Picturing the Constitution: Penumbra

Old Stone House 336 3rd St., Brooklyn, NY, United States

Penumbra is a conceptual art installation at the Old Stone House in Park Slope Brooklyn that draws attention to the millennia-long legacy of women using herbs for abortion and contraception, a ‘birthright’ that is part of a deeply hidden, repressed, and often destroyed global practice. As part of Picturing the Constitution Exhibit, Penumbra will be on view October 20, 2023-January 14, 2024. The opening reception is October 22, 4-6pm.

Penumbra Kit: A Workshop on Reproductive Rights and the Constitution

Old Stone House 336 3rd St., Brooklyn, NY, United States

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to a women’s history of abortion; confront unexamined assumptions about rights, justice, and privacy; and engage in dialogue around what we want our constitution to mean. This workshop and related Penumbra kit and installation is a part of the exhibition Picturing the Constitution. Picturing the Constitution features artists’ responses to the origins, contents, and interpretations of the United States Constitution.

A ProtoScore

National Museum of Kenya Kipande Road, Nairobi, Kenya

A ProtoScore is a durational gathering of artists, scientists and members of the public in Nairobi. This is a mutually generative and creative process that fosters curiosity and connection. It is an experiment for scientists and artists to explore collaborations. It builds relational connections between artists and scientists through a non-hierarchical form of conversation, where each person in the conversation has an equal voice. The conversation format was created together in Kenya between artists and scientists.

Community Engagements: The Finale of the 2023 SHARED DIALOGUE, SHARED SPACE (SDSS)

Immigrant Social Services’ Storefront for Ideas 127 Walker Street, New York, NY, United States

Open on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
from 1–5 pm plus appointments. Discover a transformative experience at the final exhibition of 2023 Shared Dialogue, Shared Space collaboration between Korea Art Forum (KAF) and Immigrant Social Services (ISS). See event page for full calendar of events.

Opening Reception and Screening of Uneven Growth

Hudson Guild 441 W. 26th St., New York, NY, United States

Opening Reception: Keynote Speaker, Clyde Kuemmerle
Screening: Uneven Growth
Panel Discussion: Miguel Robles-Durán, Shaindy Weichman, Robert Robinson

Midtown South Community Coalition: Health Before Profits

The People's Forum 320 W 37th St, New York, NY, United States

Tue. Feb. 13 – 6 PM Midtown South Community Coalition: Health Before Profits Location: The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018 Accessibility protocols: Masks available

Screening of ‘Julio of Jackson Heights’

Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC) 222-05 56th Ave, Queens, NY, United States

Richard Shpuntoff will introduce his 2016 documentary prior to the screening at Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC).

Performances of ‘Julio Ain’t Goin’ Down Like That’ at QPAC

Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC) 222-05 56th Ave, Queens, NY, United States

Four FREE Live Professional Performances of a Radio Play version of Julio Ain’t Goin’ Down Like That by C. Julian Jiménez: It is the morning after the brutal murder of Julio Rivera, a gay Puerto Rican man in Jackson Heights, Queens. The murder became the first gay hate crime tried in New York State during the 1990s. In ‘Julio Ain’t Goin’ Down Like That,’ the community reacts and is taken on a journey of self-discovery by a fabulously unapologetic queen personifying the beauty and brutality of Jackson Heights.

EMAP Capacity Building Workshop “Webinar on media (arts) and politics” @ NeMe

EMAP member NeMe is happy to invite you to an open webinar on media (arts) and politics. The webinar will consist of talks by SPCUNY co-director Gregory Sholette, Rachel O’Dwyer, and !Mediengruppe Bitnik, and will span subjects that will discuss the relation of art and whistleblowing, the social obligation of the artists now, the blockchain based so called opportunities for artists, and how artistic practice can expand from the digital into the physical space.

An Evening with Wrong Criticism Magazine Hosted by Chloë Bass

Francis Kite Club 40 Loisaida Ave, New York, NY, United States

Led by Chloë Bass, Associate Professor at Queens College CUNY and co-director of Social Practice CUNY, alongside special guest Aaron Landsman, a distinguished performance-maker, writer, and educator, Wrong Criticism Magazine presents an opportunity to engage in productive mistakes. Delve into the realm of conceptual humor turned reality during a series of conversational evenings revisiting forms of faulty critical thinking, now more pertinent in 2024 than ever before.

Parliament (RSVP required)

The Segal Theatre The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Over the past decade, at least a thousand people (among them philosophers, office workers, professional dancers, scientists, students, and artists) have participated in Parliament sessions from Athens to NYC. For all its potency, Parliament resists any attempt to describe what it is. It resists authorship too. Choreographer and artist Michael Kliën prefers to say he discovered it, or wished for it, from within “a felt urgency that things are just not sustainable." The Martin E. Segal Center is proud to present the third New York iteration of Parliament in cooperation with Social Practice CUNY. RSVP required.

Free