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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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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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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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Read the Report: Queens Performing Artists & Workspace

David Johnston

Exploring the Metropolis (EtM) is thrilled to announce the release of its Queens Workspace Initiative report. For the last year, EtM has been assessing workspace…

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Introducing the Queens Workspace Initiative (QWI) Steering Committee!

David Johnston

EtM is pleased to announce the steering committee members for its Queens Workspace Initiative.  These individuals, all prominent leaders in the Queens and New York…

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Take the Survey! Help the Performing Arts in Queens!

David Johnston

This is your chance to have an impact on the future of the performing arts in Queens. We have just launched our preliminary surveys of…

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Is NYC Affordable for Artists? Discuss.

David Johnston

Last Monday October 21, 2013, I was invited by the New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations to testify…

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“I Want to Do More Than Survive, I Want to Thrive!:” Queens Workspace Initiative

David Johnston

  Last Tuesday, in the new Astoria digs of Queens Council on the Arts, we held the first focus group for our Queens Workspace Initiative….

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