Events
Greater Ithaca Art Trail
The Greater Ithaca Art Trail is a a collection of 55 artists throughout the County. See (live or virtually) the studios of sculptors, painters, photographers, printmakers, fiber artists, furniture makers, jewelry artists and ceramists.
Use the Art Trail as your guide for visiting artists and buying local art!
Visit the Art Trail Website at ArtTrail.com
CAP Workshops
2025 Free Professional Development Workshops!
(Scroll down to see 2024 and 2025 recorded workshops.)
All Workshops are recorded. If you can’t make it, you can still watch!
THANK YOU to our sponsor for this workshop series and our networking events! Tompkins Community Bank
Selling Your Work – Tips and Advice
Workshop took place August 6
WATCH THE RECORDING
This panel discussion includes local artist Christi Sobel, a long time seller at the Farmers Market!, and owner of Star Tree Studio, a new store/artist collective in Triphammer Mall; Via Carpenter, painter, public speaker, activist, owner of Via’s Cookies an d CAP’s new Community Engagement Coordinator; and Robin Schwartz, CAP Program & Grant Director.
We’ll cover best practices for selling your work both in-person and online—including how to build strong customer relationships, master one-on-one interactions that lead to sales, use Instagram effectively, find and grow your audience, and more!
The Business of Art
Workshop took place on August 21
WATCH THE RECORDING
(Powerpoint used during the presentation HERE)
Led by Gladys Brangman, this workshop focused on the often-overlooked aspects of making a living as an artist — the practical, strategic, and business-related elements that many creatives don’t think about when trying to sell their work. Gladys is on CAP’s board and is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Business Leaders of Colors, an organization that has helped reshape Ithaca’s business landscape through equity and leadership.
Getting the Gig
Monday, November 10
6:00 – 7:30pm
(7:30 to 8:00pm – social time and networking)
Location: CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street,
Tompkins Center for History and Culture (on the Ithaca Commons)
Free, REGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE
Join local musicians and event promoters Nick Scollard and Aaron Robbins for a practical workshop designed for musicians ready to take the next step in their careers. Learn how to break into our local music scene, build strong connections with regional promoters, and understand exactly what you need to have prepared to make a compelling pitch. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to expand your reach, this session will offer real-world advice from those who know the ropes.
Beyond the Stage: Building a Sustainable Music Career in the Digital Age
Monday, November 17
6:00 – 7:30pm
(7:30 to 8:00pm – social time and networking)
Location: CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street,
Tompkins Center for History and Culture (on the Ithaca Commons)
Free, REGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE
with Destiny J.B Hernandez (Destiny LaVibe) and SingTrece
Are you a musician passionate about your craft but seeking practical ways to earn a living from your music? This workshop will guide you through the diverse and ever-evolving landscape of music monetization, equipping you with the knowledge and strategies to build a sustainable and thriving career. We’ll cover:
Diversifying Income Streams: Explore avenues beyond traditional live performances and physical sales. Strategies for earning from:
- Streaming Platforms: Maximizing revenue through platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.
- Digital Downloads & Physical Sales: Connecting with fans through platforms like Bandcamp, iTunes, and vinyl and CD sales.
- Merchandise Sales: Creating and selling merchandise that reflects your brand and connects with your audience.
- Licensing & Sync Deals: Earning royalties by licensing music for films, TV, commercials, and other media.
- Crowdfunding & Fan Support: Leveraging platforms like Patreon and Kickstarter to receive direct support from fans and build a dedicated community.
- Teaching & Workshops: Sharing musical knowledge and expertise through lessons and courses.
- Content Creation: Utilizing social media and video platforms to monetize music and connect with a wider audience.
Building a Strong Online Presence: Learn how to use social media, YouTube, and other digital tools to promote music, engage the audience, and build a fanbase.
Understanding Music Royalties: Gain a clear understanding of royalties (mechanical, performance, sync, etc.) and how to ensure fair payment.
Exploring Emerging Opportunities: Discover innovative ways to monetize music, such as NFTs and virtual concerts.
Who should attend:
- Independent musicians looking to turn their passion into a profitable career.
- Aspiring artists seeking guidance on building a sustainable income stream.
- Musicians of all genres and skill levels who want to explore diverse revenue possibilities.
Organizing Your Space for Creativity to Flow
Thursday, January 22
6:30 to 7:30pm
on ZOOM
Free, REGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE
with Robin Schwartz, CAP Program & Grant Director and long time Professional Organizer. Is your studio, workspace—or even your computer desktop—a source of inspiration, or a chaotic mess? Does it fuel your creativity or hold it back? Join Robin for a fun and practical workshop focused on editing your space to help your creativity flow freely. We’ll explore how to decide what to keep, what to let go of, and how to tackle organizing projects without stress or overwhelm. You’ll leave with tips, tools, and motivation to transform your space into one that truly supports your creative work. You may know Robin as CAP’s Program & Grant Director, but from 1987 through 2020, she was also a professional organizer—teaching workshops and helping clients declutter and organize their lives and workspaces. Let her experience guide you to a more inspiring and functional space!
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2024 Recorded Workshops
Marketing for Artists
2024 Workshop
WATCH THE RECORDING
Anna Warfield, Mickie Quinn and Kenneth McLaurin provide insight into strategic approaches to marketing your work, including how to identify, reach, and build your audience, craft your message and identify the appropriate channels, whether in-person networks, social media, and other methods to share your art practice. Recorded in 2024.
Fundraising for Creatives
2024 Workshop
WATCH THE RECORDING
(Note: the first minute is missing. In it, Anna started to explain what a “SWOT” analysis is and told us that “S” is for “Strengths,” “W” is for Weak
nesses” and the video picks up with Anna asking the audience what the “O” stands for. )
This workshop by artist Anna Warfield offered an overview of the various ways in which artists can generate income and delves deeply into the topic of crowdfunding- what makes a successful crowdfunding campaign, and insights into the strengths and weaknesses of various crowdfunding platforms. Recorded in 2024.
Ithaca Artist Market – Aug. 8
Thank you for a wonderful 2025 Ithaca Artist Market!
To see great photographs from the 2025 event, visit https://tinyurl.com/8jmd78zc
Save the date for the 2026 market – Friday, August 14th
* 2026 Market: Friday, August 14th | Noon–7:30 PM
* Ithaca Farmers Market, Cayuga Lake Inlet
Steamboat Landing, 545 3rd Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
* Free Admission
What You’ll Find:
* Over 80 local and regional artists showcasing an amazing diversity of fine and functional art (and some writers!). Scroll down for list of participants.
Visitors have the opportunity to meet the artists and explore their paintings, drawings, fine art ceramics, altered books, photographs, mosaics, art quilts, blown glass, fine jewelry, collage, etchings, relief printing, children’s book illustrations, wood-turned items, paper cut art, art lamps, sculpture, and more!
(Michael Sampson, right)
* Local arts and community groups.
* Over a dozen vendors offering a wide variety of food and desserts, local wine, craft beer, and cider.
* The East Hill Jazz Group will set a lively mood throughout the event.
* Boat Cruise with Discover Cayuga Lake
Location (Rain or Shine – There’s a roof!):
We’ll take over all 88 booths at the beautiful Ithaca Farmers Market covered pavilion on the Cayuga Lake inlet.
GPS: 545 3rd Street, Ithaca, NY 14850.
There’s a turn-off from Route 13 on 3rd Street (Aldi’s is on one side and B&W Supply on the other.) Then follow the road straight to the Farmers Market parking lot.
Tompkins County Visitor Info:
Tompkins County is renowned for its stunning natural beauty. Located on the shores of Cayuga Lake, our towns, villages and the City of Ithaca are surrounded by waterfalls, gorges, and dense forests. We are also a community of artists, writers, and performers! Theatre, museums, dance, music and the visual arts abound in the region, and our local eateries are guaranteed to serve up your ethnic cuisine of choice. The Ithaca Commons is an award winning pedestrian mall. VisitIthaca.com is the place to go to learn about all we have to offer.
The Community Arts Partnership is Tompkins County’s arts council and we have been serving local artists and audiences for over 32 years through our programs, grants, and services. (You are on our website!)
Thank You to our Sponsors:
We thank our Artist Market business sponsor, Thaler & Thaler P.C. and our media sponsors, The Route WITH radio and WSKG.
(List of 2025 Participants Below)
Questions?
Ithaca Artist Market from Sue Perlgut on Vimeo.
2025 Participants
ARTISTS
Adam Delli-Bovi, acrylic paintings
Aishvarya Arora, poetry zines & broadsides
Alta’s Ornamentation, functional art
Annemiek Haralson Art, oil & watercolor, paintings
AP Photography, photography prints
Art of Yen Ospina, mythology, folklore, fantasy
Belinda Thompson Glass, hand-blown art glass
Ben Apker, colorful papercuts
Bowled-Over Woodturning/ Danby Hardwoods, artful wooden items
Bubblefish Designs, bright, cheerful paintings
Carol Spence, mixed media paintings
Carlton Manzano, landscape oil paintings
Celia Bowers, oil paintings
Cheryl Chalmers, Finger Lakes watercolors
Christi Sobel, nature inspired art
Christipher Gonzales, creative non-fiction, memoir
Clare Jones, book art
Colleen McCall Ceramics, colorful hand-painted pottery
Dan McPheeters, mixed media on panel
Dede Hatch, photography of everyday
Diane Duthie Photography, inspired creative photography
Diane Sullivan Design, functional ceramics
Dropped Peel Designs, ceramic framed mirrors
Dye Craft, indigo-dyed stiched shibori
Earth Tongue Studio, animal spirit paintings
Elan Design Studio, hand-crafted art
Elizabeth Sprout, oil paintings
Eva Capobianco, mixed media sculptures
Gary Bercow Ceramics, sculptural functional ceramics
Gary Rith, wheel thrown pottery
Gina Inzinna, art pottery
Gourdlandia, functional gourd art
Grant Sliverstein, etchings, drawings, illustrations
Ithaca Cloth Works, modern handwoven accessories
Jeff Perrault, paintings & drawings
Jen Meyers – Perfect Mug Pottery, artisan ceramics
Jennifer Rubacky Photography, fine art photography
Jilly.Makes.Pots, wheelthrown functional pottery
Jim Burlitch, fine art photography
Julian Plum, picture book illustrations
Katherine Solomon, sophisticated farm photography
Kathleen Weldon, paper collage prints
Lake Passage Studio, paintings and books
LAMBWC, abstract mixed media
Lauren Reid Paintings, bold, vibrant, powerful
Linda Haylor Mikula, mixed media
Makayla Bunce, surreal, scenic collage
Marika Briggs, wood turning
Marika Chew, watercolors, animals & collections
Mar’s Studio, magical realist paintings
Margalo Guo, paintings
Mark Zuss, poetry collections
Mary Michael Shelley, carved painted pictures
Michael Ludgate Photography, photographic prints
Michael Sampson, abstract paintings, printmaking
Midcoast Photo Services, editorial feature illustration
Nadine Essra Designs, handmade artisan jewelry
Nancy Medsker Art Works, original soft pastels
Open Door Pottery, artful, functional pottery
Palmer Brothers Art, mixed-media paintings, cartoons
Perri LoPinto Pottery, functional hand-carved pottery
Peaches Gillette, poetry books, cards
Quilts by Nora, textile art quilts
Rachel Dickinson, paintings and books
Rachel Feirman – Nature Inspired art, digital illustrations
Rachel Philipson Photography & Design, photography & textiles
Rachelillustrates – Fairie & Fantasy Art, queer fairie illustrations
Raven Barn Studio, mosaics and tiles
Rose Gottlieb, illustrations, hand-painted jewelry
Rowdy Rose Studio, watercolor mixed media
Sara Minardi Art, colorful illustrations
Sharon Nelson Pottery, functional ceramics
Sophie Becraft, original paintings and prints
Spirit and Kitsch, imaginative paintings
Stefanie Lehman Green, quilted wall hangings
Sue Brightly, imagined animal paintings
Susan Arnsten-Russell, mixed media
Susan C. Larkin, photographs
Teresa Yatsko, altered book sculptures
Tommy Beers, local watercolor landscapes
Tyler Nordgren Travel Posters, retro travel posters
Upcycled Lamps by Jon Jensen, functional art lamps
Zachary Kei, natural dyed textiles
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Brooktondale Community Center
Business Leaders of Colors
Community Arts Partnership
Community School of Music and Arts
Harmony Falls Chorus
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Ink Shop Printmaking Center
Ithaca Murals
MACRE (Media Arts Collective & Resource Exchange)
Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
State of the Art Gallery
The Clay School
Tompkins County Quilter’s Guild
Village at Ithaca
Visit Ithaca
FOOD / WINE / BEER / CIDER / DESSERTS
(This list will expand to include at least 4 more vendors!)
Anias Confections
Asempe Kitchen
Hopshire Brewery
Great Start Coffee Cart
Ithaca Breadworks
Mama Said Hand Pies
Tibetan Momo Bar
New York Cider Company
On the Street Pitas
Osakaya Japanese Food
Sunrise Samosas
Thai Palace
The Great Start Coffee Cart
Treleaven Wines
Vias Cookies
Wally’s Wings & Things
* PAYMENT LINK for vendors: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/37YW2MFNQVWXW
Networking Events
Come to our next quarterly artists & creatives get-together!
SNACKS & SHARING & NETWORKING & FUN! (Cake!)
NEXT!:
5:30 to 7:30pm
Friday, September 26, CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street
Tompkins Center for History and Culture
(Save the Date for another networking event)
Thursday, October 30, CAP ArtSpace
WHY: Come and hang out with fellow artists and creatives. We’ll do a few networking type conversation starters so you can meet new people!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE for the September event.
(so we know how many people to expect AND so that we can contact you if there are any changes. THANK YOU!)
THANK YOU to our sponsor for these networking events and our upcoming workshop series, Tompkins Community Bank!
Networking Events
Come to our next quarterly artists & creatives get-together!
SNACKS & SHARING & NETWORKING & FUN! (Cake!)
NEXT!:
5:30 to 7:30pm
Friday, September 26, CAP ArtSpace, 110 N. Tioga Street
Tompkins Center for History and Culture
(Save the Date for another networking event)
Thursday, October 30, CAP ArtSpace
WHY: Come and hang out with fellow artists and creatives. We’ll do a few networking type conversation starters so you can meet new people!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE for the September event.
(so we know how many people to expect AND so that we can contact you if there are any changes. THANK YOU!)
THANK YOU to our sponsor for these networking events and our upcoming workshop series, Tompkins Community Bank!
CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale
An annual fundraising SALE of not-new art donated by community members!
Program Director Robin Schwartz, programs@artspartner.org
2025 Dates:
Sale: Friday, December 5 (Gallery Night) through Saturday, December 13
Donations Accepted: Monday – Wed, December 1 – 3
WHAT IS the CAP-a-PALOOZA ART SALE?
CAP-a-Palooza is an annual fundraiser of the Community Arts Partnership (CAP), held over 10 days each December. The 2024 sale raised over $14,000!
(Learn more about CAP programs, events and grants on this website.)
How CAP-a-Palooza Works:
We collect donations of not-new art from community members who are downsizing or have unused or unloved art that they can part with. We then hold a 9 day sale!
The sale works well on two levels. Hundreds of people find joy in purchasing and coming to see what we have collected, AND community members feel good about donating their downsized art collection to a good cause.
(Note: We do not ask local artists to donate their own work.)
The art that is donated is vintage and contemporary, professional and amateur. Fun and funky. Antique and modern.
Work is priced low so we can sell as much as possible in 9 days. Prices drop throughout the sale and are slashed on the last couple of days.
Location – CAP ArtSpace
CAP ArtSpace Gallery in the Tompkins Center for History and Culture
110 N. Tioga Street (on the Ithaca Commons).
We thank our generous annual sponsor of the ArtSpace Gallery. Thank you so much, Coughlin and Gerhart
Spring Writes Literary Festival – May to Sept.
Over 40 Literary themed events every year in May with workshops continuing through September.
Find upcoming events and past event recordings at SpringWrites.org
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Greater Ithaca Art Trail
