OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS


Welcome to the Arts Center of the Capital Region.

We operate with a simple principle: art belongs to everyone.

From our mission to our values to our programs, we view the Arts Center as a creative and responsive organization with deep roots in the community, exciting collaborations and an expansive vision of how the arts can flourish in our region by helping to foster a supportive, inclusive and livable community.

We were founded in 1962 as the Rensselaer County Council on the Arts in Troy, NY, and it has been since these early days that we have partnered with the New York State Council on the Arts to manage the SCR program for Rensselaer, Albany and Schenectady Counties.

Our goal is to create a robust creative community that intersects, informs, and inspires the public while fostering growth in our artists and transforming our community’s cultural understanding and expression.

We achieve this goal through four core programmatic areas:

·  arts in the public realm, in which we develop public art and exhibitions with and for the public

·  community projects in which we foster neighborhood engagement

·  arts education, in which we offer hundreds of classes a year for all ages and abilities, including community college and public-school programs, and

·  artists’ services, in which we provide grants, funding and training services for artists, who are the foundation of our work.

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CLICK TO SUBMIT! to 2025 Arts Thrive Grow Report

Quick Guide for Completing Your Arts Thrive and Grow Report

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Before you fill out your report, here are a few helpful things to keep in mind:

1. Know Your Grant Type

  •  If you received an individual artist grant, it’s completely fine to list “0” for youth, audience, or community engagement if those were not part of your project.
     
  •  Community-based grants should reflect who benefited—estimate if exact counts aren't possible.
     

2. Whole Numbers Only

  •  For questions like:
     
    •  Number of Artists Participating
       
    •  Number of Youth Benefiting
       
    •  Number of Individuals Benefiting
      Enter whole numbers only, no commas or decimals.
       

     

3. It’s Okay to Say “None”

  •  If a category doesn’t apply to your project, just put “0.”
    This won’t negatively affect your report—it just helps us understand the impact clearly.
     

4. Be Honest About Changes

  •  If your project changed from the original plan or budget, that’s okay—just explain briefly in the space provided.
     

5. Final Tips

  •  Make sure your organization or artist name matches what we have on file.
     
  •  Be sure to use your current address and double-check your NYS Senate and Assembly Districts using the links in the form.

5. Images + Documents

  •  You are not required to upload images, video files, or sound files as part of your report.


The Arts Center of the Capital Region