Studio in A School Association

The residency program provides customized visual arts instruction that serves designated classes, offers specific art media, or addresses the needs of particular students, such as multilingual learners or students with disabilities. Ranging from 6 to 20 weeks, residencies serve students both during and after School. Studio artist instructors provide hands-on visual art instruction for students as well as teacher and family engagement in the visual arts. in 2022-23, Studio nyc served 23,663 students, 261 residencies, 172 sites and 2,089 teachers across all of our programs.

SEVERAL OUT-OF-SCHOOL TEEN PROGRAMS FOCUS ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD TEENS' CAPACITY AS ARTISTS; PREPARE THEM FOR THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS; AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE STUDIO INTENSIVES, A SERIES OF ADVANCED VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS OFFERED FREE ON SATURDAYS AND DURING SCHOOL BREAKS; AND THE TEEN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND BLOOMBERG ARTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDE CULTURAL WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE, AND BUILD LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS; MENTOR STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE SEARCH AND APPLICATION PROCESS; INTRODUCE TEENS TO CAREERS IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND PROVIDE PAID SUMMER EMPLOYMENT. TEEN PROGRAMS: TEEN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (TAP) THE TEEN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (TAP) PROVIDED 67 TEENS FROM 17 NYC SCHOOLS APPRENTICESHIP-BASED LEARNING IN-PERSON CLASSES AND SMALL GROUP MEETINGS COMPRISED OF 1,152 HOURS OF ARTS AND TEACHING-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. 48 TEENS FROM FOUR BOROUGHS RECEIVED PAID INTERNSHIPS IN LOCAL community-BASED-ORGANIZATION SUMMER CAMPS TEACHING VISUAL ARTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 6,048 HOURS OF INTERN-LED INSTRUCTION TO CHILDREN. BLOOMBERG ARTS INTERNSHIP (BAI) THE BLOOMBERG ARTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS FROM 11 NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS WITH ON SITE AND HYBRID INTERNSHIPS WITH ARTS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND MENTORING, JOB ASSIGNMENTS, ONLINE TECHNOLOGY AND WRITING CLASSES, AS WELL GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. STUDIO INSTITUTE PARTNERED WITH 36 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING 73 STUDENTS WITH PAID, GUIDED WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS. AT A TIME WHEN STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION WERE EXPERIENCING GREAT ISOLATION, THESE TEENS REMAINED ENGAGED WITHIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. STUDIO INTENSIVES PROVIDE FREE ART TRAINING TO NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 10-12 WHO ARE CONSIDERING APPLYING TO BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS AND BUILD THEIR ART PORTFOLIOS IN PREPARATION FOR APPLYING TO ART SCHOOLS. OFFERED ON SATURDAYS OR DURING SCHOOL BREAKS WITHIN THE ACADEMIC YEAR, INTENSIVES ARE LED BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A TRAINED STUDIO ASSISTANT. INSTRUCTION, ART SUPPLIES, AND METROCARDS ARE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE.

The long-term program establishes sequential, standards-based visual arts curricula in nyc public schools which lack visual arts instruction. Partner schools have title i status, make A 5-year commitment, and dedicate A space for the art Studio. The artist instructor embeds the visual arts into the curriculum and culture of the School through instruction across grades in diverse art media, professional development for classroom teachers, family workshops, and school-wide exhibitions. in 2022-23 the program worked with 29 schools citywide, serving up to 7,640 students and 526 teachers.