CAC is highlighting the breadth of arts and culture in our area by developing a county-wide Cortland Arts Trail features artists, studios (visual, dance, music) art instillations (murals, statues, etc) art venues, music venues, galleries and businesses that support the arts.

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List your self or your business on our directory and or digital arts trail!

The Cortland Arts Connect Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to Cortland County residents who want to expand their creative growth/interest through participation in local instruction. *New* we also award

​Cortland County residents of any age are eligible for consideration. Individuals can apply by submitting an interest statement through cortlandartsconnect.org/scholarship or at the recommendation of a teacher or mentor from a local organization (i.e. Cortland County school) through cortlandartsconnect.org/scholarship. Consideration will be given to expressed interest in the arts and financial need.

We coordinate First Fridays on the First Friday of each month. We use our digital Arts Trail to highlight the venues that are open!

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All venues must be on the arts trail and fill out the First Friday form with their event details!

Seeking solo, dual or group exhibit proposals for our spaces at McNeil Building Gallery and Guthrie Medical Center

Cortland Free Library seeks artists to exhibit in their gallery.

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Please email Theresa at reference@cortlandfreelibrary.org or call 607-753-1042 for more info!

The purpose of the Grants for Regional Arts and Culture Engagement Program is to create access and support of the arts to the geographically, economically, and ethnically diverse segments across CNY Arts’ six-county service area. In 2025, a total of $251,000 will be distributed in arts, culture, history, and heritage grants to individual artists and nonprofit organizations.

CNY Arts is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote, support, and celebrate the arts and culture in Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego counties.

The CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Culture Engagement Program supports the capacity of individual artists and small nonprofit organizations to develop quality arts and culture projects and programming. By providing project-specific and capacity–building funds, we aim to contribute to the cultural development of our region and to provide opportunities for the Central New York and Mohawk Valley communities to experience and engage with the arts.

ARE YOU AN ARTIST?

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Share your bio with us!

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The Cortland County Historical Society (CCHS) is committed to preserving the stories of the Cortland County community. As part of an effort to identify and document these stories, we are creating an archive specifically devoted to the artists of Cortland County and their art.

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We want to know more about you.

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If you currently have a short bio or artist statement about yourself and your work, we hope you will share it with the Cortland County Historical Society to be included in our artist archive.

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Or maybe these questions will help you create one:

• When did you first become interested in art?

• Did you study formally or are you self-taught?

• What medium(s) do you work in?

• Are there artists or mentors who inspire you?

• How does being part of the Cortland County community influence you?

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CCHS appreciates your participation in this vital community project.

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Email your bio or any questions you have about the project to: info@cortlandhistory.org.