ABOUT US

ARTISTS IN PARTNERSHIP  --   OUR MISSION

AIP's  mission is to foster a partnership between the arts and the community at large in order to -

-         raise the visibility of the arts in Long Beach, New York and the surrounding area, and thus support current efforts and create new avenues of collaboration and develop venues for exhibits and performance

-         unite our artists (literary, performing, and visual) in a unique creative network and assist in getting their talents seen and shared with the community 

-         bring other segments of the population (individual patrons,  business, library, educational institutions, and governmental agencies) into the dialogue so that all the arts can gain support.

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Artists in Partnership, Inc. is a non-profit 501c(3) cultural arts organization located in Long Beach, NY. The goal of AIP is to foster a partnership between literary, visual, performing artists and the community, enhance the arts environment by developing, supporting, and nurturing creative endeavors, and give artists avenues and venues to perform or display their art.  Merchants, schools, library, organizations, city government, artists and arts lovers all share in this unique dialogue and collaboration.

Membership

Membership over twelve years consists of affiliate arts and educational organizations and 254 literary, visual and performing artists and supporters in Long Beach and 25 surrounding communities.

Vision

As a totally volunteer organization funded primarily by membership dollars, AIP is soliciting grant and foundation monies to strengthen the organization. AIP’s long range goal is to obtain a venue to provide arts to the residents of our community and beyond. AIP is currently providing quality entertainment and youth programming as well as working on collaborating with other arts groups and city government to form a unique arts alliance, a local Advisory Board on the Arts. AIP strives to provide a nurturing environment for artists to flourish individually as well as to encourage cross-cultural and inter-generational endeavors.

History

AIP began as a dream. In July, 2000, the people of Long Beach were invited to a meeting at the Public Library to voice their suggestions on developing a vision for the arts in our community. Over 65 participants listed various projects and a grass roots organization developed to begin to implement these ideas and revitalize the local arts scene. Artists In Partnership incorporated in October, 2000 and became an official 501 ©(3) organization in the summer of 2003. In 2004, AIP received a $2,000 grant, and in 2005, an $1,800 and a $1,300 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program through the Long Island Arts Council.  Since then, AIP has been the recipient of numerous grants through the Huntington Arts Council, from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation as well as legislative grants from State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and State Senator Dean Skelos, as well as funding from County Legislator Denise Ford.  AIP continues its outreach to the community with the annual Cabaret Festivals, the Barrier Beach Blues Festivals, the Folk 2 Funk Festival, the Kickin' Country on the Barrier Beach Festival and Hip Hop Keeping it Real...Positive Festival.