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
GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES $81.5 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR NEW YORK STATE ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS
Guidelines for First Round of FY 2026 Council on the Arts Grants Now Available
Deadline Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5 pm
Read the announcement here.
Applications for FY 2026 Support for Organizations, Support for Artists, Targeted Opportunities and Regrants & Services now open.
In FY2024, NYSCA awarded $46 million in direct support and $32 million for capital projects.
NYSCA will award $82 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 473 capital grants, totaling $216 million, across all 10 state regions through the support of the Governor and Legislature. In FY24, 69 percent of the awards went to organizations with budgets under $3 million.