The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2026 NYSCA Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) funded Community Arts, Teaching Artist, and Individual Artist grant programs. The Statewide Community Regrant program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
78 artists, organizations, and towns from Cattaraugus, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties received 91 grants totaling $315,381 for arts and cultural programs taking place in 2026. This funding is a continued investment in artists and the greater community.
The following grants fulfill a vital mission of The ARTS Council in making arts and culture accessible to all. Congratulations to these grantee partners!
Cattaraugus County
- Ana Stahlman, Medicine of Movement, $3,750
- Brett Maybee, Allegany Community Center Full Moon Radio: Reclaiming Radio as an Art and Its Potential Usefulness in Facilitating Language and Culture Revitalization Efforts, $4,350
- Fileve T. Palmer, A Stitch in Time, $3,500
- Gowanda’s Historic Hollywood Theater, Gowanda Hollywood Drama Camp Intensive, $3,150
- Gowanda’s Historic Hollywood Theater, Music & Me Camp, $900
- Gowanda’s Historic Hollywood Theater, Spirits of the Hollywood, $725
- IndigeRoots, Ancestral Arts: Preservation and Cross-Cultural Celebration, $3,750
- Keynote Chorus, Music for the Soul, $6,200
- Kimberly Merrill, “The Last Five Years” by Jason Robert Brown at Gowanda’s Historic Hollywood Theater, $900
- Kimberly Merrill, The Last Five Years – Intern & Youth Outreach Component, $4,400
- Randolph Area Community Development Corporation, Bicentennial Celebration Art Project, $1,800
- Randolph Area Community Development Corporation, Friday Night Music Series, $4,000
- The Olean Theatre Workshop, Connecting the Community through Theatre 2026, $2,250
- The Olean Theatre Workshop, Summer Star Program 2026, $5,000
- Thomas Makovitch, Anewed Permanence, $2,700
Chemung County
- Actors a la Carte, Dining…with Drama! – Professional Comedy at the Neighborhood Transformation Center, $3,000
- Betz White, Domestic Beasts: Monsters of the Mundane, $3,829
- Chemung County Library District, 2026 Art Workshops at CCLD, $7,500
- David White, Building Sustainable Futures: A Rocket Kiln for Environmental Ceramics, $3,500
- Dion Browne, Virtual Reality Muraling, $600
- Eliott Houghtelling, Homesick; a collection of oral histories, photos, drawings from the Queen City, $1,700
- Elmira Little Theatre, ELT 82nd Season, $6,400
- Elmira/Corning Juneteenth Committee, Elmira/Corning Juneteenth Celebration – Celebration for the Freedom from Slavery, $6,000
- Friends of the Chemung River Watershed, Watercolor on the River, $2,075
- Jennifer Thomas, Memories & Mementos, $4,400
- JoAnn Smith, Penny Patterson’s Alphabet Adventure, $2,750
- Laura Simone, The Glass Knight, $1,000
- Maria Driscoll McMahon and Mary Guzzy, Cassandra Cuts, $3,300
- Sarah Flenders, The Open Lens Project, $5,000
- Southern Tier India Cultural Association, India Day 2026, $4,700
- The Park Church, 2026 Elmira PRiDE Festival and Pride Ball, $2,725
- Tim Collins, Collin & Collins: Two Funny, a Two-Person Comedy Improv Show, $2,000
- Zachary Dunbar, Elmira, Then and Now, $1,600
- Zachary Hamilton, Rye Campus Mural, $4,400
Schuyler County
- Amy Bingham, Imprint, $2,700
- Amy Callahan, How I Tell Time, $2,860
- Dutton S. Peterson Memorial Library, 2026 Artist-led Programs and Performances, $6,381
- Friends of Mecklenburg Community Park, Arts Bench & Placard at Mecklenburg Community Park, $2,400
- Mark Schmidt, Small Dances: Dancers Respond to Art, $3,250
- Scott Adams, Rural Reflections: Songs & Stories from the People and Land That Shaped the Small, Lakeside Community of Hector, NY, $2,400
- Village of Watkins Glen, Lafayette Park Tuesday Concert Series, $3,650
- VLH Community Resource Association/Elizabeth B Pert Library, Gathered from the Land: A Community Art Series, $1,500
- Watkins Glen Promotions, 2026 Falls Harvest Festival, $4,250
- Watkins Glen Promotions, 2026 Odessa Community Day, $800
- Watkins Glen Promotions, 2026 Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival, $1,150
- Watkins Glen Public Library, Reading & Discussion Series with Dr. Gary Emerson, $1,400
Steuben County
- Akua Lezli Hope, DIVINATIONS: Poetry and Art Objects, $2,250
- Arkport Public Library, Preserving Local Craft Traditions, $6,400
- Bridget Bossart van Otterloo, Art for Your Brain and Heart, for Young and Old, $4,575
- Chinese Cultural Association of the Southern Tier, Celebrate. Connect. Preserve – Empowering Chinese Cultural Heritage, $5,525
- Claire Kelly, Daisy Chain, $3,850
- Cohocton Public Library, Art at the Library 2026, $2,350
- Cornell Cooperative Extension Steuben County, Pottery Classes for 4-Hers, $1,530
- Corning’s Gaffer District, Sounds of Summer, $6,400
- Crows Nest Artists Cooperative, Interactive Art Activities at Keuka Lake Art Show, $4,625
- Endless Mountain Music Festival, Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday with the McLain Family Band Performing American Bluegrass Music, $6,200
- Erwin Valley Elementary PTA, Erwin Valley Crochet Club, $1,250
- Erwin Valley Elementary PTA, Erwin Valley Lego Learning Lab, $2,100
- Family Service Society, Inc. Progression in Painting through the Creation of a Large Mural on the Exterior of the Corning Youth Center, $4,000
- Family Service Society, Inc., The Community Glassblowing Program for Children and Teens, $1,740
- Family Service Society, Inc., The Progression in Pottery Project at the Youth Mentoring of the Southern Tier Program, $1,200
- Fan Su, Unveiling, $3,300
- Gwen Quigley, Learning to Build a Large Sculpture Series with Paper Mache, Natural and Recycled Materials, $3,400
- Hornell Area Wind Ensemble, 2026 Hornell Area Wind Ensemble Concert Series, $6,400
- Hornell Partners for Growth, Hornell 4th of July Celebration, $6,200
- K.K. Prettyfields, Casting Glass Art and Modular Architectural Brick from Salvaged Auto Glass, $4,100
- Kate Milazzo, Learning to Look: Art Exploration and VTS for 3rd-5th Grade Students, $4,700
- Keuka Peaceful Roots, Engage and Experience Art II, $3,925
- Loon Lake Watershed Improvement Alliance, Nature’s Way Community Sculpture Garden, $6,200
- Orpheus Chorale, Voices in Harmony: Expanding Access to Choral Music, $3,200
- Prattsburg Free Library, Ceramic Christmas Ornaments, $555
- Pulteney Free Library, ARTS Programming 2026, $2,200
- Regional Science & Discovery Center, ArtSparks STEAM Club, $2,400
- Regional Science & Discovery Center, Community STEAM Kits, $1,750
- Sarah Giragosian, Queer Poetry: A Writers’ Workshop, $4,560
- Shelley Hicks, Get Psyched About Upcycling, $1,450
- SoFLX Pride, SoFLX Pride Festival 2026, $7,350
- The Women’s Chorale of Corning, All the Beautiful Years, $4,925
- Tori Immerwahr, Sister Cities Courtyard Mural at Corning Painted Post High School, $4,000
- Valley Folk Music Society, Inc., Medusa – A String Quartet Like You’ve Never Heard Before, $1,925
- Valley Folk Music Society, Inc., Sean Dagher (Musician of Assassin’s Creed Video Game Fame) in Concert at Valley Folk Music, $825
- Valley Folk Music Society, Inc., Tommy Sands Concert: Peacemaker Musician Mends Cultural Divisions with Music, $1,600
- Wayland Historical Society, Mural for Wayland, NY, $5,275
Tioga County
- African Diaspora Cultural Artist Group, 1. Cultural Tapestry Weaving The Threads of The African Diaspora 2. Transformation (Growth as a People), $5,175
- Coburn Free Library, Stories with Music in Tioga County, $4,700
- Melissa Neufer, 2026 Tour of “Princess Peigh’s Sword Fighting Tea Party,” $3,525
- Newark Valley Historical Society, Depot Friday Nights, $5,475
- Rachel Consolazio, Expanding Exposure to the Ceramic Arts Through Handbuilding Workshops in Tioga County, $2,250
- Shady Strong, 2026 Shady Strong- ALS Awareness BBQ Competition and Music Festival, $5,300
- The Kirby Band, The Kirby Band 2026, $6,000
- Village of Newark Valley, Music and Mosaics, $2,125
