Service: Seminars
- Adirondack Architectural Heritage Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Warren Counties
- The mission of Adirondack Architectural Heritage is to further greater public understanding, appreciation and stewardship of the architecture, historic sites and communities of New York State's Adirondack Park through education, technical assistance, advocacy and partnerships.
- Adirondack Center for Writing Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, St. Lawrence, Warren Counties
- The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is a resource and educational organization providing support to writers and enhancing literary activity and communication in the Adirondacks. ACW benefits both emerging and established writers as well as develops literary audiences by encouraging partnerships among exisiting regional organizations to promote diverse programs.
- American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) Counties
- The American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba builds cultural bridges between the United States and Cuba and provides opportunities to promote and foster the exchange of ideas and information through art. Aimed to enrich and expand creative expressions, the group creates and sponsors exchange programs by offering residencies, internships, educational exchanges and cultural festivals in contemporary fine art, photography, film, video and the performing arts.
- American Music Center All Counties
- The purpose of the American Music Center is to build a national community for new American music. The center accomplishes this by providing field-wide advocacy, promotion, and support for new music and the artists who create it. Among its many core programs and services, AMC offers an information service that responds to more than 35,000 inquiries annually, an online library and listening room for new music (www.newmusicjukebox.org), access to a 65,000-piece library of original scores and recordings, a Web magazine for new American music (www.newmusicbox.com), professional development workshops, a monthly listing of new music opportunities, networking groups for new music professionals, grants to artists and organizations, and other projects initiated in response to specific needs of the field. Currently, 34% of AMC's membership resides in New York State, while thousands of non-member New Yorkers benefit from the Center's services and attend performances facilitated by AMC programs.
- Architectural League of New York Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) Counties
- The mission of the Architectural League is to promote understanding of the values of the art of architecture and its critical contributions to public life. The league develops and presents annual programs of lectures, exhibitions and design studies that illustrate the state of the art and the possibilities of its application to current issues. The League does so to raise the standard of architectural discourse, enrich the work of designers and give content to public discussions of major issues concerning our designed environment.
- Arts & Business Council of New York - a division of Americans for the Arts All Counties
- The Arts & Business Council stimulates partnerships between business and the arts that strengthen the arts and business environments in the communities they serve. We accomplish this mission with programs that promote voluntarism, build arts management capacity, gather and disseminate relevant information, and advocate for closer ties between business and the arts.
- Arts Center of the Capital Region Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington Counties
- Providing a variety of grants to local arts organizations spread across 11 counties, the Arts Center of the Capital Region not only funds a variety of cultural events and activities, but also organizes its own in-house programs at its center in Troy.
- Brooklyn Arts Council Kings (Brooklyn) County
- The Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) is a service organization dedicated to helping artists, arts organizations and community groups promote and sustain the arts. BAC is unique in the borough in that it assists artists -- both amateur and professional -- in all disciplines. In the firm belief that culture contributes to the health of the community, BAC takes a leadership role in creating an environment conducive to the arts, and provides grants, resources, referrals, networking opportunities, seminars and other activities that support and encourage the arts.
- Council of Literary Magazines & Presses All Counties
- The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) was founded in 1967 to serve independent publishers of fiction, poetry and prose. As a service and advocacy organization for these magazines and presses, CLMP guides literature through the business of publishing, while engaging diverse communities of readers through public programs. CLMP's services and resources are designed to develop each member’s publishing capacity through increased marketing and organizational skills, while promoting communication and shared learning across the field. CLMP unifies this diverse literary world by both serving its common needs and celebrating its independent voices.
- Cuban Artists Fund All Counties
- In order to offer a comprehensive portrayal of contemporary Cuban arts and culture and to raise global awareness of Cuban cultural achievement, the Cuban Artists Fund (CAF) provides financial and technical support to Cuban-born artists in the US, Cuba and around the world. CAF also supports US-based collaborations with performing, literary and visual artists from Cuba. It does so to foster understanding and create supportive networks among artists, art professionals, institutions and communities.
