East Village Arts

Groovy meets chic at The Blind Pig FABnyc’s Annual Benefit!

Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and stunning views of the City from The Penthouse at The Standard, East Village. Try your luck in a raffle and silent auction, and shake a tail feather to speakeasy-themed live music.

Purchase Tickets at www.fabnyc.org/blindpig.php

FABnyc is proud to be an active leader helping to cultivate the dynamic, creative community of the Lower East Side. We provide year-round support to our 28 member organizations, connect local partners to one another, and ignite lasting relationships that help make our community and City better.

The Blind Pig will not only be a celebration of this, but will also help us kick-off (in style) another year of innovation and community building.

After so many years of waiting and waiting, and changing dates and waiting some more, the construction that has temporarily displaced several of FAB’s members, including Paradise Factory, Iati Theater and Teatro Circulo, is finally near completion. In accordance, Teatro Circulo has announced a few “Save the Dates” to keep on your radar.

• June 2013 – 74 seat Black Box Theater, 45 seat Black Box Theater and 20′ x 40′ Rehearsal Studio (same dimensions as 74 seat theater) and office space available to rent at competitive rates
• September 2013 – Teatro Circulo’s Gala Performance
• Fall 2013 – Opening of the Fall Season!

Below are a few snapshots of what we’ve all been patiently waiting for. Still not entirely finished, but so, so close, and plenty to get excited over. Sign up for Teatro Circulo’s mailing list to hear all the updates as they come in!

Progress in Teatro Circulo's Theaters

We feel the approach of Spring and all the impending deadline’s that come with it. So we’re giving you creatives a list of all the calls for applications and RFPs that are currently on our radar:

EMERGENYC: Hemispheric New York Emerging Performers Program

The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics is now accepting applications for its sixth year of EMERGENYC. Focused on “artivist” (artist/activist) performance, EMERGENYC aims to support the development of “hemispheric” artists through a program of workshops and events.
Deadline: 3/4/2013 @ 5PM

Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residency Program

The LES Printshop offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking facilities to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. Residencies are free and one year in length, and they take place in their shared artists’ studio, including the solvent/etching area and the darkroom.
Deadline: 3/1/2013 @ 6PM

Summer Streets Interventions

DOT Urban Art invites individual artists or artist teams to submit proposals to create interactive, site responsive installations to complement the Summer Streets experience. They celebrate New York City’s most valuable public spaces, its streets. Selected projects will be granted up to $5,000.
Deadline: 3/1/2013

ARTs East New York Call for Artists: Off the Street

Off the Street will feature works that are more than just gallery-ready replications of artwork on the street, but are instead explorations extending the space of the “street” from the physical to the conceptual. Submit up to five works that explore the Off the Street theme for consideration.
Deadline: 3/1/2013

It’s that time of year! This Wednesday, Horse Trade will kick off their 7th Annual FRIGID New York Festival, an open and uncensored theater festival that gives artists an opportunity to let their ingenuity thrive in a venue that values freedom of expression and artistic determination. Boasting over 150 performances and 30 shows over 12 days in 3 theaters, FRIGID New York will kick off the annual North American Fringe Circuit with a bang! Best of all, 100% of box office proceeds will go directly to the artists.

Thanks to East Village Arts blogger Shane Reader, FAB got some “snapshots” of FRIGID’s Local Snapshots – a round of preview performances to give you a hint of what’s in store during 2013 FRIGID. Check them out below, and stay tuned for more info on the festival!

The Spectator and the Blind Man: Stories of Seeing & Not-seeing

Ringmaster

The God Box

The Vindlevoss Family Circus Spectacular

The Sandman’s Coming

Sisters Grimm: Fables of the Stage

My Pussy is Purrin’ Again!

VGL 5’4” Top

Get excited, FABnyc’s very own Nuyorican Poets Café is featured in the latest episode of MTV’s “Washington Heights.” Missed the show yesterday? No biggie, you can watch the whole episode on MTV’s website. Pay special attention to 32:30 onward to catch one of our favorite Lower East Side cultural icons since 1973.

Click HERE to watch the whole episode.

Congrats Nuyo!

Curious about the history of East 4th St.? Now not only can you learn about its unique architecture, you can discover a history of its public pools, gourmet culture, and musical significance! Take a tour of our beloved block at Place Matters.

The Place Matters mission is to foster the conservation of New York City’s historically and culturally significant places. These are places that hold memories and anchor traditions for individuals and communities, and that help tell the history of the city as a whole. We are convinced that such places promote the well being of New York’s many communities in ways that too often go unrecognized.

Place Matters is a joint project of City Lore and the Municipal Art Society that encourages education and conservation of culturally significant areas of New York City. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate areas of NYC that they believe should be added to the Census of Places that Matter. Nominate your favorite NYC spot and help New Yorkers learn more about our city’s vibrant past and present!

The Laundromat Project

The Laundromat Project is a community-based non-profit arts organization that works to bring art and creativity to NYC communities who do not have access to mainstream arts and cultural facilities. If you are an artist who is interested in learning about how to develop socially relevant and socially engaged art, the Laundromat Project is now accepting online applications for a six-month, bi-weekly Professional Development Fellowship program. 

To learn more about the fellowship, applicants can attend in-person info sessions:

• Wednesday, February 20, 5:30-6:30 PM: Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th St, Harlem

For info sessions RSVP to info@laundromatproject.org 

Toy Box, Tool Box @ 70 E. 4th Street Scaffolding Bridge

“Toy Box, Tool Box” by Melanie Paterson

Opening Exhibition and Reception
2/1 from 6-8PM @ 75 East 4th Street
Presented by FABnyc & Curated by Keith Schweitzer

Join us for light refreshments and a pop-up exhibition of select works by Melanie Patterson at the opening of her playful, new ArtUp Scaffolding Bridge exhibition.

Toy Box, Tool Box celebrates creation, which occurs all around us constantly. Through a progression of interactions between children’s toys and real world industrial objects, Paterson draws into question the difference between work and play, suggesting that this difference is simply defined by the attitude of those participating. In all her art, Paterson maintains that images can be messages from a source deep within ourselves, however playful they may be.