The Arts Connection, Inc.
Website URL:
https://artsconnection.org/Address:
New York, New York
Primary Contact:
Dionne Thornton - thorntond@artsconnection.org
Organization Type:
Education, Arts
Organization Mission
ArtsConnection creates socially just learning environments that strengthen the diverse voices of New York City’s youth, cultivating their arts and academic skills for success in a changing world.
Areas of Expertise
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Bringing arts education programming in multiple disciplines into schools
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Providing professional learning opportunities, resources, and tools for teaching artists and educators so they can help young people develop crucial life skills through the arts
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Providing out-of-school time arts education programs for teens who are interested in and engaged in the arts to create pathways to further education or careers in the arts.
Current Top Priorities for Guidance or Collaboration
Contact us to learn more about these current priority areas or to explore collaboration opportunities.- Learning and implementing our joyful and liberatory arts education framework which prioritizes cultural humility, belonging, and agency
- Sharing resources, activities, and tools that teach to the whole child and remove barriers that hinder their learning
- Best practices for bringing arts education into the public schools.
Geographical Areas Served:
Urban,
Primary Audience Served:
Children (0-15), Community Members, Parents, School Administrators, School-based Teachers, Teaching Artists, Youth (15-24),
Artistic Discipline:
Dance, Media Arts, Multidisciplinary Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts,
