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ARTS and CULTURE

At New York’s Other Selective Public Schools: Auditions for 9th Grade 

Gail Robinson | May 9, 2023

While talent helps, students also need knowledge, expertise and polish to get into dozens of New York City public school arts programs that use auditions and portfolios to screen applicants. Although these schools have largely escaped the rancorous debate over selective admissions policies, they raise many of the same concerns about equity, class and race.

Art at the Limits: A Conversation on Place & Cultural Identity

Community Choirs, Discount Studio Space: How Should NYC Reboot the Arts Sector?

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Opinion: Investing in Arts Education Can Help Students Heal

Heidi Landis | June 13, 2022

“The arts are a form of embodied play that surpasses verbal processing and allows us to explore, connect with ourselves and others, and ultimately build or rebuild the muscles of imagination when life circumstances or the experience of trauma has taken them away.”

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After Tough Time for Art in City Schools, Advocates Seek More Funding

Gail Robinson | June 9, 2022

After two pandemic years that wrought havoc on all education but particularly on arts classes, advocates and educators have mounted a drive to win more—and more permanent—funding for visual art, music, dance and theater in the city’s public schools.

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City Watch: Council Arts Chair Urges NYC to Boost Budget in ‘Cultural Capital of the World’

David Brand | April 28, 2022

Brooklyn Councilmember Chi Ossé wants to commit 1 percent of New York City’s budget to the arts sector, which shed more than 208,000 jobs during the early months of the pandemic.

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Councilmember Wants to Make ‘Open Culture’ Program, Which Stages Art Shows on NYC Streets, Permanent

Jeanmarie Evelly | September 9, 2021

The initiative, which kicked off in March, allows cultural organizations to apply for permits to host performances on certain city streets—an effort to help the performance arts sector, hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions, rebound.

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Across NYC, Millions of Daffodils Will Mark Lives Lost to 9/11 and COVID

Griffin Kelly | August 26, 2021

New Yorkers for Parks is doubling the reach of its annual Sept. 11 Daffodil Project to also honor those who’ve died from the pandemic. “COVID is not a single moment like 9/11. It’s this continuous shared tragedy, but we’re not able to be together in the same way,” the group’s director said.

ARTS and CULTURE

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

Griffin Kelly | August 2, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic may have limited the intimacy of prison and reentry arts programs, many found ways to continue to teach, appreciate and showcase the work of incarcerated artists even during the crisis, by transitioning to virtual and solo lessons.

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PHOTOS: A Look at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in New York

Griffin Kelly | July 13, 2021

Unlike a museum, the experience is an 40-minute-long visual show. Projections of Van Gogh’s work are shot onto the walls, floor and reflective objects as songs from Edith Piaf, Imogen Heap and Thom Yorke play.

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Opinion: Rezoning is an Opportunity to Plan SoHo’s Future, For Artists and Beyond

Mary Rolland | March 3, 2021

‘I believe if we want to preserve SoHo, we must rezone within reason. To address the disjointed policies and permits that currently cause headaches, but also to save the stunning landmarked buildings at the heart of this debate.’

ARTS and CULTURE

Opinion: Supporting NYC’s Immigrant Arts Ecosystem Through Crisis and Beyond

Eli Dvorkin and Laird Gallagher | February 15, 2021

‘Yet while immigrants now account for nearly one-third of all artists in the city and play an essential role anchoring New York’s position as a global leader in contemporary culture, the pandemic is threatening their livelihoods.’

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PHOTOS: NYC’s Trump Years

Jeanmarie Evelly | January 20, 2021

A look back on some of the pivotal moments in New York during the last four years, from protests to the immigration ban to Trump’s impact on local elections.

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