ABOUT OUR TEAM

 

Leadership

Turnout NYC is led by The Design Trust for Public Space, a nonprofit organization dedicated to activating and transforming shared public spaces to create a more just and sustainable city, and SITU, an architectural practice centered on social and creative impact, are leading this major, citywide effort to connect artists to the potential of public space, through new partnerships and infrastructure.

Public Space Design Advisor

As Public Space Design Advisor and member of the core design team, J. Ember Design leads the site design and advises the team and site partners on design, placemaking, programming, and operation. J. Ember Design creates playful, empathetic, and collaborative public space design, intrinsically linked with public space management, and strives to bring people together in play and joy, in all communities.


Project Sponsors & Partners

We are supported by the Mellon Foundation and the ConEdison Arts Al Fresco Series.

Guided by an Artist Advisory Committee, Turnout NYC recognizes that arts organizations and artists are critical anchors in the city’s recovery and long-term health. In each borough, Turnout NYC works with a local Community Cultural Partner to connect local cultural practices and lift up community networks. Meet our Advisory Committee and Cultural Community Partners below.

Acknowledgements

 

Cultural Community Partners

Turnout NYC will purposefully seek to advance these five sites as part of a larger effort to distribute open-source design knowledge, advocate for structural changes in the city’s cultural policies, and to build a connected cohort of emerging arts and design professionals. Special acknowledgement to our additional partners at National Black Theatre, Queens Theatre, and Artwell Creative.

  • Brownsville Community Justice Center

    The Brownsville Community Justice Center works to reduce crime and incarceration, and strengthen community trust in justice in central Brooklyn.

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  • Queensboro Dance Festival

    The Queensboro Dance Festival is an annual summer tour of performances and classes throughout Queens neighborhoods, featuring all Queens-based dance companies of diverse cultures and styles.

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  • Alice Austen House

    Based in Staten Island, the Alice Austen House fosters creative expression, explores personal identity, and educates and inspires the public through the interpretation of the photographs, life and historic home of American photographer, Alice Austen.

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  • Uptown Grand Central

    Uptown Grand Central is a dedicated to transforming East 125th Street into a thriving corridor by delivering programs that put advocacy into action through collaborations with businesses, residents and neighborhood organizations across East Harlem.

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  • The Point Community Development Corporation

    THE POINT Community Development Corporation is dedicated to youth development and the cultural and economic revitalization of the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.

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Artist Advisory Committee

Turnout NYC is guided by an Advisory Committee of NYC cultural leaders and creatives. The NYC Artists’ Advisory Committee will provide overall and strategic direction and help ensure that Turnout NYC is responsive to the diverse needs of artists and cultural communities around New York City.

Kenyatta Emmanuel Hughes

Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections

Alphonse Gonzales

National Asian Artists Project

Sade Lythcott

National Black Theatre

Taryn Sacramone

Queens Theatre

Lucy Sexton

New Yorkers for Culture and Arts

Larry Weekes

Artist Advisory Committee Member

Ted Berger

Artist Advisory Committee Member

Shanelle Gabriel

Artist Advisory Committee Member