Join us for our fourth annual Awards Gala! During the event we will present NY4CA's 2025 Awards to elected officials and artists/arts advocates who help our vision to thrive and who make New York City the cultural epicenter that it is. This year's awardees include;
2025 Cultural Stewardship Award: NY City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams.
2025 Culture Hero Award: Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at Wildlife Conservation Society, John Calvelli.
2025 NY4CA Artist Advocate Award: Clarence Maclin
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New Yorkers for Culture & Arts envisions a future where every New Yorker is embraced by the power of culture and the arts to enrich and transform their lives and express their shared humanity.
Working with a broad coalition, we advocate for improved policy and increased funding for culture for all New Yorkers, including individual artists, cultural organizations of all sizes, and cultural groups in historically disinvested communities.
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New Yorkers for Culture & Arts Public Policy Platform
Every summer, NY4CA holds a Culture Retreat gathering dozens of cultural organizations and arts workers to discuss the policy concerns impacting their ability to work and thrive. Here are the five areas this year's retreat focused on and the actions we can take to enact policies that can lay the foundation for a sustainable, equitable, and thriving arts and culture sector.
updated as of April 14, 2025
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NY4CA's Statewide Network program is made possible by New Yorkers for Culture & Arts through a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.