About Us

Staten Island Arts was founded in 1992 as a grassroots arts collective…

by working artists and arts administrators who regarded a local arts agency as an essential tool in community-based cultural development. Staten Island Arts’ mission is to foster art, community, and culture from shore to shore.

Our programs and services strive to make the arts accessible to every member of the community; support and build recognition for artistic achievement; and provide artists, organizations, and arts educators with the technical, financial, and social resources to encourage cultural production. We are proud to spotlight the unique character of our local cultural resources so that they can be appreciated by a wider audience.  

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Our position of publicly representing Richmond County positions us as a nexxus point for a variety of sectors at the city and statewide levels. Staten Island Arts proudly shares its best practices and resources with larger networks and engages in activities that ensure our borough has a seat at the table. We seek to ensure that artists and cultural resources are considered priorities as the needs and services of our communities change.

Compelled by seeing ongoing silos of race, socio-economics, religious beliefs, political divisions, geography and cultural values, Staten Island Arts creates dialogues that address the inequities around us, heard in the voices of the artists and community members of Staten Island, and experienced ourselves as cultural workers at a small non-profit. We believe in the power of the arts to bring disparate people together and act as a catalyst for recognition of the full range of the spirit and mind. We are committed to building trust and engaging with people from the diverse communities across Staten Island so that all people share their voices, strengths, and needs to express a vision for the collective strength of our borough.

STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kelly Yim
President

Christina Carannante
Secretary

Quanice Floyd
Member-at-large

Charles Sullivan
Treasurer

Ken Tirado
Vice President

 

STRATEGIC PLAN

Staten Island Arts Board and Staff utilize the organization’s Strategic Plan as a tool to set priorities, state ambitions, strengthen operations, and ensure that we are working towards common goals and values. It is a means to assess and adjust our organization’s direction. Staten Island Arts is very grateful to The Staten Island Foundation for providing the financial support for the Strategic Plan process.

WORK WITH US

Staten Island Arts is not currently hiring. Please follow us on social media for upcoming opportunities!

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