The FLAG Art Foundation

The inaugural FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence was recently and deservedly awarded to Dr. Lou Lahana of PS / MS 188 The Island School, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Check out Spectrum News NY1 for their profile on Dr. Lahana and his teaching ethos: https://www.ny1.com//meet-the-teacher-you-wish-you-had-gro# Nominations for the second edition of the FATE Award open September 15, 2020. For more information, visit https://flagaward.org/

Check out ‘The Art Angle’ podcast for a conversation between Nicolas Party and artnet's Andrew Goldstein on Party’s trajectory from graffiti to pastels, the tropes of painting, and his current exhibition Pastel at The FLAG Art Foundation, on view through February 15, 2020: https://news.artnet.com//art-angle-podcast-rising-star-nic? For more information on Pastel at FLAG, please visit http://flagartfoundation.org/exhibiti/nicolas-party-pastel/

The FLAG Art Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of ‘The FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence,’ which recognizes and celebrates extraordinary public school teachers who inspire learning through creativity, passion, and commitment. The winning teacher will receive a $100,000 unrestricted cash prize, and their school receives a $20,000 grant designated for use in an arts-based initiative designed by the winner. -- The award is designed to go well beyond the five fina...lists and the ultimate winner. It is meant to celebrate excellent teachers everywhere and to allow every student, every parent, and every principal to take some time to think about who in their school has done something extraordinary. Glenn & Amanda Fuhrman, Founders -- For more information and to nominate a teacher, please visit https://flagaward.org/. Nominations are due by January 13, 2020, for the 2019-20 school year. See more

The FLAG Art Foundation will be closed today, Saturday, October 26, 2019, for a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience. -- Image: Installation view of "Nicolas Party: Pastel" at The FLAG Art Foundation, 2019. Photography by Steven Probert.