We are excited to share that LMCC Grantee Jazz Power Initiative and Eli Yamin will join a virtual celebration of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Clean Energy for America Inaugural Ball tonight! Performances will feature Zah! Jazz Power Youth, vocalist Antoinette Montague, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, bassist Jennifer…

LMCC welcomes 22 incoming 2021 GI COVID-19 Response Residency Program Participants who will be given valuable studio space at LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island through April: Abigail Donahue, Alexa Hoyer, Andres Santiago Pina, Anthony Huffman, Betsy Kenyon, Dena Igusti, Hsuan Yu Pan, Hyewon, Isaac Roller, Janelle Lawrence, Josef Pinlac, Katy McCarthy, KC Trommer, Kelly Marshall, Kosuke Kawahara, Madeleine Fia Matsson, Mingna Li, Nozomi Rose, Rhonda Weppler,…

Dear Artists, Supporters, and Friends of LMCC: Our thoughts are with you as we begin this new year. Regardless of political views, last week’s insurrection at the US Capitol Building serves as a painful touchstone of the ongoing, anti-Black, anti-Semitic, institutional and structural racism that penetrates our society in visible and invisible ways. It is a…

Are you a theatrical producer, talent representative, venue promoter or do you operate a live venue, live performing arts organization, movie house or cultural institution and have been impacted by COVID-19? Register for SBA’s webinar on Thursday, January 14, at 3 p.m. ET, for a preliminary overview of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program included…

A scene from a Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Training held in New York. Photo by Shawn Choi. NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund NYSCA and A.R.T./New York are now accepting applications for the 2021 NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund. The grant program will provide general operating grants of $2000 to small professional theatres throughout the state…

With key leaders from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Brookfield Place, the Perelman Center for the Arts, and the South Street Seaport Museum, Lili Chopra, LMCC’s Executive Director, Artistic Programs addressed the challenges these Downtown leaders have faced, how they’ve pivoted their offerings, and their vision for their institutions — and the city — going forward. Watch the recording of Lower…

Join our team! LMCC seeks a part-time Exhibitions Coordinator, part-time Production Manager, and full-time Grant Manager.

Experience a wide range of virtual art activities by supporting our Creative Engagement and UMEZ Arts Engagement grantees and their events this month.

The Public’s Under the Radar Festival 2021 begins this week! The festival features artists who provide a snapshot of contemporary theater in the United States and abroad.   On Saturday, January 9 at 12pm, LMCC’s Executive Director, Artistic Programs, Lili Chopra, will be moderating the International Relations Panel and Q&A. This virtual panel brings together:…

Join LMCC’s Executive Director Lili Chopra at the Creative & Independent Producer Alliance (CIPA) Special Interest Session at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) tomorrow, January 6 at 12:00pm. In this workshop session open to Artists, Presenters, Agents, Managers, Producers, Consultants, Funders, and everyone in between, the newly founded CIPA will focus on the…