Contact: Jessica Sagert 212-219-9401 x114 jsagert@lmcc.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The largest residency in NYC expands events throughout Downtown: LMCC Open Studio Weekend
2 Studios, 30 Residents, performances, screenings, readings and walking tours, symposiums and participatory art making installations flood Lower Manhattan. April 28 - 30, 2006
(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) – March 31, 2005 – Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) presents Open Studio Weekend. With the largest residency program in the city, there are art events sprouting up the whole weekend including, performances by Shaun Leonardo, a tour with Robert Kaufman and studio visits with William Cordova, Sarah Bostwick, Miguel Luciano, Dan Tague, Christopher Saucedo, Kate Gilmore and more. Both, LMCC’s signature Workspace residency, and one-time, emergency Gulf Coast Artist Residency for artists displaced by Hurricane Katrina will be open to the public. Due to massive crowds last season, an RSVP is recommended. Free shuttles run between both residencies on opening night.
Residents include:
Workspace Resident Artists November 2005–May 2006, 120 Broadway, 8 Floor Sonya Blesofsky, Sarah Bostwick, Ernest Concepcion, William Cordova, Melissa Dubbin & Aaron Davidson, Elaine Gan, Kate Gilmore, Lisa Kereszi, Miguel Luciano, Caoimhgin O Fraithile, Jenny Polak, Sean Ryan and writers-in-residence, Marcella Durand, Edwin Torres. Gulf Space Resident Artists November 2005–May 2006, 200 Hudson, 4 Floor Elizabeth Bick, Christine Catsifas, Stephen Collier, Beth Dary, Clifton Faust Shawn Hall, Chris Jahncke, Vidho Lorville, Bernard Pearce, Rachel Perkoff, Julie Anne Pieri, Christopher Saucedo, Christy Speakman, Dan Tague, project manager, Anna Craycroft. Gulf Coast Artists Participate in T.O.A.S.T. (Tribeca Open Artist Studios Tour) and a special exhibition the Bronx River Art Center, opening May 9 – June12
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Schedule of Events:
Space is limited. RSVP is required for most events. www.lmcc.net/rsvp Friday, April 28 th Workspace at 120 Broadway, 8 Floor
6-7pm – VIP Preview 7-10pm – Opening and Reception Gulf Coast Residency at 200 Hudson, 4th and 5th Floor 6-7pm – VIP Preview 7-10pm – Opening and Reception 6:30 Bernard Pearce – electronic music and poetry 7:30 Sidra Bell – dance that reflects the frenetic energy of contemporary life 8:30 Kala Pierson – unusual textures and sounds 9:30 Samar Haddad King – narrative dance tells the story of a fictional Arabic woman, Noor Saturday, April 29 th Workspace at 120 Broadway, 8 Floor 1-6pm – General Admission 1 3-4pm – “From Wall to Canal” a walking tour with Robert Kaufman 2 6pm – El Conquistador vs. The Invisible Man with Shaun Leonardo 3 TBA – CAMEL presents a symposium on Art and Labor Gulf Coast Residency at 200 Hudson, 4th and 5th Floor 12-6pm – General Admission 5pm – Screening: Various Workspace and Gulf Coast artists in residents Swing Space at 125 Maiden Lane, 10 Fl – South Suite 4 1-6pm – Nsumi’s Collective Incubator Sunday, April 30 th Workspace at 120 Broadway, 8 Floor 1-6pm – General Admission 5-6pm - Reading by writers-in-residents, Marcella Durand and Edwin Torres followed by a live music performance by Bernard Pearce. TBA – CAMEL presents a symposium on Art and Labor Gulf Coast Residency at 200 Hudson, 4th and 5th Floor 1-6pm – General Admission 2-3pm – Complimentary coffee and donuts Swing Space at 125 Maiden Lane, 10 Fl – South Suite 1-6pm – Nsumi’s Collective Incubator
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1. “From Wall to Canal” with Robert Kaufman A quirky walking tour from the Financial District to Tribeca. Experience the neighborhood through the eyes of Robert Kaufman, author of “Blockology: An Offbeat Walking Guide to th Lower Manhattan. Departing from the studios at 120 Broadway, 8 Floor. 2. El Conquistador vs. The Invisible Man with Shaun Leonardo. Shaun Leonardo portrays a Mexican luchador wrestling an invisible competitor, metaphorically and literally. Trapped inside a steel cage specially built for 15 Nassau, El Conquistador battles societal obscurity by literally becoming a spectacle in order to fight invisibility. www.elcleonardo.com 3. CAMEL presents a symposium. During their final weekend in residence, CAMEL hosts two days of workshops on real estate, labor, culture, and organizing in New York City bridging the radical divide between art and labor. Weekend times and full schedule available at www.thewatercarriers.org.
4. Nsumi’s Collective Incubator. Nsumi’s Collective Incubator is a space for art collectives to come into being, change, develop offshoots, or mutate into other things. Visit the multi-purpose installation, designed with downtown temps, interns, and freelancers in mind, and which includes free art materials and kit-making stations, a library-lounge and green wall.
— JUST ANNOUNCED —
RESIDENCY
EXPANSION: BASED ON DEMAND, WORKSPACE WILL NOW BE A 9-MONTH PROGRAM.
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APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 8 , 2006.
Directions:
120 Broadway is in the Financial District between Nassau and Pine Streets. Take the 2,3 to Wall St; 4,5 to Wall St. Space donated by Silverstein Properties, Inc. 200 Hudson is in Tribeca between Vestry and Canal Streets. Take the A,C to Canal St; Space donated by Trinity Real Estate. Friday night only, April 28: Downtown Connection shuttle van service stops at 15 Nassau (Cedar Street entrance) and 124 Hudson (Design Within Reach.)
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is the leading voice for arts and
culture in downtown New York City, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs. For more information, visit www.lmcc.net.
Funder information
Space for Workspace: The Equitable Building at 120 Broadway is generously donated by Silverstein Properties. Workspace is made possible with lead support from JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Silverstein Properties. Additional support is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; Jerome Foundation in celebration of the Jerome Hill Centennial and in recognition of the valuable cultural contributions of artists to society; Greenwall Foundation; The Kettering Family Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and New York State Council of the Arts State & Local Partnership Program, a state agency. This program is part of our Downtown Cultural Real Estate Initiative which support from Bank of America, ConEdison, New York Community Trust, The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, and New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Space for the Gulf Coast Residency is generously donated by Trinity Real Estate. The Gulf Coast Residency Program is made possible through a lead grant from American Express Company. Additional support provided by Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Sanford Smith and Jill Bokor, Surdna Foundation, Time Warner Inc., and Andy
Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Space generously donated by Trinity Real Estate. This program also receives in-kind support from Johnson Atelier in Hamilton, New Jersey, Harvestworks and Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Thanks to Kathy Brew, Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival, American Museum of Natural History LMCC’s Swing Space program is made possible through the lead support of the September 11th Fund. Special thanks to Trinity Real Estate. Additional funding is provided by Bank of America, ConEdison, Elaine Dannheisser Foundation, New York Community Trust, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation. In-kind space generously provided by Collegiate Church Corporation, General Growth Properties, Rudin Management, Silverstein Properties, Time Equities, and Trinity Real Estate.