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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Slashing Culture Funds by $72 Million

by Hakim Bishara March 22, 2022March 23, 2022

If approved, it would be a major hit for the DCLA, which would have its overall budget cut by a third in 2023.

Posted inOpinion

Why We Can’t Abandon Our Efforts to Revitalize NYC Culture

Avatar photo by Kenneth Pietrobono June 14, 2021June 17, 2021

In my work for the CreateNYC Cultural Plan, a set of recommendations and action plans for the sector, one lesson rises to the top: Don’t abandon the process.

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NYC Awards $47.1 Million in Grants and Pandemic Relief to Arts Organizations

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

More than 1,000 organizations will receive funding, the agency’s largest-ever number of award recipients for its annual program.

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NYC’s Public Art Education Budget Reduced to 70% of Previous Year

by Hakim Bishara July 2, 2020November 5, 2020

Approved on July 1, the city’s overall arts and culture will be reduced by 11% in fiscal year 2021.

Posted inOpinion

An Urgent List of Demands for Arts and Culture in the Face of NYC State of Emergency

by The People's Cultural Plan March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

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.

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NYC Grants Awards to 36 Nonprofits for Arts and Culture Programs in Languages Other Than English

by Monica Castillo January 9, 2020

The Department of Cultural Affairs has launched the Create NYC Language Access Fund, awarding grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.

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“We Feel Very Betrayed”: Community Protests Replacement for J. Marion Sims Monument

by Hakim Bishara October 7, 2019October 8, 2019

Local stakeholders from the Beyond Sims Committee objected to a vote by a panel of judges appointed by New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

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Diversity in NYC Arts Organizations Falls Short of City Demographics

Avatar photo by Zachary Small July 30, 2019

In 2017, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to link future funding for cultural institutions to the diversity of their employees and boards. A new study released by the city shows demographic alignment is still far away.

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What Can the Arts Do for Immigrants? NYC’s Cultural Leaders Convene an Event to Hear Your Thoughts

Avatar photo by Zachary Small August 28, 2018August 29, 2018

70 of New York City arts organizations have called upon the City’s government to convene a symposium on how to better serve the city’s immigrant community now under siege by ICE and the Trump administration.

A People's Cultural Plan sign at a protest
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How to Address the Shortcomings of New York City’s Official Cultural Plan

by The People's Cultural Plan September 21, 2017

The artists and activists who created “The People’s Cultural Plan,” a community-first alternative to New York City’s official Cultural Plan, offer solutions to the latter’s many problems and blindspots.

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How NYC’s New Cultural Plan and the “People’s Plan” Can Work in Tandem

Avatar photo by Kenneth Pietrobono July 26, 2017June 14, 2021

These two plans should not be read as antagonistic. Considering both as parallel proposals is the best way to fight for the citizens of our city and turn aspirations into realities.

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Artists and Activists Propose a “People’s Cultural Plan” for New York City

by Jillian Steinhauer May 19, 2017

As the Department of Cultural Affairs works on the official NYC cultural plan, a group of activists has advanced its own ambitious vision.

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