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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Governors Island is pleased to be home to a wide array of artistic and cultural activities and programs for visitors of all ages to enjoy. This year, the New New, a group of independent Etsy artists and craftsman, have brought their unique artwork, jewelry, glass, ceramics and textiles to the Island and its visitors. [...]
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Every public access season Governors Island becomes an oasis for the arts — with sculpture, performance and diverse cultural experimentation to be experienced across the Island. As of this spring the opening of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s art center in Building 110 means that Governors Island has resident artists hard at work year round. In the [...]
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Our friends over at FIGMENT have a new video on the street, showcasing all of the awesomeness that is their multi-day participatory arts festival here on Governors Island. Ah SUMMER!! Click above to watch the video for inspiration. Then warm up your glue gun and get to work!
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Earlier this year, FIGMENT, The Emerging New York Architect Committee (ENYA) of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY) and the Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY) announced a competition call for an architectural pavilion for the 2010 summer season on Governors Island. This week they announced the selection of Ann Ha and Behrang [...]
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Today’s New York Times Arts Beat blog mentions that Governors Island ‘s first year-round occupants have moved into the upper floor of Building 110. More than 20 artists have set up work space as part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council ‘s newest artist residency program. Previous residency locations include the Woolworth Building, the World Trade [...]
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Friday’s New York Times City Room blog had a post about Governors Island’s potential to host classical music festivals, much like Tanglewood or other famed venues around the country. With its outstanding views of the Statue of Liberty, Lower Manhattan, and New York Harbor, along with its large, open green spaces, Governors Island is a unique place [...]
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In this week’s New York magazine, Justin Davidson looks at five architecture teams’ proposals for soft-edge interventions that could combat the effects of rising sea levels in NYC’s future. The concepts will be displayed in the Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1′s “Rising Currents” exhibition, which opens on March 24. One of the sites that the teams [...]
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Our first installment of the Crimson Hammocks was edifying and entertaining, but the next two categories (Program Partners and Home Movies) really get to the heart of what what summers on Governors Island are all about. Over the past several years, Governors Island has become a haven for participatory art, experiential play and hands-on ecology [...]
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