DCLA encourages cultural nonprofits from across all of New York City’s vast, diverse cultural community to apply to receive public support for their arts and cultural activities.
This year’s Cultural Development Fund (CDF) application process marks a major step forward in fostering greater equity in this important source of funding. Read the press release.
Materials for the Arts is distributing over 11,000 pairs of dance shoes to dancers, dance organizations, and public schools across NYC.
Artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed is inviting the public to help envision her proposed text-based artwork for Downtown Brooklyn’s Abolitionist Place. Become a part of this Percent for Art project examining the area's Abolitionist history.
COVID-19 coronavirus
For the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 coronavirus in New York City, visit www.nyc.gov/coronavirus.
DCLA partnered with Americans for the Arts and SMU DataArts to examine the financial impact of COVID-19 on NYC's non-profit cultural sector. Read the report.
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is the largest municipal funder of culture in the country and is committed to providing access to art and culture for all New Yorkers.
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CreateNYC
The first-ever comprehensive cultural plan for the City of New York and all New Yorkers.

Percent for Art
View commissioned permanent public works of art managed by the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Materials for the Arts
NYC's reuse program, which provides donated supplies to nonprofit arts groups and public schools.

Design Commission Archive
Explore drawings, photos, & other records that document the history of New York City's public works.
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