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Tuesday, October 18

Extended! Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff Art Show
Art Lab, October 18, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff show, on view from September 10 through October 1, 2022. Artist reception Saturday September 10 from 2-4PM. #artlab #artshow  The Faculty & Staff Show has been extended …

The Difference We've Made
The Carter Burden Gallery, October 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Curated by Cynthia Mailman, Vernita Nemec, Susan Grabel October 13 - November 9, 2022 Opening reception Thursday Oct. 13, 5-8pm A Night of Performance Thursday Oct 20, 7:00 pm Meet the Artists Saturda…

FINE BRIGHT DAY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALICE AUSTEN
Alice Austen House, October 18, 2022 at 12:00 PM
On view September 21st 2022 through February 15th 2023 This exhibition examines the range of Alice Austen’s photography and specifically inserts her into a contemporary context as the modern woman she…

Wednesday, October 19

New York City Center Administrative Apprenticeship Program
October 19, 2022 all day
In conjunction with the 2021-2022 season, City Center's Administrative Apprenticeship Program is accepting applications for early-career and career-changing individuals to apprentice in Dance Programm…

Extended! Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff Art Show
Art Lab, October 19, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff show, on view from September 10 through October 1, 2022. Artist reception Saturday September 10 from 2-4PM. #artlab #artshow  The Faculty & Staff Show has been extended …

Yes, And: A survey exhibition of art and artists connected to Staten Island
Staten Island Museum, October 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Yes, And presents recent work in video, performance, painting, photography, installation, drawing, and more. Together, thirty-six artists express themes of connectivity, resilience, and vitality, refl…

The Difference We've Made
The Carter Burden Gallery, October 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Curated by Cynthia Mailman, Vernita Nemec, Susan Grabel October 13 - November 9, 2022 Opening reception Thursday Oct. 13, 5-8pm A Night of Performance Thursday Oct 20, 7:00 pm Meet the Artists Saturda…

NYSCA FY23 Capital Grants Webinar
Online, October 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Wednesday, Oct 19 at 11 am  Apply for Capital Grants Up to $10 Million  Register Today Join us on Wednesday, October 19 at 11:00 am for our FY2023 Capital webinar. Our Capital Projects Director, Katie…

FINE BRIGHT DAY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALICE AUSTEN
Alice Austen House, October 19, 2022 at 12:00 PM
On view September 21st 2022 through February 15th 2023 This exhibition examines the range of Alice Austen’s photography and specifically inserts her into a contemporary context as the modern woman she…

Open Call for Photographers: "My 20/20" World
October 19, 2022 all day
The Art Guild invites all photographers and artists, high school and older, to submit photography for consideration for My “20/20” World Photography Show, an Online Juried Competition and Exhibition. …

Virtual Author Talk: “The Women's House of Detention A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison” by Hugh Ryan
St. George Library, October 19, 2022 at 07:00 PM
Join the St. George Library staff as we talk with author Hugh Ryan about his latest book “The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison.”   This singular history of a prison, a…
Thursday, October 20

Arts Administration, Fundraising, and Citizen Leadership Internship 2022/23
Mark DeGarmo Dance, October 20, 2022 all day
Mark DeGarmo Dance is in search of qualified Arts Administration, Fundraising, and Citizen Leadership Interns to work with us in the fall, winter, spring, or summer 2022-23 semesters depending on the …

Extended! Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff Art Show
Art Lab, October 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff show, on view from September 10 through October 1, 2022. Artist reception Saturday September 10 from 2-4PM. #artlab #artshow  The Faculty & Staff Show has been extended …

Yes, And: A survey exhibition of art and artists connected to Staten Island
Staten Island Museum, October 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Yes, And presents recent work in video, performance, painting, photography, installation, drawing, and more. Together, thirty-six artists express themes of connectivity, resilience, and vitality, refl…

The Difference We've Made
The Carter Burden Gallery, October 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Curated by Cynthia Mailman, Vernita Nemec, Susan Grabel October 13 - November 9, 2022 Opening reception Thursday Oct. 13, 5-8pm A Night of Performance Thursday Oct 20, 7:00 pm Meet the Artists Saturda…

Arc of Twenty Years
Noble Maritime Collection, October 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the …

Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea
Noble Maritime Collection, October 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.   The exhibition will be on view from …

1-800 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Worthless Studios, October 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM
A Large-Scale Exhibition Honoring Black and Brown Lives Killed by PolicePresented by WORTHLESSSTUDIOSCreated by Artist Mohammad Gorjestani and Even/OddCurated by Klaudia Ofwona DraberOn view September

FINE BRIGHT DAY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALICE AUSTEN
Alice Austen House, October 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM
On view September 21st 2022 through February 15th 2023 This exhibition examines the range of Alice Austen’s photography and specifically inserts her into a contemporary context as the modern woman she…

Audition Ammunition
October 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Audition Ammunition is a workshop series that aims to prepare serious theatre students and rising professionals for professional audition opportunities. Guided by top professionals, Director Katie McH…

Soul of the Hurricane
National Lighthouse Museum, October 20, 2022 at 06:00 PM
Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and An Accidental Sailor Program Book Signing with Author Nelson Simon   Thursday, October 20, 2022 • 6pm   Thirty years ago, Nelson Simon accepted an invitati…

Gentle Yoga
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, October 20, 2022 at 07:00 PM
Gentle- Gentle yoga is a 1 hour class designed for those new to yoga or those looking for a softer gentler practice. It is open to all levels but especially useful if you are recovering from an injury…

Wagner College Theatre | Goblin Market
Wagner College Stage One, October 20, 2022 at 07:30 PM
Two proper Victorian sisters, both now grown women and mothers, return to their childhood nursery to relive the haunting memories of their youth. Their voyage in and out of the past—and through the la…

Friday, October 21

Extended! Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff Art Show
Art Lab, October 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff show, on view from September 10 through October 1, 2022. Artist reception Saturday September 10 from 2-4PM. #artlab #artshow  The Faculty & Staff Show has been extended …

Yes, And: A survey exhibition of art and artists connected to Staten Island
Staten Island Museum, October 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Yes, And presents recent work in video, performance, painting, photography, installation, drawing, and more. Together, thirty-six artists express themes of connectivity, resilience, and vitality, refl…

The Difference We've Made
The Carter Burden Gallery, October 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Curated by Cynthia Mailman, Vernita Nemec, Susan Grabel October 13 - November 9, 2022 Opening reception Thursday Oct. 13, 5-8pm A Night of Performance Thursday Oct 20, 7:00 pm Meet the Artists Saturda…

Arc of Twenty Years
Noble Maritime Collection, October 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the …

Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea
Noble Maritime Collection, October 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.   The exhibition will be on view from …
 

1-800 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Worthless Studios, October 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM
A Large-Scale Exhibition Honoring Black and Brown Lives Killed by PolicePresented by WORTHLESSSTUDIOSCreated by Artist Mohammad Gorjestani and Even/OddCurated by Klaudia Ofwona DraberOn view September…

Julia Forrest: Transcendence
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, October 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Using film photography and no digital manipulation, Julia Forrest poses nymph-like women in landscapes. Through mirrors, reflections, and forced perspective, Forrest creates an illusion in front of th

Here We Are: Young, Black, and Indigenous Women in the Art World
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, October 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Here We Are: Young, Black, and Indigenous Women in the Art World is a showcase of five New York-based woman artists who share their art as an extension of themselves. Featuring work by Jaclyn Burke, I…

FINE BRIGHT DAY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALICE AUSTEN
Alice Austen House, October 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM
On view September 21st 2022 through February 15th 2023 This exhibition examines the range of Alice Austen’s photography and specifically inserts her into a contemporary context as the modern woman she…

Wagner College Theatre | Goblin Market
Wagner College Stage One, October 21, 2022 at 07:30 PM
Two proper Victorian sisters, both now grown women and mothers, return to their childhood nursery to relive the haunting memories of their youth. Their voyage in and out of the past—and through the la

Saturday, October 22

Look At Me - Staten Island Wildlife
Biddle House, October 22, 2022 all day
Look At Me-Staten Island Wildlife is an educational exhibit at the Conference House with the purpose of raising awareness about the environment and Staten Island’s Wildlife. People of all ages are wel…

Yoga on the lawn at Alice Austen House with Be Yoga SI
Alice Austen House, October 22, 2022 at 08:00 AM
All levels Gentle Flow by Donation.  Must pre-register for class at www.beyogasi.com.  Only students who are registered my attend class. Occupancy 24 students. Social distancing will be practiced and …

Fall Brilliant Minds Series - Geared for Caregivers and 3rd-5th Graders
National Lighthouse Museum, October 22, 2022 at 09:30 AM
 BRILLIANT MINDS SERIES Every morning will include not only history and STEAM explanations, but also at least one hands-on activity. Every week programming runs Saturdays, …

Extended! Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff Art Show
Art Lab, October 22, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Art Lab Annual Faculty & Staff show, on view from September 10 through October 1, 2022. Artist reception Saturday September 10 from 2-4PM. #artlab #artshow  The Faculty & Staff Show has been extended …

Yes, And: A survey exhibition of art and artists connected to Staten Island
Staten Island Museum, October 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Yes, And presents recent work in video, performance, painting, photography, installation, drawing, and more. Together, thirty-six artists express themes of connectivity, resilience, and vitality, refl…

Arc of Twenty Years
Noble Maritime Collection, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the …

Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea
Noble Maritime Collection, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.   The exhibition will be on view from …

Julia Forrest: Transcendence
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Using film photography and no digital manipulation, Julia Forrest poses nymph-like women in landscapes. Through mirrors, reflections, and forced perspective, Forrest creates an illusion in front of th…

Here We Are: Young, Black, and Indigenous Women in the Art World
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Here We Are: Young, Black, and Indigenous Women in the Art World is a showcase of five New York-based woman artists who share their art as an extension of themselves. Featuring work by Jaclyn Burke, I…

FINE BRIGHT DAY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALICE AUSTEN
Alice Austen House, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
On view September 21st 2022 through February 15th 2023 This exhibition examines the range of Alice Austen’s photography and specifically inserts her into a contemporary context as the modern woman she…

1-800 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - 2
Worthless Studios, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
A Large-Scale Exhibition Honoring Black and Brown Lives Killed by PolicePresented by WORTHLESSSTUDIOSCreated by Artist Mohammad Gorjestani and Even/OddCurated by Klaudia Ofwona DraberOn view September

Dorothy Day Mosaics: Iconography of an Activist
Rutan-Becket House, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Artist Kristi Pfister combines symbolic imagery associated with Dorothy Day, and fuses them with motifs that are part of the inherited vocabulary of mosaic design. The mosaics are composed of patterne…

Art Lab's Spooky Open Studio - Make your own Monster & Collaborative Halloween Mural
Art Lab, October 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Attend our walk-in Spooky Open Studios: October 22nd, 12PM - 2PM Make your own Spooky Monster and Help us create an Art Lab Halloween Mural Costumes Encouraged! You are invited to join us from 12 - 2P

Staten Island Printmakers: Show (extended!)
Art On The Terrace Gallery, October 22, 2022 at 01:00 PM
Staten Island Printmakers art show featuring 15 Staten Island  fine art printmakers opens Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Art on the Terrace (776 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY) from 1-5pm. The show continues …

Look At Me - Staten Island Wildlife, Opening Reception
Biddle House, October 22, 2022 at 01:00 PM
Join us for the opening of the new exhibit at the Conference House by Donna Napoli-Steele, featuring the impressive Harbor Seal sculpture made from recycled materials. Look At Me-Staten Island Wildlif…

Wagner College Theatre | Goblin Market
Wagner College Stage One, October 22, 2022 at 02:00 PM
Two proper Victorian sisters, both now grown women and mothers, return to their childhood nursery to relive the haunting memories of their youth. Their voyage in and out of the past—and through the la…

Season's Perspectives
The Conference House, October 22, 2022 at 03:00 PM
Seasons change and so do we. Please join us at The Conference House park to gather inspiration from our natural surroundings in the season of autumn. Materials and guidance will be provided to capture…

Tai Chi Instruction at the Tibetan Museum on S.I.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, October 22, 2022 at 03:15 PM
Beginners to experts, learn this ancient art with Bob Murphy our Tai Chi Instructor for the last 22 years. Members $18.00 Non-Members $20.00 Call or email for questions and further information

The Arts Center at Governors Island 2022 Public Season
LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island, October 22, 2022 all day
The Arts Center at Governors Island 2022 Public Season May 28 - Oct 30 Featuring exhibitions by  Amy Khoshbin and Jennifer Khoshbin,  Elissa Blount-Moorhead and Bradford Young,  and Si…

The Tibetan Museum presents a: Murder Mystery Dinner
St. Christopher's Church Hall, October 22, 2022 at 07:00 PM
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Presents: !!!MURDER AT THE MUSEUM!!!!* (sort of) Saturday OCTOBER 22ND Promptly at 7:00 pm Murder Mystery Dinner with a 70’s DISCO Theme! Please come in your…

Poetry in Motion: A poetry videography series
Hub17, October 22, 2022 at 07:00 PM
Please join us as we have paired poets and videographers to help create this series: Poetry in Motion. Each poet was paired with a videographer to work on a specific poem and provide a moving image Wh…

Wagner College Theatre | Goblin Market
Wagner College Stage One, October 22, 2022 at 07:30 PM
Two proper Victorian sisters, both now grown women and mothers, return to their childhood nursery to relive the haunting memories of their youth. Their voyage in and out of the past—and through the la…

Sunday, October 23

Yes, And: A survey exhibition of art and artists connected to Staten Island
Staten Island Museum, October 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Yes, And presents recent work in video, performance, painting, photography, installation, drawing, and more. Together, thirty-six artists express themes of connectivity, resilience, and vitality, refl…

Kathy Westwater: PARK Ephemera
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, October 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM
With PARK Ephemera, choreographer Kathy Westwater presents a collection of work emerging from PARK, her nearly fifteen-year choreographic inquiry into the site of the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Is…

Here We Are: Young, Black, and Indigenous Women in the Art World
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, October 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Here We Are: Young, Black, and Indigenous Women in the Art World is a showcase of five New York-based woman artists who share their art as an extension of themselves. Featuring work by Jaclyn Burke, I…

Julia Forrest: Transcendence
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, October 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Using film photography and no digital manipulation, Julia Forrest poses nymph-like women in landscapes. Through mirrors, reflections, and forced perspective, Forrest creates an illusion in front of th…

Arc of Twenty Years
Noble Maritime Collection, October 23, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the …

Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea
Noble Maritime Collection, October 23, 2022 at 12:00 PM
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.   The exhibition will be on view from …

1-800 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - 2
Worthless Studios, October 23, 2022 at 12:00 PM
A Large-Scale Exhibition Honoring Black and Brown Lives Killed by PolicePresented by WORTHLESSSTUDIOSCreated by Artist Mohammad Gorjestani and Even/OddCurated by Klaudia Ofwona DraberOn view September…

Staten Island Printmakers: Show (extended!)
Art On The Terrace Gallery, October 23, 2022 at 01:00 PM
Staten Island Printmakers art show featuring 15 Staten Island  fine art printmakers opens Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Art on the Terrace (776 Richmond Terrace, SI, NY) from 1-5pm. The show continues …

Creative Pumpkin Carving for Teens
Art Lab, October 23, 2022 at 01:00 PM
Creative Pumpkin Carving With Julia Jankowski Sunday, October 23rd, 1:00 - 4:00 PM, $120 per person.  1000 Richmond Terr, Staten Island NY 10301, Bldg H, Room B. This pumpkin carving workshop will foc…

Dorothy Day Mosaics: Iconography of an Activist
Rutan-Becket House, October 23, 2022 at 01:00 PM
Artist Kristi Pfister combines symbolic imagery associated with Dorothy Day, and fuses them with motifs that are part of the inherited vocabulary of mosaic design. The mosaics are composed of patterne…

Wagner College Theatre | Goblin Market
Wagner College Stage One, October 23, 2022 at 02:00 PM
Two proper Victorian sisters, both now grown women and mothers, return to their childhood nursery to relive the haunting memories of their youth. Their voyage in and out of the past—and through the la…

BIOPHILES - A NEW GENERATION opening reception
Biddle House, October 23, 2022 at 02:00 PM
NEW EXHIBIT BY SARAH YUSTER Introduced and popularized by the late biologist, naturalist and writer Edward O. Wilson, is the biophilia hypothesis which suggests humans possess an innate tendency to se…

Season's Perspectives
Faber Park, October 23, 2022 at 03:00 PM
Seasons change and so do we. Please join us at Faber Park to gather inspiration from our natural surroundings in the season of autumn. Materials and guidance will be provided to capture our individual…
Monday, October 24

Sundog Theatre Job Opportunities
October 24, 2022 all day
Sundog Theatre is hiring teaching artists for the 2022-2023 school year. We are looking for photographers, graphic artists, dance, choral, visual art, and theatre instructors.  Please visit our webist…

Salon Performance Series Application
Mark DeGarmo Dance, October 24, 2022 all day
Calling all Performing Artists: Mark DeGarmo Dance Seeks Applicants for the 2023 season of its transcultural transdisciplinary Salon Performance Series: a sharing of works-in-progress with a facilitat…

NY State Seed Funding Grant
October 24, 2022 all day
The New York State Seed Funding Grant Program (the “Program”) was created to provide assistance to early-stage small businesses to succeed in a recovering New York State economy. Small businesses, Mic…

Creative Pumpkin Carving
Art Lab, October 24, 2022 at 06:00 PM
Creative Pumpkin Carving With Julia Jankowski   Monday, October 24th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, $120 per person.  1000 Richmond Terr, Staten Island NY 10301, Bldg H, Room B. This pumpkin carving workshop will f…

NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre - accepting applications now!
October 24, 2022 all day
the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music, and Theatre is now open and accepting applications until November 1st at 5:00 PM EDT. The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre provides grants to encour…

Playwrights – Now Accepting Submissions for “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2023”
October 24, 2022 all day
Sundog Theatre is now accepting playwright submissions of plays for its upcoming “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2023” production. This coming year marks Sundog’s 21st annual presentation of new,…

NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre
October 24, 2022 all day
The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre provides grants to encourage and support the creation of digital, film, music, television, and live or online theatre content that reflects the voices…

Apply to be a More Art Fellow!
October 24, 2022 all day
Applications for the More Art 2023 Fellowship are open! More Art’s year-long Engaging Artists Fellowship is designed to help emerging NYC artists and community organizers develop and sustain a sociall…

Tuesday, October 25

Art Lab Fall Semester 2022 - Registration Open
Art Lab, October 25, 2022 all day
Art Lab Fall 2022 registration is open and going strong! We offer drawing, painting, ceramics, jewelry making, printmaking, sewing, and a variety of children's, young people's, and teens's classes. Vi…