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- EIN 13-3713211
- info@statenislandarts.org
- 718-447-3329
- 1000 Richmond Terrace Staten Island NY 10301 USA
- www.statenislandarts.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts & Humanities Councils & Agencies
Mission: The Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island cultivates a sustainable and diverse cultural community for the people of Staten Island by: * Making the arts accessible to every member of the community. * Supporting and building recognition for artistic achievement. * Providing artists, organizations, and arts educators the technical, financial and social resources to encourage cultural production.
Results: --Teaching Artist Institute--training artists to go into the classroom and teach arts-based curriculum. This program began in 2010 in partnership with the Center for Arts Education and Sundog Theatre. --Folklife Program--working with heritage-bearers to promote unique forms of folk life, such as South American dance, Kente cloth weaving, Irish folk music, and Sri Lankan drumming. --Regrant Program--administering over $200,000 each year so artists and arts organization can offer arts programming to Staten Island. --Arts Advocacy--working with artists, organizations, community groups, and elected officials to strengthen public support for the arts. --Technical Assistance--offering one-on-one support, conferences, and workshops to artists and arts organizations so that they can hone professional skills.
Target demographics: COAHSI works hand-in-hand on arts and humanities projects with individual artists, community leaders, cultural and community-based organizations, large and small foundations and businesses, schools and governmental agencies.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 160,000
Programs: The organization manages grants which require coahsi to award funds via a regrant program to certain artists.
the organization currently has other sponsored programs as follows: folk art database, a newsletter, a public art program, and summerfest.
the organization sponsors an arts and education program managing art programs throughout staten island's public and private school systems to promote and supplement the current arts curriculum.