Community Arts Partnership
The Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County acts as one of the driving forces behind the vibrant and connected arts community of Ithaca and the neighboring towns and villages. Visit ArtsPartner.org
For over 30 years, CAP has been providing programs and services
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CONNECTING ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES
An summer Ithaca Artist Market, the Spring Writes Literary Festival, The CAP ArtSpace Gallery, the CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale, and the Greater Ithaca Art Trail are all “CAP” programs.
FUNDING THE ARTS IN TOMPKINS COUNTY
We have six grant programs, and have administered over 7 million dollars over the past 30 years to artists, arts organizations, and not for profits for community events, individual career opportunities, and school residencies.
HELPING ARTISTS MAKE A LIFE IN TOMPKINS COUNTY
There are over 1,000 artists each year that benefit from CAP and that number continues to grow. Along with our events and grants, we also offer professional development workshops, networking events, and provide support, advice, brainstorming and connections to area resources. CAP is proud to assist local artists in producing the creative work that so enriches our community.
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How To Join The Trail
Apply for Next Season by April 10, 2025
The Art Trail is one of many programs of the Community Arts Partnership. Now in its 27th season, the Trail is a consolidated marketing and publicity program for participating artists valued at $24,000 annually. About 50 artists a year take advantage of this juried program, which includes a printed and downloadable brochure, this website, and a number of events artist can participate in if they wish!
Joining the Art Trail happens through an application process once a year.
(Current Art Trail artists fill out a renewal form.) Both are below.
The next Art Trail season is mid-July 2025 through mid-July 2026.
The trail has a sliding fee of $50 to $299. We tell artists that if they can pay, please do so. (Paying in installments is fine). If they can not pay in full, we offer trades options (minimum fee $50).
Tompkins County (or just over the border) artists (on any medium – visual, literary, performance..) can apply to be on the Art Trail. It’s usually mostly visual artists, but if artists of other disciplines want to take part, email [email protected] to talk about how that can work!
Artists can choose to just be listed and be part of the annual marketing campaign, and/or can choose to be part of Events (Open Studios, Second Saturday openings, Zoom talks, and the annual group exhibit.) If an artist would like to be open for an Open Studio event and does not have their own studio, that artist can arrange to show their work at a location of their choosing.
RENEWAL INFORMATION FOR CURRENT MEMBERS – Current member PDF
GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION FOR NEW MEMBERS – New Member PDF
PAYMENT LINK:
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/594GBHJTLDJ8C
QUESTIONS:
Robin Schwartz, CAP Program & Grant Director, pro[email protected]
Major support for CAP comes from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, businesss sponsors, donors, and the Tompkins County Tourism Program