May Open Studios featuring […/+*^%€£¥$&@!!!!^^^] by Moriah Evans

Explore the work of the 2026 Arts Center Residents at our May Open Studios at the Arts Center at Governors Island. This open house event is free, informal, and accessible to all ages. Reservations encouraged.

During Open Studios, attend two activations by Arts Center Residents Rachel Garber Cole and Zella Vanie, curated by Darla Migan, as well as a work-in-progress showing of […/+*^ <>€£¥$&@!!!!^^^] from Arts Center Dance Resident Moriah Evans, an immersive performance that confronts the body as an ambivalent place of political and existential conundrums. Limited seating, Reservations required.

Also on view at the Arts Center, New York City’s first Tempestry Collection: a project featuring sixteen hand-knitted panels or “tempestries,” each depicting a full year of the city’s daily temperature data rendered into various colors. No resevations required.

About Arts Center Residency Activations

My Family Photos
Rachel Garber Cole
2-3pm

Please come and use my family photos to tell me stories from your own life. It will be fun and you can voyeur into someone else’s life while I try and voyeur into yours! The workshop is part of project development for my residency project My Family Photos, which explores 20th century narratives of time and progress against a 21st century backdrop of the climate crisis.

Recess
Zella Vanié curated by Darla Migan
3-4pm

Zella Vanié presents Recess, a workshop of experiments in collective score-making. Wear comfortable clothing. No experience necessary.

About […/+*^%<>€£¥$&@!!!!^^^]

A work-in-progress showing of a new piece by Arts Center Dance Resident Moriah Evans. The work is an immersive performance that confronts the body as an ambivalent place of political and existential conundrums. The work unfolds in a manner that prioritizes non-linear thinking and embodied ways of knowing. showing will feature collaborators Malcolm-x Betts, Chloë Engel, João dos Santos Martins, and Varinia Canto Vila.

This showing marks the culmination of Evans' Arts Center Dance Residency. You can learn more about the program here. […/+*^%<>€£¥$&@!!!!^^^] will premiere June 5-13, 2026 at The Chocolate Factory Theater. Learn more about the Chocolate Factory performance here.

The Arts Center Dance Residencies are funded with support from Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.

About The Tempestry Project

Madison Square Park Conservancy is proud to present New York City’s first Tempestry Collection. Part of the nationwide Tempestry Project, a collaborative fiber arts initiative that turns climate data into striking visual and tactile works, this collection offers a unique, hands-on perspective on environmental change.

Created by a community of volunteer knitters, the project features sixteen hand-knitted panels or “tempestries,” each depicting a full year of the city’s daily temperature data rendered into various colors. The collection weaves together climate storytelling and civic history. The sixteen years selected, one from each decade spanning from 1870 to the present, highlight pivotal moments in Madison Square Park’s evolution, from its 19th-century redesign to the first public Christmas tree lighting in 1912 to its recognition as an accredited Level 2 Arboretum in 2018.

Presented in partnership with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council at the Arts Center at Govenors Island.

On View at the Arts Center May 16 - September 27, 2026.

About the Arts Center Residency

The Arts Center Residency lets artists focus on experimentation, ongoing development, and dialogue with fellow residents. Participating artists work across artistic disciplines – visual, performing, and literary – and engage the social, environmental, and civic dimensions of our changing world.

The 2026 Arts Center Residency fosters creative exploration for projects at the intersection of art and climate. The eight-month studio-based residency provides artists with individual work space, a stipend for materials, and access to two rehearsal studio facilities. Residents engage in ongoing dialogue with one another while also participating in Open Studios, Climate Week, and other LMCC programming.

Learn more about the Arts Center Residencies here.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

LMCC Arts Center at Governors Island, 110 Andes Rd, New York, NY 10004, United States

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