Cool Culture, Inc.

Celebrating over 24 years of partnership, Cool Culture is a New York City based nonprofit that seeks to amplify the voices of families and strengthen the power of historically marginalized communities through engagement with art and culture, both within cultural institutions and beyond. Since inception, our work has impacted over one million families. The organization currently partners with 50,000 diverse families, more than 400 Early Childhood Centers and Department of Education schools, and 90 cultural institutions in New York City. We are building a movement of individuals, organizations, and communities committed to providing a more equitable future for families, tomorrow’s artists, art lovers, activists and communities.

ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS

Cool Culture programs operate at the citywide and neighborhood level. We support a network of families, early childhood centers, Title 1 schools, cultural institutions and artists in cultivating storytelling, relationship building, and healing through arts and culture. We believe the exchange of individual diverse stories provides a larger narrative for addressing systemic inequities. 

• Our Citywide Programs bring together a unique network and innovative programming for families that affirms NYC’s diverse cultures and increases participation in the arts and culture, and include Family Pass (free access to 90 cultural institutions for families with children from Pre-K to the 1st grade), Bring the Cool family festivals, Cool Pops (pop ups at museums), Virtual Tours, and a forthcoming digital app.
• Our We Are All Curators suite of programs harness the power of the arts and culture to: 1) to lift up the curator in all of us by making meaning through creative expressions, to critique dominant narratives and conditions impacting families and their communities, and to support families and partners in activating creativity for justice.

Cool Culture has a mission-driven commitment to principles of equity and diversity, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender/ gender identity/ gender expression, age, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, HIV status, disability, or marital status. BIPOC folk, womxn, immigrants, LGBTQIA+, and members of other historically marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information about Cool Culture, please visit www.coolculture.org