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

Supporting CAP supports local arts. Donate today!

Please consider a donation in 2024 to support CAP and all the lovely work we do for our communities of artists and audiences. ...  Read more

12/2 - 12/14: CAP-a-Palooza Art Fundraiser. Donate, and Buy!

Donate previously owned art (the stuff in your closets that you don't want) on Dec. 2-4. Sale is Dec. 6 to 14!...  Read more

12/14: 12 studios open on the Art Trail!

Visit studios and get some amazing holiday gifts! Visit ArtTrail.com Michael Ludgate Photography - detail)...  Read more

Four upcoming 2025 CAP Grants

Find out all about our 2025 CAP Grant programs! Due Jan 17, 19, 21 & Feb. 12...  Read more

Dec. Free Grant Info & Advice Workshops!

Our grant page lists our 2025 grant programs and live and Zoom free grant writing workshops. ...  Read more

12/15: Poet Laureate Application Deadline

Applications for the 2025-26 Tompkins County Poet Laureate are due Dec. 15 (Image: Current Poet Laureate Janie E. Bibbie)...  Read more

Read our Latest ArtsLetter! (posted 11.4)

News, Opportunities, Events, a feature! ...  Read more

Arts Partnership Success Story

Community Arts Catalyst Yen Ospina

Yen Ospina, a passionate Colombian-American multidisciplinary artist, has made significant contributions to Tompkins County arts and communities. Her most recent project is through her nomadic Orozco Gallery. "Present Conversations II" is a group exhibit highlighting emerging BIPOC local artists at our CAP ArtSpace through November 27th. Don't miss it!

(Four artist talks from Present Conversations will be held in the evenings on November 6th, 13th, 14th, and 20th. Details on our ArtSpace page and Yen's Orozco Gallery's Instagram.)

Yen has received multiple grants from CAP in 2024, including the Artist in Community Grant for this exhibition, a SOS Grant for this exhibit plus a new serious of her work "Surrealismo de EnsuenĖƒo" that was exhibited at the MIX Art Gallery, as well as a...  Read more