Artist for a Day
For this citywide event New York City’s most innovative arts organizations open their “employee-only entrances” to individuals from the press, business, education, and civic communities. An “Artist for a Day” sees what goes on before tickets are sold for theatre productions, dance performances, music concerts, and art exhibitions. An “Artist for a Day” learns how arts organizations function on a daily basis by witnessing the different aspects of producing art. At the end of the day, along with other guest artists and their hosts, participants discuss the role of the arts in the life of the city at a town hall meeting.
An “Artist for a Day” can
- Visit an off-broadway theater, an uptown museum, a Brooklyn dance company, a Queens cultural center, or other arts venue.
- Attend rehearsals for a play, an audition for dancers, a curatorial meeting with a sculptor, an editing session with a filmmaker, or other works in progress.
- Meet with producers, directors, and curators to hear the debate about choosing art for a production or exhibition.
- Listen to educators, development personnel, and other key arts administrators speak about how they juggle day-to-day tasks with too little staff, manage the endless struggle for funds, and other administrative challenges.
- Members of the press, business, education, and government sectors.
- Individual members of the New York City Arts Coalition.*
- Individuals who have an active interest in promoting the cause of the arts.
*Depending on membership level
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