sponsor

Apply online for a scholarship from Visions!

Each year, Visions awards more than 20 scholarships to students entering or currently attending

college at the graduate or undergraduate level.

For eligibility details or to apply now, visit visionsfcu.org/scholarships

Connect With Local Arts Organizations

Join their mailing lists!

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

Clay School Art Room and meet ups

clayschoolithaca.com/theartroom

Comedy Events

comedyonthecommons.com/events

Black Hands Universal 

Black Hands Universal Inc.

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

Cayuga Vocal Ensemble

See their concerts at

cayuga-vocal.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

Cornell Concert Series

cornellconcertseries.com

Corners Gallery  

See their latest exhibition at

cornersgallery.com

Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers

Concerts and recordings at

dorothycottonjubileesingers.org

Downtown Ithaca Alliance  

See what's happening downtown

downtownithaca.org

Dryden intergenerational Band & Chorus 

See their performances at

daibc.org

eyevee (Inlet Valley Arts Center)

Exhibits, audio/visual performances and events, workshops, residency program..

eyevee.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

Groton Public Library 

Check out activities and books to read

grotonpubliclibrary.net

Hangar Theatre

Always something happening!

Check out and subscribe to their summer season.

hangartheatre.org

House of Ithaqua

Stay up to date with their shows here.

www.houseofithaqua.com

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/

Ithaca Shakespeare Company

See their performances here

http://ithacashakespeare.org

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

Lansing Library

Check out activities and books to read

lansinglibrary.org

Latino Civic Association

Check out their resources and events

lcatompkins.org

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

Odyssey Bookstore

Check out their books

odysseybookstore.com

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

Story House Ithaca

https://www.storyhouseithaca.org/

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

Triphammer Arts

www.triphammer.org

Trumansburg Conservatory

Check out their events and more

tburgconservatory.org

Ulysses Library

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

trumansburglibrary.org

Walking on Water Productions

See their performances here

https://www.walkingonwaterproductions.org

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