Supporting the Kupferberg Center for the Arts (KCA) means investing in a cultural cornerstone that has enriched Queens and beyond since 1961. Your contribution fuels diverse public programs in jazz, pop, Latin, world music, and family programs, alongside educational initiatives impacting over 10,000 students and seniors annually. Serving over 100,000 audience members each year, KCA fosters creativity, cultural understanding, and community engagement through its dynamic arts offerings.Â
KCA Main Stage Season
Since 1961, KCA has been a cultural cornerstone, presenting diverse programs for Queens and beyond. Our upcoming season continues this tradition with collaborative projects, culturally renowned artists, and a dynamic concert series featuring jazz, pop, Latin, world music, family programs, and off-site performances.
KCA EDUCATION
KCA brings world-class arts education experiences to over 10,000 students and seniors in Queens each year, fostering creativity, cultural understanding, and community engagement. Through our Schooltime Performance Series, CASA, and SU-CASA initiatives, and our in-school residencies and assemblies, we celebrate the rich cultural diversity of Queens through our hands-on arts activities throughout the borough.
CUNY Dance Initiative
A dynamic arts celebration amplifying the cultural diversity of our borough through unique performances, exhibitions, and partnerships. With support from 14 planning partners and over 100 presenting partners, the initiative has showcased hundreds of community events, exhibiting the vibrant artistic talent of Queens.Â
Queens Rising
Spearheaded by a coalition of major arts organizations in the borough, including Kupferberg Center for the Arts, the Queens Rising celebration will serve as a platform to amplify Queens as a rich arts and culture hub and destination, touching every corner of our borough with a feast of cultural activities and a major effort to invite residents of Queens and NYC at large to our many neighborhoods to come see a show, an exhibit, a concert in a park or library, and to stop at a restaurant nearby and visit local shops.
The QC Art Center
To learn more, please contact Julia del Palacio, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development at Julia.DelPalacio@qc.cuny.edu