$315,000 to Support Libraries, Poets, Painters, Cultural Organizations and More!
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS Council), 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 SCR program is made possible by NYSCA 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 $315,000 for arts and cultural programming taking place in 2026. This funding is a continued investment in creatives and the greater community.
Erika Mallin, Executive Director of NYSCA, said,
“The New York State Council on the Arts is so proud to support the vital work of The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and these creative initiatives across Cattaraugus, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, and Tioga counties. A huge congratulations to all of this year’s grantees, we look forward to watching these vibrant, diverse projects take shape in the year ahead.”
The grants fulfill a mission of The ARTS Council in making arts and culture accessible to all. Congratulations to these grantee partners!
About the New York State Council on the Arts
The mission of the New York State Council on the Arts is to foster and advance the full breadth of New York State’s arts, culture, and creativity for all. To support the arts and culture sector across New York State, the Council on the Arts awarded $161.5 million for FY2026 and serves over 3,000 organizations and artists across all 10 state regions annually. The Council on the Arts further advances New York’s creative culture by convening leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources. Created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Council is an agency that is part of the Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA’s Facebook page and Instagram @NYSCouncilontheArts.
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program (SCR), a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.
For more information, contact Grants Manager Nate Weisenberg at nate@eARTS.org.
