The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes works with artists of all disciplines throughout the Southern Tier, providing the following services and supports to encourage individual career growth:

• Access to grant programs, including Decentralization, Artist -> Crossroads, and QuickARTS
• Participation in member exhibits, readings and performances at The Gallery @ The ARTS Council, and in special events, including Gallery Hops
• Priority display of events on The ARTS Council's searchable Cultural Calendar at eARTS.org/calendar
• Inclusion in the Artist Directory at eARTS.org and in The ARTS Council's weekly e-newsletter, ARTS & CULTURE: What's Going On? 
• Participation in planning for ARTS Forums and other community activities, priority invitations to events, and regular email bulletins announcing opportunities for artists of all disciplines
• Access to The ARTS Council's database for email and surface mail announcements
• Grants seminars, counseling and technical assistance
• Access to Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
• Individual and family health insurance
• Community and fellowship with other artists

The ARTS Council further serves artists by promoting the arts throughout our region; advocating for arts funding with government at all levels, and distributing that funding into the community; strengthening the arts in our schools; collaborating with local and regional agencies to increase tourism; and more.

Membership is $35 per calendar year ($20 for students and seniors); fee may be waived due to financial hardship.  Click here to join The ARTS Council, or call 607.962.1332 x223 for more information.

Click here to visit our ever-growing Member Artist Directory!