Japan Society School Partnership (JSSP) 2023-24 Student Exhibition

This exhibition is free and accessible to the public in the A-level lobby and on the second floor, during opening hours from August 13 through September 4, 2024.

Japan Society School Partnership (JSSP) was launched in fall 2022 to make quality arts and culture programming and learning opportunities more accessible to underserved schools. While all NYC Title 1 school groups have free access to Japan Society’s gallery tours and hands-on workshops, JSSP seeks to deepen understanding of Japan and U.S.-Japan relations through long-term, multi-year partnerships with a select group of New York City public schools from underserved areas, celebrating diversity both within our local communities and around the globe.

In the 2023-24 school year, students, teachers, administrators and families from six Partner Schools participated in a variety of Japan Society’s education programs and events including gallery tours and hands-on arts and culture workshops to learn about different Japanese art forms; online and onsite after-school programs to engage more with Japan and explore students’ interests outside of the classroom; a special performing arts workshop; and family festivities celebrating some of Japan’s most important holidays.

This student exhibition showcases the experiences, creativity and growth of our partner school students with a display of artwork selected from a portion of the programs offered in the 2023-24 school year.

2023-24 Partner Schools
PS 147 The Isaac Remsen School, Brooklyn, NY
PS 189M The Magnet School of Inquiry and Expression, New York, NY
The Young Women’s Leadership School (TYWLS) of Manhattan, New York, NY
Bronx Collaborative High School, The Bronx, NY
New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn, NY
High School for Environmental Studies, New York, NY

Japan Society School Partnerships are made possible by a generous grant from MetLife Foundation and supported by the United States-Japan Foundation and MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Additional support is provided by Wegmans Astor Place.

Japan Society programs are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Education and Family Programs are generously supported by an anonymous donor; ORIX Corporation USA; Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas); public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; The Masako Mera and Koichi Mera, PhD Fund for Education and the Arts; The Norinchukin Foundation; Ms. Tomoko Hamada-Dougan; and Family and Education Circle members.