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The LIC Arts Open Festival / Open Studios Event is Open & Free To The Public

Wednesday May 14th

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions for LIC Art Open

4:00 - 6:00 pm Opening Interwoven Landscapes at The Experimental Space 

LIC Arts OPEN KICKOFF 

6:30 - 9:30 pm LIC Arts Open Kick Off Party - The Local NYC - Music, Dance, Refreshments

Thursday May 15th

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions for LIC Art Open

10:00- 6:00 pm - Viewing Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space

4:00 - 8:00 pm - Opening Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks  at 43-01 21st Street Room 104
5:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC
5:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing Cuerpos de Nopal - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC

6:00 - 9:00 pm - Opening Barkus Artikus, Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street room#104

7:00 - 10:00pm - Opening  / Music Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC 

Friday May 16th

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions for LIC Art Open

10:00- 6:00 pm - Viewing Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space
5:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC
5:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing  Cuerpos de Nopal - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC
6:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing  "Barkus Artikus" Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street room#104
6:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks  at 43-01 21st Street Room 104

Saturday May 17th

Open Studios

12:00 - 6:00 pm - Open Studios (multiple Venues found on the festival map)

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions for LIC Art Open

10:00- 6:00 pm - Viewing Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space

10:00- 6:00 pm - Viewing The Good Neighbor curated by Raluca Anchidin at 
12:00 6:00 pm - Viewing  Interwoven Landscapes curated by Sunny Moxin Chen at The Experimental Space / Olmstead Building, Studio 300

12:00 - 6:00 pm - Viewing  "Barkus Artikus" Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street room#104
12:00 - 6:00 pm - Viewing Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks  at 43-01 21st St. Suite 104 (1st Floor)

10:00 - 6:00 pm - Viewing The Good Neighbor, curated by Raluca Anchidin at 43-01 21st Suite 123 (1st Floor)

12:00 - 6:00 pm - Viewing Artists of the Wills Building at The Wills Building
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Viewing Spring exhibition at Studio 41
2:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC
2:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing Cuerpos de Nopal - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC

Festival Parade

7:30 - 9:00pm - Arcana Crawl Tarot Parade: Creek to River - Gotham Point South to Gantry and back - 56-21 2nd St, Long Island City
 

Sunday May 18th

Open Studios

12:00 - 6:00 pm - Open Studios (multiple Venues found on the festival map)

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions for LIC Art Open

10:00- 6:00 pm - Viewing Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space

12:00 6:00 pm - Viewing  Interwoven Landscapes curated by Sunny Moxin Chen at The Experimental Space / Olmstead Building, Studio 300
12:00 - 6:00 pm - Viewing  "Barkus Artikus" Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street room#104
12:00 - 6:00 pm - Viewing Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks at 43-01 21st Street Room 104
12:00 - 6:00 pm - Viewing Artists of the Wills Building at The Wills Building
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Viewing  Spring exhibition at Studio 41

2:00 - 9:00  pm - Viewing Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC
2:00 - 9:00 pm - Viewing  "Cuerpos de Nopal" - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC

Workshops:

2:00 - 4:00 pm - Art Plant watercolor workshop at Resistance is Fertile led by artist Mary Giancoli (all ages welcome)

2:00 - 4:00pm - Puppet workshop led by artist Daniel Valle / outdoor area Focal Point Brewery (all ages welcome)

LIC Arts Open Closing Party & Silent Auction Fundraiser

Closing Party & 10 x 10 Silent Auction

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