@ WORK
A celebration of the workers who keep New York City moving. From now to the end of August, six of the banners will be on view at the 53rd Street Branch at the New York Public Library.
Join the James Gallery for Art & Collaborative Inquiry, CUNY Graduate Center, for a conversation between the renowned artist and social movements researcher Oliver Ressler and CUNY Professor Ashley Dawson.
(POSTPONED, NEW DATE TBA) Open House for the Dark Laboratory, a climate research lab at Hunter College led by SPCUNY Faculty Fellow Tao Leigh Goffe. RSVP required. Learn about new initiatives related to racial and climate justice.
Save the date 9/21 (rain date 9/28) for a one night only showing of CABARET CHISPAS, a cosmic urban parable about South American Indigenous leaders + activists + organizers from NYC gathering in 2023 at CASA MISTICA (Alicia’s house in the Bronx) for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Come join us as we occupy third-space and put on a guerilla outdoor production with a live fire, shadow puppets, live music, DJ, and so much more.
Led by SPCUNY alum Nora Almeida and collaborators andrea haenggi, Jordan Packer, Estefania Mompean Botias, this workshop uses somatic counter-mapping to transform urban spaces and perceptions. Part of the Creative Time Summit 2024, running from September 20–22 under the theme States of Emergence: Land After Property and Catastrophe.
How do you intervene in fast-paced media narratives by engaging art and design? What does it look like to subvert hyperstimulation towards a political means? Inspired by Creative Time’s powerful and iconic public media campaigns that served as direct provocations, this event brings together artists and organizers Viva Ruiz and Gregory Sholette to reflect on their work spanning multiple contexts and social frameworks.
The myth of the artist working alone in the studio overlooks the contributions of many uncredited workers involved in the production, circulation, display, and maintenance of artworks. To highlight their contributions, participants—including academics, practitioners, and art workers—will share their experiences and explore historical practices across various facets and geographies of the art world. SPCUNY Co-Director Gregory Sholette is among the speakers.