Events
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my tongue is a blade by Sweat Variant (Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born)
Colonels Row, Governors IslandLearn more.
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Lunar Retreat by Nichole Canuso | Branching Paths
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesLunar Retreat is a multi-sensory performance inspired by the gradual distance growing between the Moon and Earth. This immersive journey invites audiences to wander, witness, and reflect on how we move through care, loss, and transformation—both individually and collectively. Created by choreographer Nichole Canuso in collaboration with a visionary team of designers, Lunar Retreat opens…
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June Open Studios
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesWith Open Studios, LMCC invites the public into the workspaces and creative processes of the 2026 Cohort of Arts Center Residents. These open house events are free and welcoming, informal,…
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my tongue is a blade by Sweat Variant (Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born)
Colonels Row, Governors IslandLearn more.
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CATCHBALL
Governors Island Parade Ground, Governors IslandThe CATCH 5th of July Weekend Spectacular! kicks off with CATCHBALL: an entirely made-up, participatory, all-ages, abjectly amateur, viciously competitive wiffleball→kickball game on the Governors Island Parade Ground. Yes, CATCHBALL playfully engages themes of American identity, belonging, and competition, but honestly it’s just a fun summer game. John Adams said “Games and Shews.” We listened.…
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CATCH Performance Series
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesTaking place the day after the 4th of July, join in a convening of artists and audience for an unruly evening of performance that considers the complexities of that history and this moment (in a building first erected as a munitions warehouse for a military headquarters and repurposed as a 40,000 square-foot cultural destination). Hosted…
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Recycled Runway
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesRecycled Runway: an All-Ages Climate Art Workshop with Sari Nordman. Create a colorful, one-of-kind wearable accessory from recycled plastic that celebrates your individual NYC style! Arts Center Resident Artist Sari Nordman addresses eco-anxiety through environmental art projects that foster social engagement and utilize recycled plastic. Drawing on 15 years of experience as a teaching artist…
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Hybrid Animal Encyclopedia
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesHybrid Animal Encyclopedia: An All-Ages Workshop with Nobuho Nagasawa Step into a space of imagination and invention, where new hybrid creatures begin to appear! Using images from books and their own drawings, participants will create collages that merge dinosaurs with present-day animals, and build three-dimensional beings from dinosaur parts— assembled from other materials. As these…
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Hybrid Animal Encyclopedia
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesHybrid Animal Encyclopedia: An All-Ages Workshop with Nobuho Nagasawa Step into a space of imagination and invention, where new hybrid creatures begin to appear! Using images from books and their own drawings, participants will create collages that merge dinosaurs with present-day animals, and build three-dimensional beings from dinosaur parts— assembled from other materials. As these…
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Recycled Runway
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United StatesRecycled Runway: an All-Ages Climate Art Workshop with Sari Nordman. Create a colorful, one-of-kind wearable accessory from recycled plastic that celebrates your individual NYC style! Arts Center Resident Artist Sari Nordman addresses eco-anxiety through environmental art projects that foster social engagement and utilize recycled plastic. Drawing on 15 years of experience as a teaching artist…