• Cansu Yıldıran: Haunt the Present | Presented by Protocinema

    Protocinema, in partnership with LMCC, presents Cansu Yıldıran’s New York premiere, Haunt the Present, a photographic-sculptural installation, on view at The Arts Center at Governors Island October 5 - November 10, 2024. Yıldıran draws on their own experience to investigate dispossession and migration. Their work captures a tender love for their homeland and the pain…

  • 2024 Arts Center Residency, Session 2 Open Studios

    Save the Date! Experience the 2024 Arts Center Residency, Session 2 Open Studios on December 7 at The Arts Center at Governors Island! Join us from 12pm-5pm and get a firsthand look at a wide range of in-progress work, from textile to printmaking, sculpture, social practice, writing & more from our inimitable cohort of artists-in-residence.…

  • Art as a Catalyst: Shaping Climate Action & Economic Change

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

    Artists have long been at the forefront of cultural and societal change, but how does their work influence the personal and collective shifts that drive economic and financial systems toward climate action? Moderated by LMCC President & CEO Moe Yousuf, this panel brings together artists Jean Shin and Mary Mattingly, climate finance expert Bruce Usher, and Anna Raginskaya, a financial advisor to…

  • The Downtown Dinner 2025

    Cipriani 25 Broadway

    LMCC and our Board of Directors invite you to join us at the 2025 Downtown Dinner on Monday, April 28 to honor Taylor Mac, an artist, performer, playwright, director, and singer-songwriter, whose resistance to conformity and categorization represents the best of New York City’s arts. At our annual gala, The Downtown Dinner, civic and business…

  • May 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 May 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…

  • Fish Migration Celebration Puppet-Making Workshop & Open Studio

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

    Open Studio | 11am-3pm Puppet-Making Workshop | 1pm-3pm The Arts Center at Governors Island | Studio A4 This event is free and open to all. Advance RSVP is encouraged, but not required. Drop-ins are very welcome for both Open Studio and the workshop. Join artist Greg Corbino for Fish Migration Celebration Puppet-Making Workshop & Open…

  • June 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 June 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…

  • House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshops

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, 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 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…

  • Opening Preview: Workspace Residency Open Studios

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

    Join us for the Opening Night Preview of 2024-2025 Workspace Open Studios. This is the culminating event of the 9-month 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 of 11 multidisciplinary artists to learn about their practices and experience…

  • Riverkeeper’s Fish Migration Celebration

    Hudson River Park, Pier 64 163 12th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    9:30am-12pm | Hudson River Park’s Pier 64 Open Entry | This event is free and open to all. Advance RSVP is encouraged, but not required. Drop-ins are very welcome. Join us on Saturday, June 14, for Riverkeeper’s first annual Fish Migration Celebration, a fun and beautiful day where art and advocacy set sail together! A whimsical…