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 artists from all over the city. As lawmakers continue to negotiate the city budget, students from public schools will share their visual art and music and educate passing Councilmembers on the impact that public access to the arts has had on their lives. 

Between 2020 and 2023, public schools across the city lost 425 full-time certified arts teachers — leaving 307 NYC public schools without a single certified arts teacher. Without adequate investment in arts education, thousands more students will lose access to arts opportunities in their schools. 

Students at the mini museum will urge lawmakers to prioritize funding for arts education in this year’s budget, including $38 million to ensure every school has at least one certified arts teacher and $41 million to restore expiring arts education funding that supports arts programming at every public school. The Adams Administration included $41 million in funding restorations in the Mayor’s executive budget last month. 

Who: 
NYC Arts in Education Roundtable
Student artists from Celia Cruz High School, John Jay School for Law, Stuyvesant High School and Williamsburg High School of Arts and Technology 

When:
Monday, June 24th at 9:00am 

Where:
Outside City Hall, New York, NY 10007. Entrance at intersection of Broadway and Park Place.

What:
The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable will host a “mini museum” showcasing public school students’ art and urge Councilmembers to prioritize funding for arts education in this year’s budget. Learn more about the It Starts With the Arts Campaign here.

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