Region: Adirondacks
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- Adirondack Architectural Heritage Clinton County
- An architectural advocacy organization in the Hamilton county town of Keeseville, Adirondack Architectural Heritage leads educational programs, tours, workshops and lectures about significant buildings in the largest state park in the U.S. outside of Alaska.
- Adirondack Center for Writing Franklin County
- With the mission of "creating a sense of place through literature," the Adirondack Center for Writing suports local writers by offering workshops and presenting readings year-round. Based at Paul Smiths College, the center also co-sponsors the Annual Gathering for Talk and Tales, a one-day festival of local folklore and crafts, with the Old Forge Public Library.
- Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Hamilton County
- In the heart of Adirondack Park, the largest state forest preserve in the continental United States, this multi-arts center in Blue Mountain Lake hosts visual arts exhibitions and presents music and theater performances.
- Adirondack Museum Hamilton County
- Known for its extensive collection of river and lake boats as well as paintings and photographs documenting the surrounding wilderness and the human life which has flourished there, the Adirondack Museum preserves the historical legacy of this mountainous region. In addition to exhibitions, lectures and classes, the museum hosts many seasonal activities including the No-Octane Regatta, which features wooden boat races and other activities at the museum's home in Blue Mountain Lake.
- Adirondack Theatre Festival Warren County
- Founded in 1995, the Adirondack Theatre Festival is a month-long series occurring in June or July. It presents new work by American playwrights in venues in Glens Falls.
- Akwesasne Cultural Center Franklin County
- Located on the St. Regis Indian Reservation, the Akwesasne Cultural Center hosts changing exhibits, traditional arts classes and other programs that preserve the historical and cultural legacy of the Akwesasne Mohawk Indians.
- Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks Essex County
- An arts service organization in largely rural Essex County, the arts council promotes art in the area through traveling exhibitions, an annual performance series, and Field, Forest and Stream Day, a fall arts festival that celebrates the hunt and harvest.
- Chapman Historical Museum at the Glens Falls-Queensbury Historical Association Warren County
- Housed in a Victorian mansion built in 1868 by the DeLong family of Glens Falls, the museum of the Glens Falls–Queensbury Historical Association is devoted to Warren County and the southern Adirondacks. The museum is known particularly for its collection of the photographs of the prolific 19th-century Adirondacks photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard, which are shown in regularly changing temporary exhibits. The museum also offers a research archive and organizes the Glens Falls Collaborative Community History Project documenting the past of this important 19th-century trading hub.
- Clinton County Historical Association Clinton County
- A historical organization in the north country, the Clinton County Historical Association manages the Bluff Point Lighthouse as well as its own museum. It also co-sponsors the Battle of Plattsburgh Historical Weekend and publishes The Antiquarian, an annual collection of historical essays.
- Crandall Public Library Warren County
- A central reference library that serves the residents of Saratoga, Washington, Warren and Hamilton Counties, this public library in Glens Falls also houses the Folklife Center, a multi-disciplinary organization that collects and preserves stories, historical documents and other local materials. The Folklife Center hosts readings, lectures and other public programs.
