AGENCY TESTIMONY
Workforce development programs at individual Cultural Institutions Group members
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Commissioner Cumbo details various workforce development programs offered by individual members of the Cultural Institutions Group (CIG). These programs provide diverse opportunities for young people and emerging professionals in different areas of the arts and cultural sector.
- Carnegie Hall's B-Side program introduces career opportunities in the music industry for youth aged 14-22
- Bronx County Historical Society offers research-based internships and professional development programs
- Brooklyn Museum's Museum Education Fellowship Program provides paid 10-month fellowships for emerging arts professionals
- New York City Ballet launched the Emerging Female Choreographers Workshop
- Queens Botanical Garden's Growing Justice program involves youth in urban farming and environmental sustainability
- Staten Island Zoo offers internships for students pursuing degrees in biology, zoology, veterinary medicine, or education
Laurie Cumbo
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At Carnegie Hall, the b side is a program for young people aged 14 to 22 that introduces different career opportunities in the music industry.
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This program provides industry related skills and connections and offers participants the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the music business from guest speakers, field trips, networking events, and more.
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The Bronx County Historical Society offers several research based internships and professional development programs.
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Students from Fordham University and Lehman College get hands on archival experience through one of these programs.
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And through their Mott Haven History Keepers program, 9 long time community members in the South Bronx have received extensive training and resources in order to help preserve and tell their neighborhood's history.
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These history keepers have gone through a year of professional development training and will be presenting their work at an international research conference in Montreal this March.
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Wow.
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Staying in the boogie down Bronx for the next example, the Bronx Museum's Teen Council created in 2,005 is a paid internship that offers students aged 14 through 19 the opportunity to engage deeply in the work of the museum.
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Applications for the spring 2025 session of teen council are due February 2nd.
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That's right around the corner.
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So if there's a teen in your life who might be interested, learn more at bronxmuseum.org.
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The Brooklyn Museum has a museum education fellowship program for emerging arts professionals.
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This paid 10 month fellowship offers in-depth field work, teaching experience, and ongoing professional development from museum educators and curators.
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Alumni of this program have gone on to work at cultural institutions across the city and country, creating a vital pipeline for diverse cultural leaders.
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In 2023, New York City Ballet launched the Emerging Female Choreographers Workshop, which partners with the School of American Ballet to give 3 women choreographers an opportunity to develop new works with SAB students fostering female talent in ballet.
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Wow.
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If only I knew about that when I was younger.
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At Queen's Botanical Garden, the growing justice program involves youth from the Flushing and Corona areas in weekly workshops, hands on urban farming, running the QBG farm stand, and leadership development activities that open their eyes to the possibilities of food justice, environmental sustainability, community health, green careers, and climate change.
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The Staten Island Zoo offers a robust internship program for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in biology, zoology, veterinary medicine, or education.
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During the summer sessions, the education department conducts professional development workshops twice a week.
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Through the cultural development fund, DCLA supports more than a 1,000 not for profits across the city each year.