ARTS NYS COALITION is a group of colleagues who joined together to ensure that the public has access to information on the state of the arts in New York State. Currently, the coalition includes the New York City Arts Coalition and the Arts Councils of Dutchess, Greene, Onondaga (Syracuse) and Westchester Counties, Huntington, Northern Adirondacks, Saint Lawrence and Southern Finger Lakes regions, Arts Alliances of Harlem and Buffalo, New York Folklore Society, NYS Alliance for Arts Education, and Museum Association of New York. Thus far, the coalition has established this website, www.artsnys.org, which will be a resource for data on the arts in New York State as well as information on pending legislation at the state and federal level. This website, in partnership with Americans for the Arts, will provide contact information for elected representatives and will allow individuals to send their representatives customized messages.
ARTS NYS COALITION will also plan and coordinate state-wide advocacy events for 2011 which will provide the arts community with opportunities to meet with elected officials to discuss arts funding in the 2011/12 New York State Budget as well as other issues. A designated Arts Day in Albany is scheduled for Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in addition to many arts advocacy events planned in local districts during the week of February 7 – 13, 2011. For further information, contact us.
Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester
Sarah E. Lentini, slentini(AT)artsrochester.org
www.artsrochester.org
The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS)
Ginnie Lupi, director(AT)earts.org
www.earts.org
Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks
Caroline Thompson, director(AT)artsnorth.org
www.artsnorth.org
ArtsWestchester
Janet Langsam, jlangsam(AT)artswestchester.org
www.artswestchester.org
Cultural Resources Council Syracuse & Onondaga County
Stephen Butler, sbutler(AT)mycnyarts.org
www.mycnyarts.org
Dutchess County Arts Council
Linda Marston-Reid, lmr(AT)artsmidhudson.org
www.artsmidhudson.org
Greater Buffalo Cultural Alliance
Meg Quinn, MegQuinn2003(AT)yahoo.com
http://greaterbuffaloculturalalliance.com
Greene County Council on the Arts
Kay Stamer, kay(AT)greenearts.org
www.greenearts.org
Harlem Arts Alliance
Michael Unthank, Michael(AT)harlemaa.org
http://harlemaa.org
Huntington Arts Council, Inc.
Diana Cherryholmes, dcherryholmes(AT)huntingtonarts.org
www.huntingtonarts.org
Museum Association of New York
Anne Ackerson, info(AT)manyonline.org
www.manyonline.org
New York City Arts Coalition
Norma Munn, npmunn(AT)nycityartscoalition.org
www.nycityartscoalition.org
New York Folklore Society
Ellen McHale, emchale(AT)nyfolklore.org
www.nyfolklore.org
New York State Alliance for Arts Education
Jeremy Johannesen, jeremy(AT)nysaae.org
www.nysaae.org
St. Lawrence County Arts Council
Hilary Oak, arts(AT)slcartscouncil.org
www.slcartscouncil.org






