Spring is any minute now! ARTLETTER! Spotlights / Events / Opportunities and more!

Grantee Spotlight - Dryden Intergenerational Band & Chorus

Free, fun, musical ensemble experience for all!

Gallery Night, Friday, April 3

Group Show: Trans*formations

An art exhibit featuring local trans experiences, trans challenges and trans joy

Upcoming Artist Workshops

Two April workshops for your artistic needs!

Artist Networking Night!

Come network with us! It's so fun! Like, for real.

Spring Writes Literary Festival

Save the Dates

Artist Opportunities

Two calls for mural proposals and more.

Upcoming Artist Events!

Mix Art Gallery & Orozco Gallery Pop-up

List of Local Arts & Culture Organizations

Join their mailing lists!

CAP Grantee Spotlight

Dryden Intergenerational Band & Chorus

Building Community Through Music Across the Ages

This month's CAP grantee spotlight is The Dryden Intergenerational Band and Chorus!

They provide a fun, free, and accessible music experience for people of all ages and musical abilities! Join them for the summer to practice and perform, while making friends across the ages.

Dryden Intergenerational Band and Chorus was founded in 1996 by Jody Earle to provide music for the Dryden Bicentennial celebration. They were so well received that they've been making music ever since. Last season, they had performers from age 12 to 90 and represented 16 rural area communities!

When talking to members of the musical group, people most often express how incredibly happy being part of this group made them feel. Being able to participate in this was said to have helped immensely with people's depression and anxiety. Making music truly soothes the soul, especially when judgement isn't present; and that is what this organization does well.

Visit Their Website

CAP's GAP Grant supports artistic programs open to the Tompkins County general public. Grants are made possible by New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Funds are available statewide to make exemplary arts programming available to geographically, ethnically, and racially diverse segments of the State's population.

April's CAP ArtSpace Group Exhibit

Ithaca Trans Center

Trans*formations

Gallery Night! April 3, 5pm-8pm

Trans*formations is an art exhibit featuring local trans experiences, trans challenges, and trans joy. In this country, at this time, creating space to uplift and center trans, nonbinary and genderqueer voices is imperative and essential. Trans*formations uses art as a tool for social change, as a medium for collective voice, and as a way to collaborate and build community. This exhibit is coming out of the collective energy and grassroots organizing of a small group of local trans, nonbinary and genderqueer people living in the area who are working together to start a Trans Center in Ithaca.

For more information about the center and their work, please click the button below. (Image: LoLo)

Visit Their Website

Location - CAP ArtSpace

110 N. Tioga Street (on the Commons), Tompkins Center for History and Culture in the Ithaca College Gallery

Thank you to our annual

CAP ArtSpace sponsor, Coughlin & Gerhart!

IthacaGalleryNight.com - all Gallery Night openings

CAP ArtSpace Exhibits

Upcoming CAP Professional Development Workshops!

Free. Register Now!

Art Fairs and Markets 101

Led by local illustrator and author Julian Plum.

Thursday, April 9

6:00pm to 7:00pm

CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street (on the Commons)

Free with registration required HERE

To make a living as an artist, you have to get your work in front of people who want to buy it from you. Art fairs and markets are one of the best ways to do that, but how on earth do you find them, what do you do there, and how do you make it worth your time and effort? Should you even bother?

Learn the basic strategies for finding art markets, setting up a good booth, and actually getting other human beings to spend money on your work.

Learn more about Julian at julianplum.com

Funding the Project: Finding and Assessing Grants, Plus Other Fundraising Strategies

Led by artist Anna Warfield

Thursday, April 23

6:00pm to 7:00pm

CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street (on the Commons)

Free. Registration Required HERE

How do I get my project supported? Let’s dive into a variety of fundraising options for creatives, including where to find grants and how to determine if they are a good fit for you and your work. We'll talk about earned income, individual giving, crowdfunding, and look at grants made for NYS artists. Participants will spend time exploring which options are a fit for their projects, and leave with a sense of direction. Anna Warfield is a Binghamton based artist whose work is predominantly text-based fiber works that engage with the body, unlearning, communication, and identity. She has worked with a number of statewide organizations as panelist, workshop leader and consultant. Learn more at AnnaWarfield.com

Artist Networking Night!

Come to our next artist networking night for games, snacks, and a chance to meet other artists!

Wednesday, May 6th

5:30 to 7:00pm at the CAP ArtSpace

Registration Requested HERE (so we can get a sense of how many people are coming AND to be able to let you know if there are any changes!)

THANK YOU to our sponsor for both our workshop series and our networking events! Tompkins Community Bank

Spring Writes Literary Festival

Coming Soon!

The Community Arts Partnership will present our 18th ANNUAL SPRING WRITES FESTIVAL featuring over 100 local and regional writers in over 40 literary themed live and Zoom events (panels, reading workshops, performances, and happenings).

2026 Events will be at SpringWrites.org by April 5th

(The 2025 events are still up until then)

Live 2026 Events: May 7 to 10, mostly downtown Ithaca

Zoom Events: May 14 to 28

Workshops continue July to September

Images: Left to Right: nicole v. basta / Janie E. Bibbie / Erica Steinhagen / (Audience) / (Books) / Winniebell Xinyu Zong / (Audience) / Valerie Sykes

Calls for Artists

4th Annual Jewish Justice Mural:

Organized by the B'Mitzvah Class at Tikkun v'Or at 2550 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, in collaboration with Ithaca Murals!. Proposals due April 6.

Apply Here!

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Mural at Student Center Main Lounge at Tompkins Cortland Community College:

Artist award: $5,000 (for stipend and supplies)

Full info and pictures of the space at the link below.

Made possible thanks to another wonderful collaboration between TC3 and Ithaca Murals! Proposals. Due April 15

Apply Here!

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MIX Art Gallery, Cornell & the Ithaca Airport:

Where Culture Takes Flight.

On Saturday, April 11th, Mix Art Gallery is hosting an Arts Gala at the airport from 4-7 pm called: “Where Culture Takes Flight.” There will be music, an arts table for kids, and art installations.

They are searching for artists to sell their artist merchandise and/or prints!

For more info, email: wendy@mixartgallery.com.

Application due April 8: Fill out this form!

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Orozco Gallery

is a 2026 CAP Grant Recipient

Events all April!

Visions IRA Contribution Reminder

CAP's ArtsLetter Sponsor

Are you saving enough toward retirement? You still have time! Visions reminds you to maximize

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Connect With Local Arts Organizations

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Great Sources for Local Events Listings:

IthacaEvents.com

ithaca.com/calendar

So much music - so many concert series!!!

visitithaca.com/events/live-music

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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

Harmony Falls Chorus

We’re a women’s chorus singing a cappella, barbershop style!

Harmonyfallschorus.com

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 faceboo k and follow them on instagram

Southworth Library

Check out their website for dozens of interesting events!

southworthlibrary.org

So What? Studio

A social arts club with fun events!

@sowhatartclub

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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