Featured Organization: El Museo del Barrio El Museo del Barrio was founded in 1969 by artist and educator Raphael Montañez Ortiz and a coalition of parents, educators, artists, and activists who noted that mainstream museums largely ignored Latino artists. More than 40 years later, the museum has grown to be New York’s leading Latino cultural institution.…
Featured Artist: Tania Bruguera Tania Bruguera, this month’s featured artist, is one of the leading political and performance artists of her generation. Working primarily in behavior art, useful art and art in the political and public sphere, she investigates ways in which art can be applied to everyday political life. Bruguera has participated in Documenta,…
Featured Organization: The Pratt Center for Community Development The Pratt Center for Community Development works with community organizations in all five boroughs to shape the local built environment and develop strategies for preserving and creating affordable housing, decent schools, desirable retail, accessible open space, and authentic neighborhood character. In the 1960s, the Pratt Center and…
Featured Artist(s): Create Collective Inc. This month’s featured artist, the Create Collective Inc. (CC), generates and supports arts activities and arts education in under-served community spaces. They conduct free workshops and collaborative projects led by professional artists that enable community members to gain exposure to the arts, explore the uses of the arts, and learn…
Featured Organization: New New Yorkers (NNY) This month, the IAP features the New New Yorkers (NNY) Program, a partnership between the Queens Museum of Art (QMA) and the Queens Library (QL) to design and implement cost-free courses for immigrant adults in Queens. Art and literacy education for immigrants has no shortage of beneficiaries in Queens,…
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