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Public art initiatives and artist residency programs
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Commissioner Cumbo highlights various public art initiatives and artist residency programs.
- Chinatown Welcome Gateway project open call for artists
- Public Artist in Residence (PAIR) program with three participating city agencies
- 15% increase in funding for borough arts councils in Brooklyn and Queens
- Open calls for artists to participate in various projects and residencies
Lauri Cumbo
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Our public art unit is also hard at work bringing remarkable works of art to civic spaces across the five boroughs.
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Together with EDC, we recently launched an open call for artists to serve as the design partner for the Chinatown Welcome Gateway, part of the Chinatown Connections Project.
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Manhattan's Chinatown is one of the city's most distinctive enclaves where generations of immigrants have come to make their homes and in the process contribute to our city's vibrant mix of communities and cultures.
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With the creation of the new Chinatown Welcome Gateway, this iconic New York City neighborhood will have the powerful symbol it deserves.
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Applications to the open call are due June 15.
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We've also got an active open call for artists to serve as our city's next public artist in residence.
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Pear is DCLA's pioneering artist residency program which places artists in residence with the New York City municipal agencies to address pressing civic and social challenges through creative practice.
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Artists and artist collectives are encouraged to apply to work with one of the three agencies participating in the twenty twenty five twenty six PARE program.
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The mayor's office of housing recovery operations, the mayor's public engagement unit, and the New York City Department of Small Business Services.
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Pair taps into artists unique superpower bringing creatives and public servants together to find new ways of approaching long standing issues.
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Applications are due June 30 and the selected pairs will be announced later this year.
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The open calls are also available on submittable at nyc.submittable.com.