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CAP was founded in 1990 to act as an advocate for the arts, serve the public by providing services and resources for county artists and arts organizations, and encourage collaboration among arts, education, business, civic and government organizations.Learn more

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Organizations

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

 

 

 

A professional 35 member orchestra which performs a regular orchestral concert season, under the music direction of Lanfranco Marcelletti, as well as a Sunday afternoon chamber music series, an annual Holiday Concert: Caroling by Candlelight and youth concerts.

 

Center Ithaca, Box 112
171 E. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-8981
cco.orch@verizon.net
www.cayugachamberorchestra.org


Cayuga Vocal Ensemble

 

 

Ithaca's premiere vocal ensemble presenting masterpieces old and new.

P.O. Box 95
Ithaca, NY 14851
webmaster@cayuga-vocal.org
www.cayuga-vocal.org


Community School of Music and Arts

 

 

Provides quality instruction in music, dance, visual and theater arts to the community. Offers cultural and artistic programs and events.

330 E. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-1474
info@csma-ithaca.org
www.csma-ithaca.org


Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts

 

 

Serves NYS artists and writers with grants, professional development seminars, access to free studio and summer fellowships that place them in month-long residencies. The general public benefits from cultural programming with individual artists like our Saltonstall Salon Series and our Open Studio events.

435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
539-3146
info@saltonstall.org
www.saltonstall.org


Cornell Cinema

 

 

One of the best campus film exhibition programs in the country, screening a diverse selection of films seven nights a week.

104 Willard Straight Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-3522
cinema.cornell.edu


Cornell Concert Series

 

 

The Cornell Concert Series has been hosting musicians and ensembles of international stature since 1903.  Originally featuring Western classical artists, the series has grown to encompass a broader spectrum of the world's great art musics.  CCS presents primarily at Bailey Hall, a 1300+ seat auditorium built in 1912 that reopened in 2006 after extensive renovations.

101 Lincoln Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-5144
info@cornellconcertseries.com
www.cornellconcertseries.com


Cornell Department of Music

 

 

Offering a season of free faculty and student recitals.

104 Lincoln Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-4760
ll48@cornell.edu
www.arts.cornell.edu/music/concerts.html


Cornell Savoyards

 

 

Performing works by Gilbert & Sullivan and open to community.

Box 65, Willard Straight Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
savoyards@cornell.edu


CRS Barn Studio


 

The barn is a performance space overlooking Cayuga Lake. See their website for event listings.

crsbarn@lightlink.com
www.lightlink.com/crsbarn


Discovery Trail


 

The Discovery Trail, a group of educational organizations based in Tompkins County, New York, promotes awareness and understanding of the connections among art, history, literature, science, and the natural world. Go the their website for links to Cayuga Nature Center, Cornell Lab of Orthothology, Cornell Plantations, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Museum of the Earth, Sciencenter, the History Center in Tompkins County and the Tompkins County Public Library

www.discoverytrail.com


Downtown Ithaca Alliance


 

Presenting "Art in the Heart of the City", a year round downtown sculpture outdoor sculpture exhibit, a summer concert series, and the home of First Fridays Gallery Night Ithaca.

www.downtownithaca.com


Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble


 

A chamber music ensemble, with a regular season of chamber concerts, solo and lecture-recitals performing in Ithaca and Lodi.

flce@twcny.rr.com
www.fingerlakeschamberensemble.org


Finger Lakes Women's Chorale


 

A group of talented, dedicated female singers who rehearse and perform in the Ithaca area. Membership is open to any female by audition. The Chorale is an affiliate partner of the Community School of Music and Arts.

emb6@cornell.edu
www.flwcithaca.org


Greater Ithaca Art Trail


 

A self guided tour of area artist's studios plus two open studio weekends in October. Get a tour map at the website below or call for a brochure/map.

c/o Community Arts Partnership
171 East State St, PMB 107
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-5072, ext. 20
www.arttrail.com


Hangar Theatre


 

A professional summer theatre with year-round, model arts-in-education programs.

P.O. Box 205
Ithaca, NY 14851
607-273-8588
info@hangartheatre.org
www.hangartheatre.org


Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art


 

Among the finest university museums in America, with a superb collection of 30,000 works of art, special exhibitions and fabulous views of Cayuga Lake from the I.M Pei designed building.

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-4001
607-255-6464
museum@cornell.edu
www.museum.cornell.edu


The History Center in Tompkins County


 

A gateway for learning about the people, places and things and stories that have shaped your past. Examine local history through a local lens by exploring historical photographs, documents, maps and more in their research library. Check website for exhibits and programs.

401 E. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-8284
welcome@thehistorycenter.net
www.thehistorycenter.net


The Ink Shop and Olive Branch Press


 

A printmakers' center, fine arts press and gallery that offers professional facilities for the making of fine art prints. Workshops are offered to the public.

330 East State St., 2nd Floor
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-277-3884
artists@ink-shop.org
www.ink-shop.org


Ithaca Ballet


 

Ithaca Ballet is a Finger Lakes based classical ballet company presenting a four production subscription series annually, featuring "Nutcracker" and a Spring Children's Matinee Concert.

PO Box 4341
Ithaca, NY 14851
607-277-1967
www.ithacaballet.org


Ithaca College School of Music


 

Presents a season of free faculty and student recitals and three professional concerts each year.

Whalen Center
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-274-3171
www.ithaca.edu/music


Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts


 

Offering a season of plays.

201 Dillingham Center
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-274-3345
www.ithaca.edu/theatre


Ithaca Community Choruses


 

Choruses open to community members. The Ithaca Community Chorus performs classical repertoire concerts each year. VOICES performs a variety of world music. SummerSing meets weekly in June and July.

PO Box 622
Ithaca, NY 14851
www.ithacacommunitychoruses.org


Ithaca Community Orchestra


 

An orchestra for community members with public concerts.

607-257-4616
janetrwagner@msn.com


Ithaca Concert Band


 

A band for community members. With a yearly free concert season.

PO Box 902
Ithaca, NY 14851
www.ithacaconcertband.org


Ithaca Festival


 

This four day long celebration of Ithaca music, art, food and fun kicks off the summer annually the weekend after Memorial Day.

215 N. Cayuga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-3646
www.ithacafestival.org


Ithaca Shakespeare Company

 

 


The Ithaca Shakespeare Company presents  highly acclaimed outdoor Shakespeare productions that draw thousands of viewers every summer.

www.ithacashakespeare.org
info@ithacashakespeare.org
Stephen Ponton, artistic director 

 

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Kitchen Theatre Company


 

Critically acclaimed and nationally recognized, this is downtown Ithaca's year round professional theatre. KTC provides an engaging mix of regional and world premiere plays to Central New York in an intimate 73-seat theatre that encourages a bold relationship between audience and actor.

116 North Cayuga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0403
info@kitchentheatre.org
www.kitchentheatre.org


Light in Winter


 

A yearly festival in January creating fusion of music, art and science. Visit their website for dates and events.

www.lightinwinter.com


McMillan Art Center


 

Located in a beautiful 19th-century church building in Enfield, this historic building has a community room with kitchen and bathroom on the lower floor. The upper floor has an auditorium with a magnificent vaulted ceiling, and delightful natural light.

7 Enfield Center Road West
Enfield, NY 14850
607-330-1892
www.mcmillanartcenter.com


Museum of the Earth


 

A new public natural history exhibit facility for one of the nation's largest and finest fossil collections

1259 Trumansburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6623
www.museumoftheearth.org


Music's Recreation


 

Stages an annual three-part, family friendly, classical music concert series devoted to exploring new concert formats that integrate educational commentary with an informal atmosphere with ligh level performance in order to spread a love of, and cultivate a new audience for classical music. .

PO Box 783
Ithaca, NY 14851
607-539-7777
duccio44@gmail.com
www.musrec.org


NYS Early Music Association (NYS Baroque)


 

New York State's Orchestra on Original Instruments.

nysema@nysema.com
www.nysema.com


Schwartz Center for Performing Arts


 

Home of the Cornell Department of Theatre, Film & Dance, showing a season of innovative theatre and dance performances.

430 College Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-254-2700
www.theatrefilmdance.cornell.edu
www.schwartztickets.com

 


Sciencenter


 

To inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the excitement of science through exhibits and programs that promote learning through interaction.

601 First Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0666
www.sciencenter.org


State of the Art Gallery


 

A cooperative gallery located in downtown Ithaca.

120 W. State St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-277-1626
www.soag.org


State Theatre of Ithaca


 

A historic and restored State Theatre now has a full program of events.

109 W. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6633
info@stateofithaca.com
www.stateofithaca.com


Tompkins County Public Library / Friends of TCPL Book Sale / Library Foundation


 

The county's central storehouse for literature, information, and even art, the TCPL resides in a beautiful, multi-use structure in downtown Ithaca. Twice each year, the Friends of the Library hold one of the largest book sales in the country to help support library operations. Throughout the year, the Library Foundation holds events and activities to enhance opportunities for the library's continued growth and service to the entire community, such as the All Ithaca Book Fair.

Tompkins County Public Library / Library Foundation

101 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-4557
www.tcpl.org

Friends of the Library Book Sale (Held in May and October)

509 Esty Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
www.booksale.org


Trumansburg Art Collective


 

An on-line initiative dedicated to linking a number of artists in the Trumansburg/Ulysses area..

www.tburgartcollective.com


Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts


 

A learning and performing school of the arts for people of all ages serving Trumansburg and the surrounding areas.

Congress at McLallen Street, PO Box 1053
Trumansburg, NY 14886
607-387-5939
www.trumansburg.ny.us/tcfa


Women's Work 

 

 

 

Women's Work is a circle of musicians who promote the awareness of women composers, past and present, through  musical performances and other means.  We provide an eclectic mix of musc ranging from the Middle Ages to the present, and our concerts contain readings by and about the composers illustrating the composers' lives, musical challenges, and triumphs in their own words and the words of their contemporaries.

Ksp3@cornell.edu
www.ithacawomensworks.org


 


 

The Working Relationship


 

Bound by a commitment to bring people together through experiences with contemporary art, TWR assembles platforms for the continuum of contemporary art practice and its audience. With no external funding, TWR builds events through the creative use of existing resources and networks, donations of space, time, and goods with the goals of enriching the community through engagement with contemporary art and making Ithaca an internationally renowned arts hub and destination..

607-277-5424
www.theworkingrelationship.com
connect@theworkingrelationship.com