artistic noise

Name

artistic noise

Legal name

Artistic Noise

Website

https://artisticnoise.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Services & Nonprofit Community Arts

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture) (EDAMAAAA)

Keywords

• Art therapy programs
• Juvenile justice arts
• Youth visual arts
• Nonprofit community arts
• Therapeutic artmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and corporate donations from supporters, with 501(c)(3) tax-deductible status enabling charitable giving. Website prominently features donation functionality.
2. Public and Government Funding: Support from NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Council, NY State Council on the Arts, Department of Youth and Community Development, and Community Safety and Victim Services. Also discretionary funding through DoVE Initiative.
3. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Funding from foundations including Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Caruso Family Foundation, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and corporate foundations like TD Charitable Foundation and AEO Better World Foundation.
4. Art Sales Revenue: Sales of artwork created by young artists. 100% of proceeds go directly to the artists who created the work. Sales occur through annual exhibitions at partner galleries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Artistic Noise provides free visual arts and art therapy programs for system-impacted youth and young adults (ages 14-26) who are incarcerated, on probation, in foster care, unhoused, or otherwise impacted by the juvenile court system. Core offerings include paid artmaking workshops, drop-in healing studios, alternatives-to-incarceration programming at courthouses, alumni professional development, public exhibitions, and gallery sales where 100% of art sale proceeds go to the young artists. Programs are delivered by licensed art therapists and teaching artists at a Harlem storefront studio and partner sites across NYC.

Product overview

Artistic Noise is a Harlem-based nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of visual arts and therapeutic programs for system-impacted youth and young adults. The organization operates as a multi-program structure centered around its core offerings: Art & Entrepreneurship (a paid artmaking program with stipends for ages 14-22), Art & Care (a drop-in healing and mutual-aid studio with the School of Visual Arts), Alternatives to Incarceration (court-based art therapy as a diversion program), Alumni Artists in Residence (professional development for program graduates), Storefront Art Space (bi-monthly public exhibitions), Partnership Programs (collaborative offsite initiatives), and Mentorship & More. The organization also runs an annual art exhibition where program participants sell their work. All programs emphasize therapeutic artmaking, community building, and economic empowerment for youth impacted by the juvenile court, foster care, and mental health systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art & Entrepreneurship A paid artmaking program for system-impacted youth ages 14-22 that develops creative abilities through hands-on techniques in multiple mediums. Participants receive a $17.50/hour stipend and 100% of artwork sale proceeds go directly to the young artists who created the work.
• Art & Care A weekly drop-in healing and mutual-aid program created in collaboration with the School of Visual Arts, providing free community-centered artmaking studio access with therapy, basic needs assistance, and art supplies for system-impacted young people.
• Alternatives to Incarceration A partnership with Midtown Community Justice Center and Center for Justice Innovation providing therapeutic artmaking workshops at a courthouse space as an alternative to punitive measures for emerging adults aged 18-26 under NYC's Project Reset.
• Alumni Artists in Residence A professional development program for Art & Entrepreneurship alumni providing monthly stipends, studio access, art materials, paid commissions, and studio visits from art world professionals.
• Storefront Art Space (S.A.S.) A bi-monthly curated exhibition space at the Harlem storefront showcasing emerging visual artists from the community, with exhibitions visible to the public seven days a week during daylight hours, accompanied by public events and artist talks.
• Partnership Programs Collaborative arts initiatives including large-scale public mural projects, professional development workshops, youth art courses, and offsite programs delivered with partner nonprofits, social-service organizations, museums, galleries, and educational institutions.
• Mentorship & More A mentorship program connecting participants with a network of alumni, staff, board members, and art world professionals to support their creative interests and career goals.
• Annual Art Exhibition An annual end-of-year art exhibition curated by Art & Entrepreneurship program participants, showcasing their work to the public at partner galleries with 100% of sales proceeds going directly to the young artists.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of participants report feeling cared for and safe to express themselves
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• AHL FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Second year of collaboration for Art & Entrepreneurship and Alumni Artist in Residence exhibition at their Harlem gallery space.
• New York City Department of Cultural AffairscoreOthersPublic funding partner providing essential operating support through partnership with City Council, enabling core programming for system-impacted youth across NYC.
• Center for Justice Innovation and Midtown Community Justice CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide creative, therapeutic alternatives-to-incarceration programming at courthouse space as part of NYC's Project Reset.
• School of Visual Arts (SVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Art & Care drop-in program, providing space on SVA campus and involving MPS Art Therapy students in mural projects.
• Pace GalleryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor gallery partner hosting Art & Entrepreneurship exhibition in Chelsea space, providing professional exhibition venue and art sales opportunities for youth artists.
• Hauser & WirthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGallery collaborated with Artistic Noise youth artists on 2025 Symphony exhibition, creating large-scale collaborative piece.
• Whitney MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuseum partner supporting programming and providing access to art resources and professional development opportunities.
• Studio Museum in HarlemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuseum partner providing artistic resources and connections within the Harlem arts community.
• Olney GleasoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Eric Gleason, providing gallery and art world connections and support.
• Hannah Traore GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Hannah Traore's gallery showcasing Artistic Noise alumni work, providing professional exhibition opportunities.
• I Am WhycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit bringing young women activists together with researchers; founded by Artistic Noise alumni and staff, developing collaborative curriculum.
• NYC Probation DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner providing referrals and collaboration for system-impacted youth on probation.
• Columbia UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Cassandra Arnold works at Columbia; partnership provides academic connections and resources.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Groundswell: NYC mural arts and public art organization employing youth artists, including system-impacted youth, with comparable paid-stipend model and gallery/public exhibition outcomes.
• AHL Foundation: Direct partner of Artistic Noise hosting exhibitions at its Harlem gallery space; comparable arts-and-culture foundation supporting emerging artists in Harlem and New York.
• The Fortune Society: Long-standing NYC nonprofit serving system-impacted individuals with reentry, education, and arts programming; closely comparable population (justice-involved youth and adults) and similarly diversified NYC public/foundation funding mix.
• The Brotherhood/Sister Sol: Harlem-based youth development organization offering arts, education, and justice programming for teens and young adults of color, with similar age range and arts-education-plus-mentorship model.
• CASES (Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services): NYC nonprofit operating court-mandated and voluntary alternatives-to-incarceration programs serving court-involved youth and adults, with comparable therapeutic and diversion-focused service model.
• Free Arts NYC: NYC nonprofit providing arts and mentoring programs to youth in foster care and shelters, an overlapping system-impacted youth segment and arts-mentorship delivery model.
• Urban Arts Partnership: NYC-based arts education nonprofit serving youth in schools and communities; comparable arts-instruction-plus-creative-youth-development model with school and community-based delivery.
• Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Nonprofit providing theater and arts programming inside prisons and reentry settings; closely comparable therapeutic-arts-in-corrections mission and population, with gallery/performance exhibition outputs.
• Center for Justice Innovation: Operates Midtown Community Justice Center and other court-based diversion sites that Artistic Noise partners with for Project Reset. Comparable as a justice-system nonprofit running programs at courthouse locations, with overlapping funder base and NYC criminal-justice reform mission.

Regional players

• BRIC Arts Media: Brooklyn-based arts and media organization combining visual arts programming, exhibitions, and youth/community engagement with comparable nonprofit structure and NYC public funding mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/artistic-noise

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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