First session: 1pm-2:15pm Second session: 2:30pm-3:45pm A3, Dance Studio The Arts Center at Governors Island Join a fun and interactive dance workshop for everyone. Learn the BrainDance, a unique exercise that supports the reorganization of the neurological system and increases blood and oxygen flow to the respiratory system and brain. Dance with props while exploring…

Connect with LMCC's Arts Center artists-in-residence at Open Studios! Visit artists in their studios, where they will share their practice, works-in-progress and time-based presentations throughout the day. Session 2 Artists-in-Residence include: Bobby Abate, Faustine Badrichani, Michele Brody, Mitsuko Brooks, Monica Duncan & Senem Pirler, Teresa Fellion, Sika Foyer, Camila Galaz, Sarah Hakani, Nattie Trogdon &…

This year LMCC celebrates its Golden Anniversary with you, our circle of artists, supporters, and friends! Save the date for our 50th anniversary gala at the Conrad on April 15th. Stay tuned for more details!

Join us for Open Studios at The Arts Center at Governors Island on May 18, 2024. Engage directly with resident artists & curatorial fellows in their studios, and learn about their diverse practices. RSVP here for free tickets! This event is free and open to all. Artists in Residence: Yasmeen Abdallah (@86cherrycherry) Dahlia Bloomstone (@the_dancr_next_door)…

Celebrate with us as we mark LMCC’s 50th anniversary as Manhattan’s Arts Council and our legacy of fostering vibrant creative communities! You're invited to Party as Performance, a series of special gatherings at The Arts Center at Governors Island! ach event is hosted by LMCC alumni artists and offers a unique atmosphere, energy, and community,…

Join us to celebrate our Session 2 Artists in Residence at The Arts Center. Engage with the artists, learn about their creative practice and works in progress at Open Studios. Session 2 artists include: Bazeed, Carlos Wilfredo Encarnación, Regina Evans, GOODW.Y.N., Ruth Jeyaveeran, Juyon Lee, Jemila MacEwan, Yumiko Ono, María Elena Pombo, Kevin Quiles Bonilla,…

Teach Me What Love Is: Saturday, September 14th 2-5 pm, Upper Gallery, The Arts Center at Governors Island Teach Me What Love Is is a participatory performance series and karaoke workshop that explores the linguistic diversity of the word "love" across languages. Focusing on the often-invisible experience of ESL (English as second language) speakers, the…

Curator Kiara Cristina Ventura will lead an exhibition tour of Tropical Frequencies at 12:30pm, followed by an exciting lineup of programs inspired by themes of family, home, and ancestral roots woven together in the exhibition. DIDIDADA, movement workshop by artist Coco Villa 2:30 - 4:30 pm Conducted in follow-along style and guided improvisation, it is…

Join curator Meghana Karnik for an exhibition tour followed by a reading of Unity Newspaper (2024), a new publication by Hope is a discipline artist Maggie Wong. Wong's installation, The Red what reading did re-adding stems from the artist's intergenerational study of the League of Revolutionary Struggle (M-L) and present parts of the publication, Unity…