New Yorkers For Culture & Arts

Welcome back to ✨Artist for Mutual Aid✨ Hosted by @ny4ca x @queeraid_nyc , each gathering has skill building workshops, resource sharing, and opportunities to barter while strengthening the ecosystem of NYC artist-advocate-activists. 💻 Join us for FREE virtually 📅 Wednesday | May 20 • 6–8 PM via Zoom This month includes: 🔐 A Digital Security Workshop with interdisciplinary artist + educator Dominika Ksel, covering communication safety, safer apps, VPNs, threat modeling, and reducing digital footprints. 🖤🚬 An information session with Brooklyn Jail Support (@bkjailsupport ), led by Rinom Chowdhury. BKJS is an abolitionist, mutual aid collective focused on supporting people coming out of jail. BKJS greets people with love, hot food, and supplies of both survival and care. This space is for collective education, connection, strategy, survival, and imagination. See you soon! Zoom ID: 837 5509 1730💫 💸 Donations for BKJS: Venmo @bkjs247 ⚡️Original Artwork on flier by @terrell.villiers

Announcing the NY4CA Awards Gala 2026 Awardees: *2026 Artist Advocacy Award* Five-time Tony-nominated Dancer and Choreographer Camille A. Brown *2026 Culture Hero Award* Chief Program Officer at the Doris Duke Foundation Maurine Knighton *2026 Cultural Stewardship Award* Former First Deputy Mayor of New York City, and President of the Charles H. Revson Foundation Maria Torres-Springer —----------- Can’t make it in person? No worries, we have live-stream tickets available for $20, so we hope to see you all there! —----------- Visit our website at NY4CA.org or use the link in our bio to secure your tickets!

Join us, New Yorkers for Culture and Arts, for our 5th Annual Awards Gala! Thursday, June 11, at Mabou Mines at 6 pm. We will present NY4CA's 2026 Awards to elected officials and to the artists and arts advocates who help our vision thrive and whose contributions make New York City the Cultural Epicenter it is. The evening will include cocktails, delicious bites, and live performances! Can’t make it in person? No worries, we have live-stream tickets available. Click the link in our bio to purchase tickets and tables. Alternatively, you can copy and paste the comment of the registration link below. We hope to see you all there! Photo - Left to Right: Council Member Yusuf Salaam, 2025 Artist Advocate Clarence Maclin, 2025 Cultural Steward former NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, 2025 Culture Hero John Calvelli, and Executive Director of NY4CA, Lucy Sexton. Photo courtesy of the New York City Council.

Wonderful to hear from and speak with @nyculture Commissioner Diya Vij and Asian American Arts Alliance' @lisajgold ! And laughing with @morgankindof a huge bonus!

BIG shout out to @julmenin , @cmnantashawilliams and the entire @nyccouncil for their $30M additional investment in culture for EVERY New Yorker! #Culture4All

An inspiring day in Albany. Thank you to Assembly Member @tonywsimone for recognizing the American Folk Art Museum and celebrating 65 years of providing 100% free access to our exhibitions and community programming—an achievement that helped lead to our designation as the #1 Art Museum by readers of Newsweek. Our visit was not only a celebration, but also an opportunity to advocate for the arts and to highlight the work of folk and self-taught artists, whose talents too often go unrecognized. Alongside Museum Director @jasontbusch , Deputy Director & Chief Curator @emeliegevalt , Director of Communications @Mitch Case, and Advancement & Government Relations Officer @Ron Miller, we were grateful to the many elected officials from across the capital who took the time to learn more about our important programs serving families, seniors, and the broader public—all made possible through free admission. 1. Assembly Floor with @tonywsimone 2. Senate Chamber 3. Thank you Senator @ebottcher for your support of the arts 4. Team @afamuseum 5. Assembly Member and AFAM trustee emeritus @didi4assembly 6. @ny4ca rally for arts and culture funding 7. Assembly Member and AFAM advocate @seawrightforny 8. Go Queens! thank you Senator Kristen Gonzalez @sengonzalezny

We honor those breaking the code across every sphere—community champions, artists’ advocates, corporate leaders, politicians, organizations, and even those upholding the law. Each honoree has fought to uplift others—whether through protecting communities, inspiring artists, driving change in leadership, or building lasting impact. Together, their actions empower, protect, and shape a future of possibility. @kr3ts Dance Company 37th Anniversary Breakin the Code May 1-2 @hostoscenter 🎞🎞 @bellaboomedia Thank you to all whos making a difference to every community.

WATCH TODAY'S ARTS RALLY IN ALBANY, LIVE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! 12PM! Link in bio or /2b7ykhcn

Let our NYS legislators know we appreciate their support for funding arts in the budget: Come to the ARTS RALLY in the state capitol building in Albany: March 25th at noon! Sign up to join the rally linked in our profile! Hope to see you there!

The situation in Minneapolis is much more severe than what we see in the news. Families bunkered down at home, Children not going out to play for months. Blinds closed. Doors locked. People aren't enjoying walks, going to arts events, and anxiety is high. Please do what you are able to do for MN Arts during this time. It will go along way to support the creatives that help make life worth living. See image for link.

Mutual Art Aid Virtual Meetup✨Our series of community, care, & collective resourcing continues! Join us for our next Mutual Art Aid gathering with QueerAid-NYC x @ny4ca - a FREE virtual space for resource sharing, learning skills & build connections. This month is virtual 🔗 🗓 Wednesday, February 11 ⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM (EST) 📍 Zoom This month will feature an Urban Gardening Workshop led by Emylin Sosa, as well as an 🧊I*CE Watch Training, learning tools to protect our neighbors and communities Our gatherings center intentional connection, direct resourcing, and collective power. After attending once, you become part of the Mutual Art Aid community, with access collaborations and opportunities to co-create. 🔗 RSVP link in bio Artwork by @terrell.villiers ! 🎨 #MutualAid #CommunityCare #SkillSharing #AbolitionInPractice