NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRICAL TEAMSTERS LOCAL 817, AND MAYOR’S FUND TO PRESENT COMMUNITY GRANTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
On Saturday, April 25, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the Theatrical Teamsters Local 817, in partnership with the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, will be presenting three local organizations with “Made in NY” community grants provided by the Theatrical Teamsters. As part of their commitment to New York City, the Theatrical Teamsters Local 817 has donated three $50,000 grants that aim to help community-based organizations with a media/film or arts program that serves high-need communities.
The selected recipients are El Puente, which promotes community/youth development through engagement in the arts and education; Socrates Sculpture Park, a public space in Queens, which exhibits large-scale sculpture and multi-media installations and provides free cultural programming; and Urban Arts Partnership, which seeks to advance the intellectual, social, and artistic development of public school students through arts-integrated education programs and was co-founded by Rosie Perez. The presentation will take place at the start of Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair.
WHO: Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Theatrical Teamsters, and three local community organizations, El Puente, Socrates Sculpture Park, and Urban Arts Partnership
WHEN: Saturday, April 25, 10:15am
WHERE: Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair – Main Stage (located at North Moore and Greenwich Street)
