Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling

Broadway Housing Communities

Funding Received: 2012
New York, NY
$350,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months
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The Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling (SHCMAS), offers access to the arts for young children and their families, particularly those living in communities with few opportunities for the sustained arts exposure that creates pathways for learning.

SHCMAS is the cultural capstone of the Sugar Hill Project, build by Broadway Housing Communities and designed by acclaimed architect David Adjaye. Conceived as an oasis for underserved children and families, the Sugar Hill Project also includes 124 units of permanently affordable housing and an early childhood center with the capacity to serve up to 200 children, among other resources.

SHCMAS offers the youngest New Yorkers and their families a museum environment as stimulating, as beautiful, and as safe, as any other in the city. Exhibition, storytelling and education programs support the cognitive and creative development of children ages three to eight with regular opportunities to engage with working artists, access to well-equipped art making facilities, and firsthand experiences with historically significant and important contemporary artwork. Moreover, a close partnership with the on-site Sugar Hill Museum Preschool enables the Museum to serve as a laboratory for innovation in arts education, extending the reach and impact of Museum programs.  A new arts education curriculum for young children, based on principles of visual inquiry, will begin with Museum Preschool students and be replicated with students in neighborhood schools.

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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Oct 25, 2018
A trip to the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling in Harlem, a building designed by the internationally acclaimed architect David Adjaye. The... Read More
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Apr 8, 2016
On March 29, 2016, The Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling welcomed No Longer Empty for its annual benefit, The Journey Continues ... Read More
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Mar 27, 2016
How do you get children excited about eating vegetables? Well you start by having them make their own vegetable inspired puppets and participate in a... Read More
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Feb 3, 2016
This past October, members of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus of the New York City Council urged more Black and Latino parents to request... Read More
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Since 1983, Broadway Housing Communities has developed permanent, affordable housing for some of New York’s poorest individuals and families in West Harlem and Washington Heights;... Read More
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Since 1983, Broadway Housing Communities has developed permanent, affordable housing for some of New York’s poorest individuals and families in West Harlem and Washington Heights;... Read More
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Broadway Housing Communities is a non-profit housing developer committed to providing innovative permanent supportive housing for individuals and families in the greatest need. Located in... Read More
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Since 1983, Broadway Housing Communities has developed permanent, affordable housing for some of New York’s poorest individuals and families in West Harlem and Washington Heights;... Read More
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Broadway Housing Communities is a non-profit housing developer committed to providing innovative permanent supportive housing for individuals and families in the greatest need. Located in... Read More
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When internationally renowned architect Sir David Adjaye was selected to design a building for an affordable housing nonprofit in New York City, people took notice...Read more
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In the world of creative placemaking, we often find ourselves talking about housing in terms of “units.” Discussions frequently center around how many housing units...Read more
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Danya Sherman began research on the ArtPlace Housing field scan with the hopes of understanding how creative strategies help build sustainable and healthy communities of...Read more
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Following quickly on the heels of our Public Safety Working Group in Oakland last month, today ArtPlace is joined by The Kresge Foundation and Enterprise...Read more
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Below is a summary of a conversation between Susan Delvalle from the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, and Lynn Rippy from YouthBuild...Read more
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Housing is widely regarded as an essential human need, and—as residential building stock—it’s often one of the first visual signals within a community. As HUD...Read more