Mission Statement

Our Mission is to improve the economic, cultural, and social lives of Central New Yorkers by providing a centralized point for creativity and creative people in Central New York.

Some of our major goals are to: 

• To increase the sale of artists artwork.
•  To help more local residents purchase art.
• To help educate so that individuals can enhance their creative art potential
• To innovate and draw in artists, patrons, and others who can benefit from this connection.
• And overall, and perhaps of most importance, build a vibrant  economic engine around the creation of new and more art, craft and creation.

Doing this will help maximize the leverage the creative focus and grow the creative and production potential of creative energies. "Harnessing Creative Energies" currently is our tag or positioning statement.

To do this - We need You - to become a member and connect with others. This is an opportunity for you and any other individuals who want to join other like minded people in unleashing their creative potential and at the same time participate in the endeavor of making CNY one of the most creative places on the planet.

This is a interactive creative community, not just a web site. Our goal is to be the first interactive digital presence in the U.S that offers a rich interactive community which brings out and enables the creative powers of you the individual.

This community is interactive and offers the opportunity to work in groups, form collaborations, develop new connections, friends and networks Our intent is to improve the economic, social and cultural lives of artists, crafts people, creators and the general populace and to be one of the most creative endeavors in CNY.

Some of the benefits of joining the network are as follows:

Be able to meet and connect with other like minded people:
Be able to keep updated on what's happening in the Arts & Culture scene
Be able to discuss and debate issues, raise new ideas.
Be able to start your own discussions.
Be able to get credit for your ideas.
Be able to see a times table of arts and culture 24/7
Be able to see what artists, crafters and creators have for sale.
Be able to sell and buy through the site.
Be able to connect with others for collaboration.
Be Able to have your own blog for words, pictures and videos in order to express yourself.
Be able to see other members of the community and invite them to be friends.
Be able to join special groups or start your own group.
Be able to advertise or add your event for others to see on the site.
Be able to check an events listing for conflicts of any events.

And do all of the above, 24/7, where the community will only be a click away.

All of the above will help us help you unleash creative spirits and creative forces, and to assist people in bringing forth and developing their creative talent.

Our plan includes helping artists, crafters, creators and people, sell, create, and market their work, and on the other side of the equation, help other people learn, appreciate, understand, buy and start creating. We work for you, on either side of the equation, whether you are a creator or someone who wants to know more about art, craft and creating.

We expect our endeavor to increase the sale and purchase of creative work, increase income for creators, increase the understanding and enjoyment of art, crafts, and creations that are purchased, enhance the beauty of someone’s home, office, or personal appearance, and increase the output of creativity in Central New York.

Join us as a creator, a consumer, or an innocent bystander, and help us make CNYArtists.com a turnstile and consistent watering hole, a networking and friend connector, a place for individual or co-creation and collaboration; a go to place for creativity, a highly interactive digital community that is open 24/7 and that gives you and others the opportunity to play a new and innovative role in making Central New York the highly creative place it can be. We plan on being one of the top 3 most exciting things going on in Syracuse.

Get involved and start living and breathing creatively.
To find out more about joining click on Join.