OPEN CHANNELS NEW YORK INC

NEW YORK, New York, 10002-0000 United States

Mission Statement

Dixon Place, a non-profit organization founded in 1986 to provide a space for literary and performing artists to create and develop new works in front of a live audience. Our mission to support and nurture the development of new work and work in progress from diverse artists and to build new audiences for the work.

About This Cause

Dixon Place, a non-profit organization founded in 1986, provides a space for literary, performing and visual artists to create, develop, and present new works in front of an [a live] audience. Our mission to support and nurture diverse artists and to build new audiences is carried out through five main programming objectives: To present and encourage new and experimental work in performance art, literature, dance, and music by providing a venue for emerging and established artists to develop this new work in a safe, supportive environment. To discover the needs and interests of artists of color by providing a venue in which cultural, personal, and societal issues may be explored and addressed to furnish gay and lesbian writers and performing artists with the opportunity to present their work in a supportive and non-homophobic atmosphere. To give writers of poetry, prose, nonfiction and science fiction the chance to read and/or speak before an audience To contribute to the community by making Dixon Place available as a meeting place for social change organizations. The artist’s experience is given top priority through our professional atmosphere and remuneration, and their process is enhanced through the reaction of our adventurous audiences. Dixon Place is a local haven for creativity as well as an international model for the open exploration of the process of creation.

OPEN CHANNELS NEW YORK INC
161A Chrystie St
NEW YORK, New York 10002-0000
United States
Phone 212-217-0736
Unique Identifier 133486263