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The Bronx Council on the Arts (established 1962), is an art based culture agency that has grown to become the official cultural agency of the Bronx, New York City. [3] It provides a “lifeline” to more than 4,800 artists and over 250 arts and community-based organizations.
The Center for Arts Education was founded in 1996 to restore and sustain arts education in New York City's public schools after two decades of system-wide cutbacks in funding for arts programs. The fiscal budget crisis of the 1970s [ 1 ] immediately impacted the City's commitment to arts education.
The Free Academy became the College of the City of New York, now The City College of New York (CCNY). In 1919, what would become Baruch College was established as City College School of Business and Civic Administration. [4] On December 15, 1928, the cornerstone was laid on the new building which would house the newly founded school.
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture is a performing arts and visual arts center located within Hostos Community College in the South Bronx, New York City. Hostos Center consists of a museum-grade art gallery, a 367-seat repertory theater, and an 884-seat main theater. [ 1 ]
Since 1987, the college is also the local administrator of the SUNY Bronx Educational Opportunity Center. [9] The SUNY Bronx EOC provides tuition free academic and vocational programs to New Yorkers who qualify [10] and it is funded by the University Center for Academic and Workforce Development (UCAWD) part of the State University of New York ...
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) serves to foster and advance the arts, culture, and creativity throughout New York State, according to its website. [1] The goal of the council is to allow all New Yorkers to benefit from the contributions the arts give to the city of New York through its communities, education, economic growth, and daily life.
Arts schools in New York City (2 C) Pages in category "Arts organizations based in New York City" The following 146 pages are in this category, out of 146 total.
The school is within walking distance of the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden. Since its inception in 2002, Visual Arts has hosted consecutive End of the Year art exhibitions at the Lehman College Art Gallery, highlighting the years best art by students. As of 2005, it also holds a second art exhibition at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.