🗽👏🏿 #ArtIsAWeapon

Thank you @nycmayor and the @nyccouncil for making this historical investment in NYC artists and cultural institutions.

Early in his campaign, I learned that Mayor Mamdani's mother is acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair ("Mississippi Masala," "Salaam Bombay!," "Queen of Katwe"), and heard him speak about how this fueled his deep connection to and appreciation for the arts.

As a Black arts advocate, I am glad that we have a mayor who is committed to making the arts accessible for all New Yorkers, affordable for artists to live here, and to supporting small, community-based arts & cultural institutions.

Reposted from @hyperallergic @nyculture “Our city’s artists and cultural institutions are the beating heart of New York City. … But a crushing affordability crisis has threatened to drive out the very artists who have long defined life this city. My administration is proud to make a historic, record-level investment in New York City’s arts and cultural organizations because we believe the people who make this city what it is should be able to build their lives here.” — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani

The City’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes a historic $323.8 million for @NYCulture—the highest-ever appropriation of funding for arts and culture in NYC! 🙌

For the first time, the budget includes a Cultural Stability Fund to support struggling arts organizations. The initiative provides a $10 million annual pool through fiscal year 2029, serving as an emergency resource for cultural organizations and artists.

“At a time when artists and cultural organizations have been asked to do more with less, this budget says something powerful: New York believes in the arts and in its artists. Arts and culture are how we tell our stories, care for one another, and shape the future of this city. I’m incredibly proud that we’re choosing to stand with the people who make New York the creative capital of the world.” — NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Diya Vij

Visit the link in our bio to read Isa Farfan’s full article in @Hyperallergic.