NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

African Burial Ground National Monument

Manhattan

In May 1991, the General Services Administration unearthed the skeletal remains of nearly 400 individuals of predominantly African ancestry while preparing to erect a building in Lower Manhattan. The building was stopped, but these remains are on view in an interpretative center exploring the history of African-Americans in colonial New York.

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  3-Legged Dog

  Manhattan

  This experimental performance group works in new media to produce innovative and hybrid ways of dealing with narrative. In addition to performing, 3-Legged Dog has also, in the past, hosted a performance space that is available for like-minded performance groups.

• 52nd Street Project

  Manhattan

  The 52nd Street Project introduces young people from the Clinton neighborhood to the business and craft of theater production through playwriting workshops, classes and mentoring opportunities with members of the Broadway community.

• Academy of American Poets

  Manhattan

  As an organization committed to the promotion of American poetry, the Academy hosts National Poetry Month, publishes The American Poet, awards the Wallace Stevens prize for mastery in poetry as well as prizes to college students and offers readings and other literary events.

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  African Burial Ground National Monument

  Manhattan

  In May 1991, the General Services Administration unearthed the skeletal remains of nearly 400 individuals of predominantly African ancestry while preparing to erect a building in Lower Manhattan. The building was stopped, but these remains are on view in an interpretative center exploring the history of African-Americans in colonial New York.

• African Diaspora Film Festival

  Manhattan

  Established in 1993 by the husband and wife team of Reinaldo Barroso-Spech and Diarah N’Daw-Spech, this annual festival presents contemporary films either by black directors, about the black experience, starring black actors or that shine a different light on African Diaspora life and culture regardless of the filmmaker’s race or nationality.