NYCxDESIGN recently announced the recipients of its inaugural Breakout Grant program, which supports designers and design businesses based in the city to fur.
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Q&A: Elissa Black, the Newly Appointed Head of NYCxDESIGN, Knows New York City Will Bounce Back
After roles at the Van Alen Institute and the Guggenheim Museum, this lawyer and advocate for design takes over NYCxDESIGN as executive director with a mission to support the city s design sector.
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Since NYCxDESIGN reconceived of itself as an independent non-profit organization last Fall, the organization has drastically expanded its range of offerings. Now, in addition to their annual design festival (“NYCxDESIGN: The Festival”), they’ve launched programs including a magazine, a podcast series, design competitions, a network of designers offering pro-bono services, as well as a poster campaign that raised spirits, and money, for local causes during the darkest days of the pandemic.
NYCxDESIGN Announces 2021 Programming and Events
February 23, 2021
NYCxDESIGN Awards were held at Pier 17 in 2019.
As the days grow longer and the city streets begin to show more signs of life, NYCxDESIGN is looking ahead to its robust lineup of events and activations this spring and beyond. The non-profit recently announced its 2021 programming, centered around Design Days in May and the reimagined NYCxDESIGN Festival come November. During a year of revitalization, these events aim to showcase and support the value of design across the five boroughs, organizers said in a statement.
From self-guided journeys and virtual tours in all five boroughs, to immersive online galleries, outdoor installations, and safely-organized