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Silver Level Sponsors

Disney Musicals in Schools

Aqua by Adobe makes it easy to bring creativity into any classroom. Designed to support art educators, our free web experience provides instant access to high-quality coloring pages and easy to use drawing tools, no accounts or sign-in required.

With the Aqua iOS app, students can push their creativity even further through 3D creation, AR experiences, interactive art games, and guided tutorials that build confidence and artistic skills.

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Since 2001, Surface Impression has been helping non-profit, community, cultural heritage and public-sector organizations to make the most of digital media.

  • Production: Surface Impression creates, websites, apps, in-gallery interactives, collections databases, walking tours, and online exhibitions.
  • Consultancy: Their consultancy services include research, skills development, fundraising, data analytics, systems audits, strategy, and more.
  • Accessibility: Surface Impression is passionate about universal accessibility and inclusivity — this is at the forefront of all their projects.
  • Support: Surface Impression helps clients to optimise the value that they get from their digital activities, and extend the lifespan of assets and resources beyond industry norms.

Bronze Level Sponsors

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

Disney Musicals in Schools ignites a passion for storytelling by building sustainable theater programs in public elementary schools. By providing free performance materials and free professional development to participating teachers, Disney Musicals in Schools has helped schools across the US and UK launch new theater programs, inspiring the next generation of storytellers, artists and audiences.

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The 92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) inspires dance educators to engage in creative, transformational, and ongoing professional learning centered in the artistry of teaching and focused on humanistic principles of equity and justice.

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DEL provides an inclusive, nurturing, and dynamic laboratory where dancers and educators from diverse communities gather to experience embodied exploration and discovery, collaborative dance-making, culturally responsive practices, and collective self-reflection.

DEL…art at the heart of teaching™

DEL offers a variety of professional learning programs for dance educators and the dance community at large nationally and globally. DEL’s offerings include in-person and online courses, intensives, and events scheduled throughout the year, along with the DEL Institute: a year-long teacher certificate program. DEL also provides customized workshops, consultancies, and curriculum development for a range of cultural institutions, community organizations, schools, and professional dance companies.

Contact: DanceEdLab@92NY.org

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ArtsConnection’s research-based arts programs create socially just learning environments. Our programs support literacy, communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. ArtsConnection’s partnerships include and strengthen the diverse voices of NYC’s children and youth, cultivating their arts and academic skills for success in a changing world.

Contact: info@artsconnection.org

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

GlobalArts to Go and sister organization Get Empowered specialize in activating empowerment through multicultural arts, education, entertainment and mindfulness for kids and people of all ages.

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Since 2006, we have been partnering with schools, afterschools, community organizations, health / wellness centers and performing arts venues throughout NYC and nationally. Our teaching artists from 6 continents provide dynamic and inclusive activities from dance, drumming and music-making… to theater arts, fitness, Capoeira, STEAM, yoga & mindfulness. Our Passport to the World events bring a world of cultures and global learning into any space.

Contact: info@globalartstogo.com; info@getempoweredall.com

Disney Musicals in Schools

Kaufman Music Center is a premier destination for learning and listening to music in New York City. Home to the nation’s only K-12 music-focused public school, as well as one of the largest community art schools, we offer outstanding education in music, dance and theater to people of all ages and levels, and our concert hall presents today’s most compelling artists. 

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Established with the mission of providing access without barriers and with the belief that music is a vital component of education, Kaufman Music Center proudly programs a comprehensive musical experience through Merkin Hall, the Center’s intimate performance venue providing unparalleled access to exceptional artists. Its acclaimed Artist-in-Residence program also gives performers resources to develop multidisciplinary projects and opportunities to mentor and inspire students. The Center continuously nurtures new generations of artists through Special Music School, the nation’s only K-12 tuition-free public school prioritizing an intensive musically-focused education, and Lucy Moses School, one of NYC’s finest community art schools.

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Lotus Music & Dance was founded in 1989 by master Bharata Natyam dancer Kamala Cesar as a sanctuary and center of education for traditional and indigenous performing arts forms.

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Our mission is to keep alive and accessible the music and dance traditions of all world cultures. Aside from our varied schedule of unique, multicultural performances, we offer Arts-In-Education programs to schools throughout the tri-state area. Since 2002, Lotus Music & Dance has presented Manhattan’s only open-air pow wow, the annual Drums Along The Hudson: A Native American and Multicultural Festival.

Contact: 212-627-1076, studiomanager@lotusmusicanddance.org

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National Dance Institute (NDI) is a non-profit arts education organization that brings children together through inclusive dance and music programs.

Founded by legendary dancer Jacques d’Amboise in the belief that every child should have access to learning in and through the arts, NDI impacts the lives of thousands of children worldwide.

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The NDI Collaborative is a professional development program for teaching artists, dance educators, musicians, and organizations. All trainings are experiential and include joyful dance classes, mentored teaching opportunities, stimulating group discussions, and live music. Teachers from all different dance backgrounds find the NDI Method enhances their practice and that our trainings equip them with new teaching strategies to motivate, engage, and inspire diverse learners.

Contact: ndicollaborative@nationaldance.org

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NJPAC is one of New Jersey’s largest providers of arts education programs providing arts training programs, in-school residencies, mainstage performances, and professional development.

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Thousands of New Jersey kids who experience world-class performances on Arts Center stages go on to classes where they can study jazz, acting, musical theater, hip hop arts and culture, technical theater, and more — either in our Center for Arts Education or in classes taught by NJPAC teaching artists at schools across the state. NJPAC’s professional development opportunities for teachers — classes, workshops and a podcast through which classroom teachers strengthen or learn new skills — have elevated arts education offerings at Greater Newark schools and surrounding areas.

Contact: Shannon Pulusan, spulusan@njpac.org

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New York Lawyers for the Public Interest‘s mission is to advance equality and civil rights, with a focus on health justice, disability rights, and environmental justice, through the power of community lawyering and partnerships with the private bar.

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

The Art of Education helps art teachers grow by providing rigorous, relevant, and engaging learning at every stage of their career. No matter your role or experience, we’re here to help you make a lasting impact.

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Discover a rich K-12 visual arts curriculum (New York state and NYC Blueprint aligned), professional development (CTLE sponsored), relevant resources, online graduate courses, and rigorous master’s degree programs.

Contact for Curriculum & Professional Development: Jackie Gilleran, jackiegilleran@theartofeducation.edu
Contact for Graduate Courses and Master’s Degree: Betsy Komarchuk, elizabethkomarchuk@theartofeducation.edu

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

TYA/USA‘s mission is to connect, cultivate, and advocate for the field of Theatre for Young Audiences by providing opportunities and resources in programming, professional development, research, and leadership.

Contact: info@tyausa.org

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) is the leading legal aid and education organization dedicated to New York artists and its arts and cultural organizations.

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VLA strives to protect the artistic community’s livelihoods, businesses, and creative works through access to dedicated legal representation and focused education programs.

Contact: vlany@vlany.org

Amethyst Level Sponsors

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

CMW Strategies is a “top ten” city and “top twenty” state lobbying firm that has been featured as a “lobbying powerhouse” in numerous City & State “Power 100” issues. 

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Throughout multiple administrations and over more than three decades, CMW has helped our nonprofit, arts and cultural clients secure historic city and state funding and influence policy and legislation. We craft issue campaigns and develop strategies on behalf of our clients to expand and improve their vital public services. We support and guide our clients to position them as expert service providers and thought partners.

Contact: info@cmw-newyork.com

Disney Musicals in Schools

The Culture & Arts Policy Institute is an organization that addresses critical systemic challenges in New York’s Culture and Arts sector.

Contact: https://culturepolicy.org/contact/

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Through the joyful art and practice of social dances, Dancing Classrooms cultivates engaged learners, collaborative leaders, and inclusive spaces.

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For more than 30 years, Dancing Classrooms has partnered with schools to deliver social-emotional learning through culturally rich, collaborative social dance—building students’ confidence, motivation, respect, cultural awareness, and collaboration skills. Through our direct-service model, expert Teaching Artists bring this transformative program directly into classrooms. The Dancing Classrooms Institute extends this impact by training and licensing educators globally, providing immersive training, curriculum, mentorship, and ongoing support so schools everywhere can deliver our proven Social Dance program with fidelity, joy, and lasting impact.

Watch our video: Reflecting on 30 Years of Dancing Classrooms

Contact: Eva Carrozza, Manager Dancing Classrooms Network | Global@DancingClassrooms.org

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We believe in the Power of Art. LEAP partners with school communities to offer creative arts programs that encourage New York City youth to pursue their passions, develop their strengths, and amplify their voices.

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LEAP is the largest provider of creative youth development programs for NYC youth. Every year, we reach over 20,000 children in 120 schools with our unique approach that we call the LEAP Way. LEAP visual arts, theater, dance, music, and new media arts programs foster capacities for thriving and connect the arts to social justice to support the development of the next generation of creative leaders.

Contact: Laura Craft, Managing Director, Arts Residencies: laura@leapnyc.org, 929-223-7059

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Magic Box Productions provides rich media arts instruction for both students and teachers. By supporting the advancement of creative, collaborative, and technical skills, MBP prepares young people to navigate the world with curiosity and a critical lens.

Contact: Patrick Lovejoy, Deputy Director, pl@magicboxproductions.org

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New York City Children’s Theater inspires young people’s imaginations and supports social and emotional growth through original theatrical experiences on stage, in schools, and in our community.  

Contact: education@nycchildrenstheater.org

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The NYU Steinhardt Program in Educational Theatre is a community of passionate, supportive, and committed scholars from diverse backgrounds and professional experiences, with students engaged in expanding their vision as interdisciplinary theatre makers and facilitators to foster change in their community and beyond.

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While some graduate students are preparing for teacher certification in Theatre, Theatre and English, or Theatre and Social Studies, all other students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level work closely with faculty to create individually tailored programs of study focused on personal interests, theatrical disciplines, pedagogy, community-engaged approaches, and advances in field-specific research. Degree options include BS, Dual BS/MA, MA, PhD, and EdD.

Contact: Jonathan P. Jones, jonathan.jones@nyu.edu

Friend Level Sponsors

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

The Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program (AGDEP) at CUNY Hunter College is designed to support the personal growth and professional advancement of creative and ambitious dance artists and educators looking for challenge.

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AGDEP believes the best dance educators are expert scholars and practitioners who are committed to inspire and share our dance legacy with the next generation of dance artists. Its curriculum combines Dance and Dance Education specialized courses focused on applying innovative teaching methods to dance classroom environments. AGDEP provides a creative, nurturing, and inclusive environment based on humanistic principles of learning that emphasize student-centered education, social emotional learning, motivation, and cultural responsiveness. We believe that PreK-12 dance educators should embody a global understandings and expertise of the art form and its pedagogy. AGDEP offers multiple pathways of study, including the BA, MA, and Advanced Certificate in Dance Education, leading to NYS PreK-12 teaching certification in Dance, and the MSEd in Educational Leadership leading to School Building and School District Leader certifications.

Contact: grddance@hunter.cuny.edu

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

The City College of New York’s Educational Theatre Program allows students to explore their artistry while developing their pedagogy. This program utilizes service learning to best prepare candidates for careers as theatre teacher and teaching artist.

Contact: educationaltheatre@ccny.cuny.edu

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

The CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre, is the first master’s program of its kind in the United States. Applied Theatre involves the use of theatre and drama in a wide variety of nontraditional contexts and venues, such as schools, museums, community organizations, social service agencies, health care settings, and the justice system. It is a medium for education, community building, raising marginalized voices, and the pursuit of social  justice.

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The goal of the program is to educate scholar-practitioners to become leaders in the field. We welcome committed artists, educators and activists who want to make a difference!

Contact: General Email: AppliedTheatre@sps.cuny.edu 
Program Assistant: Sarah Meister (’20), sarah.meister@cuny.edu     

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

Dance/NYC champions the New York City metropolitan area dance sector by fostering a more just, equitable, and inclusive landscape where dance workers and organizations can thrive. Rooted in research, Dance/NYC engages in advocacy, regranting, and knowledge-sharing that works toward establishing dance as a valued form of cultural expression and a common good.

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By leveraging our power to build our collective vision of Our New York City Dance, we are turning data into directed action. Learn how you can make moves for a sustainable, just, and thriving ecosystem at Dance.NYC/OurNYCDance.

Contact: info@dance.nyc

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

Kids with Cameras is a New York City–based arts education organization teaching photography to children throughout New York city boroughs. We offer classes in schools, museums, and community spaces. Our mission is to give children a creative outlet to express themselves.

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By using Mirrorless and DSLR cameras, students are trusted as real artists, building confidence and independence. Each child creates a personal photo portfolio, taking full creative control of their work. Through photography, students develop mindfulness, strengthen problem-solving skills, and learn by doing. Most importantly, they gain pride in their work and confidence in their unique perspective.

Contact: classes@kidswithcamerasnyc.com

92NY Dance Education Laboratory (DEL)

Storytime Theater, Expressive Elocution, Creative Readers, Multicultural Voices, and more, are all original, award-winning arts-in-education programs developed by Elise May which use theater arts to expand and empower communication skills for all ages and populations with a mission to help the voiceless be heard, the misunderstood and the challenged express themselves, and help build communication confidence so all feel valued.

Contact: Elise May, storytimetheater@yahoo.com

Government Support

Surface Impression

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is the department of the government of New York City dedicated to supporting New York City’s cultural life. Among its primary missions is ensuring adequate public funding for non-profit cultural organizations throughout the five boroughs

Surface Impression

The New York State Council on the Arts fosters and advances the full breadth of New York State’s arts, culture, and creativity of all.

NYSCA upholds the right of all New Yorkers to experience the vital contributions the arts make to our communities, education, economic development and quality of life.

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NYSCA funding supports the visual, literary, media and performing arts and includes dedicated support for arts education and underserved communities. NYSCA further advances New York’s creative culture by hosting convenings with leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources.

Face to Face 2026 is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Roundtable also gratefully acknowledges generous support from Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation, Altman Foundation, Arthur Miller Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, Marble Collegiate Church Easter Offering Grant, New York Community Trust, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Valentine Perry Snyder Fund, and all NYC Arts in Education Roundtable individual donors.