CityArts Magazine
CityArts may refer to: *CITYarts, Inc. (1989–present) nonprofit public arts and education organization *Cityarts Workshop (1971–1988), nonprofit community mural arts organization *Manhattan Media Manhattan Media is an American media company based in New York City that publishes a variety of community and political newspapers and lifestyle magazines. The company is owned by Isis Ventures Partners . Overview In 2001, the company acquired '' ...

Cityarts Workshop
Cityarts Workshop was a nonprofit community mural arts organization incorporated in 1971. Cityarts Workshop often employed lead artists to work within various communities to create murals. In the 1970, Cityarts Workshop created several murals by and for communities of color, three of which were in Chinatown with lead artists Tomie Aria and Alan Okada. History In 1968 the New York City Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Administration, now known as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, began a program called the New York City Community Arts Project. As its director they hired Susan Shapiro Kiok. In 1971, Susan incorporated CITYarts Workshop as a non-profit arts organization. Susan was inspired by the community mural work being done by Robert J. Fox (pastor)'s Summer in the City (city program) in 1967 in the New York neighborhoods of East Village, East Harlem, and South Bronx The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of the Bronx. The ...
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