Arts Center to open on Governors Island
BY GABE HERMAN
The Lower Manhattan Cultural
Council announced that it is
launching an arts center on
Governors Island, which will open in
September 2019.
The Arts Center at Governors Island
will be the fi rst permanent arts
space on Governors Island. It will
be in a building dating back to the
1870s that was originally an ordnance
warehouse and later used
for military offi ce space.
The 40,000-square-foot building
will include artist studios, galleries,
performance and rehearsal
spaces, and a cafe.
The renovation is being led by
LMCC and the Trust for Governors
Island. All events and programming
will be free and open to the public.
“We are thrilled to create a space
on Governors Island that fosters curiosity
and engagement with artists’ research,
development and presentation,”
said Lili Chopra, LMCC’s executive
director of artist programs. “As artists
seek serene spaces to work and share
practices with audiences, LMCC’s Arts
Center meets this need in a compelling
way. The newly renovated Arts Center
is designed for larger exhibitions and
more public programs, enabling greater
depth and insight into the artistic and
creative process.”
The Arts Center will include artist
residency programs, with the fi rst
season focusing on themes of ecology,
sustainability and resilience.
One exhibition will be “Michael
Wang: Extinct in New York,” which
will explore
plant
species that are
no longer in New
York City due to climate
change and urbanization.
Moroccan artist Yto Barrada will examine
environmental threats to Tangier
Island, Virginia, as well as Governors
Island’s military past and the colonial
history of Tangier, Morocco. His work
will look at “the various ways humans
have dealt with the threat of an impending
end of the world,” according
to an LMCC description.
“We are unlocking the potential of
Governors Island by investing in arts,
culture and education,” Mayor Bill de
Blasio said. “The public programing
and free workspaces at LMCC’s Arts
Center will provide an affordable place
for artists to work while continuing to
grow Governors Island as a creative
hub for New Yorkers from across the
fi ve boroughs.”
More information on the Art Center’s
COURTESY LMCC
The interior of the
new Arts Center, which
is 40,000 square feet.
inaugural season of programming
will be announced in June.
Governors Island’s public season
runs from May 1 through Oct. 31.
This year’s inaugural season of the
Arts Center will be from September
through the end of October. In 2020,
the Arts Center will be open for the
full season from May through October.
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