An art center dedicated to immigrants will be born in New York City

The City of New York plans to invest $15 million to build an arts center dedicated to immigrants: it will open in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood and will be run by a nonprofit organization to be identified later. It will be called the Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center, and the City, through the Department of Cultural Affairs and NYCEDC - New York City Economic Development Corporation (a nonprofit corporation whose goal is the economic development of the city), has already launched an expression of interest for the project (with a deadline set for October 1): the center will have a theater area for performances, classrooms where lectures and seminars can be given, recording rooms, and administrative offices. Also planned is a collaboration with the New York Public Library to launch educational initiatives, and the same will be done with immigrant community study centers already in the city.

The Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center is part of a $200 million development plan for the Inwood neighborhood, under which resources will be invested for right to housing, jobs, street resurfacing, parks and public facilities. The plan was already approved in August.

“At a time when migrants are constantly under attack,” said Ydanis Rodriguez, a city councilor representing the Inwood, Marble Hill and Washington Heights neighborhoods, “this cultural institute will become a sign of hope and a safe haven for millions of migrants.” Rodriguez is echoed by James Patchett, president and CEO of NYCEDC: “As the Inwood community continues to grow, we are very pleased to support local associations and artists who reflect the neighborhood’s cultural richness. The Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center will be a state-of-the-art cultural space in northern Manhattan and will be a permanent home that will honor the diversity and history of the contributions immigrants have made to our cultural fabric.” Alderman for Cultural Affairs, Tom Finkelpearl, comments, “Inwood is home to a culturally vibrant community, and we are very pleased to grant this community a new landmark space that will attract and engage visitors from across the city and beyond in the years to come.”

Pictured: the Inwood Hill park in the Inwood neighborhood of New York City.

An art center dedicated to immigrants will be born in New York City

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