ArtsNYS - Empire Arts Summit 2026

The Empire Arts Summit is the premier gathering of New York’s arts and cultural leaders, policymakers, and creative workers. With the theme The Arts at the Heart of Healthy Communities, puts arts and health at the center of the conversation and explores how creativity strengthens community wellbeing, and how the arts and public health sectors can build stronger partnerships across New York.

Beginning on the evening of Tuesday, October 13th with a Welcome and Networking Cocktail Hour at The Hollow Bar and Kitchen at 79 North Pearl Street in Albany, the 2026 ArtsNYS Empire Arts Summit will be underway. Following the Cocktail Hour, the next morning on October 14th at 8:00am at The Egg on Empire State Plaza Con in Downtown Albany, the Summit will officially begin.

The link has the full agenda. 

The Summit concludes at 12noon on Thursday, October 15th. 

ArtsNYS is a private, not-for-profit, tax-exempt entity that leads state-wide efforts to advance the arts throughout New York State.