How to Begin Again: An Initiation Towards Unitary Urbanism

How to Begin Again is a 4-step initiation to a new awareness about alternatives for the future of urban design. It centers on the concept of unitary urbanism, which CohStra redefines as “an anti-capitalist and transdisciplinary practice that attempts to bridge popular and scientific knowledge to co-produce social and environmental justice in cities.”

The Artist & Homeless Collective (discussion)

In the early 1990s, conceptual artist Hope Sandrow founded the Artist & Homeless Collaborative, an innovative New York City public art project. Sandrow will discuss her project with Nina Felshin, the editor of But Is it Art? The Spirit of Art as Activism (Seattle, WA; Bay Press, 1995).

WORKSHOP #2 with BFAMFAPhD (invite only)

Kingsborough Art Museum 2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn, NY, United States

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 with Sachigusa Yasuda

Kingsborough Art Museum 2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn, NY, United States

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.

Ignea: An Exchange About Nesting Technologies

Kingsborough Art Museum 2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn, NY, United States

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 proposes to rethink humanity’s relationship with fire, energy, and consumption.

WORKSHOP #3 (with BFAMFAPhD)

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. This final WORKSHOP #3 will be a public event on Zoom and will create a dialogue with other projects included in the UnHomeless NYC exhibition.

A Place To Lay My Head

SPCUNY Student Fellow Cristina Ferrigno's MFA thesis, April 26th-29th. Opening reception Tuesday April 26th, 7pm Klapper Hall Gallery, Queens College.

Fire Exit (MFA Thesis Show)

205 Hudson Gallery 205 Hudson Street, New York, NY, United States

Including work from SPCUNY Actionists Quinlan Maggio and sgp, open daily from 10am-6pm. Events on May 19, 20, 27, and 30.

Parade of the Old New

Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center 107 Suffolk Street, New York, NY, United States

The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center presents ‘Parade of the Old New’, a solo presentation of works by Zoe Beloff including a large format mural on cardboard and a correlating publication. Dates: May 20th - June 12th. Opening Reception: May 27th 5-9pm.

Free

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.

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