art & exhibitions this week

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🎨JRAT QVC (NYFW SS27)

Tue, Sep 15 at 4pm

PAGEANT, 70 Graham Ave #3, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA — Southside fashion show

NYFW runway show staged as a live QVC shopping-channel broadcast at PAGEANT in Bushwick, $10.

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🎨"blessing the boats": A Night of Poetry and Music with aracelis girmay

Tue, Sep 15 at 6:30pm

Guggenheim Museum — Carnegie Hill poetry and music performance

Poets aracelis girmay and Ross Gay read Lucille Clifton-inspired work with live music at the Guggenheim.

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🎨Pioneers in Hand Papermaking: 50 Years of Innovation at Dieu Donné

Wed, Sep 16 at 1pm

Brooklyn Navy Yard — Brooklyn Navy Yard free exhibition tour

Free curator-led tour of a 50-year hand papermaking retrospective at Dieu Donné in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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🎨Aziz Hazara, Cevdet Erek, and Yining Fei Opening Reception

Sat, Sep 19 at 2pm

Sculpture Center — Court Square gallery opening

Opening reception for a three-artist show featuring Aziz Hazara, Cevdet Erek, and Yining Fei at SculptureCenter in Long Island City.

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🎨Corraini Edizioni Book Circus

Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm

SVA Theatre — Chelsea book arts event

Italian independent publisher Corraini Edizioni presents a book design and illustration celebration at SVA Theatre in Chelsea.

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🎨Mind's Eye: TARYN SIMON FATHER COUNTRY I DO LOVE YOU

Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm

Guggenheim Museum — Carnegie Hill accessible exhibition tour

Tactile and audio-described tour of Taryn Simon's 'Father Country I Do Love You' at the Guggenheim, designed for blind and low-vision visitors.

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🎨Artist Walkthrough of The Dark Bright Sky: A September 11th Memorial E

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

119 Hester St, New York, NY 10002, USA — Manhattan free artist walkthrough / memorial exhibition

Artist-led walkthrough of a September 11th memorial group exhibition at 119 Hester St, free admission.

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🎨Luana Vitra: Amulets and In Practice: Sam Cottington and Alejandro Vil

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square exhibition opening

Dual opening at SculptureCenter: Luana Vitra's Amulets series alongside an In Practice exhibition by Sam Cottington and Alejandro Villabona.

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🎨Eco Arts Festival 2026

Sun, Sep 20 at 11am

The Climate Imaginarium, 406A Comfort Rd, New York, NY 10004, USA — Governors Island arts festival

Artichoke Dance Company's Eco Arts Festival on Governors Island with performances, installations, and workshops, $10.

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🎨waterfall

Thu, Sep 17

Gladstone Gallery — Chelsea gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone at Gladstone Gallery in Chelsea.

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🎨THE CYPHER | HARLEM ART HOUSE COLLECTIVE

Fri, Sep 18 at 7:30pm

74 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027, USA — Central Harlem cypher / open mic

Hip-hop cypher and open creative gathering hosted by the Harlem Art House Collective at 74 W 120th St, $19.99.

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🎨Out of Sight: Social & Architectural Camouflage

Wed, Sep 16 at 6:30pm

Flux Factory — Queens lecture / gallery event

Talk exploring camouflage as both social behavior and architectural strategy at Flux Factory in Queens.

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🎨ARTECHOUSE: Twilight Zone - Hidden Wonders of The Ocean

Sat, Sep 19 at 12pm

Chelsea Market — Chelsea District immersive exhibition

Immersive deep-ocean exhibition at Chelsea Market developed in collaboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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🎨Spasial Program by Khajistan Closing Event

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square closing event

Closing event for Khajistan's Spasial Program at SculptureCenter, an experimental art collective's final presentation.

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🎨sottobosco (climate remix): CAVE 0 by Emma McCormick Goodhart

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square installation/exhibition

Immersive climate-themed installation CAVE 0 by Emma McCormick Goodhart, on view at SculptureCenter.

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🎨Figures of Speech: Abstract Figurative Sculpture with Peloloca

Wed, Sep 16

Powerhouse Arts — Gowanus ceramic sculpture class

Ceramic figurative sculpture workshop with artist Peloloca at Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus, focused on myth and the body.

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🎨A Dragon in the Halls of Diplomacy

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square exhibition

Politically and mythologically themed group exhibition 'A Dragon in the Halls of Diplomacy' at SculptureCenter.

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🎨Sounds: that’s what the speakers are for

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square sound art

Sound art event 'that's what the speakers are for' presented in a gallery context at SculptureCenter.

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🎨Off-Site Program: An Evening with Ellen Pau at MoMA

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square artist talk

Artist Ellen Pau in conversation at MoMA, organized as an off-site program by SculptureCenter.

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🎨to ignite our skin Artist Program

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square artist program

WILDCARD — Artist program tied to 'to ignite our skin,' a sensory-focused exhibition at SculptureCenter with an unclear format that could be performance, lecture, or ritual.

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🎨Intermediate Wheel: Raised & Refined with Camila Lim-Hing

Tue, Sep 15

Powerhouse Arts — Gowanus pottery / wheel-throwing class

10-week intermediate wheel-throwing pottery course with instructor Camila Lim-Hing

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🎨NYFW: FDLA AT THE CANVAS SOHO

Tue, Sep 15 at 12pm

The Canvas SoHo, 456 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA — SoHo free fashion show / NYFW event

FDLA fashion showcase during New York Fashion Week at a SoHo gallery.

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🎨Vanderbilt & Seewald Runway Show - VIP Experience

Tue, Sep 15 at 5pm

Midtown South — Midtown South free fashion show

NYFW runway show by Vanderbilt & Seewald with VIP access.

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🎨On This Spot at The Cooper Union: Five Pioneering Women Artists

Tue, Sep 15 at 6pm

The Great Hall at Cooper Union — East Village exhibition / artist talk

Program spotlighting five pioneering women artists tied to Cooper Union's history.

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🎨Doll Dressing

Wed, Sep 16

FIT — Museum at FIT — Chelsea District free fashion exhibition

Museum exhibition tracing fashion dolls' influence on high fashion history.

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🎨Agita

Wed, Sep 16

Gladstone Gallery — Chelsea gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by artist Joseph Yaeger at Gladstone Gallery.

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🎨Nikholis Planck

Wed, Sep 16

Magenta Plains — Manhattan Community Board 3 solo exhibition

Nikholis Planck solo show at Magenta Plains.

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🎨1018 Madison AveCathy de MonchauxMordant RaptureSeptember 16 – October

Wed, Sep 16

Mitchell-Innes & Nash — Chelsea District gallery exhibition

Cathy de Monchaux solo show titled 'Mordant Rapture.'

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🎨Exhibition Tour: "Untitled" (America)

Wed, Sep 16 at 12pm

Whitney Museum — Meatpacking exhibition tour

Docent-led tour of the "Untitled" (America) exhibition.

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🎨Kindred New York City: Morph - Sketch

Wed, Sep 16 at 3pm

Manhattan — Manhattan free sketching meetup

Community sketching meetup under the Kindred Morph series.

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🎨Opening Reception

Wed, Sep 16 at 5:30pm

New York Live Arts — Chelsea District gallery opening / exhibition reception

Opening reception for a Hank Willis Thomas solo exhibition.

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🎨Another Tomorrow x WOAH — Exhibition Opening Reception

Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm

Another Tomorrow, 135 Wooster St, New York, NY 10012, USA — SoHo free gallery opening

Opening reception for a collaborative exhibition at sustainable fashion brand Another Tomorrow.

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🎨Maia Cruz Palileo

Wed, Sep 16 at 11pm

The New School — Tishman Auditorium — Greenwich Village solo exhibition

Solo exhibition of paintings, installations, and sculptures on migration and diaspora.

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🎨Transit of Venus

Thu, Sep 17

Petzel Gallery — Chelsea District gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition of paintings by Emily Mae Smith.

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🎨Opening Conversation: 'We be the luminous blues…'

Thu, Sep 17

Lenfest Center for the Arts — Manhattan Community Board 9 artist talk / exhibition opening

Artist Adama Delphine Fawundu in conversation about her exhibition.

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🎨Octopus

Thu, Sep 17

Petzel Gallery — Chelsea District gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition of new work by painter Ross Bleckner.

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🎨Memory of the Surface

Thu, Sep 17

James Cohan Gallery — TriBeCa gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition of paintings by Vicky Colombet at James Cohan.

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🎨Member Preview Day: Sacred Splendor: Jewish Ritual Art and Christian T

Thu, Sep 17 at 11am

Jewish Museum — UES exhibition preview

Members-only early access to an exhibition of Jewish and Christian sacred art from Prague.

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🎨Public Gallery Tour

Thu, Sep 17 at 2pm

Wave Hill — The Bronx gallery tour

Docent-led guided tour of Wave Hill's current gallery exhibitions.

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🎨NYFW: LEEANN HUANG LAUNCHES AT THE CANVAS SOHO

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

The Canvas SoHo, 456 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA — SoHo free fashion show / launch

NYFW launch showcase for emerging designer LeeAnn Huang.

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🎨Cycol Gallery Presents: Cycol Sessions with Macy Gettles and Quasimatt

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

Cycol Gallery, 91 Allen St, New York, NY 10002, USA — LES free artist session / gallery event

Live artist session at Cycol Gallery featuring Macy Gettles and Quasimatt.

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🎨RELICT Opening

Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm

All Street Gallery, 77 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10003, USA — Ukrainian Village free gallery opening

Opening reception for a new exhibition titled RELICT at All Street Gallery.

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🎨The Second Shift: Artistry After Hours (during NYFW)

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

100 Sutton Studios, 100 Sutton St 2nd FL, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA — Greenpoint gallery event / NYFW

NYFW-adjacent evening event spotlighting artists and creatives at Sutton Studios.

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🎨The Artist’s Stake

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Lower Manhattan — FiDi free panel / discussion

Panel discussion on artists' economic and creative stakes in today's market.

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🎨Andrea Bowers

Fri, Sep 18

Andrew Kreps Gallery — Little Italy gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by activist-conceptual artist Andrea Bowers.

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🎨This body holds / swamp stuff

Fri, Sep 18

David Zwirner — Chelsea solo exhibition

Emma McIntyre solo exhibition at David Zwirner's Tribeca location

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🎨Kenneth Victor Young

Fri, Sep 18

Andrew Kreps Gallery — Little Italy gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by painter Kenneth Victor Young at Andrew Kreps.

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🎨Emma McIntyre

Fri, Sep 18

David Zwirner — Chelsea gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by Emma McIntyre at David Zwirner Tribeca.

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🎨Louis Fratino

Fri, Sep 18

David Zwirner — Chelsea gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by figurative painter Louis Fratino at David Zwirner London.

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🎨Sunday, September 18, 4:30pm Saturday, September 24, 3pm Saturday, Oct

Fri, Sep 18 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square gallery program

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🎨CORONA COLLECTION EXHIBITION CLOSING DAY

Fri, Sep 18 at 11am

Louis Armstrong House Museum — Queens exhibition closing

Final day to see The Corona Collection special exhibition at Louis Armstrong House.

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🎨Living Memory: Upcycled Art Exhibition Opening Night (Panel + Cocktail

Fri, Sep 18 at 5pm

260 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018, USA — Manhattan free gallery opening

Upcycled art exhibition opening with artist panel and cocktails.

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🎨"Not only possible, but on her way" - an evening with artists imaginin

Fri, Sep 18 at 6pm

Queens Council On the Arts, 5-11 47th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA — Hunters Point free artist talk / exhibition

Artists present speculative visions of positive climate futures.

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🎨You Can Have That Chair, This One Is Taken Opening Reception

Fri, Sep 18 at 6pm

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning — Queens gallery opening

Opening reception for the Visual Voices group exhibition at JCAL.

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🎨Randy Wray: Hothouse

Sat, Sep 19

Karma — East Village gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by Randy Wray, titled Hothouse.

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🎨Felipe Suzuki

Sat, Sep 19

Karma — East Village gallery exhibition

Solo exhibition by artist Felipe Suzuki.

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🎨Cevdet Erek: Sounds, Artworks, Words

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square solo exhibition

Turkish artist Cevdet Erek solo show exploring sound, visual art, and text

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🎨In Practice: Coco Klockner Opening

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square gallery opening

Opening reception for Coco Klockner's In Practice solo exhibition.

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🎨50 | Sam Cottington and Alejandro Villabona

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square group exhibition

Two-person exhibition by Sam Cottington and Alejandro Villabona

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🎨In Practice: Michaela Bathrick Opening

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square gallery opening

Opening reception for Michaela Bathrick's exhibition in SculptureCenter's In Practice series

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🎨Akinsanya Kambon, Ellen Pau, and Magdalena Petroni Opening Reception

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square gallery opening

Three-artist group exhibition opening reception

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🎨Exchange Sessionwith Mimi Park

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square artist talk/workshop

Participatory conversation session with artist Mimi Park

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🎨SculptureCenter Annual GalaCelebrating Pat Oleszko and Jane Hait

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square gala/fundraiser

Annual benefit gala honoring artist Pat Oleszko and Jane Hait

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🎨SculptureCenter Annual Gala 2025

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square fundraiser gala

Annual fundraising gala for Sculpture Center contemporary art institution

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🎨Sat, Sep 19, 20262–4pm

Sat, Sep 19 at 12am

Sculpture Center — Court Square gallery event

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🎨The Met w/ artist Saba Qizilbash (MFA 2021) and curator Bradey Strauch

Sat, Sep 19 at 9am

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA — Manhattan free museum tour

Artist and curator co-lead a guided tour through The Met.

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🎨Family Art Project: Sun Turning

Sat, Sep 19 at 10am

Wave Hill — The Bronx family art workshop

Hands-on family art-making activity themed around autumn and the sun's turning.

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🎨Art Cart

Sat, Sep 19 at 10:30am

Guggenheim Museum — Carnegie Hill free family artmaking

Drop-in artmaking activity for families in the Guggenheim galleries

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🎨Ceramic Pet Portrait Pop-Up with Relique Studios

Sat, Sep 19 at 11am

A.MANO Brooklyn, 585 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA — Prospect Heights free pop-up / ceramics

Artist pop-up creating custom ceramic portraits of your pets.

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🎨Sketch Wagner Park!

Sat, Sep 19 at 11am

Wagner Park — financial district free sketching meetup

Outdoor sketching meetup with views of the bay and Statue of Liberty.

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🎨Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn's Blueprint for Change

Sat, Sep 19 at 12pm

Prospect Park — Park Slope free gallery exhibit

Portrait and archival exhibit on Shirley Chisholm's life and political legacy.

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🎨NYC Art Meetup: Affordable Art Fair

Sat, Sep 19 at 12pm

Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001, USA — Chelsea free art fair meetup

Group meetup to explore the Affordable Art Fair together.

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🎨POP UP ART PARTY: art gurl turns 4!!!

Sat, Sep 19 at 2pm

Arlo SoHo, 231 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013, USA — Hudson Square pop-up art party

4th anniversary pop-up art party with community artists.

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🎨Public Gallery Tour

Sat, Sep 19 at 2pm

Wave Hill — The Bronx gallery tour

Docent-led guided tour of Wave Hill's current gallery exhibitions.

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🎨Creative Block Party: Return to Self

Sat, Sep 19 at 3pm

Motto Bar & Gallery, 58-84 Norfolk St, Newark, NJ 07103, USA — University Heights free block party / gallery event

Free creative community block party at a bar and gallery space.

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🎨Monsters & Metamorphosis: Opening Reception

Sat, Sep 19 at 6pm

The Living Gallery, 1094 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA — Brooklyn free gallery opening

Group exhibition opening themed around monsters and transformation.

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🎨5 Years of Everydays

Sat, Sep 19 at 7:30pm

Brooklyn — Brooklyn free gallery opening / celebration

Five-year retrospective exhibition of a daily creative practice project.

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🎨Family Art Project: Sun Turning

Sun, Sep 20 at 10am

Wave Hill — The Bronx family art workshop

Drop-in family art-making activity themed around the autumn equinox.

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🎨Ceramic Pet Portrait Pop-Up with Relique Studios

Sun, Sep 20 at 11am

A.MANO Brooklyn, 585 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA — Prospect Heights free ceramics pop-up

Pop-up where Relique Studios creates ceramic portraits of your pets.

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🎨Bushwick Uncovered: Brunch, Street Art & Open Studios

Sun, Sep 20 at 12pm

282 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA — Brooklyn art tour / open studios

Guided Bushwick street art tour combined with open studio visits and brunch.

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🎨Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn's Blueprint for Change

Sun, Sep 20 at 12pm

Prospect Park — Park Slope free gallery exhibit

Portrait and archival exhibit on Shirley Chisholm's life and political legacy.

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🎨Monsters & Metamorphosis: Craft Circle

Sun, Sep 20 at 2pm

The Living Gallery, 1094 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA — Brooklyn free craft circle

Free themed craft circle around monsters and transformation at a Brooklyn gallery.

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🎨团圆 Tuan Yuan

Sun, Sep 20 at 3pm

43-32 22nd St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA — Hunters Point free cultural gathering / performance

Chinese cultural reunion gathering, name meaning "reunion" or "togetherness."

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🎨Mold-Making and Casting for Ceramicists with Livia Miller

Mon, Sep 21

Powerhouse Arts — Gowanus ceramics class

Hands-on plaster mold-making and casting course for ceramicists.

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Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm

New Museum — Manhattan Community Board 3 gallery opening

Opening reception for a New Museum exhibition centered on websites as art

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🎨The Art of Change: Realigning our Relationship with Nature

Mon, Sep 21 at 11am

The Climate Imaginarium, 406A Comfort Rd, New York, NY 10004, USA — Governors Island exhibition

Climate-themed art exhibition at Governors Island's Climate Imaginarium.

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🎨Meet guardians of the Earth

Mon, Sep 21 at 3pm

The Bench, 49 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10013, USA — Chinatown free pop-up / installation

Pop-up art showcase featuring earth-guardian themed figures in Chinatown.

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🎨Celebrating the Mothers of the Movement – Reception + Exhibition

Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm

Manhattan — Manhattan free gallery opening / reception

Exhibition reception honoring women leaders of social justice movements.

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🎨Queers of the Earth

Mon, Sep 21 at 8pm

Phoenix Bar, 447 E 13th St, New York, NY 10009, USA — Ukrainian Village free gallery/art show

Queer art showcase at an East Village bar.

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🎨Japanese Woodblock with Takuji Hamanaka

Tue, Sep 22

Powerhouse Arts — Gowanus printmaking class

Traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking class with water-based inks.