ShowcaseArts for Children/Teens
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Opened in 1976, the New York Transit Museum is home to over 100 years of transit lore, artifacts, and memorabilia. It is housed in a 1930s subway station containing vintage subway and elevated cars, a... more
Bensonhurst West End Community Council
The Bensonhurst West End Community Council acts as a guardian of the community, to protect and better the quality of life for residents, merchants, and children. BWECC holds monthly meetings, open to ... more
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) has been presenting the finest music, theater, dance, opera, arts education programs, and family events for over 50 years. BCBC is wi... more
Located near the Williamsburg waterfront, the Riviera Gallery has made a name for itself nationally and internationally as an alternative art space. As an artist-run gallery, the Riviera specializes i... more
Wright Now! PerformanceXperience
Founded in 2001, the Wright Now! PerformanceXperience has performed in New York, West Virginia, Michigan, and Minnesota. Key mission components include: working with at-risk youth, teaching Afrohopata... more
Falconworks Artists Group supports and empowers communities and individuals through theater that addresses personal and local issues. The group also leads workshops in playwriting and performance that... more
MMDG's mission is to develop, promote, and sustain dance, music, and opera productions by Mark Morris, and to serve as a cultural resource for the community. In addition to performances, programs incl... more
The Mudpit is a full-service clay facility, providing classes in wheelthrowing, handbuilding, tilemaking, and moldmaking, as well as selling ceramic supplies and renting space. The Mudpit has 12 wheel... more
Young Dancers in Repertory, Inc.
Young Dancers in Repertory provides both professional training and creative educational arts programming and performances for children, youth, and the general public. YDR has developed a nurturing yet... more
Cynthia King Dance Studio Inc.
Cynthia King Dance Studio, Inc. is dedicated to providing a fertile training ground for dancers and a place for teachers/choreographers to present new and original works. Cynthia King's own innovative... more
A nonprofit company committed to the development of new works for new audiences, Theater Garden produces entertaining, educational theater that brings history to life for students of all ages. All sho... more
Marquis Studios has provided a variety of arts in education services to New York City public schools for the last 30 years. Marquis’ team of 30 artists provides residencies and staff development and p... more
Shostakovich Music, Arts, and Sport School, Inc.
Established in 1981, the Shostakovich School of Music, Art and Sport has grown from a dream envisioned by a small group of Russian immigrants to a vibrant multifaceted institution with three centers i... more
Dancewave, a premiere arts and education organization, offers young people unique exposure to a world-class level of performing arts study through programs which include: arts education in NYC public ... more
Tuckaberry Productions’ objective is to present high-quality, intelligent, entertaining musical and non-musical theater to children and their families. The company believes “children’s theater” should... more
The Caribbean Cultural Theatre presents a balanced rendering of Caribbean culture and the Caribbean-American experience in work of the highest artistic merit. The Theatre uses the performing arts to p... more
A multi-purpose community arts organization working out of two Brooklyn spaces, Spoke the Hub offers year-round creative arts, dance, yoga, and fitness classes for all ages; subsidized rehearsal and p... more
Weeksville Heritage Center is the site of three restored historic houses open Tuesdays through Saturdays for public tours and educational programming. Weeksville's mission is to document, preserve, an... more
Dances and Drums of Africa Inc.
One of the oldest not-for-profit African-American arts organizations in Brooklyn, Dances and Drums of Africa, Inc., aka the Charles Moore Dance Theatre, was founded in 1974 by Charles and Ella Moore t... more
Heart of Brooklyn is a partnership of the leading cultural organizations located near Grand Army Plaza: the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn... more
Lefferts Historic House represents more than 200 years of New York City history. Built by a Dutch family in the 18th-century farming village of Flatbush, the House interprets the history of Brooklyn’s... more
Prospect Park & Prospect Park Alliance
Prospect Park is a 585-acre urban oasis with a stunning array of natural features, including Brooklyn’s only forest and a 60-acre lake. Activities include the nation's first Audubon Center, pedal boat... more
The Prospect Park Audubon Center is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to wildlife preservation and natural education, located inside a historic New York City Landmark. Surrounded by nature trails ... more
El Puente offers young people training in dance, theatre, visual arts, music and video in the context of a holistic leadership program, and also partners with schools for integrated Arts in Education ... more
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange—“arts and artists in progress”—is a multi-disciplinary non-profit organization in Park Slope, founded in 1991 (as the Gowanus Arts Exchange). Its mission is to provide a nur... more
AFRICUSSION-Percussion Discussion
AFRICUSSION is the multicultural music group of the Centre for World Folkloric Arts. With a name derived from “Africa, percussion, and discussion,” AFRICUSSION uses live performance and teaching progr... more
Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn
Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn was founded in 1994 to provide an environment that nurtures artists’ spiritual, mental and physical well-being. Creative Outlet's mission is to supply the mea... more
Circus Amok is a New York-based, one-ring, no-animal alternative circus-theater company that provides free glamorous raucous live public art addressing contemporary issues of social justice to diverse... more
QIIQ Productions offers introductory theater classes for youth ages 8 through 18. Sessions last for 12 weeks and cycle Native American, African, and Latino folkloric plays as well as contemporary, you... more
Filipino Arts & Music Ensemble
A volunteer-run non-profit, the Filipino Arts and Music Ensemble (FAME) preserves, presents, and promotes the musical heritage of the Philippines. FAME intends to pass down a rich cultural heritage th... more
