Arts Are Essential
Be an Arts Education champion and help us advocate for arts education as a right for all NYC students. As students grapple with a school year of remote or blended learning, many are still missing an essential piece of their curriculum: arts education. Whether you’re a teacher, student, parent, artist, cultural worker, or arts organization in NYC, we need your voice! Let's advocate together for equity in access to arts education for every NYC student’s academic program. #ArtsAreEssential
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Creative Engagement & Creative Learning Information Session Webinar
LMCC is offering all grant information sessions virtually this summer. Information session webinars are intended for Manhattan-based artists, groups, and non-profit organizations interested in applying to LMCC’s grant programs.
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My Experience at the Black Women’s Wellness Retreat
Published on July 23, 2021
by Lakeisha Frith
The Covid-19 pandemic was a rollercoaster of emotions and frankly a lot to digest. In March of 2020, life as we all knew it changed forever. I never stopped, never paused, I just continued to plough through. Rolling along with every change in both my work and personal life. I kept myself busy from morning until night with zoom meetings,
READ MORE >Ain’t Nobody Got Grey Arms
by Aminah Decé
Wind is rushing through the skies delivering urgent messages to the corners of Arroyo City.
The hypnotic push and pull of the waves are a sensual lullaby to the acrobatic fish who stretch as they prepare for their breakfast dance with the pelicans.
I am sitting, swaying to this melody reflecting as the last days of the Nepantla Residency creep upon me. I have never spent this much time on a pier.
READ MORE >MAYOR DE BLASIO AND CHANCELLOR PORTER ANNOUNCE ACADEMIC RECOVERY PLAN FOR PIVOTAL SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD
$635M historic investment to jumpstart academic achievement for every student
NEW YORK – Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter today announced their academic recovery vision for New York City’s public schools and students in the wake of the pandemic. The bold, rigorous framework will guide school communities and support students during the 2021-22 school year and beyond, stressing six critical areas of focus: early literacy for all, developing students as digital citizens,
READ MORE >The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Elects Seven New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 2021
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is pleased to announce the election of seven new members to the Board of Directors: Asari Beale, Leena Bhutta, Keith Kaminski, Meredith Kirchheimer, Sara Morgulis, Purple S. Norris, and Alexander Santiago-Jirau.
“The Roundtable is delighted to welcome an amazing slate of new directors to our board,” says Board Co-Chair Sobha Kavanakudiyil.
READ MORE >Walking with Maxine: Noticing and reflecting on a year of change
by Christopher Gross
“…treating the world as predefined and given, as simply there, is quite separate and different from applying an initiating, constructing mind or consciousness to the world.”—Maxine Greene
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One of the silver linings of the past year has been getting to spend more time with my three-year-old daughter. It’s not always easy, but I love that I’ve been able to see her so closely at this stage in her life,
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Extended Use Hardship Waiver Program (Sept. 2019)
The NYC Department of Education and the Borough Presidents’ Offices created the Extended Use Hardship Waiver Program in order to provide community organizations with greater access to our school facilities.
The fee waiver program launched in February 2019, and provides communities with more instructional, sporting, and recreational opportunities for students and/or adults. Community organizations that have a hardship paying the extended use permit fees can apply for a fee waiver.
Eligibility Requirements
Organizations must be:
- Not-for-profit
- In compliance with Chancellor’s Regulation D-180
- Able to demonstrate financial hardship
- In good standing with the DOE (e.g.,
CreateNYC: 2019 Cultural Action Plan (Aug. 2019)
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 (Jan. 2019)
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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