The Armory's creativity-based arts education programs provides free access to the arts to thousands of students from underserved New York City public schools, engaging them with the institution's artistic programming and outside-the-box creative processes. Through its education initiatives, the Armory provides access to its wide range of performances, workshops taught by a talented corps of Teaching Artists, and in-depth, customized residencies that support the schools' curriculum. Youth Corps, the Armory's year-round paid and closely mentored internship program, begins in high school and continues into the critical post-high school years, providing interns with mentored employment, job training, and skill development, as well as a network of peers and mentors to support their individual college and career goals.
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Arts Education by the Numbers
Since its inception, the Armory's Arts Education program has had:
267 artists interact directly with students
259 Youth Corps participants work 140,092 hours as part of their paid internships
53,213 students and families reached through 4,179 workshops
Park Avenue Armory's arts education programs are supported by generous grants from The Thompson Family Foundation, Citi Foundation, Leonard and Judy Lauder Fund, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Wescustogo Foundation, Jane Toll and Robert Toll*, the Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, Anne-Victoire Auriault, Emme and Jonathan Deland, Kaplen Brothers Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin and The Malkin Fund, Inc., Coach Foundation, Adam R. Flatto, Courtney and Jonathan Davis, Con Edison, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Lester and Enid Morse, the Michael Tuch Foundation, Ken Kuchin and Tyler Morgan, Martha Escobar and Sandor Lehoczky, Anita K. Hersh, and the Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation. Additional support has been provided by members of the Armory's Avant-Garde Scholars, the Armory's Education Committee and generous donors to the Armory's Gala and Snowflake Lounge.
The Armory's arts education programs are also made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
*Deceased