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|  Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Levin Break Ground on a New Home for the Whitney Museum On Tuesday, May 24, Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Levin, and other officials broke ground on a new home for the Whitney Museum of American Art on Gansevoort Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. The new nine-floor, 200,000-square-foot building, designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano, will be built on former City-owned property at the southern entrance to the High Line and is scheduled to open in 2015. The new building will be a world-class venue showcasing the Whitney’s collection of modern and contemporary American art, and it will provide state-of-the-art facilities for enhanced education and performing arts programs. Read the press release. | |
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| Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Levin Open the DiMenna Center for Classical Music On Tuesday, March 8, 2011, Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Levin and officials cut the ribbon on the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. Located at 450 West 37th Street, the new building is the first permanent home for Orchestra of St. Luke’s, one of America’s foremost chamber orchestras. Designed by H3 Hardy Collaboration, the acoustically optimized facility will also provide New York City’s classical music ensembles with essential rehearsal and recording space. Read the press release. | |
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| Art of Money: Personal Finance Resources for Artists | Saturday, May 14, 2011, Noon-5PM The Departments of Cultural Affairs and Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment, in partnership with the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, are pleased to present the third Art of Money: Personal Finance Resources for Artists event. Artists, administrators and independent workers are invited to attend FREE one-on-one financial counseling sessions and workshops about debt reduction and managing credit. The event takes place Saturday, May 14, 2011, from noon to 5 PM at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation in Brooklyn (1368 Fulton Street at New York Avenue), and will conclude with a networking reception from 5-7PM. Visit nyc.gov/artofmoney for more information. | |
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| Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Levin Open the Expanded Museum of the Moving Image On Thursday, January 13, 2011, Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Levin and officials inaugurated the new Museum of the Moving Image. Located at 35th Avenue in Astoria, the Museum’s redesign by Thomas Leeser nearly doubles the institution’s size to 97,700-square-feet, and increases its capacity to serve visitors from across the five boroughs and around the world. The opening ceremony featured a virtual Mayor Bloomberg in a special digital video presentation, demonstrating the institution’s advanced new technologies and its unique mission of exploring and interpreting visual media. Read the press release | |
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| NYC Department of Buildings and Department of Cultural Affairs Launch urbancanvas Design Competition to Beautify Construction Sites with Temporary Art throughout New York City The New York City Department of Buidlings and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs launched the urbancanvas Design Competition, challenging artists and designers to use temporary protective structures as blank canvases on which to express their creativity through public art. Registration for the competition is open until July 19, 2010. Interested participants can visit www.nyc.gov/urbancanvas for more information about the competition and how to participate. Read the press release. | |
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| Mayor Bloomberg Inaugurates Event Horizon On Tuesday, March 23 Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Levin and NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta joined artist Antony Gormley and Madison Square Park Conservancy President Debbie Landau to commemorate the opening of Event Horizon New York. Commissioned by Mad. Sq. Art., the landmark public art project features thirty-one life-size body forms that inhabit the pathways and sidewalks of Madison Square Park and rooftops across the Flatiron District, from March 26-August 15, 2010. Read the press release. More information. | |
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| Commissioner Levin and Commissioner Walsh Announce Art Handler Training Program Cultural Affairs Commissioner Levin and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Walsh today announced the selection of Bronx Council on the Arts Development Corporation (BCADC) to administer an Art Handler Training and Placement Program. BCADC will select fifteen individuals to receive training. The Program is funded through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to help support workforce development, training and employment in the arts in New York City. Read the Press Release | |
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| Space for Art Space for Art is a collaboration of the New City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Department for the Aging and the City's local arts councils supported by Mayor Bloomberg’s Age Friendly NYC initiative. Through the Space for Art program, artists provide programming at their senior center in exchange for free work space. Age Friendly Initiative Press Release | |
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| Chancellor Klein Announces New Arts Curriculum for New York City Public School Students On Thursday, October 15, 2009, Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced the publication of Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts: The Moving Image, a guide developed by the Department of Education in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Film, Television and Broadcasting, Tribeca Film Institute and Chase Bank that outlines expectations for the study of film, television, and animation from early elementary school through high school graduation. The Moving Image marks the fifth Blueprint Manual, in addition to music, dance, visual arts and drama, which were designed by the Department of Education’s Office of the Arts and Special Projects with input from the Department of Cultural Affairs to increase access to arts education in public schools. More information | |
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| Cultural Data Project Arrives in New York State The Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, private-sector grantmakers, and cultural advocacy groups have joined together to bring the Cultural Data Project (CDP) to New York State. The CDP is an online management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organization by allowing users to track their own financial and programmatic performance over time, and to perform benchmark comparisons. CDP responds to concerns shared by cultural organizations of all sizes and disciplines, offering organizations a series of tools to understand and assess their operations, and streamlining the process of applying for grants from participating grantmakers. Throughout the week of June 15, CDP staff will hold demonstration and discussion sessions about this important new resource. | |
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| Mayor Bloomberg Issues Statement on Independent Budget Office Review of City’s Vastly Improved Arts Funding Process Mayor Bloomberg issued a statement applauding IBO’s affirmation that DCLA’s open, competitive peer-review process has benefited cultural organizations across all 5 boroughs. In particular, DCLA, in partnership with the City Council, is recognized for improving access, attracting more applicants, funding more organizations, enhancing fiscal stability through multi-year awards for eligible groups, and achieving a new level of transparency and accountability. For the Mayor’s full statement, please click here. | |
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