Pelham Art Center is a nonprofit public art gallery offering classes and public programs for the community. The center offers free weekend and evening events, a regularly changing exhibit (free to the public), and an annual craft show at the end of the year. There is also an outreach program designed to assist members of the community who may not otherwise be able to participate in the center's programs. Financial aid is available for those interested in taking classes; members of the center receive a discount.
Founded in 1963, the Huntington Arts Council is a not-for-profit organization which enriches the quality of life of Long Islanders with programs and services that address the needs and interests of artists, cultural organizations and the community.
The Council's programs reach over 750,000 Long Island residents, and it serves the entire region with its cultural listings at www.huntingtonarts.org. The New York State Council on the Arts has accorded the Huntington Arts Council the primary status designation of "being of particular importance to the cultural life of New York State."
The Council is the official arts coordinating agency for the Town of Huntington, and serves as the primary regranting agency on Long Island for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), in addition to its services to over 600 member cultural organizations and individual artist members.
