About Us

Welcome to 171 Cedar Arts Center!

OUR MISSION
171 Cedar Arts Center is a dynamic organization which enriches the community by: offering excellent arts instruction; exhibiting today’s artists; presenting live performances.

OUR VALUES
   • Artistically-dynamic
   • Community-centered for more than 40 years
   • Collaborative
   • Inclusive of everyone
   • Passionate about art’s power and possibilities
   • Committed to excellence in all we do
   • Appreciative and caring of clients, faculty, artists and volunteers
   • Dedicated to honest, responsive, and responsible management

LOCATION AND OPERATING HOURS
171 Cedar Arts Center operates out of two historic buildings in Corning, New York. Located between First and Second Streets, with the Bruce House to the south at 171 Cedar Street and the Drake House to the north at 155 Cedar Street.

Bruce House, Business Office
M - F         9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sa            9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Drake House, Gallery/Reception
M - Th       9:00 am - 8:00 pm
F              9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Class offerings may be viewed online, or we would be happy to mail you a hard copy of our course catalog.

The Houghton Gallery is open six days a week providing a quiet space to discover something new and unexpected. Exhibitions change every 6-8 weeks.
 
The Studio Theater in the Drake House occasionally hosts performances by local theatrical and musical performers, and 171 presents Live @ 171! and student recitals.

171 offers classes in a variety of art forms - music, dance, visual arts, ceramics, culinary arts and more - for people of all ages and skill levels. Tuition assistance is available. 

We look forward to seeing you at 171!

For more information please call 607-936-4647