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Passport to New York

2013-05-17T17:51:30Z

Gdcmcgown: because of the name-change of the program, created a new page and redirected this page to passport to museums

#REDIRECT [[Passport to Museums]] {{R from merge}}

Passport to Museums

2013-05-17T17:48:28Z

Gdcmcgown: Created page with "'''Passport to Museums''' is a program sponsored by the Arts Initiative that allows undergraduate and graduate students to get into the following 34 museums for free. Unti..."

'''Passport to Museums''' is a program sponsored by the [[Arts Initiative]] that allows undergraduate and graduate students to get into the following 34 museums for free. Until 2013, the program was named "Passport to New York."

{|
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"
| '''Museum'''
| '''Location'''
| '''Phone'''
|-
| [http://www.folkartmuseum.org/ American Folk Art Museum]
| 45 West 53rd Street
| 212-265-1040
|-
| [http://www.numismatics.org/ American Numismatic Society]
| 96 Fulton Street
| 212-571-4470
|-
| [http://www.asiasociety.org/ Asia Society]
| 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
| 212-288-6400
|-
| [http://www.bronxmuseum.org/ Bronx Museum of the Arts]
| 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street)
| 718-681-6000 (ext. 120)
|-
| [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/ Brooklyn Historical Society]
| 128 Pierrepont Street (at Clinton St)
| 718-222-4111
|-
| [http://www.cccadi.org/ Caribbean Cultural Center/Africa Diaspora Institute]
| 408 West 58th Street
| 212-307-7420
|-
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/ The Cloisters]
| Fort Tryon Park
| 212-923-3700
|-
| [http://www.cooperhewitt.org/ Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum]
| 2 East 91st St (at 5th Avenue)
| 212-849-8400
|-
| [http://www.daheshmuseum.org/ Dahesh Museum]
| 580 Madison Avenue (between 56th and 57th Streets)
| 212-759-0606
|-
| [http://www.elmuseo.org/ El Museo del Barrio]
| 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street)
| 212-831-7272
|-
| [http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/enindex.htm Goethe-Institute]
| 1014 Fifth Avenue (between 82nd and 83rd St)
| 212-439-8700
|-
| [http://www.icp.org/ International Center of Photography]
| 1133 Sixth Avenue
| 212-857-0000
|-
| [http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/intrepidmuseum/index.php?MERCURYSID=f860f1e972b6f768c5eb8f843da7dcf3 Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum]
| Pier 86, 12th Ave. & 46th Street
| 212-245-0072
|-
| [http://japansociety.org/ Japan Society]
| 333 East 47th Street
|212-832-1155
|-
| [http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/ Jewish Museum]
| 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
| 212-423-3200
|-
| [http://www.themorgan.org/home.asp Morgan Library and Museum]
| 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street
| 212-685-0008
|-
| [http://www.africanart.org/ Museum for African Art]
| Varies by exhibit, check website
| 718-784-7700
|-
| [http://www.madmuseum.org/ Museum of Arts and Design]
| 2 Columbus Circle
| 212-299-7777
|-
| [http://www.mcny.org/ Museum of the City of New York]
| 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St
| 212-534-1672
|-
| [http://www.mjhnyc.org/index.htm Museum of Jewish Heritage]
| 39 Battery Park Place
| 646-437-4200
|-
| [http://www.moma.org/ Museum of Modern Art]
| 11 West 53 Street
| 212-708-9400
|-
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/ Metropolitan Museum of Art]
| 1000 Fifth Avenue
| 212-535-7710
|-
| [http://www.nationalacademy.org/ National Academy Museum]
| 1083 Fifth Avenue at 90th Street
| 212 369-4880
|-
| [http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org/ New York City Police Museum]
| 100 Old Slip
| 212-480-3100
|-
| [https://www.nyhistory.org/web/ New-York Historical Society]
| 170 Central Park West, at 77th St
| 212-873-3400
|-
| [http://mta.info/mta/museum/index.html New York Transit Museum ]
| Boerum Pl, Brooklyn
| 718-694-1600
|-
| [http://www.roerich.org/ Nicholas Roerich Museum]
| 319 West 107th Street
| 212-864-7752
|-
| [http://www.noguchi.org/ Noguchi Museum]
| 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, NY
| 718-204-7088
|-
| [http://www.paleycenter.org/ Paley Center for Research in Media]
| 25 West 52 Street
| 212-621-6600
|-
| [http://www.ps1.org/ PS1/MoMA]
| 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
| 718-784-2084
|-
| [http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture]
| 515 Malcolm X Boulevard
| 212-491-2200
|-
| [http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/ Socrates Sculpture Park]
| 32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway, Long Island City
| 718-956-1819
|-
| [http://www.studiomuseum.org/ Studio Museum in Harlem]
| 144 West 125th Street
| 212-864-4500
|}

=External links=
[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums/map Passport to Museums]

[[Category:Exploring the city]]
[[Category:Arts Initiative]]

Passport to New York

2013-05-17T17:46:38Z

Gdcmcgown:

Passport to New York

2013-05-17T17:44:19Z

Gdcmcgown: updated passport to museums information andlinks

'''Passport to Museums''' is a program sponsored by the [[Arts Initiative]] that allows undergraduate and graduate students to get into the following 34 museums for free. Until 2013, the program was named "Passport to New York.]

{|
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"
| '''Museum'''
| '''Location'''
| '''Phone'''
|-
| [http://www.folkartmuseum.org/ American Folk Art Museum]
| 45 West 53rd Street
| 212-265-1040
|-
| [http://www.numismatics.org/ American Numismatic Society]
| 96 Fulton Street
| 212-571-4470
|-
| [http://www.asiasociety.org/ Asia Society]
| 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
| 212-288-6400
|-
| [http://www.bronxmuseum.org/ Bronx Museum of the Arts]
| 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street)
| 718-681-6000 (ext. 120)
|-
| [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/ Brooklyn Historical Society]
| 128 Pierrepont Street (at Clinton St)
| 718-222-4111
|-
| [http://www.cccadi.org/ Caribbean Cultural Center/Africa Diaspora Institute]
| 408 West 58th Street
| 212-307-7420
|-
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/ The Cloisters]
| Fort Tryon Park
| 212-923-3700
|-
| [http://www.cooperhewitt.org/ Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum]
| 2 East 91st St (at 5th Avenue)
| 212-849-8400
|-
| [http://www.daheshmuseum.org/ Dahesh Museum]
| 580 Madison Avenue (between 56th and 57th Streets)
| 212-759-0606
|-
| [http://www.elmuseo.org/ El Museo del Barrio]
| 1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street)
| 212-831-7272
|-
| [http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/enindex.htm Goethe-Institute]
| 1014 Fifth Avenue (between 82nd and 83rd St)
| 212-439-8700
|-
| [http://www.icp.org/ International Center of Photography]
| 1133 Sixth Avenue
| 212-857-0000
|-
| [http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/intrepidmuseum/index.php?MERCURYSID=f860f1e972b6f768c5eb8f843da7dcf3 Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum]
| Pier 86, 12th Ave. & 46th Street
| 212-245-0072
|-
| [http://japansociety.org/ Japan Society]
| 333 East 47th Street
|212-832-1155
|-
| [http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/ Jewish Museum]
| 1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
| 212-423-3200
|-
| [http://www.themorgan.org/home.asp Morgan Library and Museum]
| 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street
| 212-685-0008
|-
| [http://www.africanart.org/ Museum for African Art]
| Varies by exhibit, check website
| 718-784-7700
|-
| [http://www.madmuseum.org/ Museum of Arts and Design]
| 2 Columbus Circle
| 212-299-7777
|-
| [http://www.mcny.org/ Museum of the City of New York]
| 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St
| 212-534-1672
|-
| [http://www.mjhnyc.org/index.htm Museum of Jewish Heritage]
| 39 Battery Park Place
| 646-437-4200
|-
| [http://www.moma.org/ Museum of Modern Art]
| 11 West 53 Street
| 212-708-9400
|-
| [http://www.metmuseum.org/ Metropolitan Museum of Art]
| 1000 Fifth Avenue
| 212-535-7710
|-
| [http://www.nationalacademy.org/ National Academy Museum]
| 1083 Fifth Avenue at 90th Street
| 212 369-4880
|-
| [http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org/ New York City Police Museum]
| 100 Old Slip
| 212-480-3100
|-
| [https://www.nyhistory.org/web/ New-York Historical Society]
| 170 Central Park West, at 77th St
| 212-873-3400
|-
| [http://mta.info/mta/museum/index.html New York Transit Museum ]
| Boerum Pl, Brooklyn
| 718-694-1600
|-
| [http://www.roerich.org/ Nicholas Roerich Museum]
| 319 West 107th Street
| 212-864-7752
|-
| [http://www.noguchi.org/ Noguchi Museum]
| 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, NY
| 718-204-7088
|-
| [http://www.paleycenter.org/ Paley Center for Research in Media]
| 25 West 52 Street
| 212-621-6600
|-
| [http://www.ps1.org/ PS1/MoMA]
| 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
| 718-784-2084
|-
| [http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture]
| 515 Malcolm X Boulevard
| 212-491-2200
|-
| [http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/ Socrates Sculpture Park]
| 32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway, Long Island City
| 718-956-1819
|-
| [http://www.studiomuseum.org/ Studio Museum in Harlem]
| 144 West 125th Street
| 212-864-4500
|}

=External links=
[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums/map Passport to Museums]

[[Category:Exploring the city]]
[[Category:Arts Initiative]]

Ticket and Information Center

2013-05-17T17:23:56Z

Gdcmcgown: /* External Links */ removed outdated link

[[Image:tic3.gif|thumb]]The '''Ticket and Information Center (TIC)''' is a project of the Office of the [[Provost]] and the [[Arts Initiative]] at Columbia University. The TIC is a full-service online and live box office and information center located in the lobby of Lerner Hall. Since opening in January 2008, the TIC has sold over 500,000 discounted tickets to Columbia students.

==Services==
[[Image:Tic.jpg|thumb|The TIC at Lerner Hall]]Through the TIC, Columbia students, faculty, and staff can:

* Buy tickets and/or RSVP to free on-campus events, performances, lectures and symposia.

* Sell tickets to an organization's on-campus event, performance, lecture or symposia either through the live ticket center in Lerner, the online system, or both.

* Buy discounted tickets to performances, films, and events in and around New York City.

* Get information about all the resources that the Arts Initiative, the TIC, and Columbia University at large has to offer regarding getting involved with the arts on and off campus.

===Broadway Shows===
[[Image:Chicago.gif|thumb]][[Image:spring_awakening.gif|thumb]]By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance. In the past, the TIC has provided discount tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows including ''A Chorus Line'', ''August: Osage County,'' ''Avenue Q,'' ''Boeing Boeing,'' ''Chicago,'' ''Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy,'' ''Cry Baby,'' ''Curtains'', ''Gypsy,'' ''Hairspray'', ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'', ''Mamma Mia!,'' ''My First Time,'' ''Passing Strange,'' ''The Phantom of the Opera,'' ''Rent,'' ''Spamalot,'' ''Spring Awakening,'' and ''Sunday in the Park with George.'' Discount student tickets normally fall between $20 and $30. Students can log in to a secure site through the TIC website to check the availability of shows and dates with tickets for purchase. Tickets purchased through Telecharge may be picked up at the theater's box office only by showing one valid CUID for each ticket purchased.

===Movie Vouchers===
The TIC offers discount movie vouchers for various theaters throughout the city. Voucher prices range from $5.50 to $8.50, compared to a normal ticket price of $12. Theaters offering vouchers or student tickets include AMC Loews Theaters, City Cinemas/Angelika Film Center, Clearview Cinemas/Angelika, and Regal Cinemas.

===Registering Events with the TIC===
Recognized students groups can [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event register] on-campus and sanctioned off-campus events through the TIC through a request form found on the TIC website. The TIC will help groups sell tickets or keep track of event attendees through a RSVP list. The TIC requests that groups give notification of an event at least two weeks prior to its start date.

===Group Tickets===
Individuals, student organizations, classes, departments, and other groups wishing to purchase group tickets may do so through the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/plan-outing Arts Initiative website]. Interested groups can select an event from a TIC calendar listing or another resource and submit a Group Ticket Request form, available on the TIC website. TIC staff will then try to find a price and date suited to the group's needs.

==Past Events==
Some of the events made available to students in collaboration with the TIC include:
[[Image:iliad.jpg|thumb|Staged reading of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company]]
*On-campus
** [[The Varsity Show]]
** Bacchanal Concert 2008 featuring The National with special guest Grizzly Bear
** Concerts by the CU Orchestra and the CU Wind Ensemble
** Mainstream film series by Columbia's Ferris Reel Film Society, including ''There Will Be Blood,'' ''3:10 to Yuma,'' ''No Country for Old Men,'' and ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' in the spring 2008 term
** Theater productions by on-campus groups like CUPlayers, NOMADS, the Black Theatre Ensemble, the Columbia Theatre Musical Society, [[Latenite Theater|Latenite Theatre]], and more
** Lectures by Columbia University Artist Oliver Sacks
** The Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival (CUNUFF) for student filmmakers across the country, and the Columbia University Film Festival for student thesis work from the Columbia University Graduate Film Division in the School of the Arts
**Staged reading of Books One and Two of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company
** A variety of events from on-campus cultural, student life, political, dance, music, and Greek organizations

[[Image:fuerzabruta.jpg|thumb|Performers at Columbia Night at Fuerzabruta]]
*Off-campus
**Tickets to a number of Off-Broadway plays during Columbia's Off-Broadway week
**Performances at the Metropolitan Opera, including productions of ''Peter Grimes,'' ''Ernani,'' ''La Fille du Regiment,'' and ''Satyagraha,'' and at the New York City Opera, including productions of ''Tosca,'' ''Madame Butterfly,'' and ''Candide''
**Columbia nights at ''Fuerzabruta'', Lincoln Center, and the New York City Ballet
**New York Philharmonic performances
**Film screenings, including ''Young @ Heart'', ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Fool's Gold'', ''Man on Wire'', and ''Dog Day Afternoon''
**Free tickets to a speaker series event at Radio City Music Hall featuring Tucker Carlson, Ariana Huffington, and James Carville, moderated by Anderson Cooper

==Hours, Location, and Contact Information==

===Hours===
Mondays & Sundays - CLOSED. Tuesdays - Saturdays 1 pm to 8 pm.
The TIC is open two hours before most on campus events ticketed through the box office.

===Location===
The TIC is located in the main lobby of Alfred Lerner Hall to the right of Café 212. Its mailing address is:

:Ticket and Information Center
:Attn: Rudy Scala
:2920 Broadway
:7519 Lerner Hall
:New York, NY 10027

===Contact Information===
For more information, the TIC can be reached by phone at (212) 851-0419 or by email at ticketinfo@columbia.edu.

==External Links==
* [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/calendar Arts Initiative calendar]
* [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative homepage]

[[Category:Arts Initiative]]

Ticket and Information Center

2013-05-17T17:23:24Z

Gdcmcgown: /* Group Tickets */ updated links

[[Image:tic3.gif|thumb]]The '''Ticket and Information Center (TIC)''' is a project of the Office of the [[Provost]] and the [[Arts Initiative]] at Columbia University. The TIC is a full-service online and live box office and information center located in the lobby of Lerner Hall. Since opening in January 2008, the TIC has sold over 500,000 discounted tickets to Columbia students.

==Services==
[[Image:Tic.jpg|thumb|The TIC at Lerner Hall]]Through the TIC, Columbia students, faculty, and staff can:

* Buy tickets and/or RSVP to free on-campus events, performances, lectures and symposia.

* Sell tickets to an organization's on-campus event, performance, lecture or symposia either through the live ticket center in Lerner, the online system, or both.

* Buy discounted tickets to performances, films, and events in and around New York City.

* Get information about all the resources that the Arts Initiative, the TIC, and Columbia University at large has to offer regarding getting involved with the arts on and off campus.

===Broadway Shows===
[[Image:Chicago.gif|thumb]][[Image:spring_awakening.gif|thumb]]By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance. In the past, the TIC has provided discount tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows including ''A Chorus Line'', ''August: Osage County,'' ''Avenue Q,'' ''Boeing Boeing,'' ''Chicago,'' ''Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy,'' ''Cry Baby,'' ''Curtains'', ''Gypsy,'' ''Hairspray'', ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'', ''Mamma Mia!,'' ''My First Time,'' ''Passing Strange,'' ''The Phantom of the Opera,'' ''Rent,'' ''Spamalot,'' ''Spring Awakening,'' and ''Sunday in the Park with George.'' Discount student tickets normally fall between $20 and $30. Students can log in to a secure site through the TIC website to check the availability of shows and dates with tickets for purchase. Tickets purchased through Telecharge may be picked up at the theater's box office only by showing one valid CUID for each ticket purchased.

===Movie Vouchers===
The TIC offers discount movie vouchers for various theaters throughout the city. Voucher prices range from $5.50 to $8.50, compared to a normal ticket price of $12. Theaters offering vouchers or student tickets include AMC Loews Theaters, City Cinemas/Angelika Film Center, Clearview Cinemas/Angelika, and Regal Cinemas.

===Registering Events with the TIC===
Recognized students groups can [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event register] on-campus and sanctioned off-campus events through the TIC through a request form found on the TIC website. The TIC will help groups sell tickets or keep track of event attendees through a RSVP list. The TIC requests that groups give notification of an event at least two weeks prior to its start date.

===Group Tickets===
Individuals, student organizations, classes, departments, and other groups wishing to purchase group tickets may do so through the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/plan-outing Arts Initiative website]. Interested groups can select an event from a TIC calendar listing or another resource and submit a Group Ticket Request form, available on the TIC website. TIC staff will then try to find a price and date suited to the group's needs.

==Past Events==
Some of the events made available to students in collaboration with the TIC include:
[[Image:iliad.jpg|thumb|Staged reading of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company]]
*On-campus
** [[The Varsity Show]]
** Bacchanal Concert 2008 featuring The National with special guest Grizzly Bear
** Concerts by the CU Orchestra and the CU Wind Ensemble
** Mainstream film series by Columbia's Ferris Reel Film Society, including ''There Will Be Blood,'' ''3:10 to Yuma,'' ''No Country for Old Men,'' and ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' in the spring 2008 term
** Theater productions by on-campus groups like CUPlayers, NOMADS, the Black Theatre Ensemble, the Columbia Theatre Musical Society, [[Latenite Theater|Latenite Theatre]], and more
** Lectures by Columbia University Artist Oliver Sacks
** The Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival (CUNUFF) for student filmmakers across the country, and the Columbia University Film Festival for student thesis work from the Columbia University Graduate Film Division in the School of the Arts
**Staged reading of Books One and Two of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company
** A variety of events from on-campus cultural, student life, political, dance, music, and Greek organizations

[[Image:fuerzabruta.jpg|thumb|Performers at Columbia Night at Fuerzabruta]]
*Off-campus
**Tickets to a number of Off-Broadway plays during Columbia's Off-Broadway week
**Performances at the Metropolitan Opera, including productions of ''Peter Grimes,'' ''Ernani,'' ''La Fille du Regiment,'' and ''Satyagraha,'' and at the New York City Opera, including productions of ''Tosca,'' ''Madame Butterfly,'' and ''Candide''
**Columbia nights at ''Fuerzabruta'', Lincoln Center, and the New York City Ballet
**New York Philharmonic performances
**Film screenings, including ''Young @ Heart'', ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Fool's Gold'', ''Man on Wire'', and ''Dog Day Afternoon''
**Free tickets to a speaker series event at Radio City Music Hall featuring Tucker Carlson, Ariana Huffington, and James Carville, moderated by Anderson Cooper

==Hours, Location, and Contact Information==

===Hours===
Mondays & Sundays - CLOSED. Tuesdays - Saturdays 1 pm to 8 pm.
The TIC is open two hours before most on campus events ticketed through the box office.

===Location===
The TIC is located in the main lobby of Alfred Lerner Hall to the right of Café 212. Its mailing address is:

:Ticket and Information Center
:Attn: Rudy Scala
:2920 Broadway
:7519 Lerner Hall
:New York, NY 10027

===Contact Information===
For more information, the TIC can be reached by phone at (212) 851-0419 or by email at ticketinfo@columbia.edu.

==External Links==
* [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/calendar Arts Initiative calendar]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative homepage]

[[Category:Arts Initiative]]

Ticket and Information Center

2013-05-17T17:17:35Z

Gdcmcgown: updated links and information

[[Image:tic3.gif|thumb]]The '''Ticket and Information Center (TIC)''' is a project of the Office of the [[Provost]] and the [[Arts Initiative]] at Columbia University. The TIC is a full-service online and live box office and information center located in the lobby of Lerner Hall. Since opening in January 2008, the TIC has sold over 500,000 discounted tickets to Columbia students.

==Services==
[[Image:Tic.jpg|thumb|The TIC at Lerner Hall]]Through the TIC, Columbia students, faculty, and staff can:

* Buy tickets and/or RSVP to free on-campus events, performances, lectures and symposia.

* Sell tickets to an organization's on-campus event, performance, lecture or symposia either through the live ticket center in Lerner, the online system, or both.

* Buy discounted tickets to performances, films, and events in and around New York City.

* Get information about all the resources that the Arts Initiative, the TIC, and Columbia University at large has to offer regarding getting involved with the arts on and off campus.

===Broadway Shows===
[[Image:Chicago.gif|thumb]][[Image:spring_awakening.gif|thumb]]By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance. In the past, the TIC has provided discount tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows including ''A Chorus Line'', ''August: Osage County,'' ''Avenue Q,'' ''Boeing Boeing,'' ''Chicago,'' ''Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy,'' ''Cry Baby,'' ''Curtains'', ''Gypsy,'' ''Hairspray'', ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'', ''Mamma Mia!,'' ''My First Time,'' ''Passing Strange,'' ''The Phantom of the Opera,'' ''Rent,'' ''Spamalot,'' ''Spring Awakening,'' and ''Sunday in the Park with George.'' Discount student tickets normally fall between $20 and $30. Students can log in to a secure site through the TIC website to check the availability of shows and dates with tickets for purchase. Tickets purchased through Telecharge may be picked up at the theater's box office only by showing one valid CUID for each ticket purchased.

===Movie Vouchers===
The TIC offers discount movie vouchers for various theaters throughout the city. Voucher prices range from $5.50 to $8.50, compared to a normal ticket price of $12. Theaters offering vouchers or student tickets include AMC Loews Theaters, City Cinemas/Angelika Film Center, Clearview Cinemas/Angelika, and Regal Cinemas.

===Registering Events with the TIC===
Recognized students groups can [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event register] on-campus and sanctioned off-campus events through the TIC through a request form found on the TIC website. The TIC will help groups sell tickets or keep track of event attendees through a RSVP list. The TIC requests that groups give notification of an event at least two weeks prior to its start date.

===Group Tickets===
Individuals, student organizations, classes, departments, and other groups wishing to purchase group tickets may do so through the TIC. Interested groups can select an event from a TIC calendar listing or another resource and submit a Group Ticket Request form, available on the TIC website. TIC staff will then try to find a price and date suited to the group's needs.

==Past Events==
Some of the events made available to students in collaboration with the TIC include:
[[Image:iliad.jpg|thumb|Staged reading of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company]]
*On-campus
** [[The Varsity Show]]
** Bacchanal Concert 2008 featuring The National with special guest Grizzly Bear
** Concerts by the CU Orchestra and the CU Wind Ensemble
** Mainstream film series by Columbia's Ferris Reel Film Society, including ''There Will Be Blood,'' ''3:10 to Yuma,'' ''No Country for Old Men,'' and ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' in the spring 2008 term
** Theater productions by on-campus groups like CUPlayers, NOMADS, the Black Theatre Ensemble, the Columbia Theatre Musical Society, [[Latenite Theater|Latenite Theatre]], and more
** Lectures by Columbia University Artist Oliver Sacks
** The Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival (CUNUFF) for student filmmakers across the country, and the Columbia University Film Festival for student thesis work from the Columbia University Graduate Film Division in the School of the Arts
**Staged reading of Books One and Two of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company
** A variety of events from on-campus cultural, student life, political, dance, music, and Greek organizations

[[Image:fuerzabruta.jpg|thumb|Performers at Columbia Night at Fuerzabruta]]
*Off-campus
**Tickets to a number of Off-Broadway plays during Columbia's Off-Broadway week
**Performances at the Metropolitan Opera, including productions of ''Peter Grimes,'' ''Ernani,'' ''La Fille du Regiment,'' and ''Satyagraha,'' and at the New York City Opera, including productions of ''Tosca,'' ''Madame Butterfly,'' and ''Candide''
**Columbia nights at ''Fuerzabruta'', Lincoln Center, and the New York City Ballet
**New York Philharmonic performances
**Film screenings, including ''Young @ Heart'', ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Fool's Gold'', ''Man on Wire'', and ''Dog Day Afternoon''
**Free tickets to a speaker series event at Radio City Music Hall featuring Tucker Carlson, Ariana Huffington, and James Carville, moderated by Anderson Cooper

==Hours, Location, and Contact Information==

===Hours===
Mondays & Sundays - CLOSED. Tuesdays - Saturdays 1 pm to 8 pm.
The TIC is open two hours before most on campus events ticketed through the box office.

===Location===
The TIC is located in the main lobby of Alfred Lerner Hall to the right of Café 212. Its mailing address is:

:Ticket and Information Center
:Attn: Rudy Scala
:2920 Broadway
:7519 Lerner Hall
:New York, NY 10027

===Contact Information===
For more information, the TIC can be reached by phone at (212) 851-0419 or by email at ticketinfo@columbia.edu.

==External Links==
* [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/calendar Arts Initiative calendar]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative homepage]

[[Category:Arts Initiative]]

Ticket and Information Center

2013-05-17T17:11:40Z

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[[Image:tic3.gif|thumb]]The '''Ticket and Information Center (TIC)''' is a project of the Office of the [[Provost]] and the [[Arts Initiative]] at Columbia University. The TIC is a full-service online and live box office and information center located in the lobby of Lerner Hall. Since opening in January 2008, the TIC has sold over 270,000 discounted tickets to Columbia students.

==Services==
[[Image:Tic.jpg|thumb|The TIC at Lerner Hall]]Through the TIC, Columbia students, faculty, and staff can:

* Buy tickets and/or RSVP to free on-campus events, performances, lectures and symposia.

* Sell tickets to an organization's on-campus event, performance, lecture or symposia either through the live ticket center in Lerner, the online system, or both.

* Buy discounted tickets to performances, films, and events in and around New York City.

* Get information about all the resources that the Arts Initiative, the TIC, CUArts, and Columbia University at large has to offer regarding getting involved with the arts on and off campus.

The TIC website also has a calendar feature with cultural events listings in an easily searchable format.

===Broadway Shows===
[[Image:Chicago.gif|thumb]][[Image:spring_awakening.gif|thumb]]By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance. In the past, the TIC has provided discount tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows including ''A Chorus Line'', ''August: Osage County,'' ''Avenue Q,'' ''Boeing Boeing,'' ''Chicago,'' ''Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy,'' ''Cry Baby,'' ''Curtains'', ''Gypsy,'' ''Hairspray'', ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'', ''Mamma Mia!,'' ''My First Time,'' ''Passing Strange,'' ''The Phantom of the Opera,'' ''Rent,'' ''Spamalot,'' ''Spring Awakening,'' and ''Sunday in the Park with George.'' Discount student tickets normally fall between $20 and $30. Students can log in to a secure site through the TIC website to check the availability of shows and dates with tickets for purchase. Tickets purchased through Telecharge may be picked up at the theater's box office only by showing one valid CUID for each ticket purchased.

===Movie Vouchers===
The TIC offers discount movie vouchers for various theaters throughout the city. Voucher prices range from $5.50 to $8.50, compared to a normal ticket price of $12. Theaters offering vouchers or student tickets include AMC Loews Theaters, City Cinemas/Angelika Film Center, Clearview Cinemas/Angelika, and Regal Cinemas.

===Registering Events with the TIC===
Recognized students groups can register on-campus and sanctioned off-campus events through the TIC through a request form found on the TIC website. The TIC will help groups sell tickets or keep track of event attendees through a RSVP list. The TIC requests that groups give notification of an event at least two weeks prior to its start date.

===Group Tickets===
Individuals, student organizations, classes, departments, and other groups wishing to purchase group tickets may do so through the TIC. Interested groups can select an event from a TIC calendar listing or another resource and submit a Group Ticket Request form, available on the TIC website. TIC staff will then try to find a price and date suited to the group's needs.

==Past Events==
Some of the events made available to students in collaboration with the TIC include:
[[Image:iliad.jpg|thumb|Staged reading of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company]]
*On-campus
** [[The Varsity Show]]
** Bacchanal Concert 2008 featuring The National with special guest Grizzly Bear
** Concerts by the CU Orchestra and the CU Wind Ensemble
** Mainstream film series by Columbia's Ferris Reel Film Society, including ''There Will Be Blood,'' ''3:10 to Yuma,'' ''No Country for Old Men,'' and ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' in the spring 2008 term
** Theater productions by on-campus groups like CUPlayers, NOMADS, the Black Theatre Ensemble, the Columbia Theatre Musical Society, [[Latenite Theater|Latenite Theatre]], and more
** Lectures by Columbia University Artist Oliver Sacks
** The Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival (CUNUFF) for student filmmakers across the country, and the Columbia University Film Festival for student thesis work from the Columbia University Graduate Film Division in the School of the Arts
**Staged reading of Books One and Two of the ''Iliad'' by Aquila Theatre Company
** A variety of events from on-campus cultural, student life, political, dance, music, and Greek organizations

[[Image:fuerzabruta.jpg|thumb|Performers at Columbia Night at Fuerzabruta]]
*Off-campus
**Tickets to a number of Off-Broadway plays during Columbia's Off-Broadway week
**Performances at the Metropolitan Opera, including productions of ''Peter Grimes,'' ''Ernani,'' ''La Fille du Regiment,'' and ''Satyagraha,'' and at the New York City Opera, including productions of ''Tosca,'' ''Madame Butterfly,'' and ''Candide''
**Columbia nights at ''Fuerzabruta'', Lincoln Center, and the New York City Ballet
**New York Philharmonic performances
**Film screenings, including ''Young @ Heart'', ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Fool's Gold'', ''Man on Wire'', and ''Dog Day Afternoon''
**Free tickets to a speaker series event at Radio City Music Hall featuring Tucker Carlson, Ariana Huffington, and James Carville, moderated by Anderson Cooper

==Hours, Location, and Contact Information==

===Hours===
Mondays & Sundays - CLOSED. Tuesdays - Saturdays 1 pm to 8 pm.
The TIC is open two hours before most on campus events ticketed through the box office.

===Location===
The TIC is located in the main lobby of Alfred Lerner Hall to the right of Café 212. Its mailing address is:

:Ticket and Information Center
:Attn: Rudy Scala
:2920 Broadway
:7519 Lerner Hall
:New York, NY 10027

===Contact Information===
For more information, the TIC can be reached by phone at (212) 851-0419 or by email at ticketinfo@columbia.edu.

==External Links==
* [http://www.tic.columbia.edu TIC website]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts website]

[[Category:Arts Initiative]]

Arts Initiative

2013-05-17T17:02:50Z

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[[Image:Ai_large_logo.gif|thumb]]

The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/classroom ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:Ai_large_logo.gif|thumb]]
[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative home page]]]The Arts Initiative's website, the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Over forty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through the Arts Initiative website, site visitors can sign up for the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/mailchimp/subscribe Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter], which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to Museums]]''

[[Passport to Museums]] [[Image:pass_to_muse_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums Passport to Museums]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 34 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum, and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to Museums is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [http://alumniarts.columbia.edu Columbia Alumni Arts League] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. It has since fallen under the purview of the [[Office of Alumni Development]]. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:gatsby_logo.jpg|thumb|left|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund]]]
The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include the [[Columbia Ballet Collaborative], [[Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe]], [[Tamasha]], [[Columbia New Poetry]], the [[Philolexian Society]]'s literary magazine [[Surgam]], and the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], among many others.

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu the Arts Initiative's website] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/student-groups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/jobs]
*'''Ticket and Information Center:''' Student organizations can sell tickets to performances and events through the [[Ticket and Information Center.]] Contact the TIC to register your event [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event here].
*'''Promote your event:''' The Arts Initiative will [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/promote-your-event help you get the word out] about your event to the Columbia community through its weekly newsletter and online calendar.

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets twice a semester. While Hughes has openly doubted its efficacy, committee member Alex Donnelly, CC'14, has said he is "really impressed and really grateful with how receptive [the Arts Initiative has] been to student feedback once the advisory committee was set up." <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/05/11/2012-13-review-after-student-petition-cuarts-reforms </ref>

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
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[[Category:Arts Initiative|*]]

Arts Initiative

2013-05-17T17:01:53Z

Gdcmcgown: /* CUArts */

[[Image:Ai_large_logo.gif|thumb]]

The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/classroom ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:AI_large_logo.gif|thumb|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative home page]]]The Arts Initiative's website, the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Over forty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through the Arts Initiative website, site visitors can sign up for the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/mailchimp/subscribe Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter], which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to Museums]]''

[[Passport to Museums]] [[Image:pass_to_muse_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums Passport to Museums]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 34 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum, and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to Museums is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [http://alumniarts.columbia.edu Columbia Alumni Arts League] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. It has since fallen under the purview of the [[Office of Alumni Development]]. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:gatsby_logo.jpg|thumb|left|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund]]]
The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include the [[Columbia Ballet Collaborative], [[Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe]], [[Tamasha]], [[Columbia New Poetry]], the [[Philolexian Society]]'s literary magazine [[Surgam]], and the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], among many others.

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu the Arts Initiative's website] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/student-groups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/jobs]
*'''Ticket and Information Center:''' Student organizations can sell tickets to performances and events through the [[Ticket and Information Center.]] Contact the TIC to register your event [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event here].
*'''Promote your event:''' The Arts Initiative will [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/promote-your-event help you get the word out] about your event to the Columbia community through its weekly newsletter and online calendar.

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets twice a semester. While Hughes has openly doubted its efficacy, committee member Alex Donnelly, CC'14, has said he is "really impressed and really grateful with how receptive [the Arts Initiative has] been to student feedback once the advisory committee was set up." <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/05/11/2012-13-review-after-student-petition-cuarts-reforms </ref>

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Arts Initiative|*]]

Arts Initiative

2013-05-17T17:00:23Z

Gdcmcgown: /* Save the Arts Initiative */

[[Image:Ai_large_logo.gif|thumb]]

The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/classroom ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:AI_logo_2013.jpg|thumb|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative home page]]]The Arts Initiative's website, the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Over forty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through the Arts Initiative website, site visitors can sign up for the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/mailchimp/subscribe Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter], which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to Museums]]''

[[Passport to Museums]] [[Image:pass_to_muse_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums Passport to Museums]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 34 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum, and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to Museums is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [http://alumniarts.columbia.edu Columbia Alumni Arts League] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. It has since fallen under the purview of the [[Office of Alumni Development]]. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:gatsby_logo.jpg|thumb|left|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund]]]
The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include the [[Columbia Ballet Collaborative], [[Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe]], [[Tamasha]], [[Columbia New Poetry]], the [[Philolexian Society]]'s literary magazine [[Surgam]], and the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], among many others.

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu the Arts Initiative's website] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/student-groups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/jobs]
*'''Ticket and Information Center:''' Student organizations can sell tickets to performances and events through the [[Ticket and Information Center.]] Contact the TIC to register your event [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event here].
*'''Promote your event:''' The Arts Initiative will [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/promote-your-event help you get the word out] about your event to the Columbia community through its weekly newsletter and online calendar.

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets twice a semester. While Hughes has openly doubted its efficacy, committee member Alex Donnelly, CC'14, has said he is "really impressed and really grateful with how receptive [the Arts Initiative has] been to student feedback once the advisory committee was set up." <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/05/11/2012-13-review-after-student-petition-cuarts-reforms </ref>

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Arts Initiative|*]]

Arts Initiative

2013-05-17T16:46:21Z

Gdcmcgown: /* Student Resources */ updated links and information

[[Image:Ai_large_logo.gif|thumb]]

The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/classroom ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:AI_logo_2013.jpg|thumb|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative home page]]]The Arts Initiative's website, the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Over forty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through the Arts Initiative website, site visitors can sign up for the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/mailchimp/subscribe Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter], which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to Museums]]''

[[Passport to Museums]] [[Image:pass_to_muse_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums Passport to Museums]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 34 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum, and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to Museums is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [http://alumniarts.columbia.edu Columbia Alumni Arts League] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. It has since fallen under the purview of the [[Office of Alumni Development]]. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:gatsby_logo.jpg|thumb|left|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund]]]
The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include the [[Columbia Ballet Collaborative], [[Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe]], [[Tamasha]], [[Columbia New Poetry]], the [[Philolexian Society]]'s literary magazine [[Surgam]], and the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], among many others.

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu the Arts Initiative's website] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/student-groups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/jobs]
*'''Ticket and Information Center:''' Student organizations can sell tickets to performances and events through the [[Ticket and Information Center.]] Contact the TIC to register your event [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/submit-student-event here].
*'''Promote your event:''' The Arts Initiative will [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/events/promote-your-event help you get the word out] about your event to the Columbia community through its weekly newsletter and online calendar.

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets once a semester, and Smey has successfully made it as neutered as possible. None of this bodes well for the Arts Initiative's future.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>

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The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/classroom ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:AI_logo_2013.jpg|thumb|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu Arts Initiative home page]]]The Arts Initiative's website, the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Over forty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through the Arts Initiative website, site visitors can sign up for the [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/mailchimp/subscribe Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter], which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to Museums]]''

[[Passport to Museums]] [[Image:pass_to_muse_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums Passport to Museums]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 34 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The Morgan Library and Museum, and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to Museums is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/city/museums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [http://alumniarts.columbia.edu Columbia Alumni Arts League] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. It has since fallen under the purview of the [[Office of Alumni Development]]. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:gatsby_logo.jpg|thumb|left|[http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund]]]
The Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include the [[Columbia Ballet Collaborative], [[Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe]], [[Tamasha]], [[Columbia New Poetry]], the [[Philolexian Society]]'s literary magazine [[Surgam]], and the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], among many others.

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/campus/gatsby-student-arts-support-fund here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://cuarts.com CUArts] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://www.cuarts.com/cagroups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Apply2]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://cuarts.com/jobs]
*'''Rehearsal and Performance Space:''' A comprehensive list of all rehearsal and performance spaces on campus, including theaters, studios, and classrooms. Detailed descriptions of each space, as well as their price, location, and contact person are all listed. [http://www.cuarts.com/spaces]
*'''Guides to producing events on campus:''' Three thorough guides for helping students produce arts events within Columbia's notoriously complex bureaucracy. The guides include instruction and advice on the process of planning, preparing, funding, marketing, and producing a student event at Columbia. [http://www.cuarts.com/guide/events]

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets once a semester, and Smey has successfully made it as neutered as possible. None of this bodes well for the Arts Initiative's future.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Arts Initiative|*]]

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The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/classroom ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:CuartsLogo_2008.gif|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/ CUArts home page]]][[CUArts]], the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Sixty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, and the Columbia Alumni Arts League, as well as listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through CUArts, site visitors can sign up for the Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter, which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to New York]]''

[[Passport to New York|Passport to New York]] [[Image:passport-logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums Passport to New York]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 32 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]], and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to New York is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [[Columbia Alumni Arts League]] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:Gatsby_web_large.gif‎|thumb|left|[http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Overview The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund]]]
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include [[Project Bluelight]], Columbia's first undergraduate film production company, [[Follies Student Comedy Review|Follies]], an original musical composed and performed by graduate students in the [[Columbia Business School]], the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], and an off-off-Broadway play produced by student theater troupe [[Latenite Theatre]].

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby/ here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Arts Global===
The Arts Initiative's Global project establishes a cultural arm for President Bollinger's [[global university|wide-ranging efforts to increase what he often refers to as "global literacy"]]. The effort is growing in tandem with the establishment of the University's [[Global Centers]], and will begin in China.

[[Image:yang.jpg|thumb|Director Li Yang speaks at the Columbia screening of his film ''Blind Mountain'']]

While the project will of course connect artists, arts students, educators, and arts institutions with each other, the primary goal is to educate all Columbia students - not only its filmmakers, but also its physicists and financiers. The Arts Initiative works with schools, departments, and programs across the university, using arts and culture to train and educate not just better artists, but better scholars, scientists, historians, engineers, lawyers, and business people.

The Arts Initiative collaborates with numerous Columbia partners, including the newly-established Global Centers in Beijing and Amman. Since its inception in the spring of 2007, the Arts Initiative Global project has hosted numerous events, bringing artists from abroad and home into collaboration.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://cuarts.com CUArts] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://www.cuarts.com/cagroups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Apply2]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://cuarts.com/jobs]
*'''Rehearsal and Performance Space:''' A comprehensive list of all rehearsal and performance spaces on campus, including theaters, studios, and classrooms. Detailed descriptions of each space, as well as their price, location, and contact person are all listed. [http://www.cuarts.com/spaces]
*'''Guides to producing events on campus:''' Three thorough guides for helping students produce arts events within Columbia's notoriously complex bureaucracy. The guides include instruction and advice on the process of planning, preparing, funding, marketing, and producing a student event at Columbia. [http://www.cuarts.com/guide/events]

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets once a semester, and Smey has successfully made it as neutered as possible. None of this bodes well for the Arts Initiative's future.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Arts Initiative|*]]

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The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Arts_link_logo.jpg|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/artslink ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:CuartsLogo_2008.gif|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/ CUArts home page]]][[CUArts]], the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Sixty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, and the Columbia Alumni Arts League, as well as listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through CUArts, site visitors can sign up for the Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter, which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to New York]]''

[[Passport to New York|Passport to New York]] [[Image:passport-logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums Passport to New York]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 32 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]], and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to New York is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [[Columbia Alumni Arts League]] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:Gatsby_web_large.gif‎|thumb|left|[http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Overview The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund]]]
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include [[Project Bluelight]], Columbia's first undergraduate film production company, [[Follies Student Comedy Review|Follies]], an original musical composed and performed by graduate students in the [[Columbia Business School]], the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], and an off-off-Broadway play produced by student theater troupe [[Latenite Theatre]].

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby/ here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Arts Global===
The Arts Initiative's Global project establishes a cultural arm for President Bollinger's [[global university|wide-ranging efforts to increase what he often refers to as "global literacy"]]. The effort is growing in tandem with the establishment of the University's [[Global Centers]], and will begin in China.

[[Image:yang.jpg|thumb|Director Li Yang speaks at the Columbia screening of his film ''Blind Mountain'']]

While the project will of course connect artists, arts students, educators, and arts institutions with each other, the primary goal is to educate all Columbia students - not only its filmmakers, but also its physicists and financiers. The Arts Initiative works with schools, departments, and programs across the university, using arts and culture to train and educate not just better artists, but better scholars, scientists, historians, engineers, lawyers, and business people.

The Arts Initiative collaborates with numerous Columbia partners, including the newly-established Global Centers in Beijing and Amman. Since its inception in the spring of 2007, the Arts Initiative Global project has hosted numerous events, bringing artists from abroad and home into collaboration.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://cuarts.com CUArts] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://www.cuarts.com/cagroups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Apply2]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://cuarts.com/jobs]
*'''Rehearsal and Performance Space:''' A comprehensive list of all rehearsal and performance spaces on campus, including theaters, studios, and classrooms. Detailed descriptions of each space, as well as their price, location, and contact person are all listed. [http://www.cuarts.com/spaces]
*'''Guides to producing events on campus:''' Three thorough guides for helping students produce arts events within Columbia's notoriously complex bureaucracy. The guides include instruction and advice on the process of planning, preparing, funding, marketing, and producing a student event at Columbia. [http://www.cuarts.com/guide/events]

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets once a semester, and Smey has successfully made it as neutered as possible. None of this bodes well for the Arts Initiative's future.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Arts Initiative|*]]

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The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 500,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia University Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Alink_ai_logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/artslink ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:CuartsLogo_2008.gif|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/ CUArts home page]]][[CUArts]], the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Sixty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, and the Columbia Alumni Arts League, as well as listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through CUArts, site visitors can sign up for the Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter, which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to New York]]''

[[Passport to New York|Passport to New York]] [[Image:passport-logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums Passport to New York]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 32 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]], and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to New York is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [[Columbia Alumni Arts League]] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:Gatsby_web_large.gif‎|thumb|left|[http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Overview The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund]]]
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include [[Project Bluelight]], Columbia's first undergraduate film production company, [[Follies Student Comedy Review|Follies]], an original musical composed and performed by graduate students in the [[Columbia Business School]], the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], and an off-off-Broadway play produced by student theater troupe [[Latenite Theatre]].

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby/ here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Arts Global===
The Arts Initiative's Global project establishes a cultural arm for President Bollinger's [[global university|wide-ranging efforts to increase what he often refers to as "global literacy"]]. The effort is growing in tandem with the establishment of the University's [[Global Centers]], and will begin in China.

[[Image:yang.jpg|thumb|Director Li Yang speaks at the Columbia screening of his film ''Blind Mountain'']]

While the project will of course connect artists, arts students, educators, and arts institutions with each other, the primary goal is to educate all Columbia students - not only its filmmakers, but also its physicists and financiers. The Arts Initiative works with schools, departments, and programs across the university, using arts and culture to train and educate not just better artists, but better scholars, scientists, historians, engineers, lawyers, and business people.

The Arts Initiative collaborates with numerous Columbia partners, including the newly-established Global Centers in Beijing and Amman. Since its inception in the spring of 2007, the Arts Initiative Global project has hosted numerous events, bringing artists from abroad and home into collaboration.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://cuarts.com CUArts] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://www.cuarts.com/cagroups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Apply2]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://cuarts.com/jobs]
*'''Rehearsal and Performance Space:''' A comprehensive list of all rehearsal and performance spaces on campus, including theaters, studios, and classrooms. Detailed descriptions of each space, as well as their price, location, and contact person are all listed. [http://www.cuarts.com/spaces]
*'''Guides to producing events on campus:''' Three thorough guides for helping students produce arts events within Columbia's notoriously complex bureaucracy. The guides include instruction and advice on the process of planning, preparing, funding, marketing, and producing a student event at Columbia. [http://www.cuarts.com/guide/events]

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets once a semester, and Smey has successfully made it as neutered as possible. None of this bodes well for the Arts Initiative's future.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
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The '''Arts Initiative at Columbia University''' was created in [[2004]] by President [[Lee Bollinger]] to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". The Arts Initiative can be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu]. Its offices are located in [[Dodge Hall]]. [[Melissa Smey]] is the program's executive director.

== History ==
The program was founded in 2004 and was initially part of the [[Office of the President]]. Bollinger brought on [[Gregory Mosher]], already well-known in the New York arts scene, as director. The program was initially quite small, but began expanding with additional funding from the President's Office, establishing many of its programs within the first three years. In fall [[2009]], President Bollinger announced that the program would be moved to the [[School of the Arts]], a shift in administrative reporting that raised alarm among undergraduate students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/09/students-school-arts-dean-discuss-cuarts-future</ref>

In [[2010]], Mosher stepped down as director, being replaced by [[Miller Theatre]] Director Melissa Smey in [[2011]].

== Mission ==
The Arts Initiative was created to re-invent the role of the arts in the university, and the university’s role in the arts. This effort now spans the campus, unconstrained by venue, department, field, or program, and reaches out into a diverse international culture. Among its aims are to make the arts part of the experience of every Columbia student's education and to promote a life-long involvement in the arts.

This enterprise rests on three pillars. The Initiative nurtures the vast artistic energy – nearly 150 groups, departments, and programs - on Columbia’s campus. It creates and strengthens links between Columbia and the wider culture. It connects the arts with other ways of understanding and acting in the world.

== Current Programs ==

===Ticket and Information Center (TIC)===
''Further information: [[Ticket and Information Center]]''
[[image:ticb.jpg|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets Ticket and Information Center]]]
The [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) opened in January 2008 and has since dispensed over 135,000 free and discounted tickets to the Columbia community. Operating both in the [[Lerner]] lobby and online, the TIC features campus events of all sorts, NYC cultural events, and discount movie vouchers. By special arrangement with Telecharge and select Broadway producers, the TIC has at last created an alternative to student rush by selling student-priced tickets in advance through the Collegetix program. The Ticket and Information Center staff fields questions ranging from Carnegie Hall's address to when the [[Columbia Orchestra]] holds auditions. TIC operates in partnership with the [[Provost]]'s office, with additional support from Columbia College and [[Student Services]].

===ArtsLink===
[[image:Alink_ai_logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/artslink ArtsLink by CU Arts Initiative]]]
ArtsLink represents the efforts of the Arts Initiative, its colleagues at Columbia, and leading New York City cultural institutions to create a program that makes NYC arts and cultural events available to students as an extension of the classroom.

Before each semester, the Arts Initiative compiles a list of performances and exhibits from the upcoming NYC cultural season, which may be pertinent to the curricula of that semester's classes. They provide all interested faculty with the details of each event. Professors may assign an event to their class syllabus simply by sharing the link from the [[Ticket and Information Center|Ticket and Information Center's]] [http://cuarts.com/calendar/tickets online event calendar] with his class via e-mail or [[CourseWorks]].
Students can click to buy a discounted ticket online, and pick up the tickets at the venue or at the Ticket and Information Center (TIC) in Lerner Hall.

Since the tickets are secured via the Ticket and Information Center, professors do not have to negotiate with venues, and students receive considerable discounts on their tickets.

The Arts Initiative began testing this program in the Spring 2009 semester and successfully launched it in the Fall 2009. Past events that students attended via ArtsLink include the Donmar Warehouse production of ''Hamlet,'' starring Jude Law, as well as ''In the Heights, Next to Normal,'' and the 2010 revival of ''A View from the Bridge.''

===CUArts===
[[Image:CuartsLogo_2008.gif|thumb|[http://cuarts.com/ CUArts home page]]][[CUArts]], the University's web compendium of campus and NYC arts information and resources, is now accessible directly from the Columbia University homepage. Sixty thousand visitors a month visit the site to link to Columbia's major arts schools, programs, organizations and venues, the Ticket and Information Center, and the Columbia Alumni Arts League, as well as listings of jobs/internships, arts libraries, campus rehearsal and performance venues, and much more. Through CUArts, site visitors can sign up for the Arts Initiative's weekly newsletter, which goes out every Friday and provides a short list of on-campus and city-wide events for the upcoming week, normally for $20 or less.

===Passport to New York===
''Further information: [[Passport to New York]]''

[[Passport to New York|Passport to New York]] [[Image:passport-logo.gif|thumb|left| [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums Passport to New York]]]is a program that grants undergraduate [[CUID]] holders free admission to 32 New York City museums and institutions, including The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[MoMA]], [[The Cloisters]], The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, The [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]], and more. Students only need to present their CUID with a valid sticker for that school term (which CU and Barnard students may obtain by visiting the ID Center in [[Kent Hall]]). Passport to New York is one of the Arts Initiative's most popular programs. A complete list of the participating museums is available [http://www.cuarts.com/freemuseums here].

===The Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL)===
[[Image:CAAL.JPG|thumb]]The [[Columbia Alumni Arts League]] was established in late [[2006]] to make it possible for Columbians from all schools to stay involved in the arts – and with each other - after graduation. The Columbia Alumni Arts League provides member discounts and perks at 70 leading NYC cultural organizations, while CAAL Nights bring alumni together several times a month at a dazzling variety of arts events. In [[2007]], President Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger began a tradition of presenting the graduating class with complimentary one-year memberships; in [[2009]] over 4,000 graduates took advantage of this opportunity. CAAL also maintains a web listing of local arts events featuring alumni and sends a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive and affordable cultural opportunities to over 6,000 members.

===The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund===
[[Image:Gatsby_web_large.gif‎|thumb|left|[http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Overview The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund]]]
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation fund, made possible by the generosity of [[Lord David Sainsbury|Lord David]] (MBA '71) and Lady Susie Sainsbury, continues its extraordinary support for student arts projects. Gatsby funds also support the [[CUArts]] website and subsidize student tickets.

Previous recipients of Gatsby funds include [[Project Bluelight]], Columbia's first undergraduate film production company, [[Follies Student Comedy Review|Follies]], an original musical composed and performed by graduate students in the [[Columbia Business School]], the photography installation [[99 Columbians]], and an off-off-Broadway play produced by student theater troupe [[Latenite Theatre]].

The Gatsby application form is now online at CUArts [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby/ here].

===Columbia Arts Experience===
With the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Arts Initiative now co-sponsors a new paid internship program, the Columbia Arts Experience, which recently placed 14 students with arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Harlem Stage, New York City Ballet and the Sundance Channel.

===Arts Global===
The Arts Initiative's Global project establishes a cultural arm for President Bollinger's [[global university|wide-ranging efforts to increase what he often refers to as "global literacy"]]. The effort is growing in tandem with the establishment of the University's [[Global Centers]], and will begin in China.

[[Image:yang.jpg|thumb|Director Li Yang speaks at the Columbia screening of his film ''Blind Mountain'']]

While the project will of course connect artists, arts students, educators, and arts institutions with each other, the primary goal is to educate all Columbia students - not only its filmmakers, but also its physicists and financiers. The Arts Initiative works with schools, departments, and programs across the university, using arts and culture to train and educate not just better artists, but better scholars, scientists, historians, engineers, lawyers, and business people.

The Arts Initiative collaborates with numerous Columbia partners, including the newly-established Global Centers in Beijing and Amman. Since its inception in the spring of 2007, the Arts Initiative Global project has hosted numerous events, bringing artists from abroad and home into collaboration.

===Networking and the Lunch With The Arts Initiative Series===
[[Image:Lunch2.jpg|thumb|Students participate in a Lunch With The Arts Initiative Event]]Lunch With The Arts Initiative is a networking lunch series that provides graduate and undergraduate Columbians with opportunities to collaborate and discover more about the Arts Initiative and the arts throughout Columbia.

Need funding for your own arts-related project? Interested in joining a campus performance group or working in an arts admin internship in Manhattan? Want to learn how to buy cheap tickets to on campus events, as well as to Broadway, Off Broadway, Lincoln Center and more? Sell tickets to your own campus event? Market your events in fresh ways that are also environmentally friendly? Lunch With The Arts Initiative provides students a forum to discuss and discover answers to these questions and more.

Students can join the Arts Initiative for the semester-long series to network with other students who are also passionate about the arts. Students can come to an individual session, or join the Arts Initiative for all four. The Arts Initiative has your questions--and lunch--covered. Some themes from past semesters' series include:
''Arts Smarts: How To Get Connected On Campus'', ''Marketing Your On-Campus Event: Life After Flyering'', ''The Gatsby Charitable Foundation: A Novel Way To Fund Your Arts-Related Projects'', ''Arts Smarts: Spring Into The Arts By Networking and Sharing Resources''

==Past Programs==

===Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party===

[[Image:MET_CUArts_NSOP_32.jpg|thumb|{50}x{75}|Columbia students at the Met]]

At the first annual Metropolitan Museum Orientation Party in 2007, nearly 1600 incoming students from [[Columbia College]], [[SEAS]], [[Barnard College]], and the [[School of General Studies]] were welcomed to Columbia with exclusive access to the Egyptian, African, and Greek and Roman galleries for a reception and viewing. The Arts Initiative, Provost's office and [[New Student Orientation Program]] hosted. It will hopefully remain an annual event.

===Preview Screening of Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain''===

The Arts Initiative, the [[School of International and Public Affairs]], and the [[Center for the Study of Human Rights]] presented a preview screening of ''Blind Mountain'', a film by Visiting Columbia Artist Li Yang. The film, which drew standing ovations at Cannes and around the globe, explores China's problem of human trafficking due to the One Child Policy. Following the screening the filmmaker took part in a conversation with the audience which was led by Professor Carole Vance, Director of the Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights, and Professor [[Andrew Nathan]], Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the [[Political Science Department]]. This event was part of the Arts Initiative's wider China project which seeks to enrich mutual understanding by linking China's vibrant contemporary arts and culture to a wide range of academic disciplines and professions within the Columbia community.

===Václav Havel at Columbia===
[[Image:Havel14.jpg|thumb|Václav Havel, President Bollinger, and Bill Clinton]]

At the invitation of President Bollinger, [[Václav Havel]] arrived at Columbia University on [[October 26]], 2006, for a seven-week [[Artist in Residence|residency]] featuring lectures, interviews, conversations, classes, performances, and panels centered on his life and ideas. The visit was organized by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.

Václav Havel's visit to Columbia focused on an exploration of the connection between art and citizenship. In addition to the events with President Havel, the Arts Initiative organized a series of symposia on specific art forms (theatre, msuic, architecture, art, film, literature) and citizenship. Each of these were moderated by Columbians; several were presented in partnership with some of New York's leading cultural institutions.

===New Yorker nights===
A series of events at [[Miller Theater]] in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, [[Oliver Sacks]], Malcolm Gladwell, [[Simon Schama]], and others.

===Peter Brook's production of ''Tierno Bokar''===

Renowned director [[Peter Brook]] and his company, the International Center of Theatre Creation (CICT), spent a month in residence at Columbia University in the spring of [[2005]]. During their residence they mounted the U.S. premiere of ''Tierno Bokar'', a theatrical exploration of the power of tolerance.

With this residence, Brook for the first time integrated his work into the life and culture of a large urban university. The company worked with the resources of Columbia, Barnard, and the [[Harlem]] community and encouraged students, faculty, and the public to participate in an ongoing dialogue about the social, political, religious, and historical questions raised by performances of ''Tierno Bokar''. Events included symposia, lectures, workshops, and class work. All programs were sponsored by the Arts Initiative in partnership with the Harlem Arts Alliance and Barnard College.

==Student Resources==
The Arts Initiative offers a wealth of resources for student artists and their projects, whether they are working within or outside the purview of the university. Among the resources available on [http://cuarts.com CUArts] are:

*'''Columbia Arts Groups and Resources:''' A comprehensive list of all Columbia University arts groups, including film, new media, multicultural, publication, theater, dance, comedy, and music organizations. [http://www.cuarts.com/cagroups]
*'''Gatsby Student Arts Support Fund:''' The application and all the eligibility rules to apply for the [[Arts Initiative#The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund|Gatsby Charitable Fund]]. [http://www.cuarts.com/page/gatsby#Apply2]
*'''The Columbia Arts Experience:''' Run in conjunction with the [[CCE|Center for Career Education]], the Columbia Arts Experience (CAE) provides selected students with a New York-based internship in the arts industry. Opportunities include marketing, administration, arts education, and programming at various NYC production companies, theaters, museums, and publications. [http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/cae]
*'''Arts Jobs and Internships:''' A page that lists internships and jobs in architecture, arts administration, dance, film, literature/journalism/publishing, media, music, radio, theater, and TV. [http://cuarts.com/jobs]
*'''Rehearsal and Performance Space:''' A comprehensive list of all rehearsal and performance spaces on campus, including theaters, studios, and classrooms. Detailed descriptions of each space, as well as their price, location, and contact person are all listed. [http://www.cuarts.com/spaces]
*'''Guides to producing events on campus:''' Three thorough guides for helping students produce arts events within Columbia's notoriously complex bureaucracy. The guides include instruction and advice on the process of planning, preparing, funding, marketing, and producing a student event at Columbia. [http://www.cuarts.com/guide/events]

==Save the Arts Initiative==

After the move to the School of the Arts, students were concerned about the future of the Arts Initiative. Organized by [[Barry Weinberg]], CC'12, and [[Aries Dela Cruz]], GS'09, the Advocates for the Arts Initiative petitioned to install an advisory committee and in general greater transparency around the move. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/11/05/arts-initiative-moves-school-arts </ref> After these efforts were unsuccessful, the issue lay dormant for a number of years and Melissa Smey was appointed director. Things with the Arts Initiative slowly deteriorated until Fall 2012, where the Advocates of the Arts Initiative came back for round two, this time led by [[Will Hughes]], CC'13. Their petition reached 1300 signatures but ultimately was unsuccessful in achieving their goals of a move out of the School of the Arts and a new director, but got the advisory committee promised some three years earlier. <ref> http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/11/06/1200-students-alums-sign-save-arts-initiative-petition </ref> <ref> http://savetheartsinitiative.org/ </ref> Said advisory committee meets once a semester, and Smey has successfully made it as neutered as possible. None of this bodes well for the Arts Initiative's future.

==Contact Information==
By telephone: (212) 851-1872

By email: cuarts@columbia.edu

By fax: (212) 851-1876

By mail: 206 Prentis Hall
:: 632 W. 125 St., Mail Code 5011
:: New York, NY 10027

==External links==
* [http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu CUArts]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CUArts CUArts on Facebook]
* [http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-York-NY/Ticket-and-Information-Center-at-Columbia-University/33969221872?ref=ts TIC fan page]
* [http://www.cuarts.com/signup Arts Initiative weekly newsletter sign-up]
* [http://www.twitter.com/cuarts CUArts @ Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/cuartstube CUArts on YouTube]

==References==
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[[Category:Arts Initiative|*]]

Student life

2013-05-17T15:45:17Z

Gdcmcgown: /* Jobs and Internships */ updated link to new Arts Initiative website

'''Student life''' at Columbia has a number of dimensions. Students make the best of their four years at CU by finding a balance between life on campus, and off, and between academics and extracurriculars. Columbia affords it's students a wealth of opportunities on all fronts, though it's easy to miss many of them.

<blockquote>"Freshman year... Columbia is like unprotected sex. You're glad you got in, but not so glad you came."</blockquote>

== On Campus ==
Despite New York City being right outside [[Morningside Heights campus gates|the Gates]], Columbia has a vibrant campus life. Two staples of daily campus life are [[Columbia Spectator|The Spectator]] and [[The Bwog]]. Between the two, you'll have a good idea of what's going on and have a feel of the pulse on campus at the moment. However, the two hardly provide comprehensive coverage.

Since the Class of 2008, classes have formed virtual friendships via [[Facebook]] before arriving at Columbia, which quickly fade from memory upon meeting real people, or result in even more extremely awkward run-ins.

Most of your initial friends will be the people living on your [[residence hall]] floor, until you start joining clubs and forming cliques with people of similar mindsets, deriding your initial friends as lame while slowly becoming increasingly closed-minded. You will then awkwardly acknowledge your former friends while walking around campus with a tepid wave or (if necessary), superficial conversation about [[housing]], classes, or [[Spring Break]] plans.

=== Academic Life ===
Academic life for most students revolve around the classes they're taking that semester, and usually not much further. Unless you're taking 20 or more credits in a semester or have subjected yourself to the pre-med program, the chances are that you'll have time to do a lot of other things.

As professors will often complain, undergraduates rarely take advantage of the rich academic life at Columbia beyond the classroom. As one of the premier research institutions in the nation, Columbia hosts numerous [http://calendar.columbia.edu/acad_lect.html lectures], seminars, symposia, and [http://calendar.columbia.edu/acad_conf.html conferences] on every subject, attracting intellectual heavyweights from across the globe. The problem is that you won't know about most of them unless you take the initiative of looking for them.

While some events get a lot of ink and coverage, like the yearly [[World Leaders Forum]], many departmental events aren't mentioned unless you're on the department listserv. Take the time to skim the Todays Events section of the [http://calendar.columbia.edu/ university events calendar] to see what's happening. Between the academic departments, graduate schools, and professional schools on the Morningside campus, the list of events is an embarrassment of riches- but only if you go.

What's that? You say you want more than a one-way flow of information, you want to break free from [[w:The Pedagogy of the Oppressed|The Pedagogy of the Oppressed]] and engage in free-flowing high level one-on-one discourse with your professors? Good luck with that. Professors' willingness to engage with students on a personal level is a mixed bag. All professors have office hours, but some treat them like a free clinic's open hours where they diagnose your problem and answer your questions in 10 minutes. Others actually take the time to get to know you. If you want more empirical evidence of the faculty's ambivalence towards you, consider that each faculty member has funding to take students out in small groups for a meal, even for large lectures. See how many of your professors actually take advantage of this. As a general rule, you'll find that seminars are more likely to yield meaningful interactions with faculty than lecture courses. Similarly, talk to the faculty who genuinely move you, not just the stars, and don't overlook grad students and non-tenured faculty. They're just as good for law school and other recommendations as the tenured type.

[[The Bwog]] does an occasional [http://bwog.net/index.php?s=lecturehop Lecture Hopping] feature to cover some of the events that students never go to. For students in the sciences, research opportunities on the Morningside campus or at the [[Med Center]] can be had. Oh yeah, there's also the [[Core Curriculum]], you may have heard about it.

=== Extracurriculars ===

There are hundreds of student [[clubs]] at Columbia. First years typically sign up for at least a dozen [[clubs]] at the [[activities fair]] in September. However, within a few months, most settle upon two or three clubs, which they tend to pursue throughout their remaining time at Columbia. Commitment varies widely. [[Varsity Sports]], [[Club Sports]], and student [[publications]] can consume more time than schoolwork for some students- the joke goes that [[Spectator]] writers and editors "majored in spec" during college. Beyond clubs there's [[student government]], [[club sports]], and [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ci/ community service] among other on campus outlets for your energy.

=== Social Scene ===
It might be said that a large proportion of students, like at any [[Ivy League]] university, have no life. For the rest of us, there's lots to do. The on campus social scene is somewhat decentralized. [[Fraternities]] host their fair share of parties, and while they once weren't a central pillar of social life at Columbia, ironically, they've been growing in size and prominence since the declaration of the [[War on Fun]]. The rest of the scene tends to revolve around individually hosted parties in upper class housing, especially in some of the suite-style buildings like [[Hogan]] and [[EC]], which have common areas. While [[First year housing|first year housing]] is officially "substance free", parties still occur with enough frequency, especially in [[Carman Hall|Carman]] where the large doubles and wide hallways lend themselves to large gatherings.

The campus social scene more or less blends in with the neighborhood scene, of which there isn't much. As you may have heard, [[Morningside Heights]] isn't [[Greenwich Village]]. Nevertheless there's a decent bar scene, although it's taken a few blows with the loss of both [[Amsterdam Cafe]] and [[The West End]] as traditional seedy college bars, each giving way to establishments with slightly more refined pretensions. However there are still a few options around, like [[The Heights]]. There are also many [[restaurants]] in the surrounding neighborhood. First years take particular joy in patronizing these restaurants because they're usually sick of their [[meal plans|meal plan]] at [[John Jay Dining Hall]] and the other [[Dining Services|on-campus dining locations]].

== Off Campus ==
=== Culture ===
[[New York City]] affords students more opportunities than they know what to do with. Columbia offers a number of programs to help on this front, primarily the [[Arts Initiative]] at Columbia University. The Arts Initiative created the [[Passport to Museums]] program, providing Columbia students with free admissions into 34 museums around New York, including the Met, MoMA, Cloisters, Studio Museum in Harlem, New-York Historical Society, Morgan, and more. The Arts Initiative opened the [[Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) in January 2008 and has since sold over 500,000 discounted or free tickets to cultural events on-campus and around the city. Other programs, like [[Urban New York]], also connect students with free tickets. In addition there are a number of [[New York City guides to the city]] available, mostly from third parties. There are plenty of concerts throughout the city, and notably, lots of [[opera]] at the [[Lincoln Center]].

=== Jobs and Internships ===
Students can also find school-year jobs and internships around the city. While [[CCE]] can offer some help on this front, you'll probably be on your own. The Arts Initiative maintains a list of [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu/jobs job and internship postings].

=== Social Scene ===
Once they get bored of the neighborhood, many students start [[subway|heading]] to downtown bars and restaurants, such as near [[NYU]]. Remember, the rest of [[New York City]] is always only a subway ride away.

[[Category:Student life|*]]
[[Category:Prefrosh]]

Student life

2013-05-17T15:44:31Z

Gdcmcgown: /* Culture */ updated information about the Arts Initiative

'''Student life''' at Columbia has a number of dimensions. Students make the best of their four years at CU by finding a balance between life on campus, and off, and between academics and extracurriculars. Columbia affords it's students a wealth of opportunities on all fronts, though it's easy to miss many of them.

<blockquote>"Freshman year... Columbia is like unprotected sex. You're glad you got in, but not so glad you came."</blockquote>

== On Campus ==
Despite New York City being right outside [[Morningside Heights campus gates|the Gates]], Columbia has a vibrant campus life. Two staples of daily campus life are [[Columbia Spectator|The Spectator]] and [[The Bwog]]. Between the two, you'll have a good idea of what's going on and have a feel of the pulse on campus at the moment. However, the two hardly provide comprehensive coverage.

Since the Class of 2008, classes have formed virtual friendships via [[Facebook]] before arriving at Columbia, which quickly fade from memory upon meeting real people, or result in even more extremely awkward run-ins.

Most of your initial friends will be the people living on your [[residence hall]] floor, until you start joining clubs and forming cliques with people of similar mindsets, deriding your initial friends as lame while slowly becoming increasingly closed-minded. You will then awkwardly acknowledge your former friends while walking around campus with a tepid wave or (if necessary), superficial conversation about [[housing]], classes, or [[Spring Break]] plans.

=== Academic Life ===
Academic life for most students revolve around the classes they're taking that semester, and usually not much further. Unless you're taking 20 or more credits in a semester or have subjected yourself to the pre-med program, the chances are that you'll have time to do a lot of other things.

As professors will often complain, undergraduates rarely take advantage of the rich academic life at Columbia beyond the classroom. As one of the premier research institutions in the nation, Columbia hosts numerous [http://calendar.columbia.edu/acad_lect.html lectures], seminars, symposia, and [http://calendar.columbia.edu/acad_conf.html conferences] on every subject, attracting intellectual heavyweights from across the globe. The problem is that you won't know about most of them unless you take the initiative of looking for them.

While some events get a lot of ink and coverage, like the yearly [[World Leaders Forum]], many departmental events aren't mentioned unless you're on the department listserv. Take the time to skim the Todays Events section of the [http://calendar.columbia.edu/ university events calendar] to see what's happening. Between the academic departments, graduate schools, and professional schools on the Morningside campus, the list of events is an embarrassment of riches- but only if you go.

What's that? You say you want more than a one-way flow of information, you want to break free from [[w:The Pedagogy of the Oppressed|The Pedagogy of the Oppressed]] and engage in free-flowing high level one-on-one discourse with your professors? Good luck with that. Professors' willingness to engage with students on a personal level is a mixed bag. All professors have office hours, but some treat them like a free clinic's open hours where they diagnose your problem and answer your questions in 10 minutes. Others actually take the time to get to know you. If you want more empirical evidence of the faculty's ambivalence towards you, consider that each faculty member has funding to take students out in small groups for a meal, even for large lectures. See how many of your professors actually take advantage of this. As a general rule, you'll find that seminars are more likely to yield meaningful interactions with faculty than lecture courses. Similarly, talk to the faculty who genuinely move you, not just the stars, and don't overlook grad students and non-tenured faculty. They're just as good for law school and other recommendations as the tenured type.

[[The Bwog]] does an occasional [http://bwog.net/index.php?s=lecturehop Lecture Hopping] feature to cover some of the events that students never go to. For students in the sciences, research opportunities on the Morningside campus or at the [[Med Center]] can be had. Oh yeah, there's also the [[Core Curriculum]], you may have heard about it.

=== Extracurriculars ===

There are hundreds of student [[clubs]] at Columbia. First years typically sign up for at least a dozen [[clubs]] at the [[activities fair]] in September. However, within a few months, most settle upon two or three clubs, which they tend to pursue throughout their remaining time at Columbia. Commitment varies widely. [[Varsity Sports]], [[Club Sports]], and student [[publications]] can consume more time than schoolwork for some students- the joke goes that [[Spectator]] writers and editors "majored in spec" during college. Beyond clubs there's [[student government]], [[club sports]], and [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ci/ community service] among other on campus outlets for your energy.

=== Social Scene ===
It might be said that a large proportion of students, like at any [[Ivy League]] university, have no life. For the rest of us, there's lots to do. The on campus social scene is somewhat decentralized. [[Fraternities]] host their fair share of parties, and while they once weren't a central pillar of social life at Columbia, ironically, they've been growing in size and prominence since the declaration of the [[War on Fun]]. The rest of the scene tends to revolve around individually hosted parties in upper class housing, especially in some of the suite-style buildings like [[Hogan]] and [[EC]], which have common areas. While [[First year housing|first year housing]] is officially "substance free", parties still occur with enough frequency, especially in [[Carman Hall|Carman]] where the large doubles and wide hallways lend themselves to large gatherings.

The campus social scene more or less blends in with the neighborhood scene, of which there isn't much. As you may have heard, [[Morningside Heights]] isn't [[Greenwich Village]]. Nevertheless there's a decent bar scene, although it's taken a few blows with the loss of both [[Amsterdam Cafe]] and [[The West End]] as traditional seedy college bars, each giving way to establishments with slightly more refined pretensions. However there are still a few options around, like [[The Heights]]. There are also many [[restaurants]] in the surrounding neighborhood. First years take particular joy in patronizing these restaurants because they're usually sick of their [[meal plans|meal plan]] at [[John Jay Dining Hall]] and the other [[Dining Services|on-campus dining locations]].

== Off Campus ==
=== Culture ===
[[New York City]] affords students more opportunities than they know what to do with. Columbia offers a number of programs to help on this front, primarily the [[Arts Initiative]] at Columbia University. The Arts Initiative created the [[Passport to Museums]] program, providing Columbia students with free admissions into 34 museums around New York, including the Met, MoMA, Cloisters, Studio Museum in Harlem, New-York Historical Society, Morgan, and more. The Arts Initiative opened the [[Ticket and Information Center]] (TIC) in January 2008 and has since sold over 500,000 discounted or free tickets to cultural events on-campus and around the city. Other programs, like [[Urban New York]], also connect students with free tickets. In addition there are a number of [[New York City guides to the city]] available, mostly from third parties. There are plenty of concerts throughout the city, and notably, lots of [[opera]] at the [[Lincoln Center]].

=== Jobs and Internships ===
Students can also find school-year jobs and internships around the city. While [[CCE]] can offer some help on this front, you'll probably be on your own. The Arts Initiative maintains a list of [http://www.cuarts.com/jobs/ job and internship postings].

=== Social Scene ===
Once they get bored of the neighborhood, many students start [[subway|heading]] to downtown bars and restaurants, such as near [[NYU]]. Remember, the rest of [[New York City]] is always only a subway ride away.

[[Category:Student life|*]]
[[Category:Prefrosh]]

CUArts

2013-05-17T15:39:52Z

Gdcmcgown:

'''CUArts''' was the website of the [[Arts Initiative]] until 2013. The Arts Initiative may now be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu artsinitiative.columbia.edu].

[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Arts Initiative]]

CUArts

2013-05-17T15:39:11Z

Gdcmcgown: CUArts is no longer online; updated to new arts initiative website

'''CUArts''' was the website of the [[Arts Initiative]] until 2013. The Arts Initiative may now be found online at [http://artsinitiative.columbia.edu].

[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Arts Initiative]]