The “Designs for Living” exhibit by Empire Historic Arts features couture fashions and antique wallpapers. Many visitors to Governors Island have seen the incredible Mark di Suvero exhibition by Storm King Art Center, but did you know that there are nearly a dozen historic buildings that have been transformed by exhibitions this season? Houses in [...]
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Poetry is usually heard in dark bars and small coffee shops, but we’re excited to present poetry in a new venue – outdoors on Governors Island! We are proud to host the first annual New York Poetry Festival, a free celebration of the poetry world of NYC. The festival is this Saturday, July 30th and Sunday, July 31st, starting at noon [...]
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FIGMENT, now in its fifth year on Governors Island, returns this weekend with a wide range of participatory arts projects taking place all over the Island. This year, Figment participants will enjoy favorites from years past as well as surprising new projects like Plastic Fantastic, a 16-foot geodesic dome made from over 6,000 post-consumer water [...]
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The Storm King Art Center today announced a major exhibition of Mark di Suvero’s work that will open on Governors Island on May 27. The exhibition, Mark di Suvero at Governors Island: Presented by Storm King Art Center comprises roughly a dozen works that will be sited around the Island. The exhibit is curated by Storm [...]
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On Thursday and Friday, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council will open the doors to its Art Center on Governors Island to the public. The artists that are hard at work here each day are at the culmination of their residencies. Since August, sixteen individual artists and two collaborative groups have been working in studios, developing [...]
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Over the past few years, the arts have really come alive on Governors Island. There is a new opportunity for artists that we wanted to let everyone know about. In conjunction with The Trust for Governors Island, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Percent for Art Program is seeking submissions of [...]
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It seems that many New Yorkers are discovering the arts and culture on Governors Island. In the past week, Governors Island has been named Best New Theater District by the Village Voice and Best Place to Experience a High Concentration of “Artsy Buzz” by the New York Press. They must have been some of the [...]
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Every Saturday and Sunday this September, visitors to Governors Island can see musical acts, performance artists and interactive creative programs, in addition to the paintings, photographs, sculpture, video, and sound and object installation pieces that are displayed in the Third Annual Governors Island Art Fair. The Fair is presented by the 4 Heads, whose work [...]
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Image: Library of Congress During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created to provide jobs for the country’s masses of unemployed. Part of this initiative was the Federal Arts Program (FAP), giving employment to countless artists and craftspeople. Many Governors Island buildings were updated or expanded as part of the WPA [...]
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