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Art Policy

Advocates for Cultural Engagement Contact: nyu.artsadvocates@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/nyuace NYU/ACE ANNOUNCES FIRST CAMPAIGNING FOR CULTURE SEMINAR FEATURING VIRGINIA P. LOULOUDES, ALLIANCE OF RESIDENT THEATRES/NEW YORK New York, NY (September 30, 2011)— As part of the Campaigning for Culture seminar series, Advocates for Cultural Engagement (ACE) will host a dynamic discussion with a leading advocate for the nonprofit [...]

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Overview Createquity.com, a blog and unique virtual think tank promoting next-generation ideas about the role of the arts in a creative society, is seeking talented arts policy writers and researchers for the second semi-annual Createquity Writing Fellowship. Createquity was founded by Fractured Atlas Research Director Ian David Moss when he was a first-year business school student in [...]

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Thursday, May 5, 2011 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Parsons The New School for Design 2 West 13th Street at 5th Avenue Admission: Free Coney Island USA and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School present a roundtable discussion focusing on how artists [...]

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Culture Wars All Over Again?

by Stephanie on January 30, 2011

There are a lot of people who don’t believe in public funding of the arts, and some of them recently delivered some strong statements. The loudest came Monday with an announcement about The Spending Reduction Plan. Created by the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 160 conservatives headed by U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, [...]

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What: Panel discussion, “25 Years of MTA Arts for Transit: Meet the Artists” When: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 – 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Where: MTA, 347 Madison Ave, 5th Floor, Manhattan RSVP: Pre-registration and photo ID required. Call (718) 694-1794 to register. Cost: Free Discover the Story Behind the Art. The New York Transit [...]

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Image: TreeHouse by Benjamin Jones for Figment In recent years, New York City has become a major locus for exploring the role of art in public spaces, art as public space, and the art of public space. These valuable initiatives represent not only a means for engaging and developing vibrant communities, but give us new [...]

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