Name

Marquis Studios

Legal name

Marquis Studios

Website

https://marquisstudios.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Programs (Band, Choir, Orchestra, Theater) (EDAJAJAE)

Keywords

• Arts education
• School residencies
• Inclusive programs
• Teaching artists
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individual donors supporting arts education programs. Monthly giving program called Creators Club.
2. Institutional Grants and Funding: Funding from government agencies (NYSCA, NEA, NYC DCLA), foundations (Kornfeld Foundation, New York Community Trust), and corporate donors.
3. School Program Fees: Schools pay for residencies, with many programs offered at subsidized or no cost to high-needs schools through the pARTnership program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Marquis Studios provides multidisciplinary in-school and after-school arts residencies and workshops to NYC public schools across all five boroughs, serving Pre-K through 12th grade students in Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Dance, Circus Arts, Architecture, and Puppetry. Programs include inclusive offerings for students with disabilities, professional development for educators, family workshops, and the pARTnership long-term school program, delivered by an 80+ Teaching Artist roster.

Product overview

Marquis Studios is a 49-year-old nonprofit arts education organization offering a multi-disciplinary portfolio of programs to NYC public schools. The core offerings include School Programs (in-school and after-school residencies in Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Dance, Circus Arts, Architecture, and Puppetry), Workshops (Professional Development for educators and Family workshops), Inclusive Programs for students with disabilities, and specialized programs including pARTnership (10-school partnership model), TATI (Teaching Arts, Teaching Inclusively training), Beam to Brush (adaptive technology-assisted painting), and TELL (Theater for Early Learner Literacy). The organization serves over 140 schools annually, reaching approximately 25,000 students across all five NYC boroughs through a roster of 80+ Teaching Artists, operating on four guiding principles: Arts Pedagogy, Culturally Responsive Education, Academic Learning, and Social Emotional Learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of teachers reported increased student knowledge and interest in the arts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Sotheby'sflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Community Gallery Program featuring student artwork in public exhibitions. 2025 Inclusive Impressions exhibition showcased technology-assisted paintings by students with disabilities.
• NYC District 75coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYC DOE District 75 providing highly specialized instructional support for students with multiple or severe disabilities. Co-sponsor of TATI program.
• The Kennedy Center (VSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partnership for accessible arts programs; Marquis Studios work regularly presented at Kennedy Center conferences
• Pratt InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent artwork displayed at Pratt Institute venues
• Studio Museum in HarlemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent artwork displayed at museum venues
• Epstein Becker Green (Law Firm)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides pro-bono legal services including HR matters, employee benefits, and pandemic-related compliance guidance
• DIME (Drama Intensive Music Education)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for arts education

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ArtsConnection: NYC nonprofit delivering arts residencies, professional development, and community programs in NYC public schools with an explicit focus on equity. Directly comparable target market (NYC public schools), service mix (residencies + PD), and donor-supported operating model.
• Studio in a School: NYC nonprofit providing professional visual arts residencies in public schools, serving approximately 30,000 students annually across the five boroughs. Directly comparable mission, geography, school-based delivery model, and reliance on donor/institutional funding.
• DreamYard Action Center for Arts & Education: Bronx-based arts education nonprofit running in-school and after-school programming in NYC public schools, including special education programs. Comparable arts-in-schools delivery, NYC geography, and emphasis on underserved communities.
• Young Audiences Arts for Learning (National & NYC Chapter): National nonprofit network that places teaching artists in K-12 schools for multidisciplinary arts residencies—the closest direct analog to Marquis Studios' in-school arts residency model, operating with shared mission and overlapping customer base of public schools and underserved communities.
• Creative Arts Team (NYU Steinhardt): NYU-affiliated arts-in-education program bringing theater, dance, and visual arts residencies into NYC public schools and juvenile justice settings. Comparable residency delivery model, K-12 NYC public-school customer base, and inclusive practice orientation.
• New York City Children's Theater: NYC nonprofit producing theater for and with young audiences, including in-school literacy programs (e.g., literacy-through-theater residencies). Comparable NYC public school delivery, theater-disciplines focus, and donor-supported nonprofit model.

Broad incumbents

• Lincoln Center Education: The educational arm of Lincoln Center, delivering performing arts programming and family programming in NYC schools and beyond. Operates at much larger institutional scale with comparable performing arts disciplines but a much broader portfolio beyond K-12 in-school residencies.
• Carnegie Hall's Music Education Programs (Weill Music Institute): National music education arm of Carnegie Hall serving K-12 schools via professional development, ensembles, and free programming. Similar music-education discipline and NYC public-school clientele, but embedded within a much larger iconic presenting institution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/marquisstudios
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marquis-studios

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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