Face to Face 2020
RFP Now Open!
Applications due Friday, September 13
Face to Face is a professional development conference for arts administrators, teaching artists, and others interested in the field of arts in education. The Roundtable is now accepting proposals for breakout sessions for the 2020 conference.
Face to Face will be held on April 15-16, 2020.
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A Day of Learning on the Art of Environmental Justice
On September 28, 2019, the Roundtable will host A Day of Learning on the Art of Environmental Justice at the New York Botanical Garden in conjunction with Climate Week NYC 2019. This Day of Learning will be dedicated to exploring ways in which our membership and our larger community of arts in education colleagues are employing artistic practice as a means to inspire community, education, and active awareness of environmental justice issues.
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The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Elects Six New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2019
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is pleased to announce the election of six new members to the Roundtable’s Board of Directors: Ronald Alexander, Traci Lester, Toya Lillard, Ayodele Oti, Karen Sam, and Mi Ryung Song.
“The Roundtable is thrilled to have this wonderful class of experienced and talented leaders join our Board of Directors this year,” said Jennifer DiBella,
READ MORE >How the Creative Placemaking Tide Lifts All Community Boats
On a Sunday afternoon in June, with the temperature well above 80 degrees, the Perry Avenue Commons on Chicago’s South Side bustles with a remarkable amount of activity. By the end of a warm weekend, you’d expect things to be winding down. But six or so volunteers and mentors tend vegetable plots of kale and leafy greens at one end of a four-block-by-four-property, part of a commercial farm and community garden managed by the nonprofit Sweet Water Foundation.
READ MORE >#TeachingArtistThursday Nomination Form
In celebration of these incredible artists, innovators, and change-makers, we are launching a new form to shine a light on Teaching Artists working in schools, communities, and beyond. This form gives YOU the chance to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of one or more teaching artists in conjunction with our #TeachingArtistThursday series.
Please answer the below questions, and you might just see a familiar face pop up on our social media channels.
READ MORE >Moving Forward with the Roundtable
Your Voice. Your Impact.
On the heels of a tremendously successful Town Hall and the closing of the Roundtable Survey on May 15, we want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for your candor, your willingness to dream big, and for your dedication to arts education in NYC.
Based on the feedback we received from these different channels, the Roundtable’s Strategic Planning Committee met in mid-May to analyze and discuss next steps that our organization can take to better meet the needs of our community.
READ MORE >Teaching Artist Appreciation Week!
Published on: May 24th, 2019
This week was Teaching Artist Appreciation Week! Thank you to all Teaching Artists and their hard work.
We featured stories from our #TeachingArtist Affairs Committee about a special Teaching Artist in their life. In case you missed any check them out below:
Carol Daniel
Nominated by: Justin Daniel
“My mom,
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CreateNYC: 2019 Cultural Action Plan
From CreateNYC: A Cultural Plan for All New Yorkers
Posted on August 13, 2019
“In July 2017, CreateNYC was released to the public as New York City’s first-ever comprehensive cultural plan. Following months of public engagement that engaged with nearly 200,000 New Yorkers, the plan provided a long term framework for promoting greater equity, access, diversity, and expanding opportunities for all residents to participate in the City’s vibrant cultural life.
LEARN MORE >Day of Learning 2019: Action Learning Session Resources
Online Resources
Exploring the Process and Commitment of Becoming Better Social Justice Orgs
- Community-Word Project (CWP) materials, with respect to intellectual property:
- Panel Outline | Questions for panelists were altered based on the real-time discussion.
- Social Justice Wheel | Inspired by the Undoing Racism – The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
- Sample Reflection Questions
- FB Video | We Run Brownsville
- Philly’s 7th Ward | Black Educators Share Their Thoughts on What Happens When White Women Cry in Schools
- WNYC | #ThisIsNotUs Is a Cop-Out: Social Media and Charlottesville
- Ted Talk | The danger of a single story
Chart Paper Takeaways
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NYC Department of Education – Helpful Links
The NYC Department of Education recently restructured its website to better communicate with constituents and NYC DOE personnel:
- Main NYC DOE site (schools.nyc.gov) will be primarily for parents and families.
- Info Hub (infohub.nyced.org) will be for cultural partners and other constituents with public facing resources.
- WeTeachNYC (weteachnyc.org) will house materials and resources for educators; some content will require a NYC DOE login.
