Objective 1Increase equitable funding and support for culture, especially in historically underserved communities
Objective 2Cultivate inclusive practices in the cultural sector
Objective 3Strengthen connections between the cultural sector and government
Objective 4Address the affordability crisis for the cultural community
Objective 5Provide high quality arts education for all New York City public school students
Strategy ASupport living wages for artists and cultural workers
References: SE_1.C, HS_1.B, HS_1.C, HS_3.G,
ActionsAction 1Action Under Development
Strategy BPreserve and develop long-term affordable artist workspace and housing
References: AF_1.C, HS_3.G, AF_1.F, AF_2.A, AF_2.B, AF_2.C, AE_2.C,
ActionsAction 1Partnered with NYCEDC to open the L10 Arts and Cultural Center, a 65,000 square-foot City-owned creative and cultural hub for four Brooklyn institutions: including new cinemas and archival space for the Brooklyn Academy of Music; a new branch of the Brooklyn Public Library; a gallery and performance space for the Museum of African Diasporan Art (MoCADA); and rehearsal studios and performance space for 651 ARTS – the organization’s first permanent space.
Action 2Materials for the Arts opened a new, 4,000-square-foot, purpose-built artist workspace within the MFTA warehouse, dedicated to supporting the MFTA Designer-in-Residence, Young Designers, and Repair programs.
Action 3Allocated $13.9 million in capital funding for the development of 209 units of affordable artist workspaces across NYC.
Action 4Launched Studio in the Park, a program of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with ArtBuilt and the Queens Museum, which provided artists with a 150-square-foot mobile studio space in a historically under-resourced NYC public park, to carry out a community-engaged art project over 6 weeks.
Action 5Released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI), in partnership with NYC Economic Development Corporation, to identify cultural organizations able to develop and operate affordable artist workspaces as part of the Affordable Real Estate for Artists initiative (AREA).
Action 6Convened, in partnership with NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, a roundtable with more than 30 cultural stakeholders to share best practices and building design guidelines to inform the City's development of affordable live/work spaces for artists.
Strategy CPromote the inclusion of cultural facilities in City-led developments Actions
Action 1Selected and provided funding to transform long-vacant historic DeGraw Firehouse into a brand new music education center for the Noel Pointer Foundation, a Brooklyn-based youth music education nonprofit."
Action 2Selected, in partnership with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, three Brooklyn-based cultural organizations to operate a 20,000-plus square foot multi-discipline facility in a City-led affordable housing project in Brownsville.
Strategy DSupport alternative models for artists and cultural organizations to acquire and operate affordable property and share resources
References: HS_3.C, AF_1.E, AF_3.B,
ActionsAction 1Announced NYC Create in Place, a pilot program at DCLA that provides centralized support focused on preserving, accessing, and expanding creative spaces for the city’s cultural organizations and creative businesses. A new web portal was launched serving as a one-stop-shop for cultural organizations and creative business to access resources and support online.
Action 2Action Under Development
Strategy EWork toward safe and open environments for artist-run, DIY, and alternative spaces
References: HS_3.E, HS_3.G, SE_2.C,
ActionsAction 1Hired City's first Senior Executive Director of Nightlife at the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, to serve as a central point of contact between City agencies, residents, and the nightlife sector, and to promote a safe and vibrant nightlife economy beneficial to all New Yorkers.