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
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
Approved on July 1, the city’s overall arts and culture will be reduced by 11% in fiscal year 2021.
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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.
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NYC Grants Awards to 36 Nonprofits for Arts and Culture Programs in Languages Other Than English
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
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
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
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.
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How to Address the Shortcomings of New York City’s Official Cultural Plan
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
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
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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Cultural Organizations Improve Quality of Life in NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods, Report Finds
Among the report’s surprising findings is that the city’s cultural sector is phenomenally informal and extensive, with more than 4,700 nonprofit cultural providers and more than 17,000 for-profit cultural entities.