“By voting on The People’s Money, New Yorkers are not just selecting projects; they are participating in a shared vision for our city’s future.”
ARTS and CULTURE
Opinion: Recognizing Queens’ Hip-Hop Legacy, 50 Years Later
Nantasha Williams |
“The Bronx may have birthed hip-hop, but Queens embraced it with open arms and nurtured its growth. As the phenomenon spread through New York City, Queens quickly established itself as a hotbed for talent, nurturing the creativity of aspiring artists who would later become legends.”
ARTS and CULTURE
At New York’s Other Selective Public Schools: Auditions for 9th Grade
Gail Robinson |
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.
ARTS and CULTURE
Art at the Limits: A Conversation on Place & Cultural Identity
City Limits |
On May 18, 2022, City Limits hosted an intimate conversation about art and the power of place, featuring architect Rodney Leon and New Museum Curatorial Assistant Madeline Weisburg, moderated by City Limits Executive Director Marjorie Martay.
Art at the Limits
Community Choirs, Discount Studio Space: How Should NYC Reboot the Arts Sector?
Mariam Hydara and Jeanmarie Evelly |
City Limits is looking to speak to artists and arts groups across the five boroughs to get a better sense of the challenges they’re facing, and how government policies can help address those.
Art at the Limits
The Housing Photographer Who Chronicled Sandy’s Destruction in Queens
Jeanmarie Evelly |
Retired HPD photographer Larry Racioppo spent months without electricity after Hurricane Sandy rebuilding his Rockaway Park home. His photos from that time, and of his neighborhood over the decade since, are the subject of an exhibit on display this month at the Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity (RISE) in Far Rockaway.
Art at the Limits
The Art Treasures Behind NYC’s School Doors
Gail Robinson |
With pieces dating back to the early 20th century, the city’s public schools are home to almost 2,000 works encompassing realistic murals depicting the city’s history, giant pieces on exterior walls, playground installations that teach children about sound, fanciful fences and wall installations with nooks and crannies for students to explore. Faith Ringgold, Keith Haring, Romare Bearden and Carrie Mae Weems are among the many prominent artists represented.
Art at the Limits
Opinion: Investing in Arts Education Can Help Students Heal
Heidi Landis |
“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.”
Art at the Limits
After Tough Time for Art in City Schools, Advocates Seek More Funding
Gail Robinson |
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.
Art at the Limits
City Watch: Council Arts Chair Urges NYC to Boost Budget in ‘Cultural Capital of the World’
David Brand |
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.
Art at the Limits
Councilmember Wants to Make ‘Open Culture’ Program, Which Stages Art Shows on NYC Streets, Permanent
Jeanmarie Evelly |
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.
