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Four days a week during the month of July, the high school students worked with artists and art educators for three hours each morning to create and implement arts projects that culminated in a Summer Arts Festival of performances and displays.
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The 2002 inaugural Summer Arts Institute brought together some 200 students from 40 Manhattan High Schools with artists from lower Manhattan cultural institutions involved in theater, dance, music and visual arts. Four days a week during the month of July, the high school students worked with artists and art educators for three hours each morning to create and implement arts projects that culminated in a Summer Arts Festival of performances and displays.
For about 80 of the students, the Institute also provided a paid internship experience several afternoons a week at one of 34 partnering cultural institutions where students learned about professional career opportunities in the arts. Through the morning hands-on arts activities and the afternoon internships, students gained a better understanding of the skills and qualifications required for careers in all aspects of the arts, including artistic, administrative, and technical careers. The students were able to learn from those working in the field about the education and career pathways that can lead to careers in the arts. Eileen Betancourth, a student at Talent Unlimited High School said, "At New York Women in Film and Television, I've been able to see just how much hard work and dedication is required to pursue a career in the arts. I have been given the opportunity to see all the different jobs there are in acting—whether on screen or off."
The theme of the 2002 Summer Arts Institute was "Making Art & Building Hope." The intention was to bring young people, their ideas, their energy, and their optimism downtown to work alongside adults who believe that the arts are an essential ingredient to re-inventing a devastated community. It is hoped that the Institute will become an annual summer resource for inner city high school students. In future years, it will continue to address other critical urban issues that will persist beyond the rebuilding of our great city, while also providing valuable career exploration and youth development opportunities.
The Summer Arts Institute was led by Terryl Donovan, Director of Arts Education for the Manhattan High Schools. Madeleine Appell, the new Interim Acting Principal of Art & Design High School was co-Director and Amy Poux, President of Working Playground, Inc. served as Director of Development and Production for the summer institute. The Manhattan High School Superintendent's Office partnered with and was supported in this endeavor by the Peter J. Sharp Foundation, the New York Times Foundation, the NYC Department of Education/Office of the Chancellor and the New York Citywide STW Alliance. The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council served as the fiscal agent.
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