Roundtable Updates
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Become a Face to Face 2025 Sponsor
What is Face to Face? Virtual Dates: April 7 – 11, 2025In-Person Dates: April 16 – 17, 2025Location: Shepard Hall, City College of New York (160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031) The Face to Face Arts in Education Conference is the largest, most comprehensive arts education convening in New York State. In 2025, our […]
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Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Joanne Robinson-Hill
The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable remembers and honors the legacy of Joanne Robinson-Hill, who passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Joanne was a Founding Board Member of the Roundtable and a revered member of the arts education community. She began her career as a dancer, before serving as The Joyce Theater’s Director of […]
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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Awarded $15,000 to Analyze NYC Teaching Artist Compensation & Employment Trends
New York, NY – Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), an organization dedicated to improving the lives and livelihoods of artists, announced that the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable will receive a $15,000 advocacy grant to incorporate data from the “Portrait of New York State Artists” Survey into an advocacy initiative or strategic communications campaign. CRNY […]
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The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Elects Six New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Kimberly Olsen, kolsen@nycaieroundtable.org NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is pleased to announce the election of six new members to the Board of Directors: Andrew Cortese, Judith Insell, Rachel Lee, Kashira Patterson, Tamia Santana, and Mary Suk. Board Co-Chair Traci Lester welcomes newly elected Board Members, “We […]
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Call for Proposals: Submit an RFP for Face to Face 2025
The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is accepting proposals for sessions and panels for Face to Face 2025. The conference is scheduled to take place between April 7-17, 2025. The 2025 conference will be a hybrid experience with both virtual and in-person offerings. The in-person conference venue is Shepard Hall, City College of […]
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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Statement on New York City’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Budget makes crucial commitment to arts by restoring funding at risk and protecting citywide initiative — but falls short of expanding access for students who lack arts teacher in their schools NEW YORK, NY — Today, the New York City Council passed the FY25 budget, which includes $41 million to restore federal COVID-era funding for […]
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NYC Students to Showcase Art at “Mini Museum” Outside City Hall to Highlight Need for Arts Education
Students will share visual art, play music as lawmakers enter City Hall continue to negotiate the city’s budget and fight for arts education funding NEW YORK, NY — On Monday, the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable will host a “mini museum” in front of City Hall to showcase art from several incredible student […]
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Advocates, Educators, Lawmakers Demand City Protect and Expand NYC Students’ Access to Arts Education As Budget Negotiations Continue
With 300+ schools lacking arts teacher, group will urge City lawmakers to prevent continued loss and ensure funding for arts teacher, programming is accessible to all students NEW YORK, NY — Tomorrow, as New York City lawmakers continue to negotiate the final city budget for FY2025, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable will join with […]
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Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs & Committee on Finance — May 21, 2024
Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs & Committee on FinanceHon. Carlina Rivera, ChairHon. Justin Brannan, ChairHearing: Executive Budget HearingTuesday, May 21, 2024 Thank you to Chair Rivera, Chair Brannan, fellow Committee Members and Council staff, for your passion, leadership, and support of arts education in New York City. My name […]
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REPORT: Support for the Arts Initiative Provides Over 30K Students With Arts Programming
Today, the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable released an interim report about the New York City Council’s Support of the Arts initiative: a $4M school-based initiative that supports New York State standard arts instruction programs with a focus on increasing access to the arts and supporting pathways for sequential arts learning. In its […]
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Written Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education — May 15, 2024
Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education & Committee on FinanceHon. Rita Joseph, ChairHon. Justin Brannan, ChairHearing: Executive Budget HearingWednesday, May 15, 2024 Thank you to Chair Joseph, Chair Brannan, fellow Committee Members and Council staff, for your passion, leadership, and support of arts education in New York City. My name is […]
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Fighting to Keep the Arts in City Classrooms
This story aired on Thursday, May 9, 2024 on News12 Brooklyn. It covered the Roundtable’s Teacher Rally for Arts Education.
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BP Reynoso, NYC Teachers Call On City to Protect Students’ Access to Arts Education Amid Worsening Teacher Shortage
Group demands city lawmakers uphold commitment to put a certified arts teacher in every school, restore looming cuts that would end critical programming for students Nearly 20% of city public schools no longer have a certified arts teacher; proposed budget would leave thousands more students without arts education BROOKLYN, NY — Today, in recognition of […]
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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Applauds Adams Administration For Reversing Arts Education Cuts
Today, Mayor Eric Adams and Speaker Adrienne Adams announced that the Administration’s upcoming Executive Budget will include a restoration of $41 Million in stimulus funds for arts education. Kimberly Olsen, Executive Director of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable issued the following statement: “The arts are essential — dance, theater, music, film, visual, and literary […]
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Calling All NYC Public School Teachers! Sign our Open Letter to Mayor Eric Adams
In line with our It Starts with the Arts campaign, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is inviting in-school certified teachers to sign-on to our open letter to Mayor Eric Adams calling on our city to ensure that every student has access to arts education. We will be gathering sign-ons from now until Monday, April 29th. Not a certified teacher? Send this to […]
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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Announces Third Cohort of the New York State Teaching Artist Mentorship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is proud to announce our 2024 cohort for the New York State Teaching Artist Mentorship Program. This program pairs 20 mid-career Teaching Artists from across the state with mentors to help them develop the networks, skills, and increased capacities necessary to support […]
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Announcing the 2024 “It Starts With the Arts” Student Artists
As we launch this year’s “It Starts With the Arts” Campaign, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is thrilled to announce the selected artists from our citywide visual art competition to recognize and celebrate the talent of New York City students. All entries were inspired by the title “It Starts With the Arts”. We received nearly 100 […]
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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Applauds the New York City Council for its Support of Arts Education
Today, the New York City Council released its preliminary budget response. In response, Kimberly Olsen, Executive Director of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable issued the following statement: “The arts are essential — dance, theater, music, film, visual, and literary arts are what make New York so special, and research shows that arts education promotes […]
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Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education — March 18, 2024
Hearing: Committee on Education Preliminary Budget HearingHon. Rita Joseph, Chair Thank you to Chair Joseph, fellow Committee Members and Council staff, for your passion, leadership, and support of arts education in New York City. My name is Kimberly Olsen, and I am the Executive Director of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable. We are an […]
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Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs — March 12, 2024
Hearing: Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup RelationsHon. Carlina Rivera, Chair Thank you to Chair Carlina Rivera, fellow Committee Members and Council staff, for your passion, leadership, and support of arts, culture, and arts education in New York City. My name is Kimberly Olsen, and I am the Executive Director of the NYC […]
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Register Now: City Council Committee on Education Preliminary Education Budget Hearing (3/18)
On Monday, March 18th at 10am ET, the New York City Council’s Committee on Education will host a Preliminary Budget Hearing, chaired by Council Member and educator Rita Joseph. The Mayor’s 2024-2025 draft city budget currently projects funding cuts that would impact arts in schools. This is a critical moment for our community to share about […]