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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 On View for LIC Arts Open

 

​7:30am - 4:00pm - Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY (more details)

 

12:00pm-6:00pm - The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages, Artworks by Bonnie Astor, The Local, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC (more details)

 

12:00pm - 9:00pm - Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at AlterWork Studios organized by Tina Stipanovic , 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm - The Space and The In Between - A group exhibition by Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center at 43-01 21st Suite #123 (more details)

 

12;00pm - 6:00pm - Memory curated by Carolina Penafil at 43-01 21st Suite #123, Long Island City, NY Suite #123 (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm - The Good Neighbor, curated by Raluca Anchidin at 43-01 21st Suite 123 (1st Floor) (more details)

 

1:00pm - 5:00pm - Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr. LIC, NY (more details)

3:00pm - 11:00pm - Isami Shiroma - Disaster & Hope, Photography Exhibition @ Focal Point Brewery - 43-50 12th St., Long Island City, NY (more details)

Openings

 

4:00pm - 7:00pm - Infinite Resolution, Linda Bradford, Wills III Building, 43-49 10th Street, Studio #308, LIC, NY (more details)

5:00pm - 7:00pm  - into the microverse - Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-32 22nd St., LIC NY, Studio #102-1B (more details)

5:00pm - 7:00pm - Interwoven Landscapes presented by LIC Arts Open at The Experimental Space, 43-01 22nd St. LIC NY, Suite #300 (more details)

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5:00pm - 7:00pm - LIC After Dark, a group exhibition. 43-42 12th Street, Long Island City, NY (more details)

LIC Arts OPEN KICKOFF Party

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

13-02 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY 

Music by Sunshine (aka Samantha) & A Spring Dance by Blissin Out (Nika Antuanette & Jeremy Cone)

After Party

9:30pm until late - Hosted by Tito Mark @ Saucey Pizza featuring DJ JKOne spinning 90's an 00's.

36-21 Review Ave, Long Island City, NY 

Thursday May 15th

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions On View for LIC Art Open

7:30am - 4:00pm - Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY (more details)

 

11:00am-11:00pm - The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages . Artworks by Bonnie Astor at The Local, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC (more details)

 

10:00am- 6:00 pm - Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space, 30-30 47th Avenue, LIC NY (more details)

1:00pm - 5:00pm - Infinite Resolution, Linda Bradford, Wills III Building, 43-49 10th Street, Studio #308, LIC, NY (more details)y 

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12:00pm - 6:00 pm Interwoven Landscapes presented by LIC Arts open at The Experimental Space, 43-01 22nd St. LIC NY, Suite #300 (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm - The Space and The In Between - A group exhibition by Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center at 43-01 21st Suite #123 (more details)

 

12;00pm - 6:00pm - Memory curated by Carolina Penafil at 43-01 21st Suite #123, Long Island City, NY Suite #123 (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm - The Good Neighbor, curated by Raluca Anchidin at 43-01 21st Suite 123 (1st Floor) (more details)

 

12:00pm - 9:00pm - Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at AlterWork Studios organized by Tina Stipanovic , 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY 11101 (more details)

12:00pm - 5:00pm - into the microverse - Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-32 22nd St., LIC NY, Studio #102-1B (more details)

1:00pm - 6:00pm - Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr. LIC, NY

(more details)

1:00pm - 7:00pm - LIC After Dark, a group exhibition. 43-42 12th Street, Long Island City, NY (more details)

3:00pm - 11:00pm - Isami Shiroma - Disaster & Hope, Photography Exhibition @ Focal Point Brewery - 43-50 12th St., Long Island City, NY (more details)

5:00pm - 9:00 pm - Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC (more details)
 

5:00pm - 9:00 pm - Cuerpos de Nopal - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC (more details)

 

Openings

4:00pm - 8:00 pm - Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks  at 43-01 21st Suite #104 (more details)

6:00pm - 9:00 pm - Barkus Artikus, Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street Suite #104 (more details)

 

6:30pm - 9:30pm -  Anima, an Interactive Outdoor Experience, presented by The Blue Bus Project, 46-16 Vernon Blvd., LIC NY  (more details)

7:00pm - 10:00pm - Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr. LIC, NY (more details)

Friday May 16th

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions On View for LIC Art Open

7:30am - 6:00pm - Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377 (more details)

10:00am-8:00pm - The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages . Artworks by Bonnie Astor at The Local, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC (more details)

 

10:00am- 6:00 pm - Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LIC-A Art Space, 30-30 47th Ave, LIC NY (more details)

 

11:00am - 5:00pm - Infinite Resolution by Linda Bradford, Wills III Building, 43-49 10th Street, Studio #308, LIC, NY

(more details)

12:00pm - 9:00pm - Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at AlterWork Studios organized by Tina Stipanovic , 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY 11101 (more details)

12:00pm - 12:00am - Isami Shiroma - Disaster & Hope, Photography Exhibition @ Focal Point Brewery - 43-50 12th St., Long Island City, NY (more details)

 

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Interwoven Landscapes presented by LIC Arts Open at The Experimental Space, 43-01 22nd St. LIC NY, Suite #300 (more details)

 

12:00pm - 7:00pm - into the microverse - Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-32 22nd St., LIC NY, Studio #102-1B (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - The Space and The In Between - A group exhibition by Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center at 43-01 21st Suite #123 (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Memory curated by Carolina Penafil at 43-01 21st Suite #123, Long Island City, NY Suite #123 (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm - The Good Neighbor, curated by Raluca Anchidin at 43-01 21st Suite 123 (1st Floor) (more details)

1:00pm - 7:00pm - LIC After Dark, a group exhibition. 43-42 12th Street, Long Island City, NY (more details)

 

1:00pm - 8:00pm - Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr. LIC, NY

(more details)

5:00pm - 9:00 pm - Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC (more details)
 

5:00pm - 9:00 pm - Cuerpos de Nopal - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC (more details)
 

6:00pm - 9:00 pm - Barkus Artikus, Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21st St. #104 (more details)
 

6:00pm- 9:00 pm - Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks  at 43-01 21st St. Suite #104 (more details)

6:00pm - 9:00pm -  Anima, an Interactive Outdoor Experience, presented by The Blue Bus Project, 46-16 Vernon Blvd. LIC NY  (more details)

6:00pm - 9:00 pm - Barkus Artikus, Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street Suite #104 (more details)

 

8:00pm - 9:30pm - Sunset Jazz  - Culture Lab LIC presents a summer-long series filled with live jazz sessions in their ifine art gallery every Friday night at sunset. May 16th brings Electric Bird Dog, a chimera of Indofunk Satish and Alix Tucou's solo work. Raga-based drones, bespoke soundscapes, and musical portraits. Free RSVP

Workshops

6:00pm - 8:00pm - Ceramics Workshop (Adults only) Make your own Ashtray or Pipe with Brickhouse Ceramic Artist Jacob Reinstein hosted by @ Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Drive, LIC NY (more details)

Openings

6:00pm - 9:00 pm - Memory curated by Carolina Peñafiel at 43-01 21st Suite 123 (1st Floor) (more details)

6:00pm - 9:00 pm - The Good Neighbor, curated by Raluca Anchidin at 43-01 21st Suite 123 (1st Floor) (more details)

 

6:00pm - 9:00 pm - The Space and The In Between - A group exhibition by Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center at 43-01

21st Suite 123 (1st Floor) (more details)

Saturday May 17th

Open Studios DAY 1

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

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions On View for LIC Art Open

8:00am - 6:00pm - Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue,

Woodside, NY 11377 (more details)

9:30am - 6pm - Sunnyside Arts, Friends of Sunnyside Arts, 45-18 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104 (more details)

 

10:00am- 8:00pm - The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages . Artworks by Bonnie Astor at The Local, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC (more details)

10:00am- 6:00 pm - Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space, 30-30 47th Ave, LIC NY (more details)

 

10:00am- 6:00 pm - The Good Neighbor curated by Raluca Anchidin at 43-01 21 street suite #123, Long Island City, NY (more details)

10;00am - 6:00 pm - Memory curated by Carolina Penafil at 43-01 21st Suite #123, Long Island City, NY Suite #123 (more details)

 

10:00am - 6:00 pm - The Space and The In Between - A group exhibition by Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center at 43-01 21st Suite #123 (more details)

 

11:00am - 12:00am - Isami Shiroma - Disaster & Hope, Photography Exhibition @ Focal Point Brewery - 43-50 12th St., Long Island City, NY (more details)

LIC Art Walk /  LIC Arts Open Edition with Raluca Anchidin

11:00am - 1:00pm - Meet at 43-01 21st St., Suite #123, Long Island City, NY  (sign up)

 

12:00pm - 5:00pm - Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center OPEN HOUSE, 10-34 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm PaintCan Studios Group Exhibition, organized by Michele Bonelli, 10-10 44th Ave 3rd Floor Long Island City New York 11101 (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm -  Anima, an Interactive Outdoor Experience, presented by The Blue Bus Project, 46-16 Vernon Blvd., LIC NY  (more details)

12:00pm - 2:00pm - Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr. LIC, NY

(more details)

 

12:00pm - 9:00pm - Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at Alterworks Studios organized by Tina Stipanovic , 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY 11101 (more details)

 

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Infinite Resolution, Linda Bradford, Wills III Building, 43-49 10th Street, Studio #308, LIC, NY (more details)

 

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - Barkus Artikus, Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street Suite #104 (more details)​

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks  at 43-01 21st St. Suite 104, Long Island City, NY (more info)

 

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - Interwoven Landscapes presented by LIC Arts Open at The Experimental Space,  43-01 22nd St. LIC NY, Suite #300 (more info)

12:00pm - 7:00pm - into the microverse - Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-32 22nd St., LIC NY, Studio #102-1B (Artist Talk @6pm) (more info)

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - Artists of the Wills Building organized by Jack Howard-Potter at The Wills Building, 43-49 10th St. 3rd floor room 300, (More Details)

 

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Intertwined curated by Alice Lipping at Studio 34, 34-01 38th Ave, LIC, NY (more details)
 

1:00pm - 5:00 pm - Spring exhibition at Studio 41, organized by Dianne Martin, 27-15 41st Ave, LIC NY (more details)

 

1:00pm - 7:00pm - LIC After Dark, a group exhibition. 43-42 12th Street, Long Island City, NY (more details)
 

2:00pm - 9:00 pm - Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 (more details)
 

2:00pm - 9:00 pm - Cuerpos de Nopal - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC (more details)

3:00pm - 5:30pm - Show & Tell Artists Lecture Series, New York Irish Center, 1040 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

​(more details)

5:00pm - 9:00pm - Live in The Lot @ Culture Lab LIC is a free summer concert series, featuring live music performed outdoors every weekend! 5-25 46th Ave, LIC NY (more details)

Openings

4:00pm - 6:00pm - Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377 (more details)

6:30pm - 9:00pm - Intertwined curated by Alice Lipping at Studio 34, 34-01 38th Ave, LIC, NY (more details)

Workshop/Demonstration

12:00pm - 2:00pm -  Kay Love - graff101 - Drawing and lettering style workshop for Adults only. Hosted by @ Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Drive, LIC NY (right by Court Square) (more details)

2:00pm- 4:00 pm - Art Plant watercolor workshop at Resistance is Fertile, @ 45th Street Green Space, 41-12 45th Street, Led by artists Mary Giancoli & Itzi Ramirez (more details)

2:00 - 2:30pm - Techniques of the Masters -Stained Glass Painting Demonstration by Master Glass Artist Ellen Mandelbaum, Wills Studios III, 43-49 10 St. LIC NY, 11101  Studio #402 (more details)

6:00pm - 7:00pm -Artist Talk -  into the microverse - Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-32 22nd St., LIC NY, Studio #102-1B (more info)

Festival Parade

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

8:00pm - 11:00pm - Comedy Show at Trends LIC , 27-25 44th Drive, LIC NY - Ticketed Event (Adults only) (more details)

Sunday May 18th

Open Studios Day 2

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

 

Exhibitions/Pop-Up Exhibitions On View for LIC Art Open

 

8:00am - 6:00pm - Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377 (more info)

9:30am - 6pm - Sunnyside Arts, Friends of Sunnyside Arts, 45-18 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104 (more details)

 

10:00am-8:00pm - The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages . Artworks by Bonnie Astor at The Local, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC (more details)

 

10:00am- 6:00 pm - Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space (more details)

11:00am - 10:00pm - Isami Shiroma - Disaster & Hope, Photography Exhibition @ Focal Point Brewery - 43-50 12th St., Long Island City, NY (more details)

 

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Visual Fantasy - Deconstruction of Sculpture by Jim Schutte, Vital Art Studios, 50-14 Skillman Ave. New York, NY 11377 (Part of Sunnyside Art Walk)

 

12:00pm - 9:00pm - Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at AlterWork Studios organized by Tina Stipanovic , 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY 11101 (more details)

12:00pm - 5:00pm - Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr. LIC, NY

(more details)

 

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - Interwoven Landscapes presented by LIC Arts Open at The Experimental Space, 43-01 22nd St. LIC NY, Suite #300 (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm -  Anima, an Interactive Outdoor Experience, presented by The Blue Bus Project, 46-16 Vernon Blvd., LIC NY  (more details)

12:00pm - 6:00pm PaintCan Studios Group Exhibition, organized by Michele Bonelli, 10-10 44th Ave 3rd Floor Long Island City, New York 11101 (more details)

 

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Infinite Resolution, Linda Bradford, Wills III Building, 43-49 10th Street, Studio #308, LIC, NY (more details)

 

12:00pm - 7:00pm - into the microverse - Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-32 22nd St., LIC NY, Studio #102-1B (more details)

 

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Intertwined curated by Alice Lipping at Studio 34, 34-01 38th Ave, LIC, NY (more details)
 

112:00pm - 6:00 pm - Barkus Artikus, Bark Frameworks Annual Group Exhibition at 43-01 21 street Suite #104 (more details)​

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks at 43-01 21st Street Room 104, LIC NY (More details)
 

12:00pm - 6:00 pm - Artists of the Wills Building organized by Jack Howard-Potter at The Wills Building,  More Details)
 

1:00pm - 5:00pm - Spring exhibition at Studio 41, organized by Dianne Martin, 27-15 41st Ave, LIC NY (more details)

1:00pm - 7:00pm - LIC After Dark, a group exhibition. 43-42 12th Street, Long Island City, NY (more details)

 

2:00pm - 9:00pm - Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 47th Ave, LIC NY (more details)
 

2:00pm - 9:00pm - Cuerpos de Nopal - A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 47th Ave, LIC, NY 
(more details)

Sunnyside Art Walk /  LIC Arts Open Edition with Raluca Anchidin

11:00am - 1:00pm - Meet at Ora La Casa De Las Flores, 42-08 43rd Ave, Sunnyside, NY 11104  (sign up)

5:00pm - 7:00pm - Live in The Lot @ Culture Lab LIC is a free summer concert series, featuring live music performed outdoors every weekend! 5-25 46th Ave, LIC NY (more details)  

Workshops:

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

2:00pm - 5:30pm - Collage Beats  workshop - more than a regular collage session, this is a synergie between music and creation, this a time to imagine New ways of life - FREE - register here

 

3:00pm - 4:00pm - Sputnik Yoga -Part of the Free Summer Wellness Series with Sputnik Yoga collection @ Culture Lb LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, LIC NY (more details)

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Drawing Workshop - Cuerpos de Nopal - by Manuel Hernandez - Create your own Cactus Character at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 47th Ave, LIC, NY (more details) 

Closing Events

5:00pm sharp - Performance by Jana Astanov "Teaching AI to be Me", part of the "Memory" exhibition at 43-01 21st St, Suite #123 (more details)

5:00pm - 7:00pm - into the microverse - Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-41 22nd St., LIC NY, Studio #102-1B (more details)

LIC Arts Open Closing Party & 10 x 10" Silent Auction Fundraiser

6:30pm - 9:30pm - Closing Party & 10 x 10 Silent Auction / Dance Performance / Music, 43-01 21st St. Suite #123

Music by DJ Raphael Guzman & Dance Performances by Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre

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