sTo Len, whose fascination with waste removal started when he was a child, is the agency’s current artist in residence.
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Noguchi Museum Is Opening the Artist’s Studio to Visitors
The studio of the mid-century sculptor, located across from his eponymous museum in Long Island City, New York, received $4.5 million for its planned restoration and renovation.
NYC’s Leslie-Lohman Museum Gets $3.6M for Major Expansion
The New Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance also received capital allocations in a “historic” round of funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Slashing Culture Funds by $72 Million
If approved, it would be a major hit for the DCLA, which would have its overall budget cut by a third in 2023.
NYC Art Teachers Can Drop by This Warehouse for Free Supplies
Art educators are welcomed to a sprawling warehouse in Queens for a “Back to School Shopping Spree,” hosted curbside for the first time.
NYC Will Distribute $5K Grants to Over 3,000 Artists to Create Public Art
Inspired by the Work’s Progress Administration, the City Artist Corps initiative is addressing the devastating toll the pandemic had on the cultural sector.
NYC’s Public Art Education Budget Reduced to 70% of Previous Year
Approved on July 1, the city’s overall arts and culture will be reduced by 11% in fiscal year 2021.
An Urgent List of Demands for Arts and Culture in the Face of NYC State of Emergency
The People’s Cultural Plan shares a list of demands in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including housing as a human right and free public education.
New York City Awards $51.3M in Grants to 985 Cultural Organizations
Funding was set aside for nonprofits that directly support individual artists, collectives, and smaller cultural organizations throughout the city.
NYC Culture Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl Resigns in Surprise Announcement
The once omnipotent commissioner leaves his post after a stormy six-year tenure at the commission. The city provided no specific reason for his abrupt resignation.
NYC Has Allocated $1 Billion to Arts and Culture Since 2017
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs announced its 2019 action plan for its CreateNYC culture plan, pledging record-breaking budgets for inclusion and diversity programs in cultural institutions