Queens Council On the Arts

Specialties

Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) is a 501©(3) non-​profit organization founded in 1966. The mission of the Queens Council on the Arts is to foster and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community. QCA is now part of the Kaufman Arts District in Astoria, Queens.

History

Established in 1966.

Queens Council on the Arts was established in 1966 by leader organizations in the borough’s cultural community, with the guidance of Jeanne Dale Katz. The Queens Symphony Orchestra, Queens Opera Association, Queens Borough Public Library, Oratorio Society, Queensborough Community College, and Saint John’s University, among other visionary institutions, came together to form the Council as an umbrella organization to promote cultural growth and the development of the arts in Queens, and to help artists and groups present the borough’s diverse cultural resources to Queens residents as well as the larger community. QCA has kept alive this mission for over 40 years.

Meet the Business Owner

Hoong Yee K.

Business Owner

Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer is the Executive Director of the Queens Council on the Arts and oversees all programmatic and fundraising activities. She is the recipient of several awards from the Municipal Art Society, the Mayor’s Award for Culture & the Arts. Her honors include Cultural Leader of the Year of the Top Ten Women in Business in Queens and One of the Top 20 Movers and Shakers in Queens.