Creative Artists Public Service Program

Creative Artists Public Service Program rejects offer from New York State Council on the Arts for continued support of some fellowship categories at reduced levels, sharing responsibility with the New York Foundation for the Arts. Previously, NYSCA had reassigned some categories to the New York Foundation for the Arts. In 1983-84 CAPS awarded fellowships in categories in which the 1983-84 funding had been committed: choreography, fiction, film, multi-media , screenwriting/playwriting, and video. For the program year 1984-85 NYSCA had increased the fellowship support overall to $1.1 million, but selected two organizations to administer the fellowships - CAPS and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Under the Directorship of Isabelle Fernandez, CAPS was resistent to NYSCA urgings to increase outside fundraising, offer a fellowship in crafts and contain administrative costs. For 1984-85 NYSCA proposed that NYFA would administer architecture, crafts, film, video, fiction, poetry, choreography, music composition and playwriting. CAPS would administer photography, painting, graphics, sculpture and multi-media. CAPS ultimately rejected the offer.

Year: 
1984