"Creating a citywide cultural festival of global proportions would give locals and visitors a powerful new reason to explore the five boroughs each year, while sharpening the city’s creative ed...
https://citylimits.org/2024/05/16/opinion-why-nyc-needs-a-five-borough-cultural-festival/
A more vibrant NYCHA is on the horizon with a newly minted art program that will highlight art, heritage and culture at five public housing campuses. The selected artists will be paid $70,000 ann...
"The need for parks where everyone feels welcome is vital. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the value of greenspaces, as people of all backgrounds flocked to local parks to safely exercise and s...
https://citylimits.org/2023/09/19/opinion-how-americas-green-spaces-nurtured-hip-hops-rise/
"The Bronx may have birthed hip-hop, but Queens embraced it with open arms and nurtured its growth. As the phenomenon spread through New York City, Queens quickly established itself as a hotbed f...
https://citylimits.org/2023/08/22/opinion-recognizing-queens-hip-hop-legacy-50-years-later/
While talent helps, students also need knowledge, expertise and polish to get into dozens of New York City public school arts programs that use auditions and portfolios to screen applicants. Alth...
On May 18, 2022, City Limits hosted an intimate conversation about art and the power of place, featuring architect Rodney Leon and New Museum Curatorial Assistant Madeline Weisburg, moderated by ...
https://citylimits.org/2022/11/30/art-at-the-limits-a-conversation-on-place-cultural-identity/
City Limits is looking to speak to artists and arts groups across the five boroughs to get a better sense of the challenges they’re facing, and how government policies can help address those. ...
Retired HPD photographer Larry Racioppo spent months without electricity after Hurricane Sandy rebuilding his Rockaway Park home. His photos from that time, and of his neighborhood over the decad...
With pieces dating back to the early 20th century, the city's public schools are home to almost 2,000 works encompassing realistic murals depicting the city’s history, giant pieces on exterior ...
https://citylimits.org/2022/06/21/the-art-treasures-behind-nycs-school-doors/
"The arts are a form of embodied play that surpasses verbal processing and allows us to explore, connect with ourselves and others, and ultimately build or rebuild the muscles of imagination when...
https://citylimits.org/2022/06/13/opinion-investing-in-arts-education-can-help-students-heal/