Sankofa, a new performance by Anna Parisi

The Arts Center at Governors Island

July 15, 3pm and 5pm Lower Gallery at The Arts Center at Governors Island RSVP Here! Sankofa, an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana, conveys the ancient wisdom in learning and retrieving from the past to ensure a brighter, healthier and wiser future. Sankofa, a new performance by Anna Parisi, portrays a young…

Sankofa, a new performance by Anna Parisi

The Arts Center at Governors Island

July 15, 3pm and 5pm Lower Gallery at The Arts Center at Governors Island RSVP Here! Sankofa, an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana, conveys the ancient wisdom in learning and retrieving from the past to ensure a brighter, healthier and wiser future. Sankofa, a new performance by Anna Parisi, portrays a young…

Watercolor Workshop with Rhonda Weppler

July 22, 12pm - 2pm & 3pm - 5pm July 23 12pm - 2pm & 3pm - 5pm RSVP is encouraged due to 8 participants capacity limitation per session Work with exhibiting artist Rhonda Weppler to build your own lantern during this free workshop! Welcoming all ages and abilities into their practice, participants will resurrect…

Creative Engagement & Creative Learning Information Session

Information session webinars are intended for Manhattan-based artists, groups, and non-profit organizations interested in applying to LMCC’s grant programs. Each session will include a review of the Program Guidelines and useful information to help you put your best foot forward. There will be time for questions and answers throughout the meeting. This session will cover…

August 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. Learn more! TWEED TheaterWorks Garden Variety August 1 - August 15, 2023 at 7:00 PM 6&B Garden, corner of East 6th Street and Avenue B TWEED TheaterWorks presents Garden Variety, a…

Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement Information Session

Information session webinars are intended for Manhattan-based artists, groups, and non-profit organizations interested in applying to LMCC’s grant programs. Each session will include a review of the Program Guidelines and useful information to help you put your best foot forward. There will be time for questions and answers throughout the meeting. This session will cover…

Earth Matter: Make an Herbarium: Plants Can Live Forever

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

1pm-4pm Studio A4, Upper Gallery, The Arts Center at Governors Island Meet 12 farmers who have captured the ephemeral nature, from seed to flower (or vegetable), of common, everyday plants. Experience 12 collages of preserved specimens, from roots to shoots, and then learn to make your own flower press to take home. You can create…

By What Means and What Measure

A reading and panel discussion with exhibiting artist Daniel Shieh, poet Chia-Lun Chang, and authors Lisa Hsiao Chen and Ly Tran. Saturday, August 12, 3pm Upper Gallery at The Arts Center at Governors Island Daniel Shieh and Chia-Lun Chang met as LMCC artists in residence at The Arts Center on Governors Island in 2021 and worked together on the…

Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement Information Session

Esta es una sesión de información en español del Programa de Subvenciones de Arte de Manhattan 2024 de LMCC. Hosted in partnership with El Barrio's Artspace PS 109 & Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) El Barrio's Artspace, PS109, 215 East 99th Street, New York, NY 10029 Esta sesión será presentada en español This session presented…