Pay tribute to New York City projects that show excellence in architecture and urban design, nominations NOW OPEN to the public New York City is filled with architectural beauty and brilliantly designed spaces and buildings. This June, New Yorkers can nominate the best new projects that enhance the city’s public realmContinue Reading
New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. Photograph by Marget Long The Whitney Museum of American Art kicked off Pride festivities last Friday, May 31 with free choral performances by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. Pride at the Whitney offers a series of free, on-site public programs and events that will activate the Museum buildingContinue Reading
Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858–1924), At the Park (Telegraph Hill), ca. 1896–1897. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg This summer, the New-York Historical Society presents an exhibition of more than 140 prints, drawings, and watercolors from one of the most admired collections of historical American works onContinue Reading
Claire Zeisler, Red Wednesday, 1967. Photo: Eva Hyed. Vadis Turner, Red Relic Vessel, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Sam Angel Photography. Craft Front & Center: Conversation PiecesOpens June 1, 2023 Opening June 1, Craft Front & Center: Conversation Pieces explores craft’s collaborative approach to learning and working by placing pioneering twentieth-century craftContinue Reading
Photograph by Max Touhey West Side Fest is back this summer! Returning to celebrate the cultural village along the western edge of Manhattan from July 12–14, West Side Fest offers free admission to museums, special programs for all ages, artmaking, crafts for kids, and more. The West Side Cultural NetworkContinue Reading
The video work by artist Marco Brambilla, who’s known for his collaborations with NASA, Marina Abramović, Maison Margiela, and Kanye West. His new work will be on display for Times Square Arts’ Midnight Moment program in June the world’s largest and longest-running digital art exhibition. Every night in June from 11:57 pm to midnight, over 90 electronicContinue Reading
Image: Photo by Filip Wolak The free evening for teens features activities across the Museum, including art making, performances, music, and more. The event will begin at 4 p.m. with a teen-created immersive experience, Harlem Then & Now, in The Met’s Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. A pop-up samul nori (traditional Korean percussion) performanceContinue Reading
Memorial Day Weekend: Exhibition Center Opens for the 2024 Season Celebrating our 20th year in 2024, the Coney Island History Project opens for the season on Saturday, May 25th, of Memorial Day Weekend. Since the History Project’s inception in 2004 with a portable recording booth on the Boardwalk and the inaugural seasonContinue Reading
Left: George C. Ault, Hudson Street, 1932. Oil on linen, 24 3/16 × 20in. (61.4 × 50.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 33.40. © Estate of George C. Ault. Right: Photo by Max Touhey Photography “Putting Artists On The Map” is a project that captures how NYC hasContinue Reading
Photograph by Filip Wolak The Whitney Museum of American Art presents a series of free, on-site public programs and events celebrating Pride throughout the month of June. Pride at the Whitney will activate the Museum building and surrounding neighborhood with festivities for visitors of all ages. Pride at the Whitney is partContinue Reading