NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Center for Art & Culture of Bedford-Stuyvesant

Brooklyn

The center offers classes ranging from Brazilian martial arts to steel percussion and Afro-Caribbean dance and hosts a year-round schedule of readings. The center also houses the Skylight Gallery, which was designed by I.M. Pei and features exhibits of established and emerging artists of African descent.

Council of Literary Magazines & Presses

Manhattan

The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses was founded in 1967 to serve independent publishers of fiction, poetry and prose. As the service and advocacy organization for these magazines and presses, the council guides literature through the business of publishing, while engaging diverse communities of readers through public programs.

Design Trust for Public Space

Manhattan

Design Trust projects are partnerships between private and public sector design professionals for innovative investigation of design/development issues in the open space, public architecture and infrastructure of New York City.

Dixon Place

Manhattan

Dixon Place is a performance art organization that presents a varied palette of entertainment for those with decidedly non-mainstream tastes. Founded in 1986, Dixon Place has the strong commitment to nurture work, in a safe, supportive environment.

En Foco

Bronx

Through touring exhibitions and publications, En Foco provides emerging and mid-career artists with recognition, honoraria and technical assistance. It disseminates their work though the quarterly bilingual journal Nueva Luz, and its touring-gallery program mounts temporary exhibits in public libraries, universities, banks and other community spaces.