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Published on Thursday, May 26, 2011 by jose NYFA’s IAP has been working with immigrant artists for something close to four years now. Both IAP and NNY work with immigrants and the arts, but in different ways. IAP works with professional artists and NNY works with the general public. There have been occasions in which one of our users transitioned from our program [...]...

Published on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Michelle López Through the partnership of the the Queens Museum of Art and Queens Library, the QMA held its culminating art show on April 17th 2011 for the winter programs. Through this event, different programs under the Autism Initiative were showcased to families affected by autism. These programs included: Photography Class, Beautiful Oops, Puppets and Muppets and [...]...

Published on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 by Michelle López By: Belinda Smith, ArtAccess Intern Photos submitted by: Aliya Hussein  On April 17th 2011,  the Queens Museum of Art hosted a wonderful culminating art show, in partnership with the Queens Library. The event showcased different art pieces that the students’ made in conjunction with the programs being held at the library. As many of the families affected by A...

Published on Monday, January 24, 2011 by Michelle López The Queens Musem of Art and the Queens Library are partnering to create programs for families with children that have an Autism Spectrum Disorder.  It is very exciting to develop programs for our Autism Initiatives.  I am in the process of collaborating with teaching artists and art therapists for new programsstarting now, in March, at [...]...

Published on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 by Michelle López In November of 2010,  The Queens Library and the Queens Museum of Art celebrated the photographs captured by the six families participating in “A View from My Lens,” a photography class for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. This bilingual class, providing Spanish language supports, was a family program in which siblings and parents took an [...]...

Published on Monday, May 17, 2010 by jose New New Yorkers If one key to community engagement is partnerships, then seeking to work with the Queens Library is a must in our borough. It is one of the largest urban library systems in the world, and has created 66 branches that meet a wide range of needs ranging from providing research tools and entertainment [...]...