Mona Chalabi’s 100 New Yorkers in Westfield World Trade Center. Photo by Ian Douglas. In 100 New Yorkers, artist Mona Chalabi uses census data to show the beauty, strength, and resilience that comes from the city’s diverse community. Chalabi’s work allows New Yorkers to visualize themselves as part of a multi-layered and intertwined society. Every…

Mona Chalabi, Photo by Lizzy Johnston. Photo courtesy of Michelle Grey. Join LMCC and LMHQ online for a conversation with data journalist and artist Mona Chalabi and Absolut Art Global Creative Director Michelle Grey next Thursday, October 1 at 5:30pm. Mona and Michelle will discuss Mona’s 100 New Yorkers project. Using census data, Mona has created 100 characters that, as accurately as…

Parijat Desai, “Pardon My Heart” (Video still). Photo by Jon Burkland. Check out upcoming events and opportunities from our partners and alumni, including LMCC’s own Manhattan Arts Grants! Opportunities for Artists The VOTE Project In the weeks leading up to what may be the most important election of our lifetime, New York Live Arts is…

MoustacheCat Dance, Freedom Isn’t Free, Creative Engagement 2019. Photo by George Hirose. We hope you have taken a moment to consider applying to LMCC’s 2021 Manhattan Arts Grants. The application deadline for all three programs: Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement is about two weeks away. If you have not attended an information session webinar yet, there…

Jean Shin, Floating MAiZE presented as part of River To River 2020: Four Voices In the projects presented as part of River To River 2020: Four Voices, the artists have explored personal and structural vulnerability within the systems that connect us all, while creating space for contemplation, reflection and participation. These public artworks embrace the…

“The Steve Circuit.” Image courtesy of Yuko Otomo and Matt Mottel. On September 16th, 2020, The Steve Circuit concludes with Walking The Steve Circuit, a video essay by Yuko Otomo and Matt Mottel. They will share their own insight, stories and “astral logick” as they return to the sites featured in each of the six episodic…

“Aswim.” Photo by Thomas Wilson. Courtesy of Pigeonwing Dance. Our last Fundraising Fundamentals webinar and Manhattan Arts Grant Information Session for the summer will take place this Thursday, September 10, and Monday, September 14, respectively. Join LMCC grantees and staff at our Fundraising Fundamentals webinar and cover essential fundraising skills such as project budgeting, selecting the…

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

Mona Chalabi, 100 New Yorkers Mona Chalabi’s 100 New Yorkers is postponed until September 2020. Please check back on our website and social media for updates on this event! 100 New Yorkers visualizes what the city’s population would look like if it were distilled from its ungraspable millions to a more relatable 100 individuals. Using…

A still from the second episode of “The Steve Circuit.” Image courtesy of Yuko Otomo and Matt Mottel. The Steve Circuit: Downtown New York’s Subterranean Spirit was featured in the Brooklyn Vegan! Co-commissioned by ISSUE Project Room and LMCC, The Steve Circuit is an episodic series of videos and digital artwork dedicated to the late…