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Tall Ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport Museum

Accompanied by electronic cellist, Dorothy Carlos, and performer Camilo Restrepo June 19-22, 7pm Tall Ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport Museum FREE (Reservation Requested) Accessibility: Please note that visiting Wavertree includes climbing up a few stairs, walking up an angled gangway, and then down a few stairs onto the deck. Access to the lower…

THICK WAKE – Leslie Cuyjet

Black Gotham Experience

June 20-22, 8-10:30pm Black Gotham Experience FREE, Drop-In Leslie Cuyjet examines systemic barriers for Black access to swimming amidst her own upbringing with swim lessons and competitions, in a new video installation. Layered projections of a silhouetted swimmer mimic the comfort of being submerged and ask audiences to reflect, witness and consider place, history and…

Love Tapes by Wendy Clarke Exhibition Opening + Open Studios

The Arts Center at Governors Island

Exhibition Opening: Love Tapes by Wendy Clarke 12-5pm, Lower Gallery, The Arts Center at Governors Island First exhibited as a part of LMCC’s World Views residency program in 1980 at the World Trade Center, Love Tapes by Wendy Clarke is one of the earliest and actively ongoing projects that LMCC has supported. Love Tapes is…

I Love NY: Augmented Reality Edition

Studio A4, Upper Gallery, The Arts Center at Governors Island

I Love NY: Augmented Reality Edition Saturday, August 24 & Sunday, August 25, 12-4 pm The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 I Love NY: Augmented Reality Edition is a free 2-day class that will explore the world of 3D design, augmented reality, and animation. Through a series of interactive prompts, attendees will learn…

I Love NY: Augmented Reality Edition

Studio A4, Upper Gallery, The Arts Center at Governors Island

I Love NY: Augmented Reality Edition Saturday, August 24 & Sunday, August 25, 12-4 pm The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 I Love NY: Augmented Reality Edition is a free 2-day class that will explore the world of 3D design, augmented reality, and animation. Through a series of interactive prompts, attendees will learn…

Grantee Events – September 2024

September is full of exciting opportunities for artists and art lovers alike! Enjoy dance, theater, music, and more presented by LMCC’s Manhattan Arts Grantees throughout the Manhattan and Governors Island.

Open Studios – Arts Center Residency

Residency Studios, Upper Level, The Arts Center at Governors Island

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

Studio A4, Upper Gallery, The Arts Center at Governors Island

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…

Tropical Frequencies Exhibition Tour, Dance Workshop and Experimental Performance Show

The Arts Center at Governors Island

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…

Hope is a dicipline Exhibition Tour and Artist Talk

The Arts Center at Governors Island

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…