Teen Arts Week

“Today’s teenagers will take over the world eventually. This new festival gives them a head start.”

The New York Times
  • 92NY Teen Producers and Epic Theatre present at the 2019 Teen Arts Week Summit Event
     92NY Teen Producers and Epic Theatre present at the 2019 Teen Arts Week Summit Event
  • Susan Dominguez and Francis Verdeflor

Teen Arts Week is NYC’s only citywide celebration of the arts for teens.

92NY is thrilled to announce that Teen Arts Week returned in spring 2024 after a four-year hiatus! From March 11 – 17, hundreds of NYC teens across all 5 boroughs attended free daytime, after-school, and weekend cultural events in areas such as visual arts, literary arts, music, dance, theater, film & media, and college & career readiness.

Launched by 92NY’s Teen Producers in 2019, Teen Arts Week celebrates the best of arts programing for teens around NYC! In collaboration with leading cultural organizations in all five boroughs, Teen Arts Week offered a full schedule of free workshops, experiences, and performances for teens all over the city. These events enabled teens to gain hands-on experience in different areas of the arts, engage with professionals in creative industries, and explore pathways to future engagement and leadership.

Check out the full list of organizations that participated in this year’s festival below!

2024 Teen Arts Week Post-Festival Data at a Glance:
  • 77% of respondents reported that they visited an organization they had never been to before through Teen Arts Week
  • 97% of respondents reported that they plan on visiting those organizations again in the future
  • 90% of respondents said they plan on attending Teen Arts Week events next year

“Teen Arts Week impacts so many young people across NYC, probably more than these organizations know (take it from a teen). Please keep it as a tradition within the NYC Arts community!”

Teen Arts Week 2024 attendee

Teen Arts Week will be back in spring 2025 – dates to be announced soon! Interested in learning more about next year’s festival? Contact us.

Additional organizations to be announced. If you’re interested in participating as a collaborating organization, please email Caroline Quigley.

92NY’s School Engagement in the Arts programming receives major support from Amazon Services, LLC; Epstein Teicher Philanthropies; Jill and Barry Lafer; and the Pine Tree Foundation.

Additional support is provided by Susan Berresford; The Samuel Brandt Fund; The Brodsky Family Foundation; The Edwin Caplin Foundation and Mr. Chretien Risley, Trustee; Con Edison; The Cowles Charitable Trust; David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation; Margulf Foundation; Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation; The Pamela and Richard Rubinstein Foundation; Lynda and Robert Safron / The Edythe Kenner Foundation; John Ben Snow Memorial Trust; Carren and Dean Shulman; Alan and Katherine Stroock Fund and the Leighton Family; and the Sy Syms Foundation.

Public support is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development; and the New York City Council.

Contact Us

Questions about Teen Arts Week? Contact:

212.415.5748

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