Queens Workspace Initiative


Announcing the Recipients for Our 2019-20 EtM Choreographer + Composer Residencies!

Katie Cox

Exploring the Metropolis (EtM), the only nonprofit organization dedicated to analyzing and resolving the workspace needs of performing artists in New York City, today announced…

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Cultural Plan and the Future of City Funding

David Johnston

In 2014, EtM released its report on workspace issues for performing artists in the borough of Queens. Through an examination of CDP data, we talked…

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Composer Meet & Greet at RBSCC with Randall Woolf

David Johnston

Exploring the Metropolis (EtM) and the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC) kicked off the start of the Ridgewood Bushwick Composer Residency last Friday with…

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EtM’s First Public Programs at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning

David Johnston

This last month EtM and Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning hosted two public programs from our EtM Choreographer + Composer Residencies. The first public…

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Announcing the Recipients of Our 2016-17 EtM Choreographer + Composer Residencies!

David Johnston

Number of Applicants Almost Triples in Second Round of Collaborative Artist Residencies at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) Each selected artist receives a three-month…

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Announcing the Panelists for the 2015-16 Jamaica Residencies

David Johnston

We are delighted to announce the panelists for the 2015-16 Choreographer + Composer Residencies in partnership with the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL)….

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PRESS RELEASE: Announcing the Recipients of the First EtM Choreographer + Composers Residencies

David Johnston

Four NYC Choreographer/Composer Teams in Three-Month Residencies at Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) NEW YORK, NY, August 26, 2015 – Exploring the Metropolis…

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Announcing Our Choreographer + Composer Residents at Jamaica

David Johnston

EtM’s panel of choreographers and dance professionals picked an eclectic group of four teams of New York City-based choreographers and composers (eight artists total). Each…

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Read Our Executive Director’s Testimony to the City Council Last Week

David Johnston

New York City Council Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations Committee Council Chambers – City Hall Executive Budget Hearing Testimony FY16 Tuesday June 9,…

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PRESS RELEASE: New EtM Program to Support Dance in Jamaica

David Johnston

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   May 18, 2015   CONTACT: David Johnston (212) 886-2503 or david@exploringthemetropolis.org    NEW EtM PROGRAM TO SUPPORT DANCE AND MUSIC ARTISTS,…

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