Tag Archives: Art

Our gallery is on the streets, and we want to share it, pointing out famous and hidden spots throughout the city. We’ll be covering the Williamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Tour includes NYC highlights, history and social implications of street art.

Plant Patterns features the work of Adam Frezza & Terri Chiao, Adrienne Elise Tarver, Karin Haas, Liesl Pfeffer, and Nick Wildermuth. The artists use plants’ impressive natural characteristics as a means to explore various themes in their graphic works. Domestic and wild flora have provided artists with inspiration for centuries. The diversity and multitude of […]

This event repeats every week on Tuesday between 6/13/2017 and 8/22/2017. Bring your child for a fun afternoon of painting the scenery around them, with the help of Art Student’s League’s Pedro Rodriguez. It’s a cool activity for a hot day. Supplies will be provided!

This event repeats every day between 7/15/2017 and 8/31/2017. Come to 99 Plymouth and see the brilliant, site-specific murals created by the talented students of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation’s Summer Session. The paintings will celebrate the park as a place of natural beauty and respite in our often chaotic urban environment. The students will work […]

Central Park has long been revered as a masterpiece of living art. Visitors on this tour will admire Park vistas as if walking through a landscape painting, all while learning about the Park’s intricate design features. Discover the Park’s most artfully executed landscapes on this tour led by Central Park Conservancy guides. Highlights of this […]

The role of sports as a social tool is marked by the ways in which athletes challenge the structure of the game through their own representation within and beyond the field. This conversation, focusing on fútbol, aims to expand upon how the game is a critical and aesthetic tool that links indigenous heritage with current […]

We invite you to explore your inner artist with our Draw Your Park program. On July 20, from 5-7pm, spend the evening drawing alongside teaching artists who will provide their guidance. All materials will be provided by Madison Square Park Conservancy. Meeting locations will vary. This program is free and open to all, rain or shine. Photo […]

Artworks by world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly are now on view at NYBG in his first major garden exhibition in New York in more than ten years. CHIHULY, presented by Bank of America, showcases more than 20 installations and includes drawings and early works that reveal the evolution and development of Chihuly’s artistic process during his celebrated […]

Civic Art Lab’s opening event includes the artwork of: Yasmeen Abdallah, Zoey Hart, Veronika Szkudlarek, Sohee Koo, Isha Patel, Pavithra Sriram, Ishita Dimri, and Ankita Nalavade. Drinks will be served. Talks at 6pm. Performance at 7:15 pm. Artist Talks Resurrecting Refuse by Yasmeen Abdallah PULL it TOGETHER/PULL it APART by Zoey Hart Hybrid Painting As […]

Temple of Manufacturing presents COMPANY’s long-term project: SECRETS. Traveling to remote sites around the world to learn crafting processes unique to particular industries and places, the duo (comprised of Aamu Song and Johan Olin) has collaborated over the last decade with a variety of communities to rethink the very processes and knowledge embedded in these […]

projects at 31 unique sites across Lower Manhattan and Governors Island. The Festival also offers opportunities for audiences to interact with artists, socialize and experience multiple facets of artists’ work and the creative process. This year’s River To River Festival is dedicated to Trisha Brown and David Rockefeller. River To River is a platform for diverse voices and untold stories. The Festival explores Lower […]

Resistance Theatre  Artists: Julian Phillips, Zaid Islam, Floor Grootenhuis Location: Unisphere Gallery Schedule: 1:30-2:30pm, 3:00-4:00pm To register, please contact: nung-hsin@queensmuseum.org During Resistance Theatre participants will have an opportunity to explore the practical and interpersonal facets of protest and authority. First the group will talk about what it is that each participant seeks to resist while creating representative […]

A public event to #saveourocean! On June 4th, we’re inviting ocean lovers from across the world to join a collective voice standing up for the Ocean. You can participate in the World Ocean Festival by: Attending the Ocean Village in NYC The Ocean Village will be a celebration of art, education, innovation and tools for […]

Help keep Queens Botanical Garden clean, green, and grow! Join our horticulture staff for an engaging, educational event where you will learn gardening basics while working hands-on with our plants. Registration is required. Registration opens one month prior to the event date.

Celebrate all families at our annual festival featuring music, wellness activities, art, activism, and fierce feminist vendors. Get inspired to sing out a message of peace, acceptance, and equality. This year’s “Sing Out Sister” theme inspires all to find their voice and bring a message of peace, tolerance, and equality. Fierce feminists, as well as families […]

Get an insider’s look at the unique design elements of the High Line and the notable architecture in the neighborhood with Patrick Hazari, Friends of the High Line Director of Design and Construction. Learn about the behind-the-scenes work that led to the development of the High Line and its impact locally and worldwide. Tours are […]

Spend a visually engaging evening with Stacy Levy at a lecture on water, art, and ecology. Levy is an internationally known artist who specializes in creating artful, site-specific interventions and engagements with water ecology. Preceding the lecture, Levy will lead an interactive workshop.

The Human Odyssey Series, curated by Malcom Betts, is a monthly performance showcase series exploring the human connection between the performer and audience. It challenges ideas of self-identity within the movement practices or any other forms of disciplinary practices.   This showcase will consist of three dance-based art performances ranging from 15 to 20 minutes.  […]