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 Mayor Bloomberg opens a new Visitor Center at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden On May 16, 2012, Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Levin, and other officials opened a new visitor center at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, located at 990 Washington Avenue. The award-winning sustainable structure, designed by Weiss Manfredi Architects, houses orientation rooms and exhibits that welcome audiences to the garden's dynamic grounds and diverse collections. Learn more about the new visitor center. |
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The Fiscal 2013 Cultural Development Fund Application Period is currently CLOSED. The annual deadline for Cultural Development Fund applications was February 13, 2012 and the Department of Cultural Affairs is no longer accepting applications for Fiscal 2013 funding. Learn more about the agency’s Programs funding process. |
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Mayor Bloomberg Opens the Pershing Square Signature Center On January 31, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Levin, and officials opened The Pershing Square Signature Center, the new home for Signature Theatre on 42nd Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues. Designed by architect Frank Gehry, the Center includes three theaters, rehearsal studios, and a public café, bar and bookstore. It will serve as a major hub for artists and audiences on Manhattan’s west side. Read the press release. |
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Artist Placements Announced for SPARC: Seniors Partnering With Artists Citywide The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the Department for the Aging (DFTA), and the City’s five local arts councils have announced the selection of fifty artists for SPARC residencies in senior centers across the five boroughs. SPARC will provide participating artists with studio space and a stipend in exchange for the creation and delivery of arts programming for seniors. Each residency will also include a public program component with an open house, performance, exhibit or other cultural interaction open to the surrounding community. Artist proposals were evaluated by representatives of the arts councils, DCLA and DFTA. The deadline for applications was September 30, 2011 and the residencies will run from January to July 2012. See the list of SPARC placements. |
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NYC Nonprofit Group Purchasing Initiative In 2011 the Mayor’s Office announced a partnership with Essensa, a group purchasing organization that will be offering membership to nonprofits working with the City. The group purchasing plan is intended to leverage the buying power of non-profit organizations by providing an incentive to vendors to offer below market rates. Learn more about group purchasing. |
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Mayor Bloomberg and Alec Baldwin Present the 2011 Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture On Tuesday, November 1, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Alec Baldwin presented the 2011 Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture at Alice Tully Hall. The awards were presented to Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alice Diamond, Jimmy Heath, Maya Lin, P.S. 94 Principal Ronnie Shuster, and the Theatre Development Fund in celebration of their outstanding contributions to New York City’s cultural life. The Mayor also presented composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim with the 2011 NYC Handel Medallion, New York City’s highest award for achievement in the arts. The ceremony featured live performances by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, the Charanams, the Xylopholks, the New York All-City High School Chorus and the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Concert Choir. Special guests included actors Michael Cerveris, Liz Callaway, Susie Essman and Patti LuPone, Grandma from the Big Apple Circus, and theater critic Frank Rich. Read the release. |
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Cultural Venues with Free Hours and Suggested Admission New York City is home to more than 1,200 cultural venues, many of which offer free hours or suggested admission. Click here for a list of institutions with free or low cost admission. A complete listing of more than 1,500 events can by found by visiting the official NYCulture Calendar or the Culture Calendar at nycgo.com. |
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Eye on Culture New York City is home to more than 500 galleries; 375 nonprofit theater companies; 330 dance companies; 150 museums; 96 orchestras; 38 Broadway theaters; 24 performing arts centers; five zoos; four botanical gardens; and an aquarium. Start exploring today! |
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