New York City, NY — Situation Project announced today that it is a Silver Winner in the Partnership or Collaboration, Education, Art & Culture category for The 3rd Annual Anthem Awards.
This year’s Anthem Award Winners were selected from a pool of over 2,000 submissions from 44 countries by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Anthem judges are intellectually diverse leaders from across the impact industry with expertise that spans across the Anthem cause areas. IADAS members include: Heather Dowdy, Director of Product Accessibility, Netflix; Alex Amouyel, President & CEO, Newman’s Own Foundation; Noel Kinder, Chief Sustainability Officer, Nike; Shaniqua McClendon, Vice President of Politics, Crooked Media/Vote Save America; Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq., Executive Director, American Psychiatric Association Foundation; Alison Moore, CEO, Comic Relief US; Christina Lang, Vice President of North American Marketing, Mozilla; Michelle Waring, Steward for Sustainability and Everyday Good, Tom’s of Maine; and more.
Situation Project partnered with SIX the Musical (Alchemation Productions), Teen Vogue, and The NYC DOE to bring 900 public school students to a Broadway Show performed exclusively for them. By leveraging key relationships with schools in high-performing, under-resourced districts (and overcoming a COVID-induced bus driver shortage), we gave students from 29 schools in all 5 New York City boroughs—many of whom had never even seen a play—the experience of a lifetime when they needed it most.
As public school funding for the arts was slashed by COVID and students remained locked out of the Broadway community due to ticket cost, Situation Project aimed to not only include public school students in the Broadway experience but to center them, decreasing the arts and culture access gap.
Situation Project inspired 900 students from 29 schools in all 5 New York City boroughs. As a result, students were given an exclusive cast talkback in addition to a look behind the scenes where they were told: “You belong here, Broadway is for you.” And while the work is ongoing, so is the impact.
“The Anthem Awards were born out of the desire to amplify and celebrate the voices that are creating sustainable change and to inspire others to take action,” said Patricia McLoughlin, Anthem Awards General Manager. “In a year where so much is at stake, it is incredibly important to recognize impact work and celebrate the progress happening globally. Congratulations to all of this year’s Winners.”
"By leveraging key relationships with schools in high-performing, under-resourced districts, we aimed not only to include public school students in the Broadway experience but to center them," said Situation Project. The initiative was pivotal in narrowing the gap in arts and culture access, especially at a time when students were effectively locked out of Broadway due to prohibitive ticket costs and pandemic-related restrictions.
Situation Project students accepting the Silver Award on behalf of the nonprofit.
Studies show that students in high-needs schools and historically underserved populations are most affected by the historic decline in arts education our country has seen in the past decade. In making space for these students in a Broadway theater, Situation Project provides crucial support and access to our most vulnerable young people.
By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards are defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their communities. A portion of program revenue is allocated to the Anthem Award’s grant program, The Anthem Fund. This year the Anthem Fund partnered with Billion Oyster Project to support their work to restore and conserve New York’s waterways.
About Situation Project
Situation Project supports students in underserved communities by providing equitable and impactful experiential opportunities to improve student outcomes.
About The Anthem Awards
Launched in 2021 by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honors the purpose & mission-driven work of people, companies and organizations worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, we’re defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their own communities. The Anthem Awards honors work across seven core causes: Diversity; Equity & Inclusion; Education; Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate. Founded in partnership with the Ad Council, Born This Way Foundation, Feeding America, Glaad, Mozilla, NAACP, NRDC, WWF, and XQ.
About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites; Video; Advertising, Media & PR; Apps, Mobile, and Voice; Social; Podcasts; and Games. Established in 1996, The Webby Awards received more than 13,500 entries from all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide this year. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include Verizon, WP Engine, YouGov, Brandlive, Canva, NAACP, KPMG, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, Podcast Movement, and AIGA.
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