Cool Culture

National Endowment for the Arts Award

The National Endowment for the Arts approved Cool Culture for a recommended grant in the amount of $150,000.

Call for Poster Art
Submission

We invite our community to create poster art that expresses what wellbeing means to them and to support conversations around social justice.

We Are A Work of Art: Health + Wellbeing Initiative Launch

We have launched the We Are A Work of Art: Health + Wellbeing Initiative to center holistic wellness — mind, body, spirit and civic wellbeing.

Curators for Educators and Curators for Families Launch

Our Curators programs launched with Cooper Hewitt museum facilitators guiding conversations about art and design in healing communities.

Art-making: Abayomi Dolls

People throughout the African diaspora continue this doll-making tradition to affirm cultural connections to the past and embody this resilient spirit for future generations.

Double Your Impact with a Gift Match

An anonymous donor who learned about our transformative programs and community building with BIPOC families has offered a donation match.

Cultural Partners Visitation Portal

The Cultural Partners Visitation Portal puts information about museum reopenings and updated safety policies at your fingertips.

Dialogues with Families and Educators

We uncover ways to unite art and storytelling in classrooms, and cross-share practices for partnering with families.

Virtual Events & In Person Family Festivals

Family festivals co-hosted with partner museums and botanical gardens strengthen cross-cultural relationships in our community.

Curators for Educators

Workshops with educators help harness arts and culture to support the wellbeing of families and design art-making experiences.