About CAP

For over 30 years, our Programs, Grants and Services have been a driving force behind the vibrant arts communities in Ithaca and Tompkins County.

Images from top left clockwise: Leanora Mims (in red) at her fiber art exhibit in our CAP Artspace;  Art Trail artist Barbara Mink's downtown Ithaca studio; Dance project by Kathy Lucas; Painting by Huga Medina from 2022 CAP ArtSpace Exhibit; Art Trail artist Linna Dolph and her stained glass work; grantees Greater Ithaca Activities Center's GIAC Jumpers; Admiring art in State of the Art Gallery; Grantee Civic Ensemble still from community based play; clip art; grantee Elisa Keeler and her virtual chorus

Enjoy our 2024 Report to the Community

A year of bold art, shared voices, and lasting impact
Celebrating creativity, inclusion, and collaboration in Tompkins County.

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WHAT WE ARE ABOUT

Our Mission: To strengthen the arts in Tompkins County by supporting artists and arts groups, ensuring equitable access to the arts, and cultivating a creative culture that reflects our community’s diversity.

Our Vision: A world where the arts and artists thrive!

WHAT WE DO

We Connect Artists and Audiences

The Ithaca Artist Market, the May Spring Writes Literary Festival, the CAP ArtSpace Gallery, the Greater Ithaca Art Trail and CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale are all CAP programs. 

We Fund the Arts 

We have five grant programs, and have distributed over 8.5 million since 1992 to artists, arts organizations, and not for profits in Tompkins County for public programming, artist career opportunities, and school residencies. 

 

We Help Artists Make a Life

There are over 1,000 artists each year that benefit from CAP and that number continues to grow. CAP is proud to assist local artists in producing the creative work that so enriches our community.

Major support for CAP comes from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the Tompkins County Tourism Program