Providing grants, programs, and services to the artists and audiences of Tompkins County for 30 years

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For 30 years, the Community Arts Partnership's grants, events, and programs have been a driving force behind the vibrant arts community of Ithaca and Tompkins County! ...  Read more

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BIPOC Group Exhibit

"Present Conversations" up through June....  Read more

6/7: Spring Writes Workshop: Disability - It's Not Just a Buzz Word

7 free writing workshops through September! Check it out! ...  Read more

6/12: Ithaca Artist Market Applications Due

for Artists of all stripes (visual, literary, performance), Tompkins County not for profits and food/drink vendors. ...  Read more

First Round of Grant Funding - 63 awards!

a 300% increase in 2023 funds! See the first round of 2023 funding. ...  Read more

6/16: Three arts grants due

We have three "Statewide Community Regrants" due on June 16th! ...  Read more

Our May ArtsLetter - all the latest!

A Feature, opportunities, arts events, funding news and more! ...  Read more

Janie E. Bibbie is the new Tompkins County Poet Laureate

Arts Partnership Success Story

Bree Barton: Naming the Unnameable

By encouraging 10 young artists to share their unique mental health journeys through art, Bree Barton (left in photo) is helping the Ithaca community hear the voices of those who often go ignored and feel less alone.

Bree Barton is the author of several young adult novels published in seven countries and four languages. Bree teaches dance and writing and loves connecting with readers of all ages. Zia Erases the World is her middle grade debut.

Barton received our Strategic Opportunity Stipend grant for her project Naming the Unnamable: Youth Stories of Resilience and Survival that was shown in the CAP ArtSpace in January of 2023.

Through an open invitation, she found young artists who have struggled or are currently struggling with homelessness, political migration, violence, racism, misogyny, and homophobia. Using artistic forms from film to writing, these...  Read more