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

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,…

ARTS and CULTURE Economy Government Podcasts

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

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…

ARTS and CULTURE Transportation

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

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…

ARTS and CULTURE Health News

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

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…

ARTS and CULTURE Justice

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

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…

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

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…

ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness Opinion

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

‘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…

ARTS and CULTURE Opinion

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

‘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,…

ARTS and CULTURE Government

PHOTOS: NYC’s Trump Years

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.

ARTS and CULTURE Health Podcasts

The Check In: COVID-19 and Latino Artists

This week, City Limits’ Spanish-language reporter and editor Daniel Parra talks about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Latino arts organizations in the city and nationwide.

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