The Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House

Free!
Saturday October 19, 2024

ABOUT
Organized by FABnyc with 20 Lower East Side organizations, the Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House is intended to give folks an opportunity to spend time exploring 20 cultural organizations in the LES without a ticket to a show or the cost of admission!

All organizations will have staff available to welcome you & answer questions about their programs — many offer special free activities such as tours, exhibits, workshops, and performances.

Join us to choose-your-own-adventure around the neighborhood and learn more about Lower East Side Arts & Culture organizations straight from the people behind the scenes!

The Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House is organized annually to coincide with the citywide Open House New York weekend!

Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand Street, 12pm-2pm
A community workshop led by their Arts Education Team and tours of the Playhouse theater.
More info.

Artists Alliance Inc
Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, 88 Essex Street no 21 (inside Essex Market), 12pm-6pm
Tours of artist Lau Wai’s exhibition “W.A.I. The Cast of the Invisible.”
More info.

Bond Street Theatre
E 4th Street Open Street (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery), 1pm-5pm
Free Stilt Walking lessons & Fabulous Foto opportunities with a giant red tricycle!
More info.

The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center
E 4th Street Open Street (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery), 2pm-4pm
107 Suffolk Street, 12-4pm
Learn about The Clemente’s resident artists & programs at 107 Suffolk Street.
More info.

Creative Time CTHQ
59 E 4th Street, Floor 6, 12pm-4pm
Drop-in for participatory activities & read from CTHQ’s library & archive!
More info.

Dorill Initiative
402 E 8th St, 1pm-5pm
Join Dorill’s Young Citizen Artists in their Saturday Arts Program to catalyze their creative spirit.
More info.

Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc)
E 4th Street Open Street (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery) & 70 East 4th Street, 1pm-5pm
Building tours, live music, & hands-on art activities good for all ages!
More info.

IATI Theater
64 East 4th Street, 2pm-4pm
Learn about a Latinx led cutting-edge performing arts company!
More info.

International Center of Photography
79 Essex St, 10:30am-6:30pm
Free admission & programs highlighting neighborhood partners and ICP’s photo community of faculty and alumni.
More info.

La MaMa Experimental Theater Club
66 East 4th Street, 1pm-2:30pm
Tours of La MaMa Archive, established in the 1970’s. Records of historical value relating to La MaMa & the Off-Off Broadway movement.
More info.

Loisaida, Inc.
710 East 9th Street, 12pm-4pm
Get to know the Ecolibrium initiative through the exhibition, “Ecolibrium: Empowering Community for Sustainable Energy Equity.”
More info.

The Lower Eastside Girls Club
402 East 8th Street, 12pm-4pm
Explore the LES Girls Club’s permanent art collection and learn about their free programs.
More info.

New Museum of Contemporary Art
402 East 8th Street, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
“New Then, New Now: Neighborhood Tour” A 30-minute walking tour through SoHo and the LES to learn about the Museum’s history.
RSVP Required
More info.

New York Theatre Workshop
E 4th Street Open Street (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery) & 72 East 4th Street, 1pm-5pm with tours at 4:30, 5, and 5:30
Info tabling & tours. Get a behind-the- scenes look at NYTW’s newest production, Daniel & Patrick Lazour’s “We Live in Cairo.”
More info.

Performance Space New York
150 1st Avenue, 12pm-6pm; walkthough/tour 3-4pm
Drop in for Black Quantum Futurism’s installation & community space as well as Keioui Keijuan Thomas’ multimedia installation, or join a special walkthrough about PSNY’s history, spaces, programming, and current exhibitions
More info.

The Performance Project @ University Settlement
184 Eldridge Street, 1pm-4pm
Visit the historic building of the first settlement house in the U.S. & see the Speyer Hall performance space.
More info.

Swiss Institute
38 St Marks Place, 12pm-8pm with tours at 12:30 & 2
Explore SI’s exhibition “Energies” inspired by the E 11th St windmill project & join two guided walking tours at off-site locations.
RSVP Required for tours
More info.

Think!Chinatown
1 Pike Street, 12pm-4pm
On view: “Making or Faking Chinatown? Representing People, Place and Culture”, an urban planning-focused exhibition.
More info.

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East 6th Street, 12pm-2pm
Discover more about the Ukrainian community in NY. Learn more about Ukrainian culture, traditions, history, & art.
More info.

WOW Café Theatre
59-61 East 4th Street, 4th Floor, 2pm-6pm
A volunteer, collectively run performance space for women and/or trans and/or non-binary artists since 1980!
More info.