NYC Arts in Education Roundtable

As the Roundtable revs up for the 2024-2025 year, we are once again inviting Roundtable members to join our committees! Serving on a committee is a great way to get involved in the community and support the Roundtable. Submit an interest form at bit.ly/committees25 by September 1st!

We are proud to celebrate National Arts in Education Week this September by hosting an in-person conversation with Chancellor of the Board of Regents, University of the State of New York, Dr. Lester W. Young, Jr.!

Moderated by Roundtable Co-Chair Gary Padmore, this conversation will include discussion on the state of arts education across New York and visioning for the future. Register today for this Roundtable Member exclusive event. Learn more at bit.ly/RTLYOUNGJR.

"Ultimately, I’m proud of the progress we’ve made at New York City Public Schools, both since my days as a principal and in my tenure as chancellor. Our graduation rates have surpassed 80%. We experienced our first enrollment increase in eight years, and in 2023, student proficiency increased 12 percentage points in math and nearly three percentage points in ELA. But to extend and accelerate this growth, we need the state to better support our progress."

Fix Albany formula funding NYC schools In the early 2000s, I was a principal in the Bronx, first at the High School for Law, Government, and Justice and later at the Eagle Academy for Young Men.

Learn everything you need to know about the RFP process for Face to Face 2025!

This RFP seeks proposals for 90-minute virtual an in-person conference sessions to be formatted as workshops or panels. Learn more at bit.ly/F2F2025RFP.

The Roundtable is pleased to announce the election of six new members to our Board of Directors: Andrew Cortese, Judith Insell, Rachel Lee, Kashira Patterson, Tamia Santana, and Mary Suk.

“We are thrilled to welcome our newest class of Board members who bring dynamic and impactful expertise in the field of arts education," says Traci Lester, Co-Chair of the Roundtable's Board of Directors. "Together, we are excited to support the Roundtable’s efforts to advance its work in this field.”

Visit bit.ly/fy25rtboard to learn more about our new board members and other Board of Director updates.

Alicia Pilgrim, in collaboration with viBe Theater Experience, is cultivating a healing fellowship to remind our community, specifically Black women, femmes, gender non conforming FOC folks, that we can heal collectively and so much more.

This event will be a space for BIPOC Femmes/GNC folx to gather and explore ways to heal in a time where community is necessary.

WHEN:
Sunday 7/28 @11-1 pm EST

WHERE:
138 S Oxford St Brooklyn, NY 11217 {The Garden Room}

RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1keXweoUsEf4YplyHrYOxQZb1vosbr18tJEWB3X6f1rQ/viewform

For questions and concerns, contact Alicia Pilgrim directly at [email protected]

"What I’ve really tried to underline here is, not only does arts and culture define our city, but it is also an enormous generator of revenue. That’s really been my focus. It’s really trying to deliver a budget that supports arts and culture."

We are so grateful for the work of Councilwoman Carlina Rivera 利華娜 !

Saving libraries, arts and culture from the mayor’s budgetary ax An interview with New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera.

🌟 Calling all teaching artists! You are invited to submit workshop proposals for our 11th annual Stage the Change Conference on 📅 November 15, 2024, at the📍Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Brookville, NY.

🔎 We seek interactive workshops designed to inspire high school students to create socially mindful works that deeply resonate with their communities.

💡Workshops should address critical issues such as racism, LGBTQIA+ rights, body autonomy, and environmental concerns through various artistic mediums like theater, dance, and film. We encourage proposals that include playwriting, choreography, composition, film, technology for art, mindfulness, Boal work, social-emotional learning, or any related modality that fosters compassion, understanding, and devising art.

▶️Proposals are due July 30, and applicants will be notified by September 13. Honorarium will be provided. Transportation to/from Manhattan is available.

✅To apply, please visit bit.ly/RFP_StageTheChange.

We are eager to see your creative ideas. Thank you for helping us empower students to become global citizens through the arts! 🌎✊

The Roundtable is now accepting proposals for Face to Face 2025! Next year's conference will be a hybrid conference taking place from April 7 to April 17, 2025.

This RFP seeks proposals for 90-minute virtual and in-person conference sessions to be formatted as workshops or panels. All conference presenters will be offered a $100 honorarium and full registration to the conference. Learn more and submit at bit.ly/F2F2025RFP today!

Join artist and educator Anu Annam for this workshop focused on unlocking the power of comics in the language learning process and learn to engage students with visual narratives and glyphs for effective teaching. Register at bit.ly/rtcomics.

We are so excited to highlight the last group of inspiring artists from our student art competition. Heaven, Crystal, and Chloe all know the impact of the arts firsthand. Do your part for students like them by taking action today at bit.ly/SWTAcontactrep. New York City Council and Mayor Eric Adams are making vital budget decisions right now and we need them to hear that it starts with the arts!

Episode 70, ACT 1: Gotta Stay Fresh with James Miles In this special episode, recorded live at the Face to Face 2024 Conference in New York City, Courtney J. Boddie has a panel discussion with James Miles, also known as Fresh Professor. With a rich back

The New York City Council & Mayor Eric Adams are deciding RIGHT NOW what will be in this year’s final budget. Will you let them know for our city’s students?

Send a note to your Council Member at bit.ly/SWTAcontactrep today!

NYC budget decisions are happening NOW! Join us this Monday on the steps to City Hall to advocate for equitable arts education! Help us tell City Council that . Learn more and take action at bit.ly/iswta.

Today we share some of the amazing runners-up for our student art competition! Meet Mayvellin and Nelli from Brooklyn and their amazing art. You can learn more about their work and take action for by visiting our advocacy hub at bit.ly/iswta.

Check out this opportunity from our friends at the Jazz Power Initiative! Attend Jazz Power Institute 2024 this July 9 & 10. The theme is EMPOWERMENT AND CONNECTION THROUGH JAZZ AND AFRO LATIN JAZZ. Learn more at jazzpower.org/institute2024.

"Ahead of the 77th annual Tony Awards [on] Sunday, the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable issued a statement...on the need to support public school arts teachers who are essential to powering the next generations of Broadway artists"

NYC Arts In Education Roundtable Urges City To Support Arts Education New York City Arts in Education Roundtable emphasizes the importance of supporting public school arts teachers, highlighting their role in nurturing future Broadway stars and urging city officials to ensure every school has an arts teacher.

We’re calling on the New York City Council and Mayor Eric Adams to dedicate funding to arts education for NYC students to help them thrive socially, intellectually, and emotionally — because ! Learn more at bit.ly/iswta.

Our final piece of winning artwork from our Student Art Competition comes from 7-year-old artist Sophia V. from Brooklyn! Read about this work in her words below and help us advocate for funding at bit.ly/SWTAcontactrep.

𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳.

The member organizations of the National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) are seeking educators to participate in the next phase of “Creating a Community for All Learners: Reimagining Standards-Based Arts Education for Equity & Inclusion,” a project focused on the reassessment of the National Arts Standards through the lens of culturally responsive teaching and student-centered instruction.

The deadline to apply is June 15. Learn more! https://ow.ly/zlNg50RIRJY

"When the change occurs, students will have to prove their proficiency in various 21st-century skills. That proof could still be an exam, and the Regents tests will still be offered. Students will also still have to pass required high school classes. But they could do projects, presentations, have real-world experiences like internships or even act in a performing group to prove their skills without a test."

New York making Regents exams voluntary State Education Department on Monday unveiled its long-awaited plan to de-emphasize tests. School officials said tests required for at least one more year.

Arts education is critical to young people’s success. Join us and call on the New York City Council & Mayor Eric Adams to save programs on the chopping block. ! Learn more at bit.ly/iswta.

Here's another winning artwork from our Student Art Competition: "Generational Love" by Beatrice B. Read more about this multimedia piece in her own words below and join us TODAY to hear from Betty and other advocates at our rally in City Hall Park at noon. Visit bit.ly/iswtarally2024 for more information.

𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Tomorrow's rally has been relocated! Join us at the entrance to City Hall Park located at Broadway & Park Place for our It Starts With the Arts — Rally for Arts Education. Visit bit.ly/iswtarally2024 to RSVP and learn more. We'll see you there!

We all have a story of an educator that has impacted our lives — maybe it was a theatre teacher that helped you process an emotion or music teacher that helped you find your voice. Stories like these are why we need New York City Council & Mayor Eric Adams to provide a certified arts teacher at every school — because .

Help us get our message out by joining us this Thursday at noon in front of Tweed Courthouse for our Rally for Arts Education!

Just one week left to apply or nominate an elder to attend our 2024 Black Women's Wellness Retreat! Visit bit.ly/bwwr2024 to learn more and join us in the Hudson Valley this September.