CREATE.NYC: ARTS & CULTURE

Details about the existing action plan and related actions can be reviewed here.

• Objective 1: Increase Equitable Funding & Support for culture, especially in historically underserved communities
  • STRATEGY A:Increase the City's funding for cultural organizations, especially those in historically underserved neighborhoods
  • STRATEGY B:Increase funding for individual artists, especially those from underrepresented communities
  • STRATEGY C:Explore changes to the Department of Cultural Affairs' grant programs to offer more flexible and multi-year support
  • STRATEGY D:Improve cultural access for historically marginalized groups of artists, audiences, and cultural workers
  • STRATEGY E:Fund energy expenses at cultural organizations, and provide technical support to organizations to lower their environmental impact
  • STRATEGY F:Leverage private resources to advance funding equity
  • STRATEGY G:Support more opportunities for temporary and permanent art in public space
• Objective 2: Cultivate Inclusive Practices in the cultural sector
• Objective 3: Strengthen Connections between the cultural sector and government
• Objective 4: Address the Affordability Crisis for the cultural community
• Objective 5: Provide High Quality Arts Education for all New York Public School students