May 2024 Grantee Events
Experience a wide range of art activities by supporting our Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement grantees and their events this month. Gregory Mills Creating Art from the Heart May 4, 11, 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM Adam C. Powell Building, 163 West 125 Street, New York, NY 10027 June…
Arts Center Residency Open Studios
The Arts Center at Governors IslandJoin us for Open Studios at The Arts Center at Governors Island on May 18, 2024. Engage directly with resident artists & curatorial fellows in their studios, and learn about their diverse practices. RSVP here for free tickets! This event is free and open to all. Artists in Residence: Yasmeen Abdallah (@86cherrycherry) Dahlia Bloomstone (@the_dancr_next_door)…
Party as Performance: YACKEZ
The Arts Center at Governors IslandCelebrate with us as we mark LMCC’s 50th anniversary as Manhattan’s Arts Council and our legacy of fostering vibrant creative communities! You're invited to Party as Performance, a series of special gatherings at The Arts Center at Governors Island! ach event is hosted by LMCC alumni artists and offers a unique atmosphere, energy, and community,…
The (chrysalis) Archives – jaamil olawale kosoko
The Arts Center at Governors IslandInstallation Activation June 9, 6pm Exhibition June 7-9, 12-5pm June 14 & 16, 12-5pm June 15, 2-7pm June 21-23, 12-5pm The Arts Center at Governors Island, Lower Gallery Accessibility: The Lower Gallery is ground floor and fully wheelchair accessible. Multidisciplinary artist jaamil olawale kosoko presents an exhibition incorporating video installation, photographic imagery, sculpture, and performance…
THE POWER OF THE BOUNCE – Miguel Gutierrez
28 LibertyJune 7, 5pm Rain Date: June 8, 1pm 28 Liberty Street FREE, Drop-In Participants are encouraged to wear fun and celebratory clothing. Get ready to dance! Accessibility: This performance will be accessible via a wide staircase and ramp from Pine Street to the south of the Plaza. Miguel Gutierrez presents an interactive, high-energy dance performance…
Whole body in my ear – Jesi Cook
The Arts Center at Governors IslandJune 8, 1pm & 4pm The Arts Center at Governors Island, Upper Gallery FREE (Reservation Requested) Accessibility: The Upper Gallery can be accessed by elevator via the lower cafe space or stairs. Whole body in my ear is a performance in which sound and body emerge as one fluid and dynamic textural form. The work…
Whole body in my ear – Jesi Cook
The Arts Center at Governors IslandJune 8, 1pm & 4pm The Arts Center at Governors Island, Upper Gallery FREE (Reservation Requested) Accessibility: The Upper Gallery can be accessed by elevator via the lower cafe space or stairs. Whole body in my ear is a performance in which sound and body emerge as one fluid and dynamic textural form. The work…
Fallacies – Nattie Trogdon + Hollis Bartlett
Rockefeller Park, Battery Park CityPerformance June 8-9, 7pm Rockefeller Park FREE, Drop-In Workshop June 9, 5pm Rockefeller Park FREE, Drop-In Fallacies blurs the lines between original source and personal interpretation, constructing dance from a dancer’s perspective. Distorting referential choreography to reveal new patterns and physical possibilities, the piece materializes as a Rorschach test of dance. When the movement is…
Fallacies – Nattie Trogdon + Hollis Bartlett
Rockefeller Park, Battery Park CityPerformance June 8-9, 7pm Rockefeller Park FREE, Drop-In Workshop June 9, 5pm Rockefeller Park FREE, Drop-In Fallacies blurs the lines between original source and personal interpretation, constructing dance from a dancer’s perspective. Distorting referential choreography to reveal new patterns and physical possibilities, the piece materializes as a Rorschach test of dance. When the movement is…
The (chrysalis) Archives – jaamil olawale kosoko
The Arts Center at Governors IslandInstallation Activation June 9, 6pm Exhibition June 7-9, 12-5pm June 14 & 16, 12-5pm June 15, 2-7pm June 21-23, 12-5pm The Arts Center at Governors Island, Lower Gallery Accessibility: The Lower Gallery is ground floor and fully wheelchair accessible. Multidisciplinary artist jaamil olawale kosoko presents an exhibition incorporating video installation, photographic imagery, sculpture, and performance…