More than two dozen cultural partners for a weekend-long creative celebration in and around the historic former military houses on the Island, featuring free dance and music performances, outdoor installations, interactive workshops, open studios, panel discussions, and more. The three-day celebration will also feature the incredible lineup of works already on display from the two dozen Organizations in Residence in the historic houses in Nolan Park and Colonels Row—click here to meet them all, and scroll down for the full House Fest schedule. 11am-1pm: Red Hook Art Project workshop, Governors Island Arts 11am-5pm: Open Studio (Natalie Collette Wood), BronxArtSpace 1 – 2pm: Prison Art Workshop, Escaping Time: Art from U.S. Prisons 1 – 2pm: We don’t need the sea to drown performance with Coco Karol and Sxip Shirey, Taiwanese American Arts Council 2 – 3pm: Governors Island Soundscape Tour, NYC Audubon 2 – 2:30pm: Poetry performance with Aracelis Rivera, Fountain House Gallery 2 – 3:30pm: Wearable Native Art-inspired Art Workshop, American Indian Community House (RSVP to info@aich.org) 2:30 – 4pm: House Fest Lawn Party with DJ Mickey Pérez, Governors Island Arts 3 – 4pm: Weaving Islands performance by Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia, Taiwanese American Arts Council 4 – 5pm: Butoh Performance with Angela Rogers, Fountain House Gallery 5 – 6pm: Music performance with Eliana Glass, Governors Island Arts 7:30 – 9pm: Island Luminaria: Flaming Creature Crawl, Flux Factory
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