NYSCA/NYFA Community Arts Leaders Program 2025 Cohort, Courtesy of NYFA
The following appeared on nyfa.org on September 17, 2025
by Amy Aronoff Sept. 17. 2025
Program is providing 42 nonprofit arts organizations across New York State with strategies for optimizing their organizations from August to December 2025.
New York Foundation for the Arts
(NYFA) is pleased to announce the 42 nonprofit arts organizations who were selected to participate in the 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Community Arts Leaders Program, which receives funding support from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). This free program is providing technical workshops and/or individualized consulting to organizations across New York State with either an operating budget below $1.5 million or a new Executive Director who joined the organization within the last 3 years.
Since 2013, NYFA Learning has supported the careers of arts administrators from over 300 arts and culture organizations in the New York City area and around the state by providing professional development that is tailored to the challenges of this vital profession. NYFA believes that investing in cultural infrastructure improves the sustainability and success of arts organizations, and ultimately builds stronger connections between artists and administrators, which benefits the entire field.
2025 NYSCA/NYFA Community Arts Leaders Program
Albany Barn, Albany, NY
Art Beyond Sight, New York, NY
Arts For All, New York, NY
Arts Project of Cherry Grove, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY
Association of Dominican Classical Artists, Inc., Bronx, NY
Broome County Arts Council, Binghamton, NY
CazArts, Cazenovia, NY
Chinese Theatre Works, New York, NY
Accent Dance NYC, New York, NY
Foothills Art Society, Malone, NY
Foundation for New American Art, New York, NY
Franklin Furnace Archive, Brooklyn, NY
G&S Arts Journal, New York, NY
Grupo Cultural Latinos En Rochester, Webster, NY
Handweaving Museum and Arts Center, Clayton, NY
John Brown Lives!, Westport, NY
Judson Commons, New York, NY
LiberArte, Queens, NY
Living Arts Collaborative, New York, NY
Mare Nostrum Elements, Executive Director, Filmshop
Midtown Kingston Arts District, Kingston, NY
Moliere in the Park, Brooklyn, NY
MorDance, Yonkers, NY
Musical Mentors Collaborative, New York, NY
NYC Culture Club, New York, NY
NY Laughs, New York, NY
Opera on Tap, Brooklyn, NY
Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY
The Depot Theatre, Garrison, NY
Rehabilitation Through the Arts, Purchase, NY
RIVAA, New York, NY
Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park, NY
Syracuse Poster Project, Syracuse, NY
Tannery Pond Center, North Creek, NY
Taplife Hero Foundation, Howard Breach, NY
The Flea, New York, NY
The School of Making Thinking, New York, NY
Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition, Brewster, NY
Unison Learning Center, New Paltz, NY
Uptown Stories, New York, NY
We Are Instrumental, Putnam Station, NY
West Kortright Centre, East Meredith, NY
The NYSCA/NYFA Community Arts Leaders Program is part of NYFA Learning, which includes professional development for artists and arts administrators. It is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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