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Newly Revised

International Express

This full color brochure illuminates colorful places of interest and the fascinating neighborhoods along the seven mile route through Queens of the legendary No. 7 train.
Look over the new Long Island City and Sunnyside pages.

This edition is not available in hard copy.






Queens Cultural Guide

Latest Edition (information gathered through 2006)
This soft cover illustrated directory lists Queens arts organizations, cultural institutions, historical points of interest, and resources.

This edition is not available in hard copy.


 


 

Programs and
Services
for Artists and Cultural Organizations

 


Queens artMAP
Check out Queens culture attractions across the whole borough, from College Point to Fort Tilden and Long Island City to Glen Oaks---and everything in between.
This online map on one screen shows you all of Queens and thirty-three cultural attraction locations. Then, click to get more information and web links.

Please keep in mind that this map was created in 2002.  The information provided there may have changed since posting.



queens art map
The printed hard copy version of this map.

art LOOP Map
A full color cultural map highlighting Contemporary arts and culture of Western Queens including Long Island City, Sunnyside, and Astoria
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artpages
A comprehensive directory of over 350 arts services and resources in the greater New York area.

Beyond the Grave: Cultures of Queens Cemeteries
The arts and traditions associated with Queens cemeteries are vividly depicted with text and photographs in this 14 page soft cover booklet.

City Play
Traditional children's games and how it feels to grow up in New York come to life in this beautifully photographed hard cover book documenting children at play.

Folk and Traditional Music and Arts Journal
This is a reoccurring publication of the Folk and Traditional Music and Arts Program of the Queens Council on the Arts. This journal is intended to be supplement to the ArtSpy, the Queens Council on the Arts bi-monthly publication, and will be printed twice a year.

Urban Folk v:1 / n:2
Street Art:  Murals and Graffiti in Queens
by Alex Perullo
Urdu Poetry in Queens
by Bradley Shope
Karr Dyal:  Portrait of an Unknown Artist
by Karna Singh

 

Urban Folk v:2 / n:1
Urban Merengue in Urban Queens:
Tipico Communities in corona, Ozone Park, and Woodhaven
by Sydney Hutchinson
Pakistani Christian Music in Queens
by Alex Perullo
From Central Asia to Queens:
The Bukharian Jews and Living History
by Hillary Colter


Urban Folk v:2 / n:2
The Beautiful Mosaic:  The Poetic Life of Queens
by Paul Catafago
Forró Comes to Queens 'For All'
by Daniela Medina
Playing Phagwa in Richmond Hill:  The Indo-Caribbean Community Celebrates Spring
by John Roleke
 



Urban Folk v:3 / n:1
Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden - Astoria's Oasis
by
John Roleke
The International Express:  Experiential Documentation of a Journey through the Communities Along the #7 Train
by Alina Wilczynski and Marylou Stewart



 
 


grant writing basics

A guide to grant writing.

 

 

 

 

videos

ArtFrenzy
The sights and sounds of the ArtFrenzy, the arts and culture festival highlighting the western Queens art scene, are artfully captured in this video. (36 minutes)

art LOOP
This short video stops at some of the world class arts institutions in Queens including MoMAQNS, P.S. 1 Center for Contemporary Art, The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park and the Center for Holographic Arts.
(6.46 minutes)

Hats On
This video is a QCA Folk Arts project that explores interesting types of head wear such as do rags, church hats, and turbans that can be seen throughout the borough of Queens. (16 minutes)

The Panorama of New York City
This is a narrative history of the world's most famous and complete architectural model of New York permanently housed at the Queens Museum of Art. (59 minutes)

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