New York State Council on the Arts

22/10/2026

🎃 Step into the spooky season at The Haunted Barn! Wassaic Project's historic Luther Barn transforms into a family-friendly Halloween adventure, with 13 artists turning each stall into a trick-or-treat experience you won’t forget.

👻Visit:
• Oct 23 & 24 | 4–7 PM
• Oct 25 | 2–5 PM

Tickets: $10/person or $20/family on Saturday, $8/$15 on Friday & Sunday. (Family = one price, no matter how many kids!)

🎟️ Tickets at the door, but RSVP to save your spot—Saturday 5–6 PM is our busiest hour!

Get your tickets: https://www.wassaicproject.org/events/2026-haunted-barn-and-monsters-ball

20/10/2026

The New York State Council on the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts Yare proud to announce the 59 NYSCA Reserve Fund Grant recipients who received grants ranging from $15,000 to $50,000--totaling $1,760,000 in support!⁠
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The NYSCA Reserve Fund is the first of its kind in the nation and was established to help nonprofit arts institutions face current and ongoing challenges of the creative sector.⁠
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The 59 recipients represent all regions of New York State, as well as a range of artistic disciplines. Eighty percent of the organizations will be establishing a reserve fund for the first time. In addition to funding, the grant also provides technical assistance in managing reserve funds.⁠

You can read more about the program and the recipients here: https://itswebny.widen.net/s/v62zm7cjlg/nysca-reserve-fund-grant-2026-recipients

📷 : GIF with rotating images from 2026 NYSCA Reserve Fund Grant Recipients Bronx Council on the Arts, Iroquois Indian Museum, Theater Breaking Through Barriers Corp, Midori & Friends, and Visual AIDS.

20/10/2026

The NYSCA FY2027 Capital Project Fund application is open! $80 million in capital funding is now available to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in New York State.

Download the guidelines here: https://arts.ny.gov/OpportunityGuidelines

The deadline for the FY2027 Capital Projects opportunity is January 12, 2027, at 5pm.

19/10/2026

What an inspiring day! NYSCA Executive Director Erika Mallin joined state and local leaders to celebrate NYS Mural Week with a ribbon cutting for “Fruit of the City”—a stunning new CHARM mural in Albany by artist Hannah Williams.

Special thanks to CHARM partner Albany Center Gallery (ACG)!

Pictured from left to right: Annette Nanes, ACG Board of Directors Vice President; William Harris, Esq., ACG Board of Directors; Rita Papandrea, ACG Board of Directors President; Peter Signorelli, ACG Board of Directors; Andrew Kwok, ACG Exhibitions & Consulting Manager; Thomas Conoscenti, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, New York State Executive Chamber; Liam Dowd, Chief of Staff for Assembly Member Gabriella Romero; Assembly Member John T. McDonald III; Artist Hannah Williams; NYSCA Executive Director Erika Mallin; Assembly Member Didi Barrett; Senator Patricia Fahy; Keith Morales, Deputy Director, City of Albany Office of Cultural Affairs; Alejandro del Peral, Founder, Nine Pin C***r Works; Bridget Donlon, NYSCA Director of Special Projects

Photo by Jayana Espinoza

19/10/2026

Discover the CHARM murals in Westchester!

White Plains,Yonkers, and Port Chester have new public art as a result of New York state’s CHARM initiative administered by the New York State Council on the Arts. The current state budget has a $1 million allocation to fund the program that was established in 2025.

19/10/2026

The 2026-2027 State of the Arts Fellowship is now open! This unique opportunity places NYS artists to partner with State agencies. Participating agencies are: the NYS Canal Corporation, NYS Division of Human Rights, NYS Homes & Community Renewal/State of NY Mortgage Agency and the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Guidelines for the program are available at arts.ny.gov/SOAfellow. The deadline is October 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Fellows will be announced in early 2027.

NYS Canal Corporation
New York State Division of Human Rights
NYS Homes and Communty Renewal
SONYMA - State of New York Mortgage Agency
New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities

16/10/2026

More NYS Mural Week updates! Read about the CHARM Mural in Oswego and the upcoming dedication on Tues, Oct 20. Special thanks to CHARM partner CNY Arts.

OSWEGO — The City of Oswego, in collaboration with artists from Mural Mania, has installed a 20- by-50-foot mural along West First Street, bringing a vibrant new piece of public

16/10/2026

NYS Mural Week continues with CHARM murals on the Rochester Public Library!

The Rochester Public Library’s Lyell Branch hosted local artists on Wednesday for the unveiling of a mural on the building’s western wall.

15/10/2026

It’s NYS Mural Week! The New York State Council on the Arts is proud to present 42 new murals completed through the second year of the CHARM program—bringing this public art initiative to 98 murals across 40 counties overall! Public art transforms, inspires, and connects us all!

Slide 1 Sean Coffey, The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts; Casey Beal, Create Council on the Arts and Saratoga Arts; Justin Suarez, WALL THERAPY

Slide 2 –Artists Amy Guglielmo, Abigail Duquette and Giovanina Bucci, Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts; Artist Tess Parker, Patchogue Arts Council; Artist Zeehan Wazed, ArtBridge; In-progress mural from Corning, Artists Grace Dalrymple and Megan Huyler, The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.

Slide 3- Artists Jonathan Horowitz, Jenna Morello, Patchogue Arts Council, Artist Tori Immerwahr, Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes; Jacob Sardinia, Saratoga Arts Council.

15/10/2026

NYS Mural Week continues with new murals in the Rochester area!

Press Release, WALL\THERAPY ROCHESTER – WALL\THERAPY is proud to announce the completion of four new public art murals throughout the Finger Lakes region. The works are part of the Cultivating Havens for the Arts through Regional Murals (CHARM) program, an initiative from Governor Kathy Hochul and...