Mark your calendars – The 2018 River To River Festival is happening June 14-25!
The 17th Annual River To River Festival is happening on June 14-25! Mark your calendars- the festival includes 9 days of visual art, movement, and musical performances and events in iconic and everyday sites in Lower Manhattan, and it’s all free and open to the public! The last weekend of the Festival features performances and…
Read MoreMay 2018 SU-CASA Public Presentations
Our wonderful SU-CASA artists-in-residence begin their public presentations in May and June. These include: Mary Butler – Fiber Artist: Class of Quilting Made Simple Strut Their Stuff On May 10 at 1:00pm, come to the Project FIND Woodstock Senior Center to celebrate the end of the Quilting Made Simple course and see pillows, bags, backpack,…
Read MoreLMCC’s 2018 Art Auction – Now Live!
Announcing our 2018 Art Auction, live on Paddle8! 100 percent of the proceeds from the auction will help LMCC to provide artists with financial grants, studio residency programs, professional development skills, and showcase their work in free public programs such as Open Studios and the River To River Festival. Bid here! Paddle8’s online bidding platform and iPhone app allow for seamless…
Read MoreMay Grantee Events
Come experience a wide range of art activities by supporting our Creative Engagement and Creative Learning grantees at their events this May! Karla Murray and James Murray Capturing The Face and Voices of Manhattan’s Neighborhood Storefronts April 16–May 21, 2018 at 6:30 PM Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003…
Read MoreRemembering Sam Miller
In Memoriam: Sam Miller (1952-2018) It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Sam Miller, a truly instrumental leader in the arts. Sam began his career in theater, and later worked as the Founding Managing Director of Arizona and Pennsylvania Ballets, and Pilobolus as Managing Director. He then went on…
Read MoreLMCC’s Open Studios on May 11 & 12!
Zavé Martohardjono, Workspace Studios at 101 Greenwich. Photo credit: Runa Yu Open Studios with Workspace Artists-in-Residence opens May 11-12! This free, two-day, art-filled event celebrates the work of 16 artists who are working across all disciplines and genres. Get a behind-the-scenes view of creative practices in the visual, literary, and performing arts. These talented creators have been working…
Read MoreApril Grantee Events
Courtesy of Jazz Choreography Enterprises, Creative Engagement 2018 Grantee Come experience a wide range of art activities by supporting our Creative Engagement and Creative Learning grantees at their events this April! David Birkin System Failure March 30 – April 5, 2018 at 11:59 PM Digital billboards above Macy’s on the corner of 7th Avenue and 34th Street…
Read More2018 April Newsletter
ArtBuilt Mobile Studio, Courtesy of Esther Robinson Studio in the Park 2018 Residency – Open Call! Attention Artists: Apply to Studio in the Park residency! LMCC is excited to announce the launch of Studio in the Park 2018 residency organized by ArtBuilt in partnership with New York City Parks, the Queens Museum, The Women’s Housing and…
Read MoreSU-CASA Spotlight: Andrew Suseno
Zavé Martohardjono, Workspace Studios at 101 Greenwich. Photo credit: Runa Yu Andrew Suseno, a founder of Parcon NYC, is a current LMCC SU-CASA artist-in-residence at Corsi House Neighborhood Senior Center in East Harlem. We were thrilled to have to some time to speak with Andrew and learn more about the creative and inclusive movement practice of parcon. What is…
Read MoreApply For Studio in the Park Residency
ArtBuilt Mobile Studio, Courtesy of Esther Robinson LMCC announces the launch of Studio in the Park 2018 residency organized by ArtBuilt in partnership with New York City Parks, the Queens Museum, The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), DreamYard, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), Seward Park Conservancy, and Immigrant Social Services (ISSNYC). This residency opportunity will provide an artist or artist collective…
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