House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshops

The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United States

June 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…

Open Studios: Workspace Residency

Workspace Studios at 101 Greenwich Street 2 Rector Street, New York, NY, United States

RSVP for 6/13 | RSVP for 6/14 This event is free and open to all. Advance RSVP is encouraged, but not required. Drop-ins are very welcome. Open Studios is the culminating event of 2024-2025 Workspace Residency, offering a glimpse into the creative process and artistic development of LMCC’s Workspace artists-in-residence. Members of the public are invited into the studios…

Mammal Mountain (Work-in-progress) | Ivy Baldwin Dance

The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A3 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United States

Mammal 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 States

June 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…

House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshops

The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United States

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 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 States

Open 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 States

Optimistic 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…

July 2025 Grantee Events

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Experience a wide range of performances, workshops, and other events presented by LMCC's 2025 Manhattan Arts Grantees throughout the month. Find the full list of July Grantee Events here. LMCC, Manhattan's Arts Council, is the largest re-granter of city and state arts funding in New York City. Each year, LMCC awards over $1.5 million to local…

Protest Sign-Making for Shinnecock Sovereignty and Water Protection

The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 110 Andes Road, New York, NY, United States

Works 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 10006

Join 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…