Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Thanks to the support of our incredible community, the 39th annual Neptune Ball was a major success! We're grateful to our guests, our generous sponsors, our amazing production teams, and of course the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com for publishing this wonderful coverage. Read on--we're already excited for next year! https://bit.ly/4e1rRcf

Congratulations to our President & CEO Jessica Baker Vodoor for being selected for City & State's 2024 Arts & Culture Power 100--and a standing ovation to all the honorees on this prestigious listing!

It was amazing to see our friends and neighbors on campus this weekend! Thank you to all for supporting Snug Harbor!

Help visitors engage more deeply with Snug Harbor: Apply to be an Education Associate! Education Associates deliver student learning objectives, maintain customer enjoyment, and raise community awareness of Snug Harbor, drawing on enthusiasm and curiosity to embrace the richly diverse facets of Snug Harbor’s mission. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/euTKQNVu

Are you a grants and galas guru? Join our growing team! We're hiring a Director, Development to be an integral partner in Snug Harbor’s fundraising strategy, taking a lead role in growing the share of private support as part of Snug Harbor’s operating revenue. Share with your network and apply today! https://lnkd.in/eJXdBxKj

Yesterday, we received the amazing news that Mayor Eric Adams and Speaker Adrienne Adams announced a $53 million investment in arts and culture for the coming year's New York City budget. This funding represents a crucial commitment to the vibrancy of New York City’s cultural sector. Arts and culture are not just integral to New York City's identity; they are essential to our economic vitality and overall well-being. Culture creates jobs, inspires students, improves the lives of seniors, and feeds the communities hearts, souls, and even sometimes feeds minds and stomachs like at Snug Harbor’s Heritage Farm! Culture provides so many services to New Yorkers that you might not even realize- like supporting moments of healing, grief and cultivating community joy and celebration. Challenging the workforce of tomorrow to strive and be ambitious, to understand that audacious dreams can become reality and that they can and should imagine a better future. I want to extend my sincere gratitude to Mayor Adams, Commissioner Cumbo, Deputy Mayor Maria Torres Springer, Speaker Adams, Finance Chair Brannan, Cultural Affairs Chair Rivera, and the entire NYC City Council for their leadership in prioritizing arts and culture. Thank you also to Staten Island’s leadership for ensuring cultural investment reaches every part of the city, including Borough President Vito Fosella, Minority Leader Joe Borelli; Councilmember David Carr, and our local representative and city council warrior Councilmember Kamillah Hanks!! NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Office of the Mayor of New York City New York City Council

Learn about what's happening on the North Shore of Staten Island! On June 21, Office of the NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's Staten Island North Shore Economic Snapshot press release event will present an insightful overview of the current economic conditions and trends in the area. This comprehensive analysis will cover key economic indicators, including employment rates, business growth, real estate developments, and public investments. Gain a deeper understanding of the region's economic landscape and potential opportunities for growth and development. Register here: https://bit.ly/3yY3HAw

I am excited to share that Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden master plan has received the National AIA Award in the Regional and Urban Design Category! The Marvel team had a great time in Washington DC celebrating this honor. Congrats to all the winners! This project is very dear to my heart. It is the first project I managed at Marvel, and I had the privilege of working with a very large and talented team of designers and consultants. Working on a project of this scale is challenging, but having the right leadership, the right team, the right client, and aligned values aimed at making a difference is critical. This collaboration helped in developing a plan that is transformational, cohesive, built on community consensus, and has a pathway to implementation. Thank you to the National Building Museum for hosting the AIA Gala, coincidently giving us the opportunity to celebrate with Aileen Fuchs! As the project manager for the master plan, and more recently, a member of the Board of Directors for Snug Harbor, I cannot stress the continued investment needed to support the role of Snug in the Staten Island community. Tim Fryatt, AIA, Makenzie Leukart, RA, Luba Valkova, Marvel https://lnkd.in/eYNBH5Tu

The Sunnies and the NYC Civic Engagement Commission want you to vote on participatory budgeting! These cheerful yellow sculptures, developed by NYCCEC’s Artist in Residence Yazmany Arboleda, are a reminder that *through June 12* all NYC residents ages 11 and older (regardless of immigration status) will be able to vote on how to spend $3.5M of mayoral expense funding to address community needs. Check out Snug Harbor's Sunnies in the NYCSG and Newhouse Center! To learn more and vote, visit https://lnkd.in/dd8QxRZg

“More than ever, we all need a space like this in our life to come be quiet, reflect, take a breath,” said Jessica Baker Vodoor, President and CEO of Snug Harbor. “People come here and are amazed this is in New York City. Snug Harbor and the NY Chinese Scholar’s Garden are where you can come and find some peace and quiet, and reflect, and have some beautiful time with your family and friends.” Thanks to PIX11 for their incredible piece! Watch now: https://lnkd.in/eWZm8MdP