The mission of the New York State Council on the Arts is to foster and advance the full breadth of New York State’s arts, culture, and creativity for all.


Mark di Suvero, Figolu, 2005-11. © Mark di Suvero, courtesy of the artist and Spacetime C.C. Installation view at Storm King Art Center,
Photo by Jerry L. Thompson. Courtesy Storm King Art Center.
Welcome to the New York State Council on the Arts
The application period for FY 2026 Support for Organizations, Support for Artists, Targeted Opportunities and Regrants & Services is NOW CLOSED.
FY 2026 Capital Project Fund guidelines will be available in fall 2025.
In FY2025, NYSCA awarded $82 million in direct support to 509 individual artists and 1, 807 501 (c) 3 organizations and $86 million for capital projects.
NYSCA will award over $81 million for arts and culture organizations and artists and $80 million for capital projects.
Since the NYSCA Capital Projects Fund began in 2018, the agency has awarded 607 capital grants, totaling $300 million, across all 10 state regions through the support of the Governor and Legislature.