Art Competitions & Events
Not to be missed this summer are MoMA Nights – a weekly event occuring each Thursday of July and August. Kicking off this Thursday July 7th, the museum will be open late and feature live music (two sets each night), outdoor dining in the form of ‘Urban Picnics’ on the 5th floor terrace and a [...]
About ‘A Melancholy Beauty’ as featured on BGfocus.com ‘A Melancholy Beauty’ is a major choral-orchestral work with a performing force of 300 superb musicians and singers, consisting of children and adult choirs, Bulgarian female folk vocal ensemble, a full symphony orchestra, authentic Bulgarian folk instruments, soloists and narrators. Commemorate the historic, however little-known rescue of [...]
Hosted by EuroCircle on Wednesday, June 29th will be a cocktail reception in honor of artist Stefano Losi at Taj Lounge – NYC. ‘Violent Dances Fade’ – Losi’s personal art and poetry project will be the reception’s celebrated exhibition. As noted on the event listing the installations will include; paintings, lithographs and volumes of epigrams [...]
What is AIM? AIM stands for ‘Artist in the Marketplace’, a program established by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in the 1980′s supporting emerging artists in NYC. Each year 36 artists are selected per session (held in the winter and spring) by a committee of art professionals gathered by The Bronx Museum. The program [...]
On Sunday, June 26th – 9pm, the NYFA will host a performance as part of their 2011 Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists. The event will take place at Galapagos Art Space – Brooklyn, NY and will feature compositions by Neil Rolnick and the Iktus Percussion Quartet, with original work by Vivian Fung, Inhyun Kim and [...]
This July the Nation’s Capital – Washington DC, will be host to Kalachakra 2011 for World Peace, led by his Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. This unprecedented event will take place July 6th – July 16th, with a program to include teachings on the foundation of Buddhism, sharing of ancient rituals, philosophies, prayer chanting and [...]
During the month of June, Northern Manhattan will be host to the annual Uptown Arts Stroll, a community arts festival in Washington Heights and Inwood. Organized by the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance with the help of uptown businesses and the arts community, the Arts Stroll will kick off on June 2nd and will feature art [...]
The World Science Festival kicks off on the evening of Wednesday June 1st with an opening Gala at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tulley Hall. Individual events are scheduled from June 2nd to June 3rd. “The world’s leading scientific minds will be joined by renowned artists and influential thinkers for a five-day celebration of science through discourse [...]
This summer, we will see the return of the FIGMENT Sculpture Garden at Governors Island. Beginning today, May 27th thru September 25th, the garden will be open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. From a vast group of entries, FIGMENT has selected 17 artists to exhibit an array of interactive and sustainable sculpture [...]
With a focus on emerging artists in contemporary art, Halsey McKay Gallery will open its doors today, Saturday May 20th, in East Hampton, NY. The gallery is founded by curator Hilary Schaffner and artist Ryan Wallace, and features the following exhibitions throughout the summer and early fall: PATRICK BRENNAN: There is An Ocean, May 20 [...]
NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL 2011 – May 11-15 CURATED BY ENRICO BOSSAN AND ELISABETH BIONDI Photo: Balazs Gardi TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT DUMBO, BROOKLYN (click here for map & additional info) Tickets will be available at 1 Main Street Storefront, starting Wednesday, May 11 @ 5:00 p.m. Exhibition Hours Wednesday, May 11 – [...]
The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, celebrates the late Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his Central Saint Martins postgraduate collection of 1992 to his final runway presentation, which took place after his death in February 2010, Mr. McQueen challenged and expanded the understanding of fashion beyond utility to a conceptual expression of [...]
The Williamsburg International Film Festival is back this fall! Festival dates have been confirmed for Septemeber 22-25th. A call for entries has been posted for Film and Screenplay submissions. A testament to Willifest’s collection of shining stars of the film industry is 2010 festival alumn Luke Matheny who this year won an Academy Award for [...]
2011 Festival Events Limited listings for the 2011 World Science Festival below. Many more events and programs to be announced soon. Event details subject to change. Please continue to check our website for the most up-to-date schedule and information. Sign up for our email alerts and be the first to know when new programs go on [...]
Our Silent Canvas presents an evening of new works by four contemporary music composers featured alongside a luminous, ethereal set of installation art created by a team of NYC based visual artists. Each musical piece is in collaboration with various multi-media artists including: interpretive dance, performance painting, interactive electronics, and live video projection. Conscious of [...]