Our Rental Program

LMCC’s Rental Offerings at The Arts Center at Governors Island aim to open our space to the larger New York Community. From corporate retreats to theatrical presentations, the Arts Center is the perfect space to host your next event, no matter what size. Learn more about our spaces in our Rental Deck below.

For more information or to schedule a tour, fill out the Rental Request Form or reach out to our Operations team at rentals@lmcc.net.

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Our Spaces

The Arts Center at Governors Island is a recently renovated, 40,000 square foot building that houses two galleries, two rehearsal studios, a cafe, and a multi-media events room. With beautiful views of lower Manhattan's skyline and natural light from the harbor, it is the perfect spot to engage the local community to arts and culture as well as host your next event.

Upper Gallery

The larger of our two galleries, this space is peaceful, airy, and full of natural light. It’s fully accessible through its own foyer entrance from the street or the first floor elevator between the cafe and lower gallery. With high ceilings and a large open layout, this space is perfect for exhibitions and various art installations.
5,965 sq. ft. | Capacity 200 (standing)

Lower Gallery

The smaller of our two galleries, this space has an industrial feel with exposed brick and original beams intact from the 1870s. With windows covered to protect work from sun damage, this space is wonderful for photo or film shoots, exhibitions, or visual presentations.
3,035 sq. ft. | Capacity 111 (standing)

Cafe

This space acts as the main entrance to the Arts Center with a gorgeous water front view that guides guests to our galleries. It’s great for team retreats or cocktail gatherings as it includes a prep area and a bar
2,334 sq. ft. | Capacity 112 (standing)

Rehearsal Studios

These studios provide a calm, sunny environment with ocean views that inspire creativity. They both have sprung Marley floors that are perfect for movement rehearsals or photo shoots.
Studio A2: 1,387 sq. ft. | Capacity 58 (standing)
Studio A3: 1,153 sq. ft. | Capacity 69 (standing)

Lehman Gallery (A4)

This space is currently functioning as our multimedia room. It’s our most versatile space with its own separate entrance, a ceiling projector, and a speaker system. This room is amazing for work retreats, discussion panels, and cohort meetings.
1,272 sq ft | Capacity is 69 (standing)

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Subsidized Rehearsal Space

LMCC offers subsidized rehearsal space as part of our commitment to ensuring that artists have space for creative development and production in New York City. Our subsidized rehearsal space program offers studio space to performance artists currently in need of space to support a week-long intensive rehearsal period. Studios are made available for free to dance, performance, and movement artists in NYC. The dance studios are clear-span with sprung marley floors and gorgeous views of the NY Harbor & Lower Manhattan from LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island. Accessible via the ferry to Governors Island from the Manhattan Battery Maritime Building.

The subsidized studio space is distributed on a first-come first-served basis. All requests are processed on an ongoing basis and confirmed via email at least two weeks ahead of the scheduled booking whenever possible.

To apply for subsidized rehearsal space, please complete our Rental Request Form. Program details can be found below.

Artist Eligibility

Space Use & Terms

Studios are only available for one-week-long rehearsal sessions; 7 consecutive days from Monday - Sunday.
Rehearsal schedules for the week must plan to use 30+ hours of studio space for creative development time.
Studio space is available for rehearsal only, the studio cannot be used for classes or public showings including works in progress.
Only the designated artist and confirmed collaborators may access the space.
LMCC’s dance studios are located at The Arts Center at Governors Island in a shared artist residency wing.
The dance studios support up to 15 people in the room maximum.
We are not able to support percussive dance at this time.
Artists may only book two weeks maximum in the 2024 calendar year.
The studio is dedicated to one designated artist for the full week. Materials and belongings may be kept in the studio. The studio will not be used for any other activities or by any other artist during the rehearsal week.
The Arts Center at Governors Island is open when the Governors Island ferry is running; Monday - Sunday, 7am to 10pm. All artists and collaborators must depart the island by the last ferry.
- Ferries operate to and from the Battery Maritime Building (BMB) to Governors Island daily. Please note: this schedule is subject to change. You can refer to the Governors Island website for most up-to-date information. Click on the green "Show Evening Ferry Schedule" button to see the tenant (LMCC artist) only hours.

About The Arts Center at Governors Island

LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island is a refurbished 1870s munitions warehouse now containing artist studios, exhibitions spaces, a cafe and LMCC offices. As such, working at the Arts Center is very much about sharing space and being in community.

The dance studios are located on the Upper Level of the Arts Center, in a private section of the building which is inaccessible to the public. The studios are located on a single level with a flat surface. All studios and hallways are wheelchair accessible.

Studio Features:

Studio Size: approximately 30 ft x 34 ft
Sprung wood dance floor with marley surface
Windows on two sides of the dance studio and well lit with natural lighting, as well as overhead LED lights
Speaker for music playback
1 Table & 3 Chairs are provided in the studio

Additionally, the common area of the Arts Center Studios includes:

A shared kitchen - equipped with basic cooking necessities, utensils, first aid kits/PPE and cleaning supplies.
Common areas with couches for more comfortable seating.
Bathrooms are located on the same level as the studios in the public lobby and meet ADA standards.

Learn more about The Arts Center here.

Accessibility

Getting to Governors Island and LMCC’s Arts Center

All ferries going to and from Governors Island, as well as the grounds of the island itself, meet ADA standards.
The ferry ride from the Battery Maritime Building (Manhattan) to Soissons Landing (ferry terminal) at Governors Island takes under 10 minutes.
The Arts Center is the first building to the right of Soissons Landing. Getting to the studios takes approximately 3-5 minutes, either up the hill to Andes Road and a right turn to the building’s Upper Level entrance or via the ramp directly to the right of the ferry landing to the building’s Lower Level entrance and elevator to the Upper Level.
The studios are accessible via two entrances on Andes Road:
- Second set of white double doors - please note this entrance requires climbing a set of 5 steps.
- Last set of white double doors - this entrance includes an ADA compliant ramp.

Access to food on Governors Island is limited and many food vendors are either open only during the summer months or located 15-minutes walking or wheeling distance from the studio. It is therefore recommended that Artists bring food with them when coming to the Island.

Click here for additional information on accessibility at The Arts Center.

Questions?

LMCC's Subsidized Rehearsal Space Program is supported by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

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