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Artists Thrive. Communities Grow.
The Arts Center of the Capital Region is proud to share the recipients of the 2025 Arts Thrive Grow Grant Program, a celebration of creativity, perseverance, and the power of the arts in our communities.
This year, we awarded $175,000 in funding through 60 grants—28 directly to individual artists and 22 to community arts organizations, supporting projects that reflect the strength, resilience, and innovation of the Capital Region’s cultural landscape.
In a time where adaptability and imagination are more important than ever, these artists and organizations continue to rise. Their work spans public engagement, storytelling, music, visual art, cultural heritage, and more, each project rooted in a deep commitment to making art accessible and impactful.
The 2025 grantees reflect the heart of the Capital Region’s arts ecosystem: diverse, dedicated, and resilient. Whether working in studios, libraries, parks, or performance halls, these creatives are building stronger communities through the transformative power of art.
Read about the projects and the people behind them by clicking the links below.
Community Arts
We are Revolutionary
Albany Fund for Education
Troy Public Library
Rensselaer County Historical Society
Tech Valley Center of Gravity, Inc.
YWCA of the Greater Capital Region, Inc.
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Living Resources Corp
Friends of Tivoli Lake Preserve and Farm
Festival Celebration
Russell Sage College
Troy Foundry Theatre
The RED Bookshelf
Refugee Welcome Corporation
Albany Voices of Pride Inc
CREATE Community Studios
Friends and Foundation of Albany Public Library
Albany Center Galleries
Schenectady Greenmarket
Hamilton Hill Drop-In Arts & Crafts Center
Arvilla E Dlver Memorial Library
Collar City Pride
Artists in the Studios
Allie Wist
Anthony Vitukevich
Sara Pruiksma
Diane Lemieur
Kate Kosek
Mariah Kitner
Noah Bonesteel
Julia Alsarraf
Adam Tinkle
Alison Bachorik
Samuel Torres
Beth Brown
Victoria van der Laan
Cecelia Lu
Michael Janairo
Kristoph DiMaria
Breanna Carpico
Maria Belle-Skinner
Melanie Chirignan
Dyaln Perrillo
Artists in the Community
Nicholas Payton
Jessica Bowen
Angela Beallor
Devesh Chandra
Justin Relf
Collar City Coterie
azure keahi
Wei Qin
Devya Arthur
Hannah Ricottilli
Rachael Lorimer
Richard Wang
Dierdre Shea
Ellen McHale
Ira Marcks
C/Ren Romeo
Rachael Duchnycz
Eugene O’Neill
Thank you for supporting the arts and helping our region thrive, one project at a time!
Arts Thrive & Grow is funded by New York State & the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, and local elected officials, including Senators Jake Ashby and Patricia Fahy and Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.
