Artists & Citizens Unite! Save Carnegie Artist Studios
Artists & and Citizens Unite! Save Carnegie Artists Studios for Generations of Artists to Come.
Save your inheritance -The Carnegie Hall Artist Studios- from being dismantled and destroyed! Join us in rescuing this legendary, historic haven for artists and the arts for generations to come! Protect the legal rights of artist tenants currently living and working in the Artist Studios! Help them keep their homes and studio workspaces! There are 170 artist studios that belong to YOU! Preserve your historic cultural legacy!
Icons of American art and culture have lived, worked and studied in the Artist Studios. Marlon Brando, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Isadora Duncan, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine and Martha Graham are only a few of the legends that have called the Artists Studios an artistic haven or home. John Leguizamo, John Turturro, Mira Sorvino, David Duchovny, Richard Schiff, and hundreds of others call it their artistic home NOW!
Dear Mayor Bloomberg,
We the undersigned bring to your attention a serious issue threatening New York City and its cultural arts community the Carnegie Hall Corporations planned destruction of The Carnegie Hall Artist Studios. We humbly introduce this matter to you as well as the New York City Council, Department of Cultural Affairs, Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, Senator Joe Bruno, and Governor Elliot Spitzer. We are confident you will each be moved to take strong action to protect Andrew Carnegies original vision for the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios, which was to provide living and working spaces to artists of DIVERSE disciplines so they may flourish and gift New York City and the world with their art and educational contributions to the development of future artists.
We, the undersigned, ask you to:
- Investigate the Carnegie Hall Corporations (CHC) wrongful, selective and narrow use of the public trust in its management of Carnegie Hall Artist Studios (formed by an act of the New York State Legislature; Chapter 524, April 14, 1960) regarding its failure to meet its obligation in said legislation to maintain the studios for (educational, recreational and incidental residential purposes and activities for which said hall and properties have HERETOFORE BEEN USED)Specifically when the 170 studios were rented to artists defined by said legislation as those in (music, drama and related, and graphic arts) as has been rented to these artists since the towers were built by Andrew Carnegie specifically for artists over 110 years ago!
- Instruct the Carnegie Hall Corporation to abide by the regulations and covenants outlined in the 1960 Master Lease, which mandates the studios be advertised and rented only to artists for a period of at least 60 days, after another artist vacates their studio, and to immediately reinstitute the waiting list and artist application process for rentals.
- Examine the Carnegie Hall Corporations warehousing of artist studios as it pertains to the above-mentioned and violates mandated use of studios for (educational, recreational and incidental residential purposes and activities.)
- Convene public hearings with the City Council of New York to reexamine the public trust given by the people of New York State to Carnegie Hall Corporation for its management of Carnegie Hall and the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios.
- Immediately Stop Carnegie Hall Corporation from evicting 42 artists who are current residents in the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios -- some of whom are master teachers and celebrated artists well into their 80s and 90s, and whom themselves educate thousands of New York City residents. We ask the Mayor to insist that the Carnegie Hall Corporation and its board of trustees adhere to the 1960 state legislation out of legal obligation and a sense of morality.
- PLease help us save our beloved Artist Studios
- Please help us spread the word!
- Please send a letter to Mayor Bloomberg urging him to help
- Send this petition to EVERYONE YOU KNOW
Artists & and Citizens Unite! Save Carnegie Artists Studios for Generations of Artists to Come.
Save your inheritance -The Carnegie Hall Artist Studios- from being dismantled and destroyed! Join us in rescuing this legendary, historic haven for artists and the arts for generations to come! Protect the legal rights of artist tenants currently living and working in the Artist Studios! Help them keep their homes and studio workspaces! There are 170 artist studios that belong to YOU! Preserve your historic cultural legacy!
Icons of American art and culture have lived, worked and studied in the Artist Studios. Marlon Brando, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Isadora Duncan, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine and Martha Graham are only a few of the legends that have called the Artists Studios an artistic haven or home. John Leguizamo, John Turturro, Mira Sorvino, David Duchovny, Richard Schiff, and hundreds of others call it their artistic home NOW!
Dear Mayor Bloomberg,
We the undersigned bring to your attention a serious issue threatening New York City and its cultural arts community the Carnegie Hall Corporations planned destruction of The Carnegie Hall Artist Studios. We humbly introduce this matter to you as well as the New York City Council, Department of Cultural Affairs, Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, Senator Joe Bruno, and Governor Elliot Spitzer. We are confident you will each be moved to take strong action to protect Andrew Carnegies original vision for the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios, which was to provide living and working spaces to artists of DIVERSE disciplines so they may flourish and gift New York City and the world with their art and educational contributions to the development of future artists.
We, the undersigned, ask you to:
- Investigate the Carnegie Hall Corporations (CHC) wrongful, selective and narrow use of the public trust in its management of Carnegie Hall Artist Studios (formed by an act of the New York State Legislature; Chapter 524, April 14, 1960) regarding its failure to meet its obligation in said legislation to maintain the studios for (educational, recreational and incidental residential purposes and activities for which said hall and properties have HERETOFORE BEEN USED)Specifically when the 170 studios were rented to artists defined by said legislation as those in (music, drama and related, and graphic arts) as has been rented to these artists since the towers were built by Andrew Carnegie specifically for artists over 110 years ago!
- Instruct the Carnegie Hall Corporation to abide by the regulations and covenants outlined in the 1960 Master Lease, which mandates the studios be advertised and rented only to artists for a period of at least 60 days, after another artist vacates their studio, and to immediately reinstitute the waiting list and artist application process for rentals.
- Examine the Carnegie Hall Corporations warehousing of artist studios as it pertains to the above-mentioned and violates mandated use of studios for (educational, recreational and incidental residential purposes and activities.)
- Convene public hearings with the City Council of New York to reexamine the public trust given by the people of New York State to Carnegie Hall Corporation for its management of Carnegie Hall and the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios.
- Immediately Stop Carnegie Hall Corporation from evicting 42 artists who are current residents in the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios -- some of whom are master teachers and celebrated artists well into their 80s and 90s, and whom themselves educate thousands of New York City residents. We ask the Mayor to insist that the Carnegie Hall Corporation and its board of trustees adhere to the 1960 state legislation out of legal obligation and a sense of morality.
- PLease help us save our beloved Artist Studios
- Please help us spread the word!
- Please send a letter to Mayor Bloomberg urging him to help
- Send this petition to EVERYONE YOU KNOW
Artists, Patrons of the Arts, and Citizens Unite!
Save your inheritance -- The Carnegie Hall Artist Studios - from being dismantled and destroyed! Join us in rescuing this legendary, historic haven for artists and the arts for generations to come! Protect the legal rights of artist tenants currently living and working in the Artist Studios! Help them keep their homes and studio workspaces! There are 170 artist studios that belong to YOU! Preserve your historic cultural legacy!
Icons of American art and culture have lived, worked and studied in the Artist Studios. Marlon Brando, Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Isadora Duncan, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine and Martha Graham are only a few of the legends that have called the Artists Studios an artistic haven or home. John Leguizamo, John Turturro, Mira Sorvino, David Duchovny, Richard Schiff, and hundreds of others call it their artistic home NOW!
Dear Mayor Bloomberg,
We the undersigned bring to your attention a serious issue threatening New York City and its cultural arts community the Carnegie Hall Corporations planned destruction of The Carnegie Hall Artist Studios. We humbly introduce this matter to you as well as the New York City Council, Department of Cultural Affairs, Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, Senator Joe Bruno, and Governor Elliot Spitzer. We are confident you will each be moved to take strong action to protect Andrew Carnegies original vision for the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios, which was to provide living and working spaces to artists of DIVERSE disciplines so they may flourish and gift New York City and the world with their art and educational contributions to the development of future artists.
We, the undersigned, ask you to:
- Investigate the Carnegie Hall Corporation,(CHC) wrongful, selective and narrow use of the public trust in its management of Carnegie Hall Artist Studios (formed by an act of the New York State Legislature; Chapter 524, April 14, 1960) regarding its failure to meet its obligation in said legislation to maintain the studios for -educational, recreational and incidental residential purposes and activities for which said hall and properties have HERETOFORE BEEN USED-. Specifically when the 170 studios were rented to artists defined by said legislation as those in-music, drama and related, and graphic arts- as has been rented to these artists since the towers were built by Andrew Carnegie specifically for artists over 110 years ago!
- Instruct the Carnegie Hall Corporation to abide by the regulations and covenants outlined in the 1960 Master Lease, which mandates the studios be advertised and rented only to artists for a period of at least 60 days, after another artist vacates their studio, and to immediately reinstitute the waiting list and artist application process for rentals.
- Examine the Carnegie Hall Corporation%u2019s warehousing of over 100 studios as it pertains to the above-mentioned and violates mandated use of studios for educational, recreational and incidental residential purposes and activities for which said hall and properties have HERETOFORE BEEN USED%u201D.
- Convene public hearings with the City Council of New York to reexamine the public trust given by the people of New York State to Carnegie Hall Corporation for its management of Carnegie Hall and the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios.
- Immediately Stop Carnegie Hall Corporation from evicting 42 artists who are current residents in the Carnegie Hall Artist Studios -- some of whom are master teachers and celebrated artists well into their 80s and 90s, and whom themselves educate thousands of New York City residents. We ask the Mayor to insist that the Carnegie Hall Corporation and its board of trustees adhere to the 1960 state legislation out of legal obligation and a sense of morality.
to learn more about the Artists who live and work in the Studio towers of Carnegie Hall go to: www.carnegieartiststudios.com
Artists and Citizens who have lent their support to help save the Artist Studios of Carnegie Hall from extinction are:
Robert De Niro
Jo Andres
Steve Buscemi
Jordan Baker
Bobby Cannavale
Kristin Chenoweth
Joel Coen
Scott Cohen
Didi Conn
Brian Cox
Willem Dafoe
Blythe Danner
Tyne Daly
Bill DElia
David Duchovny
Suzanne Esper
William Esper
Tovah Feldshuh
Joseph Feury
Frances Fisher
James Gandolfini
Dan Gordon
Lee Grant
Conleth Hill
Ciaran Hinds
Tony Kushner
Henry Jaglom
Anne Jackson
Louise Lasser
Sean Mahon
Ian McShane
David Morse
Jim Norton
Austin Pendleton
Ron Rifkin
Susan Sarandon
Marian Seldes
Mary Testa
Ana Traina
Aida Turturro
Nicholas Turturro
Eli Wallach
Roberta Wallach
We must act NOW to save this irreplaceable National Treasure of legendary and historic artist studios in NYC for generations to come!
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Art benefits all. Protect these studios.
Keep artists in New York City!
we will lose some of the best things found there and it should be saved.
Artist needs places to operate and creat art
What will we lose if we dont Act Now to Save Carnegie Hall Artist Studios a legendary, historic haven for artists and the arts for generations to come. In my opinion, if this building is demolished or used for something else its a complete disrespect to the arts. Perservation of historical buildings, lands its just not limited to war time perservation of the past but also its rendered to the rest of humanity. Arts change the world, it keeps kids from being in the streets to using their talents given to them by God, to use and explore their maximum capabilities and it would be a total disrespect and a complete loss to not save this building that has capacitated many legends and it would be a true loss of history and a opening a gap of time.... killing the building will kill the roots of my of our past legends.
Why is this 100 year legacy important to Artists, Patrons of the Arts, and Citizens of NYC and State? Because its the base of a part of history. It needs, and desserves to be presserved.
Art is what brings the world together.
What would we call the Duchess of Carnegie Hall if she were forcibly moved elsewhere?
What will we lose if we dont Act Now to Save Carnegie Hall Artist Studios a legendary, historic haven for artists and the arts for generations to come.
The studios are a wonderful place and we must support our artists! New York was once a haven for artists, but not after stuff like this. Save the studios! They were intended for artists and should remain for artists.
These spaces should be protected forever for their intended use, that of artist's spaces. In this city it is impossible for artists to find a place to work, while their work is why many visit the city and bring cash that makes it all work.
What will we lose if we dont Act Now to Save Carnegie Hall Artist Studios a legendary, historic haven for artists and the arts for generations to come. Everything our sense of being. with out art and artist is like a country with out a president
Why is this 100 year legacy important to Artists, Patrons of the Arts, and Citizens of NYC and State? With out them what will we have, its important to keep artist creating. The world would be empty with out art
Have we not learned from the past the value of history? What makes New York - NEW YORK - is the energy that runs through the halls and rooms and windows. The tinkering with orchestrations that may have lead to West Side Story in Bersteins Studio 803. These parts of history should be restored not renovated. Must we again go thru the losses as we did with Penn Station, which only afterward did we understand poignantly, the error of our ways.
There must be a way to let the history live. The education which Carnegie Hall strives to enhance, will be richer and realer if we respect these spaces as important historic monuments of what breaded the inspiration which brings these aspiring artists and musicians to this great place.
You have someone staying there by the name of Donald Shirley. He is a genius and a national treasure. He is also over 80 years old and I believe has lived in the Carnegie Hall Studios for many years. Shame on you for kicking an old man out of his apartment.
I danced ballet in studio 800 at Neubert's and did my yearly piano guild auditions on the same floor. I remember the echoes of actors rehearsing before auditions in the stairwell,and ballerinas from other studios doing their stretches across the halls.
It brings me great sorrow to see this place in its present state because it means that the arts in new york are without a centerpiece, without a home, and also because artists in the future will never know the inspiration and the magic of being humbled within the ateliers of what once was carnegie hall.
If the studio towers at Carnegie Hall cease to be used for there intended purpose we will lose a collective history of many great artists’ contribution to society. Clearly the concept of the studio towers was well ahead of it's time and only now do we see other communities trying to develop similar artist co-op endeavors, such as the Google Works. It would seem that Carnegie Hall should be promoting the existence of this truly great asset instead of trying to end it.
To have American art we must support the artists who live in this country by providing affordable places to live and work. An historic site where artists have worked and produced inspiring art for many years is a landmark to be preserved for it's intended purpose.
If NY State and The City of New York wish to maintain their reputation as the center of the visual and performing arts they must continue to support the artists who work here.
Legacy and human compassion is more important than making a "buck"
We must protect and preserve New York City's cultural heritage because without it New York City is just another corporatized suburban mall. Long live the artist!
Please save this important cultural institution from greedy developers under the guise of a Weill Music School.
The honey and flowers are the fruit of a beehive. Art and beauty is the fruit of a great city. There was room for the great Robert Moses to build the highways. Why is there no room for a fine place to nurture artists?
My sister is an opera singer. She lives in the city. I know well how she works hard to keep body and soul together in the Big Apple. Things are thin as it is. There is no room for more distruction of such havens for artists.
