LMCC News | August 2010
Artist Residencies
Windowfarms hosts events throughout September at 156 William Street
Stationed in Lower Manhattan as part of LMCC’s Swing Space program, Riley, the Windowfarms team, and other volunteers are hosting workshops and meetups. An ongoing open source installation embodies the real-life R&D-I-Y process behind the Windowfarms project, showcasing the evolving innovations of New York windowfarmers.
Cultural Programs
This weekend is your last chance to see Matthew Jensen’s gallery show at Governors Island
Matthew Jensen’s project Searching For Something Previously Unknown or Forgotten on Governors Island closes this Sunday, August 29.
RSVP now for a talk with Matthew Jensen at Governors Island this Friday, 8/20
Artist Matthew Jensen will discuss and answer questions about his exhibition Searching For Something Previously Unknown Or Forgotten On Governors Island.
LoVid performs “Trichrome Navigation” during the final week of Sitelines 2010
In Trichrome Navigation, LoVid lead a team of performers and audience members through an obstacle course, carrying electronic components from one side to another, building an electronic musical instrument that produces live sound.
Christopher Williams performs August 2–5 in Battery Park City
Bessie Award-winning choreographer Christopher Williams brings his signature imaginative style to Irish Faerie lore.
Around Town
Talk of the Town: Diego Medina, a 2006–07 Workspace resident
Ian Frazier writes for the New Yorker on Diego Medina's sculptural work for the Bronx River Art Center and the New York City Department of Transportation.
Workspace alumna Kristine Moran interviewed by Lindsay Cuff
The 2009–10 Workspace residents talked about Kristine's panting process the abstract forms and transformations inside her work.
Verizon Wireless announces “El Orgullo de Nuestra Herencia” mural contest
Show your Hispanic pride and submit your design with the theme "The Pride of Our Heritage." Seven designs will be selected and transformed into murals throughout local communities.
NoMAA offering grants for Arts/Cultural Organizations and Artists in Washington Heights & Inwood
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance will provide grants ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 for eligible arts and cultural organizations and grants from $500 to $2,000 for individual artists.
Workspace alumnus Manuel Acevedo’s show at Bronx River Art Center reviewed by NY Times
2006–07 Workspace resident Manuel Acevedo's show at the Bronx River Art Center runs through August 28, 2010.
Swing Space alums The Work Office are hiring artists to make work for the Dumbo Arts Festival
The Work Office (TWO) is a multi-disciplinary arts project disguised as an employment agency. For the Dumbo Arts Festival, The Work Office is seeking visual and performing artists to make work that explore, document and improve daily life in New York City.
MELT, choreographed by Swing Space Alum Noémie Lafrance, extended through September 12, 2010
MELT is choreographed by Noémie Lafrance and is performed by Celeste Hastings, Mare Hieronimus, Adi Or Kfir, Teresa Kochis, Ori Lenkinski, Meghan Merril, Marcy Schlissel and Elizabeth Wilkinson.
Apexart issues open call for video submissions for “Commercial” Art
Apexart has issued an open call for video artists for participation in an upcoming exhibition called “Commercial” Art, which will explore iterations of existing television and Internet commercials.
Call for Artists: Keyholder Residency at the Lower East Side Print Shop
The Lower East Side is offers one-year, free studio residencies for emerging artists. The application deadline is September 1, 2010.
Printed Matter is hosting a book launch for The Accidental Egyptian and Occidental Arrangements
The Accidental Egyptian and Occidental Arrangements is a collaborative artist book made by Workspace alumnus Paul Mpagi Sepuya and TImothy Hull.
Swing Space Alum Noémie Lafrance presents MELT A Site Specific Dance Installation
MELT is being performed at The Salt Pile, corner of Pike Slip and South Street under the Manhattan Bridge in Lower Manhattan from August 19- 22.
Interviews with past LMCC residents featured in P.S.1’s Greater New York Show on YouTube
Interviews with Franklin Evans, Deana Lawson, Rashaad Newsome, and Xaviera Simmons about their work in the 2010 Greater New York show at P.S.1.
Battery Dance Company presents Downtown Dance Festival August 14–20
