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 Mayor Bloomberg Announces Affordable Culture in New York City Mayor Bloomberg today outlined dozens of examples of free and low-cost, family-friendly cultural activities occurring throughout the City, and encouraged New Yorkers to take advantage of them. New York City’s museums, parks, theaters, public libraries, recreation centers, Business Improvement Districts, and other venues offer many attractions, including special holiday events, with a free or suggested admission cost. Visit the NYCulture Calendar or call 311 and find affordable culture in your neighborhood today! Read the press release |
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Mayor's Awards for Arts and Culture 2008 On Monday, November 10, 2008, Mayor Bloomberg honored seven members of New York City's vibrant cultural community with awards for excellence in artistic service. The ceremony was held at the world famous Apollo Theater. Read the Mayor's Awards 2008 press release Learn more about the Mayor's Awards for Arts and Culture |
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Commissioner Levin Announces The Building Sustainability Grant On November 18, 2008 Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin announced Building Sustainability, a capacity building grant initiative of DCA's Community Arts Development Program. Supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program, this initiative is intended to strengthen community based cultural organizations serving the City’s low- and moderate-income communities. To be eligible for this grant program, cultural groups must have an allocation in the City’s five year capital budget (FY09-13), as well as an operating budget of $1,000,000 or less. Interested organizations must attend one of the two application seminars held at DCA on November 25 and December 2, 2008. Read more about Building Capacity |
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Percent for Art Commission Swing Low, by Alison Saar, Dedicated in Harlem Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin today joined Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, former Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, Congressman Charles Rangel, and Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Curator Christopher Moore to dedicate a memorial sculpture of Harriet Tubman in Harlem. The memorial, commissioned through the Department of Cultural Affairs’ Percent for Art program, was created by the renowned sculptor Alison Saar. Read the Swing Low Dedication Press Release |
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Surviving the Culture Change Diane Ragsdale from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation presented an address entitled “Surviving the Culture Change” at a Department of Cultural Affairs forum hosted by the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre on Thursday, October 30, 2008. For a copy of the full address click here. Commissioner Kate D. Levin also presented an overview of the City of New York's budget and economy. For current information on the City’s budget and revenue and expense projections please visit OMB's budget publications page. For the Mayor’s Executive Budget summary, which includes easy-to-read information on financial trends click here. |
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NYC Economic Development Corporation Now Accepting RFPs for the Redevelopment of Rockaway Beach Boulevard Firehouse New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in partnership with New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development is requesting proposals for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the former Rockaway Beach Boulevard Firehouse. NYCEDC seeks submissions from not-for-profit organizations for community, educational or cultural and arts uses. Potential adaptations may include office, workshop, classroom and multi-purpose space; community exhibition and meeting space; and performance and rehearsal space. Proposals are due no later than 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2009. For more information and to download the RFP application |
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Theater Subdistrict Council Grant Program The Department of City Planning and the Department of Cultural Affairs are pleased to provide information on the pilot phase of a new grant program designed to recognize the vital role that theater plays in the overall economic and social well-being of New York City. The Theater Subdistrict Council Grant Program will be open to organizations and/or consortia that:
No more than 10 awards are expected to be made in this pilot phase; initial awards will be for $50,000 or more. Intents to Apply will be due October 31, 2008. Respondents to the Intent to Apply will be notified in mid-December if they will be invited to submit a full application; a decision regarding which projects will be funded in the pilot phase of the grant program will be announced in late February, after a review of the full applications. Download each of the following TSC documents:Overview of the Application Process Intent to Apply Form Instructions Map of the TSC boundaries Frequently Asked Questions |
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NYC Economic Development Corporation Selects Cultural Organizations to Lead Brooklyn Abolitionism Commemoration The Brooklyn Historical Society, the Weeksville Heritage Center, and the Irondale Ensemble Project have been selected to manage a project celebrating Brooklyn’s role in the anti-slavery movement. Read the press release |
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2009 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards Applications Available – Deadline is November 21, 2008 The New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards recognizes New York City area nonprofit organizations for their excellence in organizational management. Cultural organizations are strongly encouraged to attend application clinics October 7 at the New School, and October 20 at the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee headquarters. Find out more information |
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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! National Museum of the American Indian Swing Low by Alison Saar Queens Theatre in the Park Brooklyn Museum |
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