Danny Tisdale Selected As A 2020 ACTIVATE Arts Innovators Fellow
Danny Tisdale, award-winning visual artists, and publisher of Harlem World Magazine selected as a 2020 ACTIVATE Arts Innovators Fellow. VIDEO
National Tour And Encore Engagement Of Apollo’s Staged Adaptation Of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ And More
The Apollo Theater today announced details of its 2019 fall season, featuring a myriad of music, dance, and theater performances and film screenings that expand the nonprofit theater’s role as a partner, commissioner, and co-producer of programming that articulates African American narratives. VIDEO
Danny Simmons Rush Philanthropic Arts Elects First Black Female Board President
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation (Rush Arts) co-founder and Harlem fave Danny Simmons have announced the organization’s main office has moved from New York City to Philadelphia, PA. VIDEO
Harlem’s Mark-Viverito And Hundreds Protest Proposed Federal Arts Funding Cuts
Harlem City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer held a rally today outside City Hall that was attended by hundreds protesting President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts for the arts. VIDEO
Harlem’s Thelma Golden And Other At Arts Advocacy Day 2017
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, today announces a schedule of events for its Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy and Arts Advocacy Day, as part of the National Arts Action Summit held March 20-21, 2017. VIDEO
Lincoln Center Urges Continued Support For Federal Arts Funding (Update)
For example, a recent comprehensive study conducted by the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania found that cultural assets in New York City’s neighborhoods improve citizens’ health and safety and increase the effectiveness of local schools. VIDEO
Harlem’s National Black Programming Consortium Wins NEA Grant
Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity. VIDEO