(CAP) is pleased to announce the 2012 distribution of five "CAP Fellowships" to local artists.  (full story at ArtsPartner.org)

The CAP Fellowship program is funded through local fundraising efforts and is an annual program open to Tompkins County artists of all disciplines. Unlike a grant, a fellowship is a monetary award not attached to a particular project.   The Fellowship recognizes professional and dedicated artists who have been active on a regular basis through presenting, exhibiting, or performing their craft.  

Rob Licht typically works in welded steel. He also works in wood, cement, bronze and other mediums.  His sculptures range in scale from small intimate pieces to large outdoor works. Most recently, ...(more)


Cuba Ray is a visual artist living in Lansing who has exhibited in this area since 1990.  Her recent project, started two years ago, incorporates images of people in the process of leaping, falling, waiting, and diving in tonal watercolors on paper. Originally inspired by her ...(more)

Carol Rubenstein, once a dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, has received numerous poetry grants and awards.  For several years at a time between 1971 and 1989, she collected and translated oral poetry in Borneo among...(more)



John D. Scott is an independent filmmaker living in Ithaca.  He has won several awards and distinctions. Recent work includes the widely reviewed feature-length documentary Scouts Are Cancelled and Notes on Liberty...(more)

Sylvia Taylor is a local printmaker whose prints are exhibited widely in the USA and internationally. Her pieces can be found in numerous private and public collections.  She works primarily in relief printmaking.  Taylor has been awarded ...(more)

   

    

(full story at ArtsPartner.org)
Tompkins County Legislature Chair Martha Robertson announced the appointment of Tish Pearlman as Tompkins County Poet Laureate for 2013.

"We are fortunate in Tompkins County to have an abundance of talent when it comes to our poets laureate, with each bringing their own style, interests, and inspiration," Robertson said.  "We're really looking forward to Tish Pearlman's tenure as our 2013 Poet Laureate."

A writer, broadcast journalist, and community and political activist, Pearlman has lived in Ithaca since 1999.  She is well-known as host of the award-winning public radio interview show "Out of Bounds" and, as part of her past local work as a broadcast journalist, hosted "The Amnesty International Human Rights Journal" on Ithaca's Channel 13. 

Pearlman's artistic experience as a poet goes back to the 1970s, when she gave many readings at political and literary events on the central California coast, with her work appearing in several literary journals and local magazines.  Her current work ...(more)