City budget includes funding for Wharton Studio Park Center

Friends of Stewart Park and Wharton Studio Museum are very glad to announce that on November 3rd, the City of Ithaca Common Council approved its 2022 budget which includes $100,000 for the Wharton Studio Park Center in the historic Wharton Studio Building. The year-round lakefront destination will feature exhibit space, a cafe and terrace, and small shop/office. This project is being developed in partnership with Friends of Stewart Park and the City of Ithaca. The funding will support the design, construction and bid documents for the project. Thank you, Mayor Svante Myrick and Common Council!