CreateNYC: Leadership Accelerator, sponsored by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, is designed to promote diversity and equity in the cultural workforce. It is intended to provide a professional development opportunity for mid-level cultural workers that will help to strengthen the management skills that are integral to career growth and mobility and to build a diverse network of peers who can support one another as the develop into future leaders. The program curriculum was developed by the CUNY School of Professional Studies and the CUNY Creative Arts Team.
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is dedicated to supporting and strengthening New York City's vibrant cultural life. Among our primary missions is to ensure adequate public funding for non-profit cultural institutions, both large and small, throughout the five boroughs.
DCLA also works to promote and advocate for quality arts programming and to articulate the contribution made by the cultural community to the City's economic vitality. The Department represents and serves non-profit cultural organizations involved in the visual, literary and performing arts; public-oriented science and humanities institutions including zoos, botanical gardens and historic preservation societies; and creative artists at all skill levels who live and work within the City's five boroughs.
The CUNY School of Professional Studies provides online, classroom-based and customized programs of study that are responsive to the needs of our students and our city, focusing on fields as well as forms of teaching, learning, and scholarship that highlight innovation, personal and social progress, and opportunities for careers and service.
The Creative Arts Team (CAT) at the City University of New York uses the power of drama to inspire youth to learn more. Character, collaboration, story, and the dynamic relationship between actor and audience - the key components of drama - form the basis of CAT's unique approach. In schools and communities throughout New York City, CAT's professional Actor-Teachers combine and recombine these elements to create one-of-a-kind interactive learning experiences for young people and adult populations.
