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In accompanying the current exhibition at OSMOS Address, Stuart Ringholt installed the large-scale sculpture entitled Signpost (2007-2015). Using the standard materials for a street sign, the artist facilitates an unexpected encounter with the range of emotions named on arrows pointing … Continue reading →

3 DAYS OF PERFORMANCES presented by ARTS FOR ART Saturday 10/10 @ FIRST STREET GREEN the Un-Columbus Celebration 2pm Kirk Knufke trumpet / Karl Berger vibes 3pm Bill Cole double reeds / Lisette Santiago percussion 4pm Dance Yoshiko Chuma Sunday … Continue reading →

The Global Freedom Exchange Mural: Sunday, September 20th, 24 women activists from around the world in First Street Green Art Park for a graffiti workshop led by artist and activist Panmela Castro. The Global Freedom Exchange: A Hilton Worldwide and … Continue reading →

ON VIEW NOW The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics proudly presents “CHILE: 40 Years of Struggle and Resistance.” Organized by Londres 38 – A Space of Memories—a former Chilean torture and detention center under the Pinochet regime—and the Instantaneous … Continue reading →

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21 AT 4 PM Come Join the East Village Community and First Street Green in a collaborative mural project led by local artist Gabe Schoenberg. Gabe is originally from New Jersey but has made NYC his home for … Continue reading →

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 AT 5 PM The Global Freedom Exchange: A Hilton Worldwide and Vital Voices partnership leveraging leadership to end trafficking, is a two week mentoring program for NGO women leaders working to prevent and respond to child trafficking. … Continue reading →

Each selected artist will be assigned a site within a designated sub-section of the panels. These panels will be repainted on a rotating basis, with an average duration of 2 to 3 months. Proposals can involve single sections or multiple … Continue reading →

Volunteers from Liberal Studies at NYU helped to improve our garden and paint the walls in preparation for new murals to be installed this month. Thanks to Terese Flores of the NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation, Kirsty Bambridge and … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that First Street Green has been featured in Hyperallergic’s “11 Hidden Oases of Art and Green in NYC” “Once an overgrown empty lot, First Street Garden is now an open art space that hosts a … Continue reading →

Students from the The Hetrick-Martin Institute installed murals on June 12th at First Street Green Art Park Plaza. This project “We’re In This Love Together,” was co-sponsored by Groundswell, a Brooklyn based community arts group.