Sept. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Museum of the Moving Image and Kaufman Astoria Studios will host a free outdoor event Sunday, Sept. 15, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how films and TV shows are produced in New York City. The New York on Location event will run from noon until 4 p.m. on… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2024 By Shane O’Brien MoMA PS1 will host the first institutional exhibition in the US by artist Jasmine Gregory, featuring a number of new works exploring the difficulties of creating art in modern-day society and themes of generational inheritance. Gregory, who was born in Washington D.C. but lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland,… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The New York Irish Center launched its 20th-anniversary season by announcing a series of new and unique programming initiatives beginning this month. The New York Irish Center, located at 10-40 Jackson Ave., has announced an Irish-language film festival, a new animation series from five-time Oscar-nominated Irish studio Cartoon Saloon,… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City will honor New York State Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Leah Krauss, senior program officer at the Mertz Gilmore Foundation and former New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer at its third-annual gala next month. The gala will take place at… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien ART BreakOUT, a platform for artists from underrepresented backgrounds, will host a month-long exhibition at the Local NY next month, showcasing dozens of marginalized and predominately self-taught artists. “The Art of Solitude” will run at the Local NY, located at 13-02 44th Ave. in Long Island City, from Sep…. Read more »
Aug. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A collective of Queens artists and theaters is hosting its second annual artist meet-up in early September, giving local artists a chance to connect with artists and arts organizations. The Queens Artist Connection (QAC), founded in 2023 in response to a lack of resources for theater-makers living in Queens,… Read more »
Aug 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A three-ring circus is coming to Culture Lab LIC next month as part of the art gallery’s annual gala fundraiser. “The Grand Carnaval,” which is scheduled to take place between 7 and 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, will bring a night of 1930s circus flair to Culture Lab,… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new exhibition is set to open at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City on Sep. 26 featuring the Studio Museum in Harlem, called “Pass Carry Hold: Studio Museum Artists in Residence.” Pass Carry Hold features the work of this year’s artists in residence: Sonia Louise Davis, Malcolm Peacock… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Socrates Sculpture Park has announced the Socrates Annual 2024, a new exhibition embracing invasive species and exploring the legacy of species migration. The new exhibition, which will be on display from Sept. 14 through April 6, 2024, features nine site-specific projects that consider the politics of settlement and the… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A number of short plays will take place at the Queens Library Astoria branch this Saturday, Aug. 17, as part of the annual Equity Library Summer Play Festival. The festival, founded in 2010 by Astoria resident Johnny Culver, takes place across the city over three weekends, with two events… Read more »