The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is proud to launch the inaugural cycle of the NYC Culture & Arts Administrator Mentorship Program (CAAMP). This regrant and workforce development opportunity seeks to cultivate the next generation of arts and culture administrative workers by helping early career professionals establish skills and networks necessary to support career longevity and advancement. The program is supported with funds from the George S. Kaufman Charitable Foundation. 

This new program will connect at least 20 early career arts and culture administrative workers with a mentor for 7 months and is dedicated to providing them with funds, professional development resources, and connections to NYC’s arts and culture community. Each accepted program participant will be awarded $2,500 to support their participation in the program.

Program Overview & Design

CAAMP will have the following components:

• 1:1 Mentorship: Each participant will be partnered with a mentor to meet virtually or in-person at least once a month (minimum of 7 times total).
• Cohort-Only PD Programs: Participants will attend monthly professional development sessions curated specifically for the cohort on topics like understanding and crafting budgets, adapting to workplace culture, networking best practices, and other nuts and bolts skills. These sessions may be virtual or in-person. Participants will be expected to attend 6 of 8 PD sessions.
• Public PD Programs: Participants will attend two public workshops hosted by the Roundtable during the program period. These events will be free and open to all, regardless of acceptance into the program. Program participants will also have the opportunity to attend the 2026 Day of Learning (November 11, 2026) and the 2027 Face to Face Conference (April 28-29, 2027) for free.
• Field Hours Assignments: Participants will complete two field hours assignments during the program (totaling approximately 2-4 hours of time total). 

Please visit the program website for additional information about the program structure, eligibility, answers to FAQs, application process details, and more. 

Application Process Timeline

• Application Opens: Monday, August 3 at 10:00 AM ET
• Program Information Session: Thursday, August 20, 5:00 - 6:00pm ET (will be recorded - register here)
• Application Closes: Friday, September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
• Applicant Notifications Sent By: Friday, October 9, 2026

Program Key Dates

• Mandatory Program Orientation: Wednesday, Oct 28, 5:00 - 7:00pm in person at ART/NY (520 8th Avenue)
• Mandatory Public PD Programs: 

          - Thursday, January 21, 2027 from 5:00 - 7:00pm ET on Zoom

          - Career Resource Forum - late winter 2027 (exact date, location TBD)

• Mentorship Meetings: December 2026 – June 2027. Approximately once a month; to be scheduled based on individuals’ availability.
• Cohort PD Sessions: Mentees in the program are expected to attend at least 6 of the 8 scheduled sessions (Thursdays at 6pm; 1-2 hours; mix of in-person and virtual):

            - November 19, 2026

            - December 10, 2026

            - January 14, 2027

            - February 11, 2027

            - March 11, 2027

            - April 8, 2027

            - May 20, 2027

            - June 17, 2027

• Program Wrap: June 30, 2027

The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable is now accepting proposals for sessions and panels for Face to Face 2027, scheduled to take place in April 2027. The 2027 conference will be a hybrid experience with both virtual and in-person offerings. The in-person conference venue is Shepard Hall, City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031.

All conference presenters will be offered a $100 honorarium and full registration to the conference.

 PLEASE NOTE: 

• All IN PERSON conference sessions are 90 minutes. All VIRTUAL conference sessions are 60 minutes.
• WORKSHOPS are limited to 2 facilitators. PANELS are limited to 3 speakers and 1 moderator.

 Proposal Application Timeline:

- Application Opens: Wednesday, July 8, 2026

- RFP Info Session: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 4:00pm ET (Register here)

- Application Closes: Tuesday, September 22, 2025 at 7:00pm ET (PLEASE NOTE: This year's application deadline WILL NOT be extended and no late applications will be accepted. Please plan accordingly for your submission.)

- Applicants Notified: by Monday, December 7, 2026

- Applicant Acceptance Deadline: by Monday, December 21, 2026

- Presenter Orientations (on Zoom): Wednesday, January 7 from 4-6pm ET or Friday, January 9 from 10am-12pm ET

- Conference Dates: 

• Virtual: Tuesdays @ 4pm ET on Zoom – March 30, April 6, April 13, April 20, 2027
• In-person: April 28 & 29, 2027 at CCNY

Click here to access a GoogleDoc with a list of application questions. We strongly encourage you to prepare your answers in a separate document and submit your final proposal in one seating. You will have the chance to save a draft on this platform, but we recommend having it saved somewhere else just in case.   

Please be advised: Application drafts on Submittable may be visible to the administrators of this program.