The Huntington Arts Council is a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization established in 1963 to provide coordination and programming services for the arts, inspiring and aiding in the growth of arts organizations and individual artists across Long Island. Huntington Arts Council celebrates the diversity of Long Island’s cultural resources through sponsored activities, programs and publications that advocate cultural awareness and education.

Huntington Summer Arts Festival
Since 1965, HAC in collaboration with the Town of Huntington has presented the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. The festival brings an exciting schedule of performing artists to the Chapin Rainbow Stage inHeckscherPark. Performers include award-winning, world-class talent in music, dance, and theatre from Huntington, Long Island, and around the globe.

• Free Summer concert series • 2021 Featured 612 performers and artists • Reaching 46,681 people in person and virtually

Main Street Gallery
HAC runs a diverse exhibition and gallery program. Last program year we featured 316 artists in our programs, connecting them to an audience exceeding 14,613 through both live in-person events and virtual content.

•Juried Exhibitions • Small Group & Solo Exhibitions • Pop Up Opportunities • Huntington Village ArtWalk
• Singer-Songwriter Night • Conversations in the Arts • Arts Leadership Forums 

Arts in Education, JOURNEY

The JOURNEY program offers schools a thematic multicultural education program that enriches lives and aids in the overall learning experience. JOURNEY directly serves 34,699 students (K through 12th Grade) and 2,696 educators in eight school districts, by fostering the understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity and traditions.

• CTLE Cultural Arts Workshops • Discovery Lending Chests • High Arts Showcase • Visiting Artists

Grants for the Arts

The Huntington Arts Council manages the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) State & community Regrant (SCR) program, fostering the arts by funding opportunities for Nassau and Suffolk-based nonprofit arts organizations, individual and teaching artists. Long Island Arts Grants are made possible with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

• Individual artists • Teaching artists • Arts organizations community-based projects • Capacity Building for LI Arts Councils

Community Communications

HAC’s website, Arts and Cultural News newspaper, social media presence, mailings both digital and post, enable us to share valuable information about our programs, artists, organizations and cultural events with the community.

• Arts and Cultural News is distributed FREE of charge to 90,000 homes and businesses three times a year • Social Media total following of 10,518 • 6,913 email subscribers • Website featuring online cultural calendar exceeds 112,000 pages views a year by over 33,000 users

This is a critical year for all arts organizations and we are not alone in needing your help. 

You can donate any time by simply texting "hac" to phone number 56651 and follow the prompts to make and pay for your donation.

Your donations no matter what size will go to supporting over 37,000 students, 1,800 artists, and enriching the lives of over half a million Long island residents. Your donations make a difference, please consider one today!