Voices for Creative New York (VCNY) is New York State’s statewide arts and culture advocacy organization. VCNY brings together artists, cultural workers, arts organizations, and advocacy groups across disciplines and geographies to strengthen the creative workforce and advance policies that support a thriving, equitable arts and culture ecosystem throughout the state.

VCNY is grounded in a collaborative and representative model of advocacy.

The coalition:

• CENTERS artists, culture bearers, and creative workers in leadership and decision-making.
  
• PRIORITIZES inclusive representation across identities, cultural practices, disciplines, and regions.
  
• ADVANCES cross-sector policy solutions that connect arts and culture to labor, education, economic justice, social services, and civic life.