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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable

Roundtable Updates

  • New York City Arts in Education Roundtable Receives Grant to Provide Critical Assistance to Arts Education Community Amid COVID-19

    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 […]

  • The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Elects Seven 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 seven new members […]

  • An Open Call to Board of Directors of Arts Education Programs

    The following open letter to board members of arts organizations was written by marcus d harvey. This blog originally appeared as an article in the Spring 2020 edition of the Teaching Artist Guild’s TAG Quarterly on Friday, June 5. — June 1, 2020 Hello Board of Directors— I am writing to you at 3:40am because I can’t […]

  • In Solidarity with our Black Communities

    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 […]

  • Urgent Advocacy Alert: Submit Written Testimony to the New York City Council in Support of Arts Education

    The following letter was sent out to the Roundtable mailing list on Tuesday, May 19, 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. Update (June 19, 2020): The NYC Arts in Education […]

  • Latest Memo from NYC Department of Education Office of Arts & Special Projects

    Yesterday, the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Arts and Special Projects shared the attached memo with the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable regarding the continuation of remote learning services. As it relates to our community’s ongoing advocacy work, the memo states: “…Arts services that are provided remotely in collaboration and in support of schools’ remote teaching […]

  • #ARTSareEssential: A Campaign to Make Visible the Importance of the Arts for 1.1 million Students in the NYC Public School System

    The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable supports the #ARTSareEssential campaign. Learn more and get involved in the movement to make visible the importance of the Arts for 1.1 million students in the NYC Public School System. NYC public school parents and educators have been at home navigating the transition to remote learning, while also dealing […]

  • Advocacy Alert | NYC AiE Roundtable Needs Your Help

    The following letter was sent out to the Roundtable mailing list on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 and Monday, April 20, 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. Dear Roundtable Community, Last […]

  • Calling All Arts Administrators: Community Conversation on COVID-19

    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 […]

  • Roundtable Members: Shape the Future Leadership of the Roundtable (in under 10 minutes!)

    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, […]

  • Four Ways to #Advocate4ArtsEd with the Roundtable

    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 […]

  • New York State Council on the Arts Awards NYC Arts in Education Roundtable $42,000

    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 […]

  • The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Elects Six New Board Members

          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 […]

  • #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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 40 Under 40; Jennifer Dibella

    Originally Published on Crain’s New York: https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/40-under-40-2019-jennifer-dibella When Jennifer DiBella started working in the education department at Roundabout Theatre Company 14 years ago, she had one main goal: to give youth the same exposure to theater that she had growing up in New Jersey. She leads the Roundabout Youth Ensemble, an afterschool program that allows […]

  • Shape the Next 25 Years of Arts Education in NYC (and enter to win a free Face to Face Registration!)

    Basking in the glow of our 25th Anniversary, the Roundtable is now embarking on a strategic planning process to discover how we can best support YOU! We’d like to ask you to take a moment and fill out the following survey (and share with your full staff and contacts!). This survey is a pivotal moment for the […]

  • NYSCA Face to Face 2019 Regrant Program

    Conference Dates: Wednesday, April 24 & Thursday, April 25, 2019 Time: Full-Day Location: THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK – SHEPARD HALL (160 CONVENT AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10031) Application Deadline: Extended to Monday, March 11, 2019 at 11:59 EST The only event of its kind in NYC and the largest in the state, Face to Face is […]

  • New York City Arts In Education Roundtable Announces New Managing Director

    NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Kimberly Olsen as Managing Director. Olsen is a teaching artist, director, arts administrator, arts-integration consultant, and NYS-certified special education teacher. She has worked in arts education for more than nine years, with […]

  • The Roundtable Mourns the Loss of Esteemed Arts Ed Colleague Jessica Wilt

    The Roundtable community is saddened to learn that Program Committee member and a former Roundtable board member Jessica Wilt recently lost her 18-month battle with bone cancer. Jessica believed strongly in the Roundtable’s mission. Her professional expertise and boundless energy truly helped to advance our organization over the many years of her involvement. When Jessica […]

  • NYC Department of Cultural Affairs – Discussing Diversity

    This week, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs took the first step in a new initiative to examine diversity in the City’s arts and cultural sector. DCA Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl invited executive leaders of the City’s major institutions and smaller organizations to participate in a discussion about why diversity matters in our sector, hosted by […]