El Barrio Today Arts Cluster

Hope Community has partnered with El Museo del Barrio, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) and several East Harlem arts/cultural organizations to create the “El Barrio Today Arts Cluster”.  The “El Barrio Today Arts Cluster”, created with funding support from the New York City Economic Development Corporation, seeks to develop and implement an arts cluster program that will (1) positively impact earned revenue of under-promoted arts/cultural organizations in East Harlem; (2) develop the long-term economic vibrancy of the underpromoted East Harlem arts neighborhood; and (3) generate increased metro and regional tourism and visitation to East Harlem.

Comprised of 11 organizations that directly provide and/or support East Harlem arts/culture and over 20 local businesses, the newly-formed “El Barrio Today Arts Cluster” is a multifaceted program which will include an extensive marketing campaign and tourism incentive program to attract residents and workers of New York City and the New York tri-state area.  From June 2010 to June 2011, the “El Barrio Today Arts Cluster” will consist of four initial phases including collaboration with local businesses, development and the implementation of a marketing campaign and tourism incentive program and measuring the impact of the program.

In addition to Hope Community, Inc., the participating organizations in the El Barrio Today Arts Cluster include:

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