LIC Arts Open 13th Edition 

This Festival is free and open to the public with a few exceptions as indicated.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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

7:00-5:00pm - NYC Faces in Motion a multimedia installation by Clare Stokolosa at Zaruma Gold, 11-18 46th Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101 

7:30-4:00pm - In Between Horizons a solo exhibition by Shushanik Karapetyan, curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY 

9:30-6:00pm - In Memory, a group exhibition of works on paper, assemblages & paintings by studio artists, at Sunnyside Arts, 4518 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104

10:00-10:00pm - About Face: Real and Re-Imagined: a group exhibition curated by Bonnie Astor, The Local NY, 1302 44th Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC 11101

11:00-6:00pm - The Soul of the Form, LIC-A’s Annual Drawing Exhibition curated by Jorge Posada & Joshua Rosenblatt, The LIC-A Art Space at The Factory LIC, 30-30 47th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-5:00pm - Art in the CIty, bringing together artists whose work spans walls, canvas, and sculpture curated by Koz & Lulu, 21-21 45th Rd 1st floor

12:00-5:00pm - Upstanders 2.0—a group exhibition curated by Karen Kettering Dimit, at The Metropolitan Building, 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-5:00pm - Leaky Boundaries—a group ceramic art exhibition curated by Eric Lawrence, at The Metropolitan Building, 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-9:00pm - Secret Salon curated by Richard Mazda at The Secret Theatre. 10-10 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

12:00- 9:00pm - Mussel Memory - Priscilla Stadler's continuing creative exploration of Newtown Creek at Alterwork Studios, at AlterWork Gallery, 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY

3:00-11:00pm - People, Places & Fish, a solo show by Justin Kinney at Focal Point Beer Co, 43-50 12th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

4:00-7:00pm - All My Friends Are Artists PRESENTS: We Out In Queens, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building)

4:00-7:00pm - energy:fragments curated by Caroline Voagen Nelson: Exhibition of Projection Mapping Installations by Graduate students from Pratt Institute's Dept of Digital Arts, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) 

6:30pm - 8:30pm - The Moth x Materials for the Arts Story SLAM: Out with the Old - 33-00 Northern Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101

By appointment - I Don’t Remember Exactly, an installation by Allison Green, Wills III Building, 43-50 11th Street, Studio #205, LIC, NY - contact info@licartists.org

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LIC Arts OPEN 13th Edition KICKOFF

7:00 - 10:00pm - LIC Arts Open Festival Launch Party - Culture Lab LIC—Live music by Believe in ghost!, performances by Sheepmeadow Dance Theatre, Shakun Davi Dance, and Piper Amphora. Refreshments & lite bites will be served. Cocktail hour sponsored by Copa Love.

Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave., LIC, NY 11101 ​

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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

7:00-5:00pm - NYC Faces in Motion a multimedia installation by Clare Stokolosa at Zaruma Gold, 11-18 46th Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101 

7:30-4:00pm - In Between Horizons a solo exhibition by Shushanik Karapetyan, curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY 

9:30-6:00pm - In Memory, a group exhibition of works on paper, assemblages & paintings by studio artists, at Sunnyside Arts, 4518 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104

10:00-10:00pm - About Face: Real and Re-Imagined: a group exhibition curated by Bonnie Astor, The Local NY, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC 11101

11:00-6:00pm - The Soul of the Form, LIC-A’s Annual Drawing Exhibition curated by Jorge Posada & Joshua Rosenblatt, The LIC-A Art Space at The Factory, 30-30 47th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Leaky Boundaries—a group ceramic art exhibition curated by Eric Lawrence (BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center), at The Metropolitan Building (Vorea Group), 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-5:00pm - Art in the CIty, bringing together artists whose work spans walls, canvas, and sculpture curated by Koz & Lulu, 21-21 45th Rd 1st floor

12:00-5:00pm - Upstanders 2.0—a group exhibition curated by Karen Kettering Dimit, at The Metropolitan Building, 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-5:00pm - Echoes of Home curated by Dario Mohr at The Experimental Space, 43-01 21st St. LIC NY, Suite #300

12:00-9:00pm - Mussel Memory - Priscilla Stadler's continuing creative exploration of Newtown Creek at Alterwork Studios, at AlterWork Gallery, 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00 - 9:00pm - Secret Salon curated by Richard Mazda at The Secret Theatre. 10-10 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101 - secrettheatre.com

By appointment - I Don’t Remember Exactly, an installation by Allison Green, Wills III Building, 43-50 11th Street, Studio #205, LIC, NY—contact info@licartists.org

12:00-6:00pm - League X LIC - Art Students League of NY Artists Working in LIC, Curated by Jack Howard Potter, 43-50 11th Street, Space 211 & 212, LIC, NY 11101

3:00-11:00pm - People, Places & Fish, a solo show by Justin Kinney at Focal Point Beer Co, 43-50 12th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

4:00 - 7:00pm - All My Friends Are Artists PRESENTS: We Out In Queens, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building)

4:00 - 7:00pm - energy:fragments curated by Caroline Voagen Nelson:Exhibition of Projection Mapping Installations by Graduate students from Pratt Institute's Dept of Digital Arts, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) 

4:00 - 9:00pm - Bard High School Early College Queens Student Show, featuring select pieces from Art & Design I and II, Painting I and II, and art club. 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 (Ground Fl.), LIC, NY 11101

5:00 - 9:00pm - Rooted - Artists of LIC,  curated by Tess Howsam, Artistic Director, Culture Lab LIC & Kenny Greenberg at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, LIC,, NY 11101

8:00pm - New dance works created by Green Space's DIGGING IN GROUP Artist Residency Program. Program A: Charlotte Aucella, Louise Heit, Will Pettigrew, Not A Dance Company 3724 24th St. Fl 2. Suite 212, LIC, NY 11101 - This is a ticketed event $22 online or $25 at the door - www.greenspacestudio.org

 

Openings

4:00 - 7:00pm - Bard High School Early College Queens Student Show, featuring select pieces from Art & Design I and II, Painting I and II, and art club - 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 (Ground Fl.), LIC, NY 11101

6:00-9:00pm - Art in the CIty, bringing together artists whose work spans walls, canvas, and sculpture curated by Koz & Lulu, 21-21 45th Rd 1st floor

6:00 - 9:00pm - Bark After Dark - Bark Frameworks Staff Art Show, 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 (Ground Fl.), LIC, NY 11101

7:00-10:00pm - Life in Culture - Rhythm, the Pulse & the Present Moment, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 21 + ID required, Live DJ, 27-25 44th Dr, LIC, NY 11101

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Friday, May 15, 2026

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

7:00-5:00pm - NYC Faces in Motion a multimedia installation by Clare Stokolosa at Zaruma Gold, 11-18 46th Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101 

7:30 - 4:00pm - In Between Horizons a solo exhibition by Shushanik Karapetyan, curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY 

9:30 - 6:00pm - In Memory, a group exhibition of works on paper, assemblages & paintings by studio artists, at Sunnyside Arts, 4518 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104

11:00-6:00pm - The Soul of the Form, LIC-A’s Annual Drawing Exhibition curated by Jorge Posada & Joshua Rosenblatt, The LIC-A Art Space at The Factory, 30-30 47th Ave.  LIC, NY 11101

11:00-7:00pm - I Don’t Remember Exactly, an installation by Allison Green, Wills III Building, 43-50 11th Street, Studio #205, LIC, NY - allisonthegreen.com

12:00 - 5:00pm - Echoes of Home curated by Dario Mohr at The Experimental Space, 43-01 21st St. LIC, NY, Suite #300

12:00-5:00pm - Art in the CIty, bringing together artists whose work spans walls, canvas, and sculpture curated by Koz & Lulu, 21-21 45th Rd 1st floor

12:00-6:00pm - Upstanders 2.0—a group exhibition curated by Karen Kettering Dimit, at The Metropolitan Building, 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

10:00-10:00pm - About Face: Real and Re-Imagined: a group exhibition curated by Bonnie Astor, The Local NY, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC 11101

12:00-6:00pm - League X LIC - Art Students League of NY Artists Working in LIC, Curated by Jack Howard Potter, Wills III, Building 43-50 11th Street, Space 211 & 212, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-9:00pm - Mussel Memory - Priscilla Stadler's continuing creative exploration of Newtown Creek at AlterWork Gallery, 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-10:00pm -People, Places & Fish, a solo show by Justin Kinney at Focal Point Beer Co, 43-50 12th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

4:00-9:00pm - Bard High School Early College Queens Student Show, featuring select pieces from Art & Design I and II, Painting I and II, and art club, 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 Ground Fl.)

4:00-7:00pm - All My Friends Are Artists PRESENTS: We Out In Queens, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor)

4:00 - 7:00pm - energy:fragments curated by Caroline Voagen Nelson: Exhibition of Projection Mapping Installations by Graduate students from Pratt Institute's Dept of Digital Arts, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building)

5:00-9:00pm - Rooted - Artists of LIC,  curated by Tess Howsam, Artistic Director, Culture Lab LIC & Kenny Greenberg at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, LIC,, NY 11101

6:00-9:00pm - Bark After Dark - Bark Frameworks Staff Art Show, 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 Ground Fl.)

7:00-10:00pm -  Life in Culture - Rhythm, the Pulse & the Present Moment, curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 21 + ID required, Latin Jazz Band, 27-25 44th Dr, LIC, NY 11101

8:00pm - New dance works created by Green Space's DIGGING IN GROUP Artist Residency Program. Program B: Josephine Brunner, Liiiam, Eleanor Crawford, Chisato Fujii 3724 24th St. Fl 2. Suite 212, LIC, NY 11101 - This is a ticketed event $22 online or $25 at the door - www.greenspacestudio.org

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Openings

3:00-5:00pm - NYC Faces in Motion a multimedia installation by Clare Stokolosa at Zaruma Gold, 11-18 46th Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101 

5:00-7:00pm - Echoes of Home,  curated by Dario Mohr at the Experimental Space, 43-01 21st St. LIC, NY, Suite #300 

6:00-8:00pm - Secret Salon curated by Richard Mazda at The Secret Theatre. 10-10 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

6:00-9:00pm - All My Friends Are Artists PRESENTS: We Out In Queens, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building)

6:00-9:00pm - Upstanders 2.0—a group exhibition curated by Karen Kettering Dimit, at The Metropolitan Building (Vorea Group), 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

6:00-9:00pm - Leaky Boundaries—a group ceramic art exhibition curated by Eric Lawrence, at The Metropolitan Building, 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

6:00-9:00pm - League X LIC - Art Students League of NY Artists Working in LIC, Curated by Jack Howard Potter, Wills III, 43-50 11th Street, Space 211 & 212, LIC, NY 11101

6:00-9:00pm - I Don’t Remember Exactly, an installation by Allison Green, Wills III Building, 43-50 11th Street, Studio #205, LIC, NY - allisonthegreen.com

 

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 

OPEN STUDIOS DAY 1, 12-6pm

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

8:00-5:00pm - NYC Faces in Motion a multimedia installation by Clare Stokolosa at Zaruma Gold, 11-18 46th Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101 

8:00-4:00pm - In Between Horizons a solo exhibition by Shushanik Karapetyan, curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY

9:30 - 6:00pm - In Memory, a group exhibition of works on paper, assemblages & paintings by studio artists, at Sunnyside Arts, 4518 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104

11:00-5:00pm - OPEN HOUSE - Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center, Visit our creative community of designers/makers & sculptors. Meet the artists, see work in progress, & purchase handcrafted items in our shop. 10-34 44th Drive, www.brickhouseny.com

10:00-10:00pm - About Face: Real and Re-Imagined: a group exhibition curated by Bonnie Astor, The Local NY, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC 11101

11:00-6:00pm - The Soul of the Form, LIC-A’s Annual Drawing Exhibition curated by Jorge Posada & Joshua Rosenblatt, The LIC-A Art Space at The Factory, 30-30 47th Ave, LIC, NY 11101 - www.licartists.org

11:00-5:00pm - Raíces Vivas: Echoes of Ecuador, a solo exhibition with work by Luis Medina, curated by Vanessa Espin & Elizabeth Gomez, at Amie Gross Architects, 11-11 44th Rd #302, Long Island City, NY 11101 - ayllugallery.com

11:00-7:00pm - I Don’t Remember Exactly, an installation by Allison Green, Wills III Building, 43-50 11th Street, Studio #205, LIC, NY - allisonthegreen.com

12:00-6:00pm - Fountain House Studios directed by Karen Gormandy, with resident artists: Roger Jones, Maxx Reith, Angela Rogers, Thomas Schneider, Christopher Sibyl, Frankie Silva, Alyson Vega, Vermillion, Nelson Wong - 37-24 24th Street, Suite 012, LIC, NY 11101 

12:00-6:00pm - Art in the CIty, bringing together artists whose work spans walls, canvas, and sculpture curated by Koz & Lulu, 21-21 45th Rd 1st floor

12:00-6:00pm - Spring Fever Dream: New work by Studio 41 Artists curated by Katie Marie Frank, at Studio 41, 27-15 41st Ave, LIC, NY 11101

11:00-6:00pm - All My Friends Are Artists PRESENTS: We Out In Queens, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building)

12:00-6:00pm - Bark After Dark - Bark Frameworks Staff Art Show, 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 Ground Fl.)

12:00 - 6:00pm - Bard High School Early College Queens Student Show, featuring select pieces from Art & Design I and II, Painting I and II, and art club, 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 Ground Fl.)

12:00-6:00pm - Leaky Boundaries—a group ceramic art exhibition curated by Eric Lawrence, at The Metropolitan Building (Vorea Group), 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Upstanders 2.0—a group exhibition curated by Karen Kettering Dimit, at The Metropolitan Building, 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Dianne Martin, New Work in Monotype Prints, at Studio 41, 27-15 41st Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Collective Pulse - a group exhibition curated by Alice Lipping at Studio 34, with special guest: Sunshine Music, 34-01 38th Ave, 4th Fl., LIC, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - League X LIC - Art Students League of NY Artists Working in LIC, Curated by Jack Howard Potter, Wills III, 43-50 11th Street, Space 211 & 212, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-10:00pm - Secret Salon curated by Richard Mazda at The Secret Theatre. 10-10 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101 

12:00-6:00pm - Chashama LIC Studios Group Exhibition - Dave Brubaker, Bill Burns, Kenichi Ikeda, Paula De Martino, Jihoe Koo, Valentina Luna, Christian Rodriguez, Mira Valencia, Xiya Wang, and Ricky Burrows. 25-20 43rd Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-9:00pm - Mussel Memory - Priscilla Stadler's continuing creative exploration of Newtown Creek at AlterWork Gallery, 40-20 22nd street, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-10:00pm -People, Places & Fish, a solo show by Justin Kinney at Focal Point Beer Co, 43-50 12th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

2:00-9:00pm - Rooted - Artists of LIC,  curated by Tess Howsam, Artistic Director, Culture Lab LIC & Kenny Greenberg at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, LIC, NY 11101 - www.culturelablic.org

3:00-4:30pm - Artists Meet and Greet - Life in Culture - Rhythm, the Pulse & the Present Moment curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr., LIC, NY

5:00-6:00pm - All The Right Fashion Show - “SPRING FLY” Come in your fly fit at Trends LIC, 21 + ID required, 27-25 44th Dr, LIC, NY 11101

5:00-7:00pm - LIC Arts Open Short Film Festival - at The Secret Theatre, curated by Jules Seo, 10-10 4th Ave, LIC, NY 11101, for full schedule: licartists.org/licao13/filmfestival

7:30-9:00pm - Under Ground, Under Water by Piper Amphora and Waterworks by Broken Toys Theatre, Alice Cohen and Stephanie Wuertz to perform with @dominikamazurova at The Secret Theatre, 10-10 4th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

8:00pm - New dance works created by Green Space's DIGGING IN GROUP Artist Residency Program. Program A: Charlotte Aucella, Louise Heit, Will Pettigrew, Not A Dance Company 3724 24th St. Fl 2. Suite 212, LIC, NY 11101 - This is a ticketed event $22 online or $25 at the door - www.greenspacestudio.org

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Workshops

12:00-2:00pm - The Blue Bus Project, Gelli Plate Mono Printing by Kaili Woop (all ages) Suggested donation $15 • No one turned away

Drop-in or reserve your spot on Eventbrite: BlueBusLICAO.eventbrite.com             46-16 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101

 

12:00-2:00pm - KEL5MH WORKSHOP at Trends LIC—Life in Culture—Rhythm, the Pulse & the Present Moment curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101

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Openings

1:00-5:00pm - Dianne Martin, New Work in Monotype Prints, at Studio 41, 27-15 41st Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

6:30-9:30pm - Collective Pulse - a group exhibition curated by Alice Lipping at Studio 34, with special guest: Sunshine Music  34-01 38th Ave, 4th Fl.  LIC, NY 11101 

12:00 - 9:00pm - energy:fragments curated by Caroline Voagen Nelson: Exhibition of Projection Mapping Installations by Graduate students from Pratt Institute's Dept. of Digital Arts, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building) Projection pieces are located in 3 locations in close proximity:

-digital aura detector,  2026, p5.js & arduino interactive installation by Dunya Oguz, Hank Bhatia                                                                                                                                                                        -Prismatic Cocoon, 2026, geometric sculpture & light-reactive installation, acrylic mirror, animation, live camera, by Molly Isabel, Zhiyan Li, Phoebe Todd. Both projection pieces in the Rockrose Building, Suite #123, 43-01 21st St., LIC, NY 11101

-Wall Garden, 2026, Blender, AE, large-scale projection installation by Yidan Fan, Wanxin Xue, Ruizhen Deng at The Local NY, 13-02 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

-AudioTopography, 2026, large-format mapped projection on the Rock by Russell Cooper, Marley Jablonber, & Chiheng Zhang, at The Rock on the Open Street by Focal Point Brewery - 43-50 12th St, LIC, NY 11101 after 7pm

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

OPEN STUDIOS DAY 2, 12-6pm 

8:00-5:00pm - NYC Faces in Motion a multimedia installation by Clare Stokolosa at Zaruma Gold, 11-18 46th Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101 

8:00-4:00pm - In Between Horizons a solo exhibition by Shushanik Karapetyan, curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Avenue, Woodside, NY

​9:30 - 6:00pm - In Memory, a group exhibition of works on paper, assemblages & paintings by studio artists, at Sunnyside Arts, 4518 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104

11:00-5:00pm - Raíces Vivas: Echoes of Ecuador, a solo exhibition with work by Luis Medina, curated by Vanessa Espin & Elizabeth Gomez, at Amie Gross Architects, 11-11 44th Rd #302, Long Island City, NY 11101 - ayllugallery.com

10:00-10:00pm - About Face: Real and Re-Imagined: a group exhibition curated by Bonnie Astor, The Local NY, 1302 44 Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NYC 11101

11:00-6:00pm - All My Friends Are Artists PRESENTS: We Out In Queens, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building)

11:00-7:00pm - I Don’t Remember Exactly, an installation by Allison Green, Wills III Building, 43-50 11th Street, Studio #205, LIC, NY - allisonthegreen.com

12:00-6:00pm - Dianne Martin, New Work in Monotype Prints, at Studio 41, 27-15 41st Avenue, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Chashama LIC Studios Group Exhibition - Dave Brubaker, Bill Burns, Kenichi Ikeda, Paula De Martino, Jihoe Koo, Valentina Luna, Christian Rodriguez, Mira Valencia, Xiya Wang, and Ricky Burrows. 25-20 43rd Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:30-1:30pm - Artist Talk - Mussel Memory—Priscilla Stadler's continuing creative exploration of Newtown Creek at AlterWork Gallery, 40-20 22nd Street, LIC, NY - Start off your festival Sunday with us! An art talk with a light brunch!

12:00-2:00pm - Poetry Festival at the Local NY curated by Queens Laureate Maria Lisella. Join us for a wonderful afternoon of poetry readings. - 13-02 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Art in the CIty, bringing together artists whose work spans walls, canvas, and sculpture curated by Koz & Lulu, 21-21 45th Rd 1st floor

12:00-6:00pm - Upstanders 2.0—a group exhibition curated by Karen Kettering Dimit, at The Metropolitan Building, 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Leaky Boundaries—a group ceramic art exhibition curated by Eric Lawrence, at The Metropolitan Building (Vorea Group), 2nd Fl., 44-01 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - The Soul of the Form, LIC-A’s Annual Drawing Exhibition curated by Jorge Posada & Joshua Rosenblatt, The LIC-A Art Space at The Factory, 30-30 47th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-3:00pm - Bark After Dark - Bark Frameworks Staff Art Show, 43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 Ground Fl.)

12:00-6:00pm - Bard High School Early College Queens Student Show, featuring select pieces from Art & Design I and II, Painting I and II, and art club,  43-01 21st Street, Suite 104 Ground Fl.)

12:00-6:00pm - Collective Pulse - a group exhibition curated by Alice Lipping at Studio 34, with special guest: Sunshine Music, 34-01 38th Ave, 4th Fl., LIC, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - Spring Fever Dream: New work by Studio 41 Artists curated by Katie Marie Frank, at Studio 41, 27-15 41st Ave, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-6:00pm - League X LIC - Art Students League of NY Artists Working in LIC, Curated by Jack Howard Potter, Wills III, 43-50 11th Street, Space 211 & 212, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-9:00pm - Mussel Memory - Priscilla Stadler's continuing creative exploration of Newtown Creek at AlterWork Gallery, 40-20 22nd street, LIC, NY 11101

12:00 - 9:00pm - energy:fragments curated by Caroline Voagen Nelson: Exhibition of Projection Mapping Installations by Graduate students from Pratt Institute's Dept. of Digital Arts, 43-01 21st St, Long Island City, NY 11101, Suite 123 (Ground Floor) (Rockrose Building) Projection pieces are located in 3 locations in close proximity:

-digital aura detector,  2026, p5.js & arduino interactive installation by Dunya Oguz, Hank Bhatia                                                                                                                                                                        -Prismatic Cocoon, 2026, geometric sculpture & light-reactive installation, acrylic mirror, animation, live camera, by Molly Isabel, Zhiyan Li, Phoebe Todd. Both projection pieces in the Building, Suite #123, 43-01 21st    St., LIC, NY 11101

-Wall Garden, 2026, Blender, AE, large-scale projection installation by Yidan Fan, Wanxin Xue, Ruizhen Deng at The Local NY, 13-02 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

-AudioTopography, 2026, large-format mapped projection on the Rock by Russell Cooper, Marley Jablonber, & Chiheng Zhang, at The Rock on the Open Street by Focal Point Brewery - 43-50 12th St, LIC, NY 11101 after 7pm

12:00-10:00pm - Secret Salon curated by Richard Mazda at The Secret Theatre. 10-10 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

12:00-10:00pm -People, Places & Fish, a solo show by Justin Kinney at Focal Point Beer Co, 43-50 12th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

2:00-9:00pm - Rooted - Artists of LIC,  curated by Tess Howsam, Artistic Director, Culture Lab LIC & Kenny Greenberg at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

4:00-6:00pm - Kinancer - The Film, filmed and edited by Emma Mulligan, screening of this groundbreaking performance with Sheepmeadow Dance Theatre & Kinetic sculpture by Jack Howard Potter at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave, LIC, NY 11101

6:30-7:00pm - ASTRAL00P: PLEIADES - A StarGate Activation by Jana Astanov + Niko van Egten. The performance engages astrology, mythic archetypes, and ritual structures as compositional tools. At the Secret Theatre, 10-10 44th Ave, LIC NY 11101

7:00pm - New dance works created by Green Space's DIGGING IN GROUP Artist Residency Program. Program B: Josephine Brunner, Liiiam, Eleanor Crawford, Chisato Fujii 3724 24th St. Fl 2. Suite 212, LIC, NY 11101 - This is a ticketed event $22 online or $25 at the door - www.greenspacestudio.org

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Workshops

12:00-6:00pm -  The Blue Bus Project Workshops - Kids are welcome on the Blue Bus - 46-16 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101

 -Poetry Quilting & Storytelling by Aisha Kiana & Monika Anne, 12-2pm. 

 -Upcycled Vase Design by Creative Ripples, 2-4pm

 -Exalted Summer Astro Calendar with Jana Astanov, 4-6pm

Suggested donation: $15 • No one turned away - Drop-in or reserve on Eventbrite: BlueBusLICAO.eventbrite.com

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2:00-4:00pm - Daniel Valle - Robot puppet workshop - outside of Focal Point, all ages welcome, 43-50 12th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

3:00-5:00pm - @papersoul & @wl_pma, Mixed Media & Collage Workshop, at Trends LIC - Life in Culture - Rhythm, the Pulse & the Present Moment curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101

 

Festival Closing Party

7:00-10:00pm - Festival Closing Party at the Secret Theatre with the 10x10 Silent Auction (last bid 8:00pm).

Musical performance: Goldwomen by Moon Rakhimova, and Wide Open Sky by Pat Irwin and Walter J. Hawkes with Lighting by Kenny Greenberg, 10-10 44th Ave, LIC, NY 11101