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Arts council serving the U.S. state of New York

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) serves to foster and advance the arts, culture, and creativity throughout New York State, according to its website.[1] The goal of the council is to allow all New Yorkers to benefit from the contributions the arts give to the city of New York through its communities, education, economic growth, and daily life. Its funding encompasses various artistic fields, such as literary, visual, media, performing arts, specifically focusing on art education and the underserved communities.[1]

The NYSCA prioritizes diverse communities, providing inclusive and fair participation in the arts for people of all ages and backgrounds, opportunities for those who want to experience the arts and cultural offerings, the impacts of arts and culture on all aspects of life, the transformation of art and its creative practices, and creativity as an asset.[1]

It was established in 1960[2] through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell (1905–1996), with backing from Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and began its work in 1961. It awards more than 1,600 grants[3] annually to arts, culture, and heritage non-profits and artists throughout the state. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, New York City.

## Values

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* The diversity within New York's communities[4]
* Equitable participation for people of all ages and backgrounds[4]
* The ability for everyone to access the arts and culture[4]
* Valuing the arts and the culture as they play a crucial role in the economy and health of the people[4]
* The progression and growth of the arts and creativity.[4]
* Treating creativity as a shared, beneficial asset within the community[4]

### The Budget System

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The New York State's annual budget accounts for NYSCA's funding, and operates on a fiscal year of April - March. In the fiscal year of 2023 (FY2023) was a total of $222.50 million dollars in funding, with $90 million grants towards organizations and artists.[1] These grants cover general operating costs for creative projects, performances, activities, programs, and artist's individual work. The remaining amount, $132.5 million, is funded towards capital projects[1] for long-term assets such as physical infrastructures that involve supporting and sustaining related organizations and programs. In FY2025, a total of $162 million dollars in grants were awarded, with $82 million towards organizations and artists, and $80 million towards capital project funds.[2]

New York State Council on the Arts Board[5] Name  | Occupation  | County

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Monica Angle  | Artist, Educator  | Erie
Lisa Baker  | Art Director, Curator, Non-Profit Founder  | Westchester/Fairfield
Lawrence H. Cook II  | Senior Vice President of Programs, John R. Oishei Foundation  | Erie
Carolee Fink  | Principal, MSquared  | New York
Aaron Flagg  | Musician. Chair and Associate Director of Juilliard Jazz Studies  | Westchester
Janet Kagan  | Theater Producer  | New York
Joan Hornig  | Designer & entrepreneur  | New York
Eric Latzky  | Founder, Eric Latzky Culture Communications NY  | New York
James Lemons  | Executive Director, Lake Placid Center for the Arts  | Essex
Laudelina Martinez  | Gallery owner, Consultant, Professor  | Rensselaer
David Alan Miller  | Conductor, Albany Symphony Orchestra.  | Albany
Mahnaz Moinian  | Academic  | New York
Katherine Nicholls  | Publishing CEO, NYSCA Council Chairperson  | Nassau
Catherine Schwoeffermann  | Executive Director, Hoyt Foundation  | Broome
Elsie McCabe Thompson  | President, New York City Mission Society  | New York
Adriana Trigiani  | Author, Screenwriter, Filmmaker  | New York

## NYSCA Guidelines for Grant Opportunities

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### Small Scale and Midsized Grants

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These grants fund organizations of any size, with up to $2 million in funding. These fundings are used towards structural and historical improvements, cultural development, health and safety, sustainability, accessibility, and artistry.[6]

Guideline and Application Manual:[6] https://nysca.org/downloads/files/FY2025_NYSCA_CapSmallMidGuidelines.pdf

### Large Scale Grants

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These grants ranging from $2–10 million for projects that cost a total of $4 million or more, support large-scale capital improvements. Large scale fundings are used to expand cultural programming, increase accessibility, economic development, equity, and diversity.[6]

Guideline and Application Manual:[6] https://nysca.org/downloads/files/FY2025_NYSCA_CapLargeGuidelines.pdf

## STAFF

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Executive Staff[7]

* Executive Director: Erika Mallin
* Deputy Director of Operations: Karen Welch, (212) 459-8812[8]
* Deputy Director of Programs: Megan White, (212) 459-8806[8]

Staff[7]

* Chief of Staff: Abby Adler, (212) 459-8808[8]
* Program Officer | Arts Education | Multidisciplinary: Kavie Barnes, (212) 459-8858[8]
* Program Director | Individual Artists | Multidisciplinary: Arian Blanco, (212) 459-8815[8]
* Director of Agency Operations/HR Liaison: Brenda K. Brown, (212) 459-8827[8]
* Operations Team Associate: Ian Byrne, (212) 459-8821[8]
* Program Team Associate: Kimalea Campbell, (212)-459-8832[8]
* Program Officer | Individual Artists | Theatre: Orin Chait, (212) 459-8835[8]
* Program Director | Electronic Media & Film | Folk Arts: Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi, (212) 459-8828[8]
* Director of Grants Management and Information Technology: Lenn Savoca Ditman, (212) 459-8810[8]
* Operations Team Associate: Omar Estrada, (212) 459-8852[8]
* Operations Team Associate: Marnee Geller, (212) 459-8819[8]
* Program Director | Architecture + Design | Museum: Kristin Herron, (212) 459-8825[8]
* Program Director | Theatre and Visual Arts: David Huff, (212) 459-8831[8]
* Program Director | Arts Education | Literature: Christine Leahy, (212) 459-8818[8]
* Program Associate, Grants Management & Compliance: Claudine Lee, (212) 459-8829[8]
* Auditor: Totlyn Lewis, (212) 459-8822[8]
* Program Officer | Dance | Theatre: Deborah Lim, (212) 459-8820[8]
* Director of Financial and Grant Systems: William McDermott, (212) 459-8855[8]
* Program Director | Music and Presenting: Zatara McIntyre, (212) 459-8826[8]
* Operations Team Associate: Gabi Nail, (212) 459-8811[8]
* Facilities Manager: Jerry Pecchia, (212) 459-8814[8]
* Program Officer | Music | Visual Arts: Rita Putnam, (212) 459-8830[8]
* Communications Director: Ann Marie Sekeres, (212) 459-8859[8]
* Program Director | Capital Projects: Katie Steger, (212) 459-8851[8]
* Program Director | Dance | State & Local Partnership: Leanne Tintori, (212) 459-8816[8]
* Program Officer | Capital Projects: Lindsay Turley, (212) 459-8854[8]

### NYSCA Community Regrant Partners

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Source:[8]

NYSCA's local grant making organization, Statewide Community Regrant Partners (SCR), is a partnership between the state council and regional arts councils and organizations. The partnership enables funding through all 10 regions across New York, to provide support through various art sectors.

Statewide Community Regrant Partners  | County  | Website

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Adirondack Lakes Center for Arts  | Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton  | http://www.adirondackarts.org/
Arts Council for Wyoming County  | Alleghany and Wyoming  | http://artswyco.org/
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes  | Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga  | http://www.earts.org/
Arts Mid-Hudson  | Dutchess, Ulster and Orange  | http://artsmidhudson.org/
Bronx Council on the Arts  | Bronx  | http://www.bronxarts.org/
Brooklyn Arts Council  | Kings  | http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/
Community Arts Partnership  | Tompkins  | http://www.artspartner.org/
Delaware Valley Arts Alliance  | Sullivan  | http://delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council  | Genesee and Orleans  | https://www.goart.org/
CREATE  | Columbia, Greene, and Schoharie  | http://www.greenearts.org/
Huntington Arts Council  | Nassau and Suffolk  | http://www.huntingtonarts.org/
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts  | Serves Livingston and Monroe Counties  | www.gvartscouncil.org
Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council  | Warren and Washington  | http://www.larac.org/
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council  | New York  | http://lmcc.net/
Putnam Arts Council  | Putnam  | http://putnamartscouncil.com/
Flushing Town Hall  | Queens  | https://www.flushingtownhall.org/
Roxbury Arts Group  | Delaware  | http://roxburyartsgroup.org/
Saratoga County Arts Council  | Saratoga, Fulton, and Montgomery  | http://www.saratoga-arts.org/
St. Lawrence County Arts Council  | Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence  | http://slcartscouncil.org/grants/
Council on the Arts for Staten Island  | Richmond  | https://statenislandarts.org

## Regrant Partners

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The list below are grantees that NYSCA partners with to administer funding in the form of regrants. These fundings aid artists, media art practitioners, theatres, museums, organizations, historic sites, historic preservation, and the development and creation of the arts.[8]

Name of Grantees  | Link to Website

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NYSCA/American Dance Asylum: NYS Choreographers Initiative  | https://www.americandanceasylum.org/new-york-state-choreographer-s-initiative.html
NYSCA/Arts Council for Wyoming County: Rural & Traditional Arts Fellowships  | https://artswyco.org/rural-and-traditional-arts-fellowship.html
NYSCA/Architectural League of NY: Independent Projects Grants  | https://archleague.org/competition/independent-projects-2022/
NYSCA/A.R.T. NY: Creative Opportunity Fund  | https://www.art-newyork.org/2023-creative-opportunity-fund
NYSCA/CLMP: NYSCA NYTAP Regrant Program  | https://www.clmp.org/programs-opportunities/nytap/
NYSCA/CNY Arts: Museums Professional Development Grant  | https://cnyarts.org/grants/nysca-museums-professional-development/
NYSCA/GHHN: Conservation Treatment  | https://www.greaterhudson.org/conservation-treatment-grant.html
NYSCA/Just Buffalo: LitNYS Literary Advancement Regrants  | http://www.littap.org/
NYSCA/New York Council on Nonprofits (NYCON)  | https://www.nycon.org/
NYSCA/NY Folklore: Professional Development  | https://nyfolklore.org/services/mentoring/
NYSCA/NYFA: Artist Fellowship  | https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships/
NYSCA/NYFA: Professional Development Partnership Program  | https://www.nyfa.org/professional-development/
NYSCA/NYS DanceForce (DF)  | https://www.danceforce.org/
NYSCA/Poets & Writers: Readings & Workshops  | https://www.pw.org/funding/funding_readingsworkshops
NYSCA/Preservation League of NYS: Preserve New York  | https://www.preservenys.org/preserve-new-york
NYSCA/Preservation League of NYS: Technical Assistance Grants  | https://www.preservenys.org/technical-assistance-grants
NYSCA/Wave Farm: Arts in Corrections NYS  | https://wavefarm.org/grants-services/nysca-regrants
NYSCA/Wave Farm: Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF)  | https://wavefarm.org/grants-services/nysca-regrants

## Contact

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New York State Council on the Arts[8]
411 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212) 459-8800

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "About NYSCA | NYSCA". arts.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
2. ^ a b "New York State Council on the Arts – Arts NYS". Retrieved 2024-10-11.
3. ^ "New York State Council on the Arts – Arts NYS". Retrieved 2024-10-19.
4. ^ a b c d e f "About NYSCA | NYSCA". arts.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
5. ^ "New York State Council on the Arts Board" (PDF). November 1, 2023.
6. ^ a b c d "FY2025 NYSCA Opportunity Guidelines | NYSCA". arts.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
7. ^ a b "Staff | NYSCA". arts.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "NYSCA Regrants and Services | NYSCA". arts.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-02.

## External links

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* New York State Council on the Arts official site

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