Press Releases

Throughout the weekend, B & N shoppers need only mention CAP (or present a voucher available at all festival locations), and a percentage of the net proceeds of every sale will directly benefit the Community Arts Partnership. Read This Article »

Bill Jaker is on the road again, bringing WSKG's "Off The Page" program to Ithaca to record a special episode, kicking off Spring (W)rites, the inaugural Finger Lakes Literary Festival. Read This Article »

Writers, readers, and book-lovers will all be busy May 7th through the 9th, as the Community Arts Partnership (CAP) presents Spring (W)rites, the inaugural Finger Lakes Literary Festival. Partially supported with grant funding from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the weekend-long festival features a constellation of 18 literary themed events, from workshops and panel discussions for writers to readings and performances by local poets, playwrights, essayists and novelists. Read This Article »

Five local artists received $1,000 each as part of the "CAP Stimulus Awards for Individual Artists." These special grants from the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County (CAP) were created to encourage local artists to not only advance their own careers, but also take part in re-invigorating the local economy. Read This Article »

A special set of awards for artists will be among the many grants offered by the Community Arts Partnership this fall. The recently announced "CAP Stimulus Awards for Individual Artists" will provide five local talents with $1,000 each. Read This Article »

In a quick turn-around from the unexpected loss of funding for 2009, Tompkins County's arts council, the Community Arts Partnership (CAP), has received word that general operating support from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) will be reinstated for 2010. Read This Article »