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 launched the survey in March 2022 to build a portrait of the needs, circumstances, and experiences of artists across the state. The survey collected data from artists about their artistic practices, financial circumstances, well-being, pandemic experiences, and attitudes about policy and advocacy matters. 

Following a public Request for Proposals, CRNY reviewed 17 total submissions and selected 11 groups whose analysis and interpretation of the data will effectively demonstrate the challenges confronting artists, as well as offer concrete, data-driven solutions. All resulting research products and campaigns from the Roundtable will be provided with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) citation via the National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture, where CRNY’s Portrait of New York State Artists Survey data is permanently archived. 

The Roundtable will conduct a comprehensive analysis of Portrait of New York State Artists data and complementary surveying to understand current teaching artist compensation and employment trends in New York City. A culminating report and wrap-around programming will be used to educate, spark dialogue, and advocate for teaching artists’ fair compensation and employment practices with cultural organizations, government agencies, and philanthropic partners.

“Teaching Artists are essential workers, working in the heart of schools and communities across New York City,” says Kimberly Olsen, Executive Director of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable. “The Roundtable is grateful for the support of Creatives Rebuild New York to build on the success of our 2018 Paying for Professionalism report, through a comprehensive analysis and surveying of the current landscape of compensation and employment trends for Teaching Artists in New York City.”

The Roundtable looks forward to sharing more information about the upcoming survey and ways to get involved later this year. Keep up with this project by following the Roundtable on social media and joining our newsletter.

About the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable

The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable improves, advances, and advocates for arts education in New York City. We are a community of organizations and individuals that shares information, provides professional development, and communicates with the public to promote our work in schools and beyond. Founded in 1992, the Roundtable produces a major annual conference, Face to Face; monthly professional development programs; a destination website; and other activities, in addition to ongoing advocacy and communications efforts for thousands of individuals and member organizations.

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