Urban Arts Partnership regularly brings the exceptional work of its students to the public eye, and promotes events and special projects to benefit underserved youth, with previous and continuing coverage by The New York Times, Time Magazine, New York Magazine, InStyle Magazine, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, NY1, The Village Voice, The New Yorker, Metro, and others. For information on press releases and upcoming events and programs, contact Philip Courtney, Executive Director, at philip@urbanarts.org or Anna Strout, Director of Events & Special Projects at anna@urbanarts.org or call 212-966-5881
A Minute With Elizabeth Cruz-Cortes, Life Stories '08, 24 Hour Plays '10
11.30.2010
This month's "A Minute With..." features Elizabeth Cruz-Cortes, graduate of Urban Arts Partnership's Life Stories
24 Hour Plays 2010 News and Press
11.17.2010
On the evening of Monday, November 15th, 24 actors, six writers, six directors, one musical guest, and a production team showed an audience of Urban Arts friends and supporters just what they had been up to for the last 22 hours.
Early Press for the 24 Hour Plays Benefit
11.10.2010
Early Press for the 24 Hour Plays on Broadway to benefit Urban Arts Partnership!
UAP Pic of the Week - October 29th, 2010
10.28.2010
On Monday, October 25th, the Montblanc Young Writers Program took place at the National Arts Club.Six recent alumni of the Urban Arts Partnership writing program competed for a one-of-a-kind prize...
RE:FORM SCHOOL
10.20.2010
Urban Arts Partnership Media Lab students visited RE:FORM SCHOOL, an exhibition raising awareness of the need for innovation and reform in public education.
A Minute with Joshua Diaz, Life Stories & Media Lab '10
10.20.2010
This month's "A Minute With" features Joshua Diaz, 2010 High School Graduate and alumnus of UAP's Life Stories and MediaLab programs, talking about college life and the new MediaLab documentary "TypeCast."
United Way AIDP Award
09.15.2010
Urban Arts Partnership is proud to join the United Way community this fall as a recipient of an Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention grant.
USDOE Award
09.14.2010
Urban Arts Partnership was recently awarded a United States Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination grant.
Executive Director Philip Courtney at TEDxDUMBO
07.12.2010
Urban Arts Partnership Executive Director Philip Courtney was invited to give a TEDxDUMBO talk this past summer. Philip shared his thoughts, insights and feelings on the concept of innovation and student needs in public education today.
A Minute With Indiana H., FHS '10
06.25.2010
In this installment of our monthly series, we have a minute with Indiana H., a graduating senior with The Facing History School's Class of 2010. Indiana shares her experience with Urban Arts Partnership over the past four years, and her culminating "Choosing to Participate" project at FHS.
