Every Saturday, Oct.-June, NYC teens can drop-in for free programming at Carnegie Hall. Play music, meet musicians and listen to what others are working on.
Free Membership to Museums with ID NYC
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
MCC Youth Theater Company Auditions
Halloween Teen Night at the Whitney
Art College Night at the Whitney
Participate in a Public Art Project
Public Artist-in-Residence Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is capturing New Yorkers’ experiences with anti-Black racism and gender harassment through postcards for the series of art projects to be unveiled in the fall. Tell your story on a postcard at the following locations. Participation is completely anonymous. By submitting a postcard, you consent to participate in this art project.
Art Ready Program at Smack Mellon
Brooklyn Children's Theatre Apprenticeship Program
The Brooklyn Children's Theatre Apprenticeship Program is open to students in grades 5-12.
Apprentices act as assistants to BCT teachers in our many BCT classes in Park Slope, Fort Greene, Greenpoint & Kensington. This is an unpaid position, but provides young people with valuable experience with leadership and organizational skills. (Students can also use this apprenticeship for community service credit if their school requires it.)
Queensborough Dance Festival
Arts Connection Teen Reviewers and Critics Program
The Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC) Program is a FREE after-school opportunity for high school students to explore the arts in NYC. Participants spend ten weeks attending cutting-edge theater, dance and music performances; visiting artist studios, galleries, and museums; mastering NYC’s subway system; learning the art of discussion and critical writing; producing media content; and so much more!
International Center of Photography Teen Academy Classes
ICP’s Teen Academy program serves over 600 high school students a year, with the goal of fostering self-expression and community development among a diverse group of teens. Teen Academy offers a range of opportunities for students to develop their knowledge of photography, critical thinking, writing, and public speaking.
Juilliard Music Advancement Program
The Music Advancement Program is a Saturday instrument instruction program for intermediate students from New York City’s five boroughs and the tristate area who exhibit great musical potential. The program actively seeks students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in the classical music field and is committed to enrolling the most talented and deserving students regardless of their financial background. Through a comprehensive curriculum, performance opportunities, and summer study partnerships, MAP students gain the necessary skills to pursue advanced music studies while developing their talents as artists, leaders, and global citizens. The Music Advancement Program is administered by Juilliard's Office of Community Engagement.
The Joan Mitchell Foundation NYC Visual Arts Resource List
Lowell Milken Center Art Effect Project
Urban Rhythms Dance at MMDG
Urban Rhythms Dance participants explore and create environments through Flex Dance animation by understanding how artists use emotion, attitude, lyricism, choreography, and freestyle vocabulary. Participants have the opportunity to explore these concepts collaboratively in class and community performances.
California Arts Council Student Voice Campaign
Watch Joyce DiDonato Master class for free!
Roundabout Theatre's THEATRICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Roundabout Theatre Company is partnering with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.), which represents many of the behind-the-scenes workers in theatre and film, to deliver a new, three-year training program. Participants will work hands-on in multiple disciplines of technical theatre, training with some of the industry’s top professionals.