Hello, friends! Finally… month 2. Am I getting this out halfway through the month? Yes, I am. But look at all the opportunities that still abound! I also added some new sections for youth events and funding sources. Lmk if you make it to an event - I might see you there!
Also! I highly recommend you follow @ourpracticenyc on Instagram where I reshare lots of events and links in real time. If you are producing something, tag us or send our way!
Workshop: Managing a Classroom: Music For All! from AiE Roundtable
Feb 24 from 5-7p
“Join the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable and the Bloomingdale School of Music for this in-person professional development on classroom management facilitated by Michael Morales. While the techniques and activities used in this workshop are music-based, these strategies can be used in any arts classroom.” Link to their website!
Town Hall: Healing with Housing: Decriminalizing the Unhoused & Mentally Ill
Feb. 23 at 7PM ET
“Presented by BRIC TV in partnership with The City, this #BHeard Town Hall will bring together experts and leaders to discuss proactive and sustainable approaches to engaging with those living at the intersection of mental health issues and housing insecurity.” Link to their website!
Workshop: Bronx Council of the Arts Artists Sustainability Workshop Series
Online: February 16th, February 21st, and March 2nd, from 5:00 - 6:00PM.
“Join us for the first series "Financial Fluency for Creatives." In this three-session workshop, creatives will learn the basics of savings, budgeting, credit, and sole proprietorship. The first workshop will focus on savings and budgeting.” Link here!
Ongoing: Virtual Affinity Spaces from Arts Administrators of Color (AAC)
Online throughout the year
“Spaces will meet every other month with some starting in February and the remainder starting in March. These affinity spaces continue to be designed with BIPOC and/or specific identities/experiences in mind.” Link here!
Ongoing: AiE Roundtable Open Spaces
Online throughout the spring
Informal meet-ups to problem-solve and connect with others in the field. Options for TAs, leadership, and everyone in between. Link here!
Event: Brooklyn Talks: Mugler’s Muses with Pat Cleveland
Thursday, February 23, 7–9 pm
“Enter the edgy universe of boundary-pushing designer Thierry Mugler through this conversation between Pat Cleveland, one of the first Black supermodels, and curator Matthew Yokobosky. As part of our series on Mugler’s muses, Cleveland gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into working with the daring artist, including descending from the ceiling while modeling Mugler’s tenth-anniversary collection and donning his looks for nights at Studio 54.”
Link here!
Event: HARLEM CHAMBER PLAYERS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT
February 16 | 6:30-8:30pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York
“The Schomburg Center presents the Harlem Chamber Players 15th Annual Black History Month Celebration. This live music concert will feature the world premiere of Aruán Ortiz’s Episodes in an Unforeseen Departure as well as solo works for piano and music by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Terrance McKnight’s own juxtapositions of Langston Hughes’ poetry as spoken word over piano works by Beethoven. This event is free and open to the public.” Link here!
Event: THE AFRIKAN POETRY THEATRE PRESENTS BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM FESTIVAL at Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI)
Feb 25 — Feb 26
“MoMI’s community partner The Afrikan Poetry Theatre’s annual film festival in honor of Black History Month will explore and reflect on modern relationships and family dynamics. This program celebrates the achievements of local Black directors, writers, and producers who have created thought-provoking films about love, loss, heartbreak, and migration. This two-day festival will include two short film programs, a feature presentation, and panel discussions.”
Link here!
Seeking Student Artists: "It Starts With the Arts" Art Competition
Submission Deadline: 11:59pm ET on March 1, 2023
“$200 Visa gift card award for three winners! The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is back for a second year of our “It Starts With the Arts” Campaign. This year, they are hosting their first ever citywide visual art competition to recognize and celebrate the talent of New York City students.” Link to their website!
Performance and Rehearsal Space: Port Authority Bus Terminal
“This former Mrs. Fields store, is 880 square feet, located within the Port Authority Bus Terminal in the South Wing. Chashama is seeking performance groups and/or individuals to be in residence in for a 1-3 month long term beginning in Spring 2023.”
Link here!
Open Call: The People’s Money Artist’s Collective
Due 2/20/23
“The NYC Civic Engagement Commission is seeking 5 artists, one per borough, to be a part of the inaugural The People’s Money Artists Collective! This collective group of visual artists will create the core graphic and creative assets for The People's Money: Citywide Participatory Budgeting 'Get Out the Vote' campaign running from May through June 2023.”
Link here - The application website is down… so this connects to a LinkedIn post that gives more details.
Funding: 30 Artist $500 Micro Grants from Asian American Arts Alliance
Due 2/20/23
“What Can We Do? (WCWD?) is a micro grant program that supports AAPI artists and their community care projects in New York City.”
Link here!
Resource: Upcoming at NYFA Calendar
Stay up to date with funding and learning opps with NY Foundation for the Arts.
Link here!
Resource: Arts for All Abilities Consortium Video Archives
Free interactive videos and recorded talks on inclusive arts practices.
Link here!
If this was helpful/interesting to you, please share with your arts ed pals. If you hear of happenings that should be included, please send them my way! You can also follow on Insta - @ourpracticenyc. See you next time!
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