NYC Performing Arts Spaces Blog

Taking the Pulse: Musicians and Health Insurance

Posted by Emily Bowles, on March 4, 2010 - 0 comments

Tags: musicians, health insurance, survey

Are you a musician or songwriter?  Do you have health insurance?

 

Our friends at the Future of Music Coalition are conducting an online survey to assess how many musicians in this country have health insurance. 

 

Your answers are anonymous and confidential, and the survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. 

 

Take their 10-minute survey and tell them about your health insurance situation.

 

FMC's first study on this topic study, published in 2002 and often cited, showed that 44 percent of working musicians did not have health insurance.  One of the barriers survey respondents discussed, besides cost, was that the topic is difficult to wrap your mind around.  To help demystify the issue, FMC created the Health Insurance Navigation Tool (HINT) — a free program that offers jargon-free information to musicians seeking to learn more about their health insurance options.

 

FMC is a national organization, so please pass this on to musicians you know outside of NYC! 

 

Let’s help Future of Music Coalition continue their important work.  Take their survey today!

Working Artists: Reducing your Debt and Managing Credit

Posted by Emily Bowles, on February 24, 2010 - 0 comments

Tags: free event, financial advice

Have you used credit cards to fund one of your projects and now find yourself struggling to pay off the debt?

You are not alone.  And the good news is there is free and objective, one-on-one financial advice available.

The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and Department of Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment are hosting a day of FREE one-on-one financial counseling and workshops designed to help working artists and arts administrators in all disciplines, as well as independent workers, reduce debt and manage credit.

"The Art of Money: Personal Finance Resources for Artists"

Date: Saturday, March 6
Time: 12 PM - 5 PM
Location:  Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue (at 123rd Street), NYC
Directions: Take the A, B, C or D train or M10 bus to 125th Street. Walk two blocks south on St. Nicholas Avenue. Turn left onto 123rd Street.

What Good is Sitting Alone in Your Room?

Posted by David Johnston, on February 18, 2010 - 0 comments

Tags: advocacy

From our friends at the Harlem Arts Alliance. 

 

Two Less Drinks, Tell Albany What
You Think!

Arts Advocacy Day in Albany
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

For the price of two beers or two drinks, you can go to the
state capitol in Albany with us to tell the governor how much you care
about arts funding. There is a proposed 13% cut in NY State arts
funding...but there's still time to stop or minimize the cuts.  Remember,
the cuts are open for debate until April.

Reserve Your Seat Today!
Pay Online here.

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 5:30 am to 8 pm
Cost: $15 per person
Buses Depart from: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Bldg
(163 WEST 125TH STREET) Promptly at 5:30 am


The reality of dwindling arts funding often creates the appearance
that artist and arts organizations must compete with one another. In
our commitment to advancing the arts in our communities, we believe
today's environment demands that we work more closely together. Let's
help to ensure that New York City, known as the "cultural capital of
the world" remains vibrant for generations to come.

Harlem Arts Alliance requests that artist and representatives from
arts organizations, from every borough, join us for a day of arts
advocacy in Albany.  Call (347) 735-4280 for more information.

 

Office Space in Super Groovy DUMBO

Posted by David Johnston, on February 17, 2010 - 0 comments

Tags: office space, nyfa

The New York Foundation for the Arts is opening up their Affordable Workspace for Artists program.  If you're an artist - or you're running a small arts organization - and you've been slammed by the recession, you may be eligible for cheap admin space in NYFA's offices on Jay Street in DUMBO.  (You still qualify if you're a NYFA-affiliated artist as well; you're a NYFA Fellow, Sponsored Project, etc.) 

So, if this is something you need, click here for information, eligibilty, and applications. 

From Our Friends at the League of Independent Theater

Posted by David Johnston, on February 16, 2010 - 0 comments

Tags: theatre, tax incentives, community boards

OK, we're blogging lots here today at NYC Performing Arts Spaces, but people just keep sending us stuff we think you might want to know about.  This is from our friends at the League of Independent Theater (LIT) - not to be confused with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - and their new series of talks, "Get Lit with LIT."

 

The League of Independent Theater is proud to present the first Get Lit with LIT event of 2010 with special guest David Pincus, Chair of the Theater Task Force for Manhattan Community Board 4.  David will discuss the important new Tax Credit proposal that is making it's way through the the Community Boards now.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Lark Play Development Center
939 Eighth Avenue, 2nd Floor

7:00 PM

Come and join an important conversation with the League and David Pincus on this exciting new legislation that could really make a difference for the viability and sustainability of small theaters in New York City.

Plus free beer.