ArtsConnection offers a variety of hands-on projects in dance, music, theater, visual, literary and
07/03/2025
🍕🎬For July Pizza and a Movie night, we're going gamer mode. 🎮✨Teens will select from a movie menu of 3 epic blockbusters that started as video games before hitting the big screen.
Movie theme: "Level Up to Live Action!"
📅 When? Fri., 7/11 @ 5PM
📍 Where? 53rd Street Library NYPL, 18 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
🔗: Register for summer PaaM here: https://bit.ly/4hQEmch
Meet Leah, a dedicated New York City public high school art teacher who has spent the last 25 years inspiring students far beyond the classroom walls. 🎨🍎
Leah saw Assane's talent and encouraged him to pursue opportunities that opened doors to the next one, to which Assane credits Leah for where it all began.📽 Follow along as we share more clips from Assane and Leah’s journey throughout our summer appeal and see the inspiring impact arts education can have.💫
🔗 Donate today—your support fuels student success through the arts: bit.ly/Donate-AC
06/26/2025
🎓📚 Last day of school in NYC! For some of you, it's not just the end of a school year—it's the end of an era. 💫
To all the graduating students—whether you're moving up from middle school to high school or stepping into the next big chapter after high school—we're so proud of you! 🥳👏
Wishing you all the success, joy, and growth in your journey ahead. 🌟 Congratulations, Class of 2025! 🎉
Sn: To our now 19+ former program participants—you’re officially AC alumni! 💼✨ Don’t be a stranger. Stay connected and join our Alumni Network today: https://teens.artsconnection.org/alumni/ 🤝
Meet Assane, six years ago, Assane came to NYC from Senegal to study science, viewing his passion for photography as just a hobby. That changed when he met Leah, an art teacher in his GED program. Neither of them knew how transformative their connection—fostered through ArtsConnection—would become. ✨
Their story is a powerful reminder of the life-changing impact of arts education. Follow for more clips from their story during our summer appeal.
🔗Donate today! Your support is a vote for the transformative power of the arts. bit.ly/Donate-AC
06/09/2025
🚨 3-DAY COUNTDOWN STARTS NOW! 🚨
Registration is almost CLOSED — don’t miss your chance to join ArtsConnection in Baltimore, MD, for a powerful 2-day conference that will ignite your passion for Arts Integration & STEAM education. 🎭🔬🎨
🗓️ When? July 8-9, 2025 | 9 AM – 4 PM
📍 Where? The Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
👉 RSVP NOW: https://artsintegrationconference.com/
✨What. A. Night! ✨
Huge thanks to our Young Professionals Committee, Arts Innovators, amazing sponsors, volunteers, and the incredible ArtsConnection staff for making Spring Bash – Night Connections at ARTECHOUSE NYC an unforgettable celebration! 🎉🎨🕺
From interactive art-making to inspiring performances and nonstop dancing, the room was full of energy, all in support of arts education for NYC youth.
📸Photos by Brian Hatton!
We looked great! Catch the full recap and more photos here: https://artsconnection.org/2025-night-connections-spring-bash-recap/
05/30/2025
We’ve been proud partners with PS 24 K since 2006, and our commitment to arts education continues to grow stronger every year.✨
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Council Member Alexa Avilés to our Puppetry residency at PS 24 K, where she connected with families in her district and shared her genuine support for the community. 💬❤️
A big thank you to:
🎨 Teaching Artist Cathy Shaw
🏫 Principal Diaz
🍎 Mercedes Valentin & Diane Calvao and their incredibly talented kindergarten class!
Here's to continued creativity, community, and connection.
05/05/2025
A huge thanks to Arts News Now for the amazing coverage of Night Connections: The ArtsConnection Spring Bash! 🎉
📰 "An unforgettable night of art, music & impact — all to support NYC students." - https://artsnewsnow.com/arts_news/artsconnection-night-connections-spring-bash-nyc-2025/
There’s still time to join us!
🔗 Link for more info: bit.ly/nightconnections
🎟Tickets start at $150 and include:
-3-hour open bar
-Tasty hors d'oeuvres
-Live performances
-Interactive art-making experiences
📅 When? Tues., 5/13 @ 7PM
📍 Where? ARTECHOUSE NYC, 439 W 15th St, NYC
👗 Dress Code? FUNKY FRESH
💃 Why? VIBES! To mix and mingle with young professionals, giving back.
Made possible by our wonderful sponsors: Soroban Capital, Marie-Josée & Henry Kravis, Bloomberg Philanthropies, PNC Bank, SONY, Centerview Partners, and Hauser & Wirth.
04/30/2025
🎨Arts education in NYC is still underfunded, and our leadership is taking a stand. Our Director of Development and Communication, Dionne, recently spoke at the Support for Arts Instruction press conference at PS 38 Roberto Clemente. And our Executive Director, Rachel, joined educators, advocates, and City Council Members at the “It Starts with the Arts” Rally and Oversight Hearing.
The facts are sobering:
👉Just 31% of 8th graders met state learning requirements for arts education last year
👉379 schools still lack a certified arts teacher
👉New funding reaches only 239 of 1,700 schools
Check out the articles:
📰https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-council-increased-arts-funding-education/
📰https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-pols-arts-education-funding-rally-04082025/
We’re calling for equity, transparency, and lasting change—because every student deserves access to the arts. Link to join us in action: https://nycaieroundtable.org/advocacy/it-starts-with-the-arts/
04/28/2025
What an inspiring time at the 2025 Face to Face Arts Education Conference! 👏
Our ArtsConnection team was honored to present on liberatory teaching practices that center access, creativity, and student joy. From interactive theater tools to trauma-informed strategies, our sessions sparked critical conversations around equity in arts education.
Thank you to the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable and everyone who joined us in building a more just and joyful future for our students!
Ever had your portrait drawn without the artist looking at the paper? 👀✍️Now’s your chance! Get a one-of-a-kind Blind Line Contour portrait from the style’s creator himself, Ian Sklarsky , at Night Connection: The ArtsConnection Spring Bash! 🎉✨
Link for more info: bit.ly/nightconnections
📅 When? Tues., 5/13 @ 7PM
📍 Where? ARTECHOUSE, 439 W 15th St, NYC
👗 Dress Code? FUNKY FRESH
💃 Why? VIBES! To mix and mingle with young professionals, giving back.
🎟️ Tickets start at $150 and include:
-3-hour open bar 🍸
-Tasty hors d'oeuvres 🍴
-Live performances (mic)
-Interactive art-making experiences 🎨
See you there! 🥂🔥
Made possible by our wonderful sponsors: Soroban Capital, Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis, Bloomberg Philanthropies, PNC Bank, SONY, Centerview Partners, and Hauser & Wirth
🎉 Need a reason to party on a Tuesday night while supporting a great cause? We’ve got you. Join us at Night Connection: The ArtsConnection Spring Bash with Ty-Michelle NY Liberty DJ! 🎧✨
Link for more info: bit.ly/nightconnections
🎟️ Tickets start at $150 and include:
-3-hour open bar 🍸
-Tasty hors d'oeuvres 🍴
-Live performances
-Interactive art-making experiences 🎨
Let’s make it a night to remember! 🥂🔥
Made possible by our wonderful sponsors: Soroban Capital, Bloomberg Philanthropies, SONY, Centerview Partners, and Hauser & Wirth
ArtsConnection is one of the oldest arts education organizations in New York City for a reason: for over 42 years, its gathering of educators, artists, and New Yorkers who care has been determined to connect students with the arts no matter what else was going on around the globe or in our city. Now, as the world reels at this uncertain time, we are still at the forefront of arts education in New York City, digitally connecting students and their families to vital arts programming. The day after the mayor announced schools would be closing, we were on Zoom devising ways to continue our arts programs, providing consistency and creating community along the way. We’re working tirelessly to bring dance, theater, visual arts, music and more to NYC kids and the larger global community. We’re supporting young creators with top-notch arts instruction and the social emotional learning the arts so deftly offers that is so important now. We’re there because we care.
We know you care too. We can only keep supporting NYC kids if you support us. Put your care into action by helping us keep children, teens, schools and families #WeAreArtsConnected — Click on the donate button above to give today!
