NYU Tisch Department of Art and Public Policy

Thinking of applying to our MA in Arts Politics at NYU Tisch? 📝✨ Here are a few tips on what to include in your resume:

✅ Creative work, published pieces, and critical writings that highlight your artistic voice!

✅ Relevant work experience and academic background that demonstrate your skills and interests

✅ Civic, activist, and community-based engagements

Applications are due January 15! Don’t miss the chance to join a community of artists, activists, and scholars ready to make an impact. 🌍💥 Link in Bio!

Our APP department’s course lineup for the Spring 2026 semester is here! 🌟

Join us Thursday, December 4th, 12:30–2pm in the APP Lounge (1 Washington Place, 12th Floor) for an Art & Public Policy Brown Bag Presentation with Chris Tabron ()— 2x GRAMMY award-winning producer and NYU Clive Davis Institute professor.

Tabron has collaborated with icons like Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, The Strokes, and Erykah Badu. Don’t miss this conversation on sound, collaboration, and creative practice.

🎶 Open to NYU students with RSVP → [link in bio]
Supported by the NYU Tisch Center for Research & Study

This Saturday, Nov 8 at 10 AM — APP alum Gina Goico () will be leading a free skill-share workshop at BxArts Factory 🎨

The session dives into the lifecycle of performance art — from writing and sketching to preparing, performing, and documenting your work.

BxArts Factory
Saturday, Nov 8 | 10 AM
Free + open to all !

Join us for an evening with musicians from Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club.

Co-curated by Professors Luis Rincón Alba ()and Michael McElroy () of Art & Public Policy, this event invites us into an immersive exploration of a people—their origins, their community and the enduring transformation of their musical legacy.

Link to RSVP in bio !

CRS Joint Session: Conferencing

Presented by Misty De Berry (), Assistant Professor, Performance Studies

Wednesday, October 30 · 4:30–5:30 PM

Dean’s Conference Room, 12th Floor, 721 Broadway

Why attend a conference? How do you choose the right one? And what does it take to participate meaningfully as a scholar or artist?

Join Professor Misty De Berry for a guided conversation on engaging with conference culture—how to prepare, present, and connect within your field. This session offers practical insights into conferencing as an integral part of academic and creative practice.

Open to current NYU Tisch students !

RSVP in bio!

Curious about the MA in Arts Politics at New York University?
Join us for our September Virtual Open House on Friday, 9/26 at 1pm EST!

Meet with:
Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Chair & Associate Professor
Professor Anna Deavere Smith, University Professor
Marcus Nichols (current Arts Politics MA candidate)
Edgie Amisial (Class of 2024), visual artist
Emily Bronson, Administrative Director
Precious Bradby, Administrative Aide

Our faculty and visiting scholars are internationally recognized artists, theorists, and cultural leaders who challenge students to rethink what’s possible at the intersections of politics, identity, and creative expression. Register now at the link in our bio to learn more about our one-year Masters program!

During today’s Methods & Criticism class, our discussion leaders LySaundra Campbell and Nessa Norich began our conversation about Bernice Johnson Reagon’s 1981 speech on “Coalition Politics” with a screening of Nina Simone’s 1969 performance of “Four Women” in Antibes.

&Criticism

The Department of Art & Public Policy’s space at NYU Tisch includes a lending library of books from the late founding Chair of the Program, Dr. Randy Martin, who left us with a legacy of intense curiosity, inclusiveness, scholarship, and a boundless love of the arts and creative practice.

Pictured is a portion of the library, along with a portrait of Dr. Martin taken by our Administrative Director, Emily Bronson. (repost)

The fall semester is coming soon and we look forward to meeting our new students including Lydia Hussain. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Lydia is heavily informed by her multicultural upbringing and Guyanese heritage. Through her experience working with museums in Miami and at the Fine Arts Center of Colorado Springs, she has developed a passion for blending curatorial work, art writing, and activism. Other fields of interest to her include archives, diaspora, politics, and community-building.

She has studied human rights and researched art history in various locations worldwide, including Guyana, Jordan, Nepal, and France, among others. To her, an important aspect of art and writing is their ability to create community and understanding cross-culturally— a vital aspect to social responsibility and justice. She incorporates this through her focus on Caribbean voices and is excited to expand on her research in NYU’s Arts Politics Master’s program. Lydia is dedicated to creating artistic spaces that are accessible and socio-politically impactful.

Professor Karen Finley will teach an undergraduate course this fall titled “Creative Response: Performance Matters,” which is a “dynamic, generative class where students will be able to engage in creative production. We are creating and making. We will reflect on performance art, installation, hybrid media, site-specific, text and experimental practice.” Want to learn more about this course and all of the offerings in ? Click our bio or email us at [email protected]. (Photo credit: Timothy Greenfield Sanders)

Dr. Luis Rincon Alba is teaching two courses in the Dept of Art & Public Policy this fall. Undergraduate students across may enroll in “Music, Race, and Ethnicity,” while graduate students may take “War: Aesthetic Approaches/ Theoretical Retreats.” Link in bio or email us with registration questions at [email protected].