The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable invites your ideas for candidates to serve on the Roundtable Board of Directors. Board members take responsibility for the fiduciary health of the organization, the hiring of executive staff, determining the strategic direction of the organization, and maintaining a focus on the mission. We strive to see that our […]

CONTACT: Kimberly Olsen, kolsen@nycaieroundtable.org NEW YORK, NY — The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) recently committed $750,000 for arts education organizations and to support the Arts Educator Emergency Relief Fund. DCLA’s COVID-19 impact survey found that the greatest loss of artistic employment comes from arts education organizations. This funding will support 25 organizations providing […]

Roundtable Executive Director Kimberly Olsen and members including teaching artist Marissa Ontiveros and Michelle Kotler of Community Word Project were recently featured on WNYC Radio. The interview focused on the impact of COVID-19 on arts education programs in NYC public schools. Almost 80% of teaching artists were furloughed or laid off due to the impact […]

NEW YORK, NY –The Altman Foundation recently awarded the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable a capacity-building grant for the development of a new website. Given the impact of COVID-19 on the field of arts education, this grant will help the Roundtable in our efforts to serve arts educators with more expansive and effective […]

CONTACT: Kimberly Olsen, kolsen@nycaieroundtable.org  NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable (NYCAIER) recently awarded grants to 337 arts educators as part of the Arts Educator Emergency Relief Fund. Made possible with generous contributions from the New York Community Trust and Booth Ferris Foundation, this fund provides unrestricted grants up to […]

CONTACT: Kimberly Olsen, kolsen@nycaieroundtable.org Inspired by the Council for School Supervisors and Administrators’ 141 questions the NYC Department of Education must answer before reopening schools, NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Advocacy Committee has put together a list of 48 questions our members should consider as they plan and prepare for the delivery of arts in […]

The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable presents a remembrance to a great friend to the Roundtable, Paul King, former Executive Director of the Office of Arts and Special Projects. This video was originally shared at The Roundtable’s Kickoff event, “Bridging the Divide: Making Connections Between Personal Impact and Communal Change.” Originally shared September […]

CONTACT: Kimberly Olsen, kolsen@nycaieroundtable.org NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable (NYCAIER) is pleased to announce that it has received $465,000 in grant awards from the New York Community Trust (NYCT), including funding from the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund in the New York Community Trust, to continue providing […]

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 seven new members […]

The following letter was sent out to the Roundtable mailing list on Monday, June 1, 2020. To stay up to date with weekly e-blasts about advocacy efforts, best practices, current trends, upcoming events, and more, please subscribe to the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable mailing list.SUBSCRIBE  Dear Arts Education Community, We stand in solidarity with […]

Dear Colleagues, While the number of cases in NYC remains small, a COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak could have a significant impact on the field of arts education. We would like to create a digital space for arts administrators within our community to share strategies to overcome this challenge in order to best support our programs, organizations, and teaching […]

The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable invites your ideas for candidates to serve on the Roundtable Board of Directors. Board members take responsibility for the fiduciary health of the organization, the hiring of executive staff, determining the strategic direction of the organization, and maintaining a focus on the mission. We strive to see that our board of up to 27 represents the disciplines, geography, organization types, […]

The Roundtable empowered 1,603 teaching artists and arts education administrators in 2018-2019 with unique conferences, workshops, social media groups, and online resources and impacted tens of thousands of kids and community members across the five boroughs. With your help, we can do even more in 2020. Donate to our Campaign. We work every day on behalf of NYC’s teaching artists […]

Kimberly Olsen, Managing DirectorNYC Arts in Education Roundtable(212) 642-5979kolsen@nycaieroundtable.orgwww.nycaieroundtable.org New York State Council on the Arts Grants Support Vital Cultural Programs Statewide New York, NY— NYC Arts in Education Roundtable today announced that it has been awarded a $42,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for FY2020 with the support […]

      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 […]