American Folk Art Museum

Virtual Programs and New Education Department Staff [the American Folk Art Museum Requests Funding From the Neh to Bolster Education Department Initiatives: Supporting and Enhancing Ongoing Virtual Programming and the Addition of a New Staff Position, a Community Engagement Educator. Support Will Allow the Museum to Build on the Initial Successes of Virtual Educational Programs Developed During the Pandemic That Reach a Wide National Audience. Support Will Also Be Used to Hire a Community Engagement Educator, a New Position That Will Capacity of the Education Department and Deepen Our Engagement With Diverse Communities in New York and Beyond. Both Activities Were Identified as a Priority in Our New Strategic Plan, Adopted December 2020, to Increase Our Deai (diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion) Engagement and Impact.] [purpose:?the Purpose of This Project Is To develop Ongoing Virtual Programs and to Better Include the Local Community.  Activities to Be Performed: the Museum Will continue and Enhance virtual Programming such as Exhibition Tours, Presentations by Curators and Artists, K-12 Educational Programming, an Internship Program, and Programs for Teens and Families. a community Engagement Educator Will Be Hired to Help build a More Diverse Audience Proximate to the Museum?s Established Locations in Queens and Manhattan.   Expected Outcomes:?the Project Would Improve and Maintain Virtual Programs and Extend Its Audience.  Intended Beneficiaries: local Students and Teachers Will benefit from the Educational Programming. the Local Community Will Benefit From a Museum That Better Attends Their Needs. Folk Art Researchers and Practitioners Will Benefit From Access to the Museum?s Collections.   Subrecipient Activities:?the Recipient Does Not Intend to Subaward Funds. ]