On July 7, the U.S. House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee began the budget process for FY 2012 by approving a $20 million cut in funding to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). To voice your concern over what could be...

On May 16, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Chief Digital Officer Rachel Stern unveiled the "Road Map for the Digital City - A Plan to Make New York the Nation's Leading Digital City." The City of New York has made...

Culture Vision NYC: Envisioning a City Sustained by Culture and the Arts Saturday, May 21, 5-8 pm (doors open at 4:30 pm) at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Hosted by New York City Council Member and...

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has announced an open competition to administer the American Music Abroad program, which will consist of approximately 10 tours for professional American artists in a wide range of uniquely American musical genres....

The Preliminary Budget and Financial Plan, announced on February 17, 2011 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, asks all City agencies to reduce Fiscal Year 2011 budgets by 5.4 percent, bringing the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs' budget to...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a 10 percent ($3.5 million) cut in funding for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) budget that is used to provide grants to arts groups statewide. This is in addition to...

Organized by Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy Day brings together cultural and civic organizations and grassroots advocates to make the case for arts and arts education to members of Congress. Training sessions on April 4 will prepare advocates for...

In a close 217-209 vote, the House cut $20.6 million in National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding on Thursday, February 17. The amendment to the FY 2011 spending bill, from Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), would leave NEA funding at...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center, has announced the 10 ensembles selected to tour in the 2011-2012 season of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad. Ten American...

Fourteen New York institutions will present a diverse range of events during the ¡Si Cuba! Festival between March 31 and June (some exhibits continue through July). For decades, the artistic exchange between the United States and Cuba has been limited...