The mission of the Mark Morris Dance Group is to develop, promote, and sustain dance, music, and opera productions by Mark Morris and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich the community. Propelled by core values of community, access, excellence, and creativity, MMDG is committed to ongoing work on inclusion, equity, and diversity to ensure its programs are welcoming and accessible to all.

For fifty years Ballet Hispánico has been the leading voice intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy, and is now the largest Latinx cultural organization in the United States and one of America’s Cultural Treasures.

The Community Arts Partnerships department is committed to building spaces of expression that empower communities of color. We are devoted to cultivating a generation of critical thinkers by highlighting each student's capacity for creative expression. Our programs offer the authenticity and representation of our traditions while allowing youth to create narratives about themselves and about what it means to be a Latinx/a/o/e today as they learn the joys of dance.

CREATIVE MUSIC PROGRAMS' residencies spark the curiosity, talent, and passion of your students with hands-on music and dance, and art programs for all grades. Our music and dance residencies are super fun, skill-building, and uniquely tailored to support the learning needs of each individual school and class. Learning comes alive when kids see the math behind the music or experience American history through traditional folk songs and dances. CMP is the proud recipient of multiple Arts Partnership Grants for the 2021-22 school year.

The Metropolitan Opera Guild is a premier arts education organization dedicated to enriching people’s lives through the artistry of opera. The Guild fosters collaboration, literacy skills, and self-confidence in children through customized education programs integrated into the curricula of their schools. For adults, it builds a deeper appreciation of opera through workshops, community programs, and by publishing Opera News, the world’s leading opera magazine.

Through its unique relationship with the Metropolitan Opera, the Guild offers both newcomers to opera and its most ardent fans unique access to one of the world’s most renowned performing arts companies.

Our mission is to use the power of music to inspire, educate, and connect children and communities. We envision a world in which all people have access to the transformative experience of making music together. S'Cool Sounds offers elementary, middle, and high school students a core education in music through learning the elements of music making and music literacy.

Sing for Hope harnesses the power of the arts to create a better world. Our creative programs bring hope, healing, and connection to millions of people in hospitals, care facilities, schools, refugee camps, transit hubs, and community spaces worldwide. Sing for Hope partners with hundreds of community-based organizations, mobilizes thousands of artists in creative service, and produces artist-created Sing for Hope Pianos across the US and around the world

Music Wizards has been a contracted vendor with the NYC DOE for over fifteen years. We offer various music programs throughout the five boroughs and are contracted for grades 2 to 8.

Programs are taught by visiting artists who, starting with founder Jerome Sabbagh, himself an internationally known jazz saxophonist, are also experienced musicians, and members of the communities they serve. References are available upon request.

The Diller-Quaile School of Music is a more than 100-year-old accredited community music school located in Manhattan. We offer both in-person and online classes, lessons, full-semester courses, and short-term workshops for music educators as well as for general education teachers with any level of musical experience. We also offer The Music for All Library, an online music resource for teachers. In addition, Diller-Quaile provides customized music programs to elementary, middle, and high schools.

Symphony Space's Global Arts: Cultural Literacy & Heritage program was founded on the belief that the arts bring people together, transcend barriers, and celebrate both our similarities and differences. Using the arts as primary sources rich in information about the people who created them, Global Arts explores cultures from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as the cultures of indigenous people from North and South America, and the diverse cultures and voices represented in American Expressions in workshops, afterschool programs, and interactive performances, both in-person and virtually.

The Apollo Theater Education Programs extends the Apollo’s commitment to enhancing the life of our community. The Education Program focuses on four distinct areas of learning and engagement: residencies, workshops and tours for schools; curriculum materials aligned to state and national learning standards and study guides derived from the Theater’s history; career development for teens and adults through the Apollo Theater Academy; and discussions and lectures for the public that highlight the history of the Apollo and its impact on American art, culture and entertainment.