About the Center
In May 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the People’s Theatre Project (PTP) — an immigrant- and women-led nonprofit — will own and operate a first-of-its-kind Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center (IRPAC) coming to Inwood by 2027. Filled with a range of visual and performing arts, the center will amplify the voices of New York City’s diverse immigrant communities and cultivate work by local artists and arts organizations. The city has committed to an initial investment of $15 million to support PTP's capital campaign to acquire a newly constructed cultural center that will deliver theater that is more equitable and representative of immigrants and people of color.
A gathering was held at the Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center in May 2022 to learn what community members are looking for in the new immigrant cultural center coming to Inwood. Watch the video for a first look at the center's design!
Add Your Voice! Take the Design Survey!
People’s Theatre Project is actively seeking community input as it embarks on an ambitious plan to build New York City’s first-of-its-kind cultural center dedicated to immigrants by 2027. Click on one of the survy links below to add your voice to the design process.
Prefer to speak with PTP staff in person?
July 29 5:30-7:30pm
Chat about the cultural center with PTP staff members before Inwood Art Works' screening of COMING TO AMERICA at 7:30pm.
RSVP for FILM WORKS ALFRESCO
August 12 | 10am-12pm
Corner of Dyckman Street and Broadway
August 19 | 3-5pm
4961 Broadway
Capital Project Team
Architect - WORKac
Theatre & Acoustics Consultant - Charcoalblue
Project Management - Envoie Projects
Pro bono Legal - Milbank; Kramer Levin
News Coverage
News Releases
Mayor Adams Selects People's Theatre Project to own, Operate First-of-its-Kind Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center Coming to Inwood
May 19, 2022
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the People’s Theatre Project (PTP) — an immigrant- and women-led nonprofit — will own and operate a first-of-its-kind Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center (IRPAC) coming to Inwood. Filled with a range of visual and performing arts, the center will amplify the voices of New York City’s diverse immigrant communities and cultivate work by local artists and arts organizations. The city will invest $15 million to help PTP acquire a newly constructed cultural center that will deliver theater that is more equitable and representative of immigrants and people of color.
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