The Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County (CAP) is announced Tuesday the upcoming installation of three new public art murals in Tompkins County, all funded in part or in full by CAP's new Public Art Grant!

With assistance from the Ithaca City Public Art Commission, and funding from both a private funder, as well as the Tompkins County Tourism Program, CAP's Pubic Art Grant launched in 2016. Three funded murals will be completed this summer and fall. CAP's goal is to continue to expand the Public Art Grant in 2017 and beyond.

27 mural artists submitted over 45 proposals for murals in February of this year. Although most artists were from the Finger Lakes region, requests were received from as far away as Texas and San Francisco.

Route 13 Mural Danielle Hodgins from Liverpool, NY will complete an abstract colorful mural on the side of the Department of Public Works building, visible from Route 13 (next to the Sciencenter.)


Tompkins County Public Library Mural Nestor Madalengoitia from Poughkeepsie received funding for a mural selected for the exterior of the Tompkins County Public Library (facing the Cayuga Street Parking Garage). Additional funds for this mural came from the Tompkins County library foundation, and a private donor.


Trumansburg Mural project Many artists and businesses in Trumansburg are working together to raise funds for a mural that will be painted on the side of the Napa auto parts store on Main Street. The primary artist is Kathy Armstrong and the project is being managed by artist Hilary Gifford. Along with partial funding from CAP's Public Art Grant, funds were awarded by the County's Heritage Tourism Fund.