Public Programs
Mammal Mountain (Work-in-progress) | Ivy Baldwin Dance
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A3 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United StatesMammal Mountain, a multidisciplinary dance commissioned by NYU Skirball (premiere April ‘26), includes long-time collaborators: performers Eleanor Smith, Anna Adams Stark, Darrin Wright, Saúl Ulerio, and choreographer Ivy Baldwin; composition by Justin Jones with an original song by Ryan Tracy; lighting by Amanda Ringger; and visual design in collaboration with artist Inna Babaeva. Mammal Mountain…
House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshops
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United StatesJune 7, 14, 21, 28 | 1-2:30pm at The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 (Upper Level) Learn about the history of paper flower making and the symbolism and mythology surrounding flowers. Participants will learn to make unique paper flowers using punches, colored paper, watercolor paints, and markers. Each workshop will introduce different flowers for crafting. Take your creations home or donate…
House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshops
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United StatesLearn about the history of paper flower making and the symbolism and mythology surrounding flowers. Participants will learn to make unique paper flowers using punches, colored paper, watercolor paints, and markers. Each workshop will introduce different flowers for crafting. Take your creations home or donate them to become an integral piece of Maison Millefleurs, an illuminated public art piece, presented by LMCC as…
Open Studios: Arts Center Residency
The Arts Center at Governors Island 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United StatesOpen Studios offers a glimpse into the creative process and artistic development of LMCC’s Arts Center Artists-in-Residence. Members of the public are invited into the studios of 19 multidisciplinary artists to learn about their practices and experience a wide range of artistic works in progress. This year’s cohort explores climate justice, stewardship, and urban ecology…
Optimistic Voices (Work-in-progress) | Juliana F. May
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A3 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United StatesOptimistic Voices probes the intractable contradictions of family, eroticism, and motherhood. Influenced by Postmodern dance, musical theater, and Bob Fosse's sexed-yet-sexless movement idiom, May continues to refine her signature song/text cycles, using repetition and off-kilter rhythms in hot pursuit of a new kind of performative language. The world premiere of Optimistic Voices will be in…
Protest Sign-Making for Shinnecock Sovereignty and Water Protection
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United StatesWorks on Water Workshop Series Saturday, July 12 | 1-3pm at The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 (Upper Level) Free Admission | RSVP or Drop-In In this participatory workshop led by Shinnecock artist Jeremy Dennis, participants will create protest signs in solidarity with the Shinnecock Nation’s fight for beach access and environmental protection.…
Oculus Outdoor Screening: Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music
Oculus Plaza, at Church Street & Fulton Street 50 Church Street New York, NY 10006Join us for a free outdoor screening of Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music at World Trade Center's North Oculus Plaza, presented in partnership with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as part of their 2025 Oculus Outdoors movie series. Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music was a decade in…
More&More Futures: Coastal Edition
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United StatesWorks on Water Workshop Series Saturday, July 26 | 1-3pm at The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 (Upper Level) Free Admission | RSVP Required More&More Futures is a two hour structured play-session for imagining worlds you want to live in that are widely different from the present. Starting with a deck of playing cards,…
Taylor Mac: In Concert
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park 20 Battery Place, New York, NY, United StatesLMCC is thrilled to present Taylor Mac: In Concert, a one-night-only intimate performance by Pulitzer Prize-nominated, genre-defying artist Taylor Mac. Join us on Tuesday, July 29, at 7:00 pm to celebrate the opening of Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Battery Park City for an evening of live music featuring Taylor Mac, accompanied by an…
Opening Night Workshop: Power Flower Wearables
Wagner Park, Battery Park City 20 Battery Pl, New York, NY, United StatesAugust 2 | 7-8:30pm Maison Millefleurs in Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (20 Battery Place) Installation on view August 2 - September 21, 2025 Express your creativity while celebrating the opening of Maison Millefleurs. Use paper, LED lights, watercolor paints and markers to create wearable, illuminated artworks. All materials provided, while supplies last. All ages…