Socrates Sculpture Park Inc

SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK IS A COMMUNITY ENGAGED NEW YORK CITY WATERFRONT PARK DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS IN THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC ART.

SUBTERRANEAN TROPICLIAPROJECTS: PN15 1971/2022MAY 14-AUGUST 14, 2022PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH PROJETO HLIO OITICICA AND AMERICAS SOCIETY, THE IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT WAS THE FIRST REALIZATION OF A NEVER-BEFORE-EXECUTED IDEA BY THE LATE BRAZILIAN ARTIST. OITICICA ENVISIONED THE WORK IN 1971, AS PART OF A SERIES OF SUBTERRANEAN TROPICLIA PROJECTS FOR CENTRAL PARK, WHILE HE WAS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE THRIVING UNDERGROUND CULTURE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE EXHIBITION, BRAZILIAN AND QUEER ARTISTS ACTIVATED THE INSTALLATION AS A STAGE FOR INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS, BRINGING NEW CURRENCY TO OITICICA'S VISION FROM 1971. THE PROJECT WAS PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION 'THIS MUST BE THE PLACE: LATIN AMERICA ARTISTS IN NEW YORK, 1965-1975 AT AMERICAS SOCIETY.PROJECTIONSTHE VIDEO PROJECTION PROGRAM SERIES IN THE INTERIOR OF PN15 PRESENTED BOTH HISTORICAL VIDEO BY THE ARTIST, HIS LATIN AMERICAN ARTIST CONTEMPORARIES, AND RECENT VIDEO BY BRAZILIAN AND QUEER ARTISTS WHO SHARE OVERLAPPING INTERESTS. VIDEO PROGRAM #1: HLIO'S NEW YORK UNDERGROUND MAY 14 - MAY 29HLIO OITICICA, AGRIPPINA IS ROME - MANHATTAN, 1972VIDEO PROGRAM #2: PROJECTIONS AMONG FRIENDS JUNE 4 - JUNE 26CURATED BY AMERICAS SOCIETYCREATED BY LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS ALSO LIVING IN NEW YORK IN THE PERIOD, THE SELECTED VIDEOS IN THE PROGRAM REFLECT THE ARTISTS EMBRACE OF VIDEO AS EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA IN THEIR PRACTICES WHILE ALSO REVEALING NETWORKS OF AFFINITY AND FRIENDSHIP BASED ON VIDEO PRODUCTION. O ANDREAS VALENTIN, ALL LANGUAGE, 1974O RUBENS GERCHMAN, TRIUNFO HERMTICO, 1972O ANTONIO DIAS, THE ILLUSTRATION OF ART, 1971O EDUARDO COSTA, NAME OF FRIENDS, 1969O LEANDRO KATZ, NOTAS LUNARES, 1980O REGINA VATER, LUXOLIXO, 1973/74VIDEO PROGRAM #3: HLIO'S LEGACIESJULY 1 - AUGUST 14 CASTIEL VITORINO BRASILEIRO, ME FAA UM PEDIDO, 2020, HD VIDEO PERFORMANCE - ACTIVATIONS & PROGRAMSDURING SOCRATES' SUMMER MONTHLY NEW AGORA SERIES, THE PARKS' COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACTIVATED THE PENETRABLE, ECHOING OITICICA'S ENGAGEMENT. OUR PRESENTING PARTNERS INCLUDED: THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, MX OOPS, BEL FALLEIROS, RAPHAELA MELSOHN, JULIANA LUNA, FOGO AZUL AND DAVE'S LESBIAN BAR.THE 2021 SOCRATES ANNUAL: SANCTUARYTHE SOCRATES ANNUAL: SANCTUARYOCTOBER 2, 2021-MARCH 20, 2022THE SOCRATES ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP REFLECTS SOCRATES' FOUNDING COMMITMENT TO ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION AND EXCELLENCE. SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK ADDRESSED SEVERAL INTERPRETATIONS OF SANCTUARY - AS SPACES OF REST AND PROTECTION; AS SACRED SITES; AND AS SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. THIRTEEN ARTISTS SELECTED THROUGH AN OPEN CALL CREATED ELEVEN NEW PROJECTS ON THE THEME OF SANCTUARY. PROJECTS WERE CREATED ONSITE AT THE PARK'S OUTDOOR STUDIOS WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS PART OF THE SOCRATES ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP. THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS IN SANCTUARY INCLUDED: RACHEL FRANK, MOKO FUKUYAMA, GI (GINNY) HUO, LEVANI (AKA LEVAN MINDIASHVILI), ANINA MAJOR, JEFFREY MERIS, ANDREA RAY, LJ ROBERTS, YVONNE SHORTT, JENNA BOLDEBUCK, & KELLY LI, MONICA TORRES (NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST VAN LIER ARTIST FELLOW) AND MONSIEUR ZOHORE.BROADWAY BILLBOARD'LENAPEHOKING / LAND BACK'SEPTEMBER 29, 2021-JUNE 10, 2022RIVER WHITTLE RENDERS THE CITYSCAPE OF WHAT WE NOW CALL MANHATTAN IN DEEP BLUE AND THE STIPPLED EFFECT OF HALF-TONE NEWSPRINT. IN BRIGHT RED GOTHIC-STYLE SCRIPT, THE WORD "LENAPEHOKING," THE TRUE NAME FOR THE HOMELAND OF THE LENAPE PEOPLE, IS CUT OUT OF THE CITY. EVENTSGUELAGUETZA WITH BALLET FOLKLRICO MEXICANO DE NUEVA YORKJULY 31STBALLET FOLKLRICO MEXICANO DE NUEVA YORK'S 10TH ANNUAL GUELAGUETZA FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE AT SOCRATES THIS SUMMER. THE TERM GUELAGUETZA IS A ZAPOTEC WORD MEANING "OFFERING OR ALSO "RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE OF GIFTS AND SERVICES".HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVALOCTOBER 29THE SECOND ANNUAL HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL FEATURED THE "FLIGHT OF THE GOURDS" PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST AND COMPOST CATAPULT AS WELL AS NEW YORK'S SECOND LARGEST DOG COSTUME CONTEST HOSTED BY CHATEAU LE WOOF AND FRIENDS WITH FOUR PAWS.SUMMER SOLSTICEJUNE 21O ACTIVATION OF HLIO OITICICA'S SUBTERRANEAN TROPICLIA PROJECTS: PN15 1971/2022O SPACE/TIME RECLAMATION: RBITA 555 FEATURING JULIANA LUNAO FLIGHT OF THE MONARCHS - WITH IDIG2LEARN SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK CELEBRATED SOLSTICE AND KICKED OFF POLLINATOR WEEK.O ARTIST CONVERSATION WITH RAPHAELA MELSOHN - QUERIDO HELIO, HOW CAN I TRANSLATE YOU?O SONIC RITUALS: THE WILL TO LOVE FEATURING DYANIEDUCATIONSOCRATEENSECHOES FROM THE FUTURESOCRATEENS IS A YEAR-LONG EXPERIMENTAL ART-MAKING PROGRAM FOR EIGHT TEENS SELECTED FROM VARIOUS NYC HIGH SCHOOLS. MEETING WEEKLY AT THE PARK, THE SOCRATEENS WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO DEVELOP SCULPTURE-MAKING, DRAWING, PERFORMANCE, AND PHOTO/VIDEO SKILLS. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES VISITS TO ARTIST STUDIOS, MUSEUMS, AND GALLERIES. ECHOES FROM THE FUTURE WAS THE END-OF-THE-YEAR GROUP EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURE AND MIXED MEDIA BY OUR SOCRATEENS. AH-YES (ASTORIA HOUSES YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICE)IN ITS SECOND YEAR, THE AH-YES SUMMER PROGRAM EMPLOYED TEENS PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, MENTORSHIP AND ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUAL GROWTH. TEENS LEARNED TO PROBLEM SOLVE, GET CREATIVE, AND USE THEIR HANDS TO CREATE A GREENER AND MORE CONSCIOUS WORLD.SP WEATHER STATION SP WEATHER STATION, CO-FOUNDED BY ARTISTS HEIDI NEILSON AND NATALIE CAMPBELL, WILL SERVE AS A HUB FOR NEW ENVIRONMENT-RELATED WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WHILE CONTRIBUTING WEATHER DATA TO ONLINE NETWORKS.SOCRATES X NOGUCHI FIELD GUIDEEXPLORING A "NEW NATURE"MAY 28 - OCTOBER 15, 2022, SELECT SATURDAYSFIELD GUIDE IS A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS THAT COMBINE ART MAKING AND THE NATURAL WORLD. THESE WORKSHOPS ALSO EXPLORED MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES, SEEKING TO GROW OUR SHARED AWARENESS OF THE NATURAL CYCLES OF THE PARK AS WELL AS OUR OWN SENSES.SOCRATES PARTNERED WITH NOGUCHI EDUCATORS IN A SERIES OF PROGRAMS EXPLORING A 'NEW NATURE' FOR NEW YORKERS, LOOKING AT OF NOGUCHI'S SCULPTURES AND WRITING, AND USING THE ENVIRONMENT OF SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK TO INSPIRE CONVERSATION AND CREATIVITY. SCULPTURE STUDIOSCULPTURE STUDIO INTRODUCES TEENS TO CONTEMPORARY ART-MAKING CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES, MEDIA, AND VISUAL LITERACY. THIS INTENSIVE PROGRAM CULTIVATES DIRECT PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ASTORIA/LONG ISLAND CITY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO OFFER AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SCHOOL AND AT THE PARK EACH SPRING AND FALL. SCULPTURE CAMPSCULPTURE CAMP IS A SERIES OF FREE ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS DESIGNED FOR LOCAL SUMMER DAY CAMPS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WITH YOUTH AGES 5-12.