Safeguard New York State Arts
and Culture Funding

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), which funds over 1000 arts organizations and 500 artists, is under threat of a 36% funding cut. State legislators are currently deciding how to allocate money to NYSCA and other essential services in the state budget. Now is the time to act—before the April 1 deadline—to ensure our state’s budget supports a thriving dance and arts ecosystem.

Why this matters:
Findings from the State of NYC Dance 2023 Report reveal that 40% of NYC dance entities classify their financial health as weak or very weak. Meanwhile, 62% of New York State artists have no emergency savings. Protecting our state’s source of public arts funding creates more economic stability for our organizations and workers. Losing a third of said funds would mean more New York artists would lose gigs, and more community members would lose the programming that brings them together.

What you can do:

• Urge your state legislators to support $200 million in state arts funding
• Sign on your organization in support of $200 million for NYSCA

Join us in championing a more sustainable dance ecosystem across New York.