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.
Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 2023. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Town Square with Common Sky, by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces.
Photo by Marco Cappelletti
Welcome to NYSCA!
Our FY2024 Capital Project Fund opportunity is now closed. Capital Project grant announcements will be made in the spring.
Guidelines for our FY2025 opportunities for artists and organizations will be available Spring 2024.
In FY2023, NYSCA awarded more than 3,600 direct grants
NYSCA awarded more than $90 million in FY2023 to support artists and arts and cultural organizations! Our FY2023 Capital Projects Fund awarded $132.5 million in support for arts and cultural capital projects.
New York State’s arts sector generated $126 billion in 2020, the most recent year recorded, playing a vital role in both quality of life and economic development