Long Island Arts Alliance Releases Arts & Economic Prosperity Study

The Long Island Arts Alliance has found that arts and cultural organizations across Long Island, like the Cinema Arts Centre, generated $330 million dollars in economic impact in 2022! Arts and cultural organizations on Long Island also provide paychecks to nearly 5,000 full-time equivalent employees, generating over $230,000,000 in annual household income! Over $15,000,000 in state and local taxes were generated by arts orgs, helping to pay for crucial public services such as schools, public safety and health services.

Through the Customized Economic Impact Calculator for Long Island Cultural Organizations, we can estimate that the Cinema Arts Centre has about a $7,000,000 annual economic impact on Long Island through serving as a local employer, through spending with local venders, and by attracting visitors who shop at local businesses when they come out to see our programs.

When you invest in the Cinema Arts Centre, you invest in our entire community. 2023 has been one of the most challenging years for the Cinema Arts Centre, still recovering from the impact of COVID-19 and the revenue loss from having extended memberships during our prolonged closure. This year's Vic Skolnick Life of Our Cinema Campaign is vital to our ability to keep on bringing meaningful and documented economic benefits to our area, as well as cultural, social, and educational benefits.

To make your contribution, please CLICK HERE.

THANK YOU!

And special thanks to the Long Island Arts Alliance for their great work advancing the arts for all of Long Island. CLICK HERE to learn more.

The Second Annual Long Island Jewish Film Festival has been scheduled for April 12 - 18, 2024 and will be curated by our good friend David Schwartz. Mark your calendars, and watch our website and social media for details to come in 2024!

Don't Miss the BIG PARTY!

In celebration of the Cinema Arts Centre’s 50th Anniversary, the CAC Through the Decades series includes some favorite films from each decade that we have been delivering our mission on Long Island. Each screening is followed by a special reception, culminating in a full-facility party on December 1, 2023, the day we turn 50! Proceeds will benefit the programs and operations of the Cinema Arts Centre so that we can continue to bring the widest range of film programs and unique special events to our community for decades to come.

REMAINING "THROUGH THE DECADES" EVENTS:

TONIGHT, Friday, November 17th at 7pm: DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) CLICK HERE for TICKETS and INFO

THE BIG PARTY:

Friday December 1, PICK 1 of 3 films, all followed by full-facility after party featuring live music from the Second Chance Jazz Band.

7pm: THE GODFATHER (1972) CLICK HERE for TICKETS and INFO

7:15pm: NASHVILLE (1975) CLICK HERE for TICKETS and INFO

7:30pm: LILITH (1964) CLICK HERE for TICKETS and INFO

We hope to see you at these great films - shown the way they are meant to be seen, on the big screen with community!

THANK YOU!

OUR NEXT CONVERSATION with CROSSING PARTY LINES:

TUE, NOV 28 · 7:00 PM EST

"Privilege"

RSVP and FULL DETAILS at LINK: https://www.meetup.com/crossing-party-lines-ny-long-island/events/296788673/

Over the past few years the discussion about the concept of “privilege” has intensified and is hotly debated in various contexts, including social, political and economic spheres. “Privilege", in these contexts, usually refers to the concept of advantages, benefits, or access to resources that are available to certain individuals or groups simply because of their identity, background, or social status.

Advocates for understanding privilege emphasize the importance of recognizing one's own privilege as a way to promote empathy and social justice; saying that these advantages are often invisible to those who possess them, as they are considered the norm in society. Critics see the focus on privilege leading to unfair guilt and defensiveness among those who are deemed privileged. Many believe that arguments about privilege tend to focus on group-based attributes rather than individual experiences and oversimplify complex societal issues.

At this meetup, we will discuss this complex topic and explore questions such as:

 - What do you think about when you think about “privilege”?

 - Do you see yourself as an advocate or a critic of focusing on privilege?

 - What do you see as the purpose of discussions of privilege?

 - Do you think there are ways in which you are privileged? Have you personally experienced or noticed any access or benefits to you due to these privileges?

 - Do you think there are ways in which you have been disadvantaged? Have you personally experienced or noticed any barriers or challenges to you due to these disadvantages?