Broadway News

April 1, 2025

NYC Salt received a $10,000 "Everyone Deserves the Chance to Fly" grant from Moleskine and Broadway’s Wicked. This funding will support NYC Salt’s photography programs, providing arts access and college readiness for NYC high school students. The grant is part of the Creativity Pioneers Fund, aiming to expand arts education in underserved communities.

Digital Imaging Reporter

September 29, 2021

Nikon Inc. announced the renewal as well as expansion of its partnership with NYC Salt. The enhanced partnership between Nikon and NYC Salt includes the continuation of the Emerging Talent Scholarship program; increased access for NYC Salt students to the latest Nikon cameras and lenses; as well as the new Student Spotlight award to equip an exceptional student for a career in imaging.

B&H

September 3, 2020

Jill Waterman sits with Alicia Hansen, our founder to disucss the orgranization and all the amazing things we are up to!

Digital Trends

September 10, 2020

In the article, Alicia Hansen, our Founder, and Malike Sidibe, Salt Alumni, speak about the organization and the ways in which we provide a platform, a bridge, and a community to the brilliant young photographers we work with!

Dear art producers

Jun 8, 2020

Alicia Hansen is a professional photographer and Founder of NYC SALT, a non-profit organization which creates opportunities in visual arts and pathways to college for underserved New York City youth, by engaging them in a rigorous blend of professional photography instruction, one-on-one mentoring, college-preparatory workshops, and career exposure. Heather and Alicia discuss how the SALT youth development program works, positive anecdotes and success stories, approaches to online portfolio reviews and the Prints by Salt Print Sale.

Shots.net

March 30, 2020

Alicia Hansen, founder of the nonprofit arts program NYC SALT, worked with Eli Rotholz of Alkemy X to create a space for current students and program alumni to show off to advertising agencies.

Bittersweet

September, 2019

Whether philanthropy will see the benefit of a program that puts long-term relationships at the core of its mission remains to be seen. But if art is one of the few things left that might clarify and not obfuscate, unite and not divide, we should be all in on its communal expression.

NYC Salt Featured on the Today Show

July 26, 2015

In our first foray into national media, the Today show did a segment on NYC Salt in July 2015!

zPhotoJournal

October 29, 2014

The NYC Salt program boasts an incredible 100% acceptance rate into college, in a neighborhood where only 37% receive higher education. And many of those were on full scholarships; to date, her students have received over a million dollars in scholarships! To learn more about this amazing program, this week, zPhotoJournal has a conversation with the compassionate and generous Alicia Hansen.

NY Times

September 19, 2013

More than 3,000 teenagers in 45 states participated in “My Hometown.” In the final presentation, curated to give a sampling of the best photos from a cross-section of the country, there are five images from NYC Salt, a nonprofit program serving inner-city teenagers. Overall, we had a selection of 35 images selected from our class.

Morgan Stanley

September 5, 2013

Student photography has been put on permanent display at the firm's New York Plaza offices. As part of the Firm’s renovation of various floors at 1585 Broadway and One New York Plaza, art curator Lonnie Lardner chose the photography of NYC Salt students to hang on the four newly designed floors of New York Plaza – 21, 39, 40 and 41 – as a means to help support the nonprofit and its protégées.

Emerging Photographer

In 1994, photographer, Alicia Hansen turned a one-off class for disadvantaged teens into NYCSalt, a volunteer-staffed nonprofit that teaches professional grade skills similar to what these budding photographers would get if they could apprentice for a pro shooter.

Good Works

NYCSalt is flavoring and preserving the lives of at-risk youth. About six years ago working with disposable cameras the kids learned more than just photography. The kids were schooled on their potential and how they could alter their lives by tapping into their inner talents.

PIR

January 10, 2013

NYC SALT Gaining Momentum, Changing Lives. Many photo professionals have supported the program. Gabe Biderman, who works for B&H, held a night photography and light painting class in the group’s studio. Keri Friedman at Lensbaby will give the students lenses for a month next spring. Jeff Cable, Lexar’s marketing director, has gone shooting with the students, taught classes and become a board member