Teen Advisory Council

Hello! We are the Teen Advisory Council, a.k.a TAC!
We are a diverse group of teens who have previously participated in ArtsConnection Teen Programs: TRaC, Student Art Program, PaaM etc…

Our mission is to put teens at the center of all of ArtsConnection’s teen programming. We help to represent ArtsConnection teens, brainstorm new teen programming, participate in community outreach, plan and run engaging events and initiatives for other teens, contribute to ArtsConnection’s blog The JAR, attend fun arts events on behalf of ArtsConnection, meet & collaborate with like-minded teens, and much more!

2018-19 School Year application is now OPEN!

How To Apply

Please review the Application Preview, then use the link below to Log In to our Application Portal and apply online, or contact Allison Whorton, Program Manager, at .

Application Preview Log In and Apply

Is there something YOU’D like to see happening with ArtsConnection Teen Programs? An event, initiative, or program? Have any suggestions or questions? Email us: or

Timeline of Events We’ve Helped to Plan

2015:

• May – Teens Curate Teens “Future Fix” exhibition opening/Teen Reviewers and Critics finale at No Longer Empty’s Old Bronx Borough Courthouse
• December – Teen Reviewers and Critics finale at FiveMyles gallery in Brooklyn

2016:

• January – ArtsConnection Teen Programs Open House at the Dedalus Foundation in Manhattan
• May – Teens Curate Teens “Where You Been?” exhibition opening/Teen Reviewers and Critics finale at the Dedalus Foundation in Manhattan
• June – “When All Is Said And Done” teen arts festival at ArtsConnection in Manhattan
• December – Fall TRaC Finale at 53rd Street Library

2017:

• January – ArtsConnection Teen Programs Open House at the Dedalus Foundation in Manhattan
• May – Teens Curate Teens “IM/PERMEABLE” exhibition opening/Teen Reviewers and Critics finale at the Dedalus Foundation in Manhattan
• June – Saturday Art Sampler – free arts workshops planned and facilitated by TAC teens