• June Open Studios

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    With Open Studios, LMCC invites the public into the workspaces and creative processes of the 2026 Cohort of Arts Center Residents. These open house events are free and welcoming, informal, and accessible to all ages. In addition to the ongoing practices of Arts Center Residents in their studios, LMCC Dance Resident Nichole Canuso | Branching…

  • Lunar Retreat by Nichole Canuso | Branching Paths

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    Lunar Retreat is a multi-sensory performance inspired by the gradual distance growing between the Moon and Earth. This immersive journey invites audiences to wander, witness, and reflect on how we move through care, loss, and transformation—both individually and collectively. Created by choreographer Nichole Canuso in collaboration with a visionary team of designers, Lunar Retreat opens…

  • World Oceans Day: A Musical Celebration

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    5:30-7:30pm Monday, June 8 On the evening of June 8,​​ the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the New York Climate Exchange, and the Climate Museum will present a free concert in honor of World Oceans Day at the Arts Center at Governors Island. The concert will weave together music, dance, and advocacy—featuring musicians from the Metropolitan…

  • […/+*^%<>€£¥$&@!!!!^^^] by Moriah Evans

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    An in-process showing of , an immersive performance by Moriah Evans that confronts the body as an ambivalent place of political and existential conundrums. Through a sequence of evolving circumstances—internal and external, individual and collective—the piece asks what it means to give, take, receive, and be taken through a compositional structure. It circulates bodies, meaning,…

  • May Open Studios

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    With Open Studios, LMCC invites the public into the workspaces and creative processes of the 2026 Cohort of Arts Center Residents. These open house events are free and welcoming, informal, and accessible to all ages. In addition to the ongoing practices of Arts Center Residents in their studios, LMCC Dance Resident Moriah Evans presents, ,…

  • Earth Day Celebration

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    See the lineup of events here

  • Returning to Self: A Black History Month Culmination

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    Free and open to all. RSVPs are rec­om­mend­ed, but not required. Gov­er­nors Island’s third annu­al Black His­to­ry Month cul­mi­na­tion, a free indoor gath­er­ing cen­ter­ing heal­ing, cre­ativ­i­ty, and col­lec­tive care, will take place on Sat­ur­day, Feb­ru­ary 28, 2026, from 1 - 6pm at LMCC's Arts Cen­ter at Gov­er­nors Island. Bring­ing togeth­er artists, heal­ers, and edu­ca­tors, Return­ing to Self…

  • At the Altar

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    Buy Tickets on EventbriteJoin us on December 20th, 4:00pm at the Art Center at Governors Island for At the Altar, Baye & Asa’s new duet and an exploration of cultural, religious, and political deities. We ask these central questions: Who/what do we worship?  How do we worship? Who are the righteous? Who are the blasphemers? At the…

  • Climate Week Open Studios & Reception with Stony Brook University

    LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Building 110, Governors Island, New York, NY, United States

    On Saturday, September 27, enjoy a full day of Climate Week programs at The Arts Center at Governors Island! Presented in partnership with Stony Brook University, the day will include Open Studios with current Artists-in-Residence, performances and presentations by Stony Brook Faculty, and a reception to follow. Open Studios Arts Center Residency Open Studios 12-5pm…