The Armory's creativity-based arts education programs provide 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 school curriculae. 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:
333 artists interact directly with students
281 Youth Corps participants work 155,104 hours as part of their paid internships
58,071 students and families reached through 4,690 workshops
Leadership support for Park Avenue Armory's Arts Education Programs has been generously provided by the Anita K. Hersh Philanthropic Fund, the Pinkerton Foundation, the Starr Foundation, and the Thompson Family Foundation.
Major support was also provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Courtney and Jonathan Davis, Kim and Jeff Greenberg, the Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, Lester and Enid Morse, Jane Toll, the Michael Tuch Foundation, and the Wescustogo Foundation.
Additional support has been provided by Susan Bram, Andrew and Theresa Fenster, Jennivée Fiorese, Stéphanie and Jesse Newhouse, the Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, Katharine Rayner, members at the Scholar level of the Armory's Avant-Garde program, and through donations to the Armory's annual Gala and Snowflake Lounge.
Public support is provided 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 under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams.