The Albany Symphony
Photo by Gary Gold Photography

The Arts Embrace Challenge!

Arts and cultural spaces across the state are demonstrating profound creativity and resiliency as they continue producing innovative online programming and move towards engaging and safe socially distanced events.

Explore our Resources pages to discover tools and information in support of the cultural sector’s efforts to bring the arts to New Yorkers. Discover our NYSArts Now pages and find out more about the extraordinary work happening across our state.

NYSArts Now Resources

News and Featured Resources

Honoring #ADA30: 5 Must-See Arts Videos

Announcing Keep NYS Creating Grant Recipients!

Announcing NYSCA NEA CARES Grantees!

OPPORTUNITY NOW CLOSED: MAAF CARES Arts Organization Relief Grants Open

NYSArts Online: Digital Culture from Across NYS

The New York State Council on the Arts is dedicated to preserving and expanding the rich and diverse cultural resources that are and will become the heritage of New York’s citizens.

Young People's Chorus of New York City

The Young People's Chorus of New York City, a NYSCA grantee through our Arts Education Program in performance at the 92nd St. Y. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

2,500 Organizations

In 2020, NYSCA awarded 1,200 direct grants and 1,300 regrants, serving all 62 state counties

$40 Million

NYSCA awarded $40M for FY2021 to support the visual, performing, literary and media arts and arts education

Rioult Dance

Rioult Dance performs Pascal Rioult’s Views of the Fleeting World. In 2018, NYSCA awarded Rioult general operating support through our Dance Program, funding for public school residencies through our Arts Education Program, and support for new theater seating through our Facilities Program. Photo by Basil Childers.

$120 Billion

New York State’s arts sector generated $120 billion in 2017, the most recent year recorded, playing a vital role in both quality of life and economic development

Our Programs

Albany Center Gallery

Supports contemporary art exhibitions, installations, workspace facilities, residencies, publications and critical writing

Visual Arts

Hair at Geva Theatre

Supports theatre in all forms, including classic, contemporary and musical theatre and experimentation that crosses disciplinary boundaries

Theatre

Hochstein School

Supports arts activities that ensure access for historically underserved communities across a range of disciplines

Special Arts Services

Bronx Council on the Arts

Supports local arts funding, including partnership support with regional arts councils through our Decentralization program

State & Local Partnerships

Mario the Maker Magician

Supports presenters of live professional performing arts, including programming in single or multiple disciplines

Presenting

Harlem Chamber Players

Supports organizations producing chamber music, choral music, early music, jazz, new music, opera and orchestral music as well as community music schools

Music

Asian American Writers Workshop

Supports the creation, publication, and dissemination of fiction, poetry, drama and literary prose

Literature

Mariam Ghani

Supports new work by composers, theatre artists and film and media makers

Individual Artists

Ganondagan

Supports traditional cultural expression practiced by ethnic, regional and occupational groups

Folk Arts

Strong Museum

Supports capital projects improving accessibility, stability and sustainability of arts facilities

Facilities Projects

Museum of the Moving Image

Supports creative expression in all genres of time-based and moving image media, including emergent technology

Electronic Media and Film

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Supports dance in all its diversity and stylistic breadth as well as residencies and rehearsal space

Dance

Sugar Hill Children's Museum

Supports in-school and community-based arts education programs for learners of all ages

Arts Education

Center for Architecture Sekou Cooke

Supports organizations devoted to architecture, historic preservation, fashion, graphic, industrial and/or interior design

Architecture + Design

Dia:Beacon

Supports diverse arts and cultural activities emphasizing the exhibition and interpretation of art, objects or historic spaces

Museum

Rochester Fringe Festival

Supports projects that position arts and culture at the core of local economic development and revitalization

Regional Economic Development Council Initiative

Albany Center Gallery

Supports contemporary art exhibitions, installations, workspace facilities, residencies, publications and critical writing

Visual Arts

Hair at Geva Theatre

Supports theatre in all forms, including classic, contemporary and musical theatre and experimentation that crosses disciplinary boundaries

Theatre

Hochstein School

Supports arts activities that ensure access for historically underserved communities across a range of disciplines

Special Arts Services

Bronx Council on the Arts

Supports local arts funding, including partnership support with regional arts councils through our Decentralization program

State & Local Partnerships

Mario the Maker Magician

Supports presenters of live professional performing arts, including programming in single or multiple disciplines

Presenting

Harlem Chamber Players

Supports organizations producing chamber music, choral music, early music, jazz, new music, opera and orchestral music as well as community music schools

Music

Asian American Writers Workshop

Supports the creation, publication, and dissemination of fiction, poetry, drama and literary prose

Literature

Mariam Ghani

Supports new work by composers, theatre artists and film and media makers

Individual Artists

Ganondagan

Supports traditional cultural expression practiced by ethnic, regional and occupational groups

Folk Arts

Strong Museum

Supports capital projects improving accessibility, stability and sustainability of arts facilities

Facilities Projects

Museum of the Moving Image

Supports creative expression in all genres of time-based and moving image media, including emergent technology

Electronic Media and Film

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Supports dance in all its diversity and stylistic breadth as well as residencies and rehearsal space

Dance

Sugar Hill Children's Museum

Supports in-school and community-based arts education programs for learners of all ages

Arts Education

Center for Architecture Sekou Cooke

Supports organizations devoted to architecture, historic preservation, fashion, graphic, industrial and/or interior design

Architecture + Design

Dia:Beacon

Supports diverse arts and cultural activities emphasizing the exhibition and interpretation of art, objects or historic spaces

Museum

Rochester Fringe Festival

Supports projects that position arts and culture at the core of local economic development and revitalization

Regional Economic Development Council Initiative

Meet our grantees

Metropolitan Museum photo

Spark Media Project Classical Theatre of Harlem

Calpulli Mexican Dance

Nai Ni Chen Dance

Mind-Builders Kid Plays Saxophone Children's Museum of the Arts