UnHomeless NYC is an exhibition of 16 socially engaging artists dealing with the issues of housing insecurities. It serves as a forum to connect community groups, activists, artists, students, and scholars to explore the topic of homelessness and seeks for its solution. In-person opening March 9th, 3-7pm.
Opening reception for UnHomeless NYC, an exhibition of 16 socially engaging artists dealing with the issues of housing insecurities. Opening remarks by the curators followed by contributions from several artists.
Upcycle, Uplift proposes a utopian solution to the current housing crisis by developing a line of recycled clothing created in workshops and remodeled based on the needs of homeless people. The participatory project invites the public to engage in deep listening with homeless people, opening themselves up to the complex issues that drive people to the street beyond the stereotypical assumptions.
10–11 a.m. WHAT IS HOME? (artist talk and signage-making workshop, Kingsborough Art Museum)
1:30–3 p.m. SIGNS OF HUMANITY (film screening and director’s talk, Art & Science Building, 163)
3–4 p.m. HOME IS A JOURNEY (march, starting from Kingsborough Art Museum)
A Pollicino's thesis show will be on March 22nd at 6:30pm, at Queens College. Refreshments afterwards.
The Queens College MFA Annual Exhibition 2022 includes all of this year's Social Practice CUNY Student Fellows. Opening reception: April 2, 6-9pm.
Three Facilitated Workshops focus on the impact of food and housing precarity on the well-being of students at Kingsborough Community College. The first two workshops use Intergroup Dialogue—a deep listening practice that aims to highlight similarities and foster understanding among different groups. The third workshop will be open to the public.
Upcycle, Uplift proposes a utopian solution to the current housing crisis by developing a line of recycled clothing created in workshops and remodeled based on the needs of homeless people.
NYC's Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz will discuss the current housing crisis with activists, scholars, and CUNY students.
Ignea: An Exchange About Nesting Technologies gathers audiences around a built fire to talk about possible ways to inhabit the planet, taking into account its scale, interdependencies, and temporalities. It […]
Connor Henderson's MFA Thesis Closing Reception.
The graduate students at the Spitzer School of Architecture (City College of New York, CUNY) and the Rise Center invite the community to a presentation and discussion of resistance, resilience, and the future of the Rockaway in light of climate change.
