The following release was distributed to the the media on July 19, 2011. SPEAKER QUINN, COUNCIL MEMBERS BREWER, LAPPIN AND VAN BRAMER, AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER LEVIN ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THE NYC ARTS CULTURAL GUIDE FOR SENIORS Free guides...

DCA's FY 2012 expense budget is $152 million. This includes a baseline of $100.1 million, a one-time restoration of $43 million, $3.8 million in one-time member item allocations and $5.1 million for the Cultural After-School Adventures program (CASA), a program...

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 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...

The Department of Cultural Affairs' Fiscal 2012 Cultural Development Fund (CDF) application is now available and is due Monday, February 7, 2011. If you have not already done so, register on DCA's Web site immediately to establish your DCA account...

The application deadline for the fiscal year 2012 funding cycle will be announced shortly. All applicants must submit Cultural Data Project (CDP) Funder Reports that cover fiscal year 2009. This includes applicants to the Cultural Development Fund (CDF), organizations within...

Culture Chronicle: Timely Culture Reporting and Arts Industry News

Culture Chronicle: Timely Culture Reporting and Arts Industry News

Culture Chronicle: Timely Culture Reporting and Arts Industry News

Testimony to New York City Council Committee on Finance Hearing on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget, at City Hall - June 7, 2010 by Randall Bourscheidt, President of Alliance for the Arts Good afternoon and thank you for...

Multiyear grantees applying in July for the Department of Cultural Affairs' Cultural Development Fund must submit a funder report from the New York State Cultural Data Project (CDP). Click here to register for the free CDP Webinar on May 12...

All applications for the Cultural Development Fund now require the submission of Funder Reports through the New York State Cultural Data Project (CDP). The Funder Report can only be generated after submitting a fiscal 2008 Data Profile on the Cultural...

The City Council will hold the FY 2011 Preliminary Budget Hearing on culture and libraries on Tuesday, March 16 at 10 am and 11:30 am, respectively. The public can testify at 1 pm that day. Call (212) 788-9153 to be...

The Departments of Cultural Affairs and Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment will offer a day of free, one-on-one financial counseling and workshops to help working artists and arts administrators reduce debt and manage credit. The event takes place Saturday,...

The Preliminary Budget and Financial Plan, announced on January 28 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, calls for a budget reduction of four percent for all agencies, including the Department of Cultural Affairs, bringing the DCA budget to $151.9 million in...

A partnership between arts councils in the five boroughs and the New York City Departments of Cultural Affairs and Aging will create artist workspace in senior centers to promote interaction between visual artists and seniors. In return for free workspace,...

Department of Cultural Affairs to Require CDPThe Department of Cultural Affairs will require organizations to submit CDP data profiles for the FY 2011 grant application process. For more information, click here. New York State Council on the Arts to...

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced five initiatives to bolster the city's cultural sector. The initiatives will be administered by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs. The Mayor cited the Alliance...

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) have partnered to offer funding to City-funded nonprofit cultural organizations that provide services for elementary and middle school students....

Crain's New York Business and the Columbia School of the Arts will host a half-day conference on Wednesday, September 30 at Miller Theatre on Columbia University's campus. NYC's Performing Arts at a Crossroads will include a keynote address by First...

JUST ONE WEEK UNTIL THE FRIENDS OF THE ARTS PARTY!Please join us on November 18th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Christie's in Rockefeller Center for the Alliance's Friends of the Arts Party to benefit the Robert F. Wagner,...

More than 600 members of the cultural community gathered at a meeting organized by A.R.T./NY and the Department of Cultural Affairs last Thursday, October 30. Commissioner Kate D. Levin, Executive Director of A.R.T./NY Ginny Louloudes and Diane Ragsdale, Associate...