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Introduction of the Arts Hub initiative
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Paul Thompson introduces the Arts Hub, a new professional-grade facility in Downtown Brooklyn, as a key initiative to reimagine the work of the Arts Office.
- The Arts Hub features a black box theater, two dance studios, and a sound recording studio
- It serves as a space for students, educators, and artists to collaborate, create, and learn
- The facility hosts artist residencies and enables student engagement and professional learning for educators
- Full-scale operations are planned for spring 2025-2026
Paul Thompson
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Key new initiatives.
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Since taking leadership of the arts office, a key part of reimagining our work has been the creation of the Arts Hub, a professional grade facility in Downtown Brooklyn featuring a black box theater, two dance studios with sprung dance floors, a sound and a sound recording studio.
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Launched in the February, the Arts Hubs brings our strategies to life by serving as a space where students, educators, and artists can collaborate, create, and learn.
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It has energized our office by centering New York City's world class artistic talent, including resident curator Michel Indegui Ocello as our first artist resident and artists like Jason Moran, Sanford Biggers, and the Labyrinth Theatre Company as artist residents.
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The Arts Hub enables student engagement, offers top tier professional learning for educators, and strengthens cultural partners.
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By scaling programs, piloting new initiatives, and fostering collaboration, it ensures arts education is accessible, sustainable, deeply embedded in New York City public schools.
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Full scale operations are planned for spring twenty five-twenty six.