Clay is the oldest-known ceramic material, with prehistoric humans first discovering its useful properties for pottery making. Beyond its role in crafting vessels, clay also served as a medium for communication, as evidenced by the creation of tablets where marks were carved to communicate early languages—making clay tablets the first known writing medium. Hosted by …
Download the Education & Accessibility Guide for -figur Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space is pleased to present -figur, a solo exhibition of recent works by Lower East Side Studio Program alum Kemar Keanu Wynter, on view at 88 Essex St. from November 15, 2024 through February 1, 2025. -figur follows on the heels of Kemar’s previous solo …
Download the Education & Accessibility Guide for W.A.I. The Cast of the Invisible Curatorial Assistant Manavi Sinha Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space is very pleased to present W.A.I. The Cast of the Invisible, featuring new work by New York City-based artist Lau Wai on view from September 6 through November 9, 2024. A response to the ever-expanding …
A collaboration with 2nd-grade students from P.S. 48 Mapelton School, Lizania Cruz’ workshop, Geography of Life II, reflected on the historical, existent, and potential futuristic forms of interdependent relationships between human and non-human life. Coming together for six 90-minute sessions, Cruz and participating students explored the following questions: The workshops were structured through observance techniques, …
Zahra is the recipient of the 2024 Pollock-Krasner Grant and the 2024 Djerassi Artist Residency Program. Zahra Jewanjee is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who oscillates between painting, sculpture, and photography. Inspired by nature and informed by Science and Sufism, Zahra is fascinated by how humans, birds, and microbes all form groups for protection and …
Space is limited. Registration is required.Payment for registration is not required. Contributed funds benefit Bluestockings CooperativeAccessibility: ASL interpretation will be provided Building upon conversations initiated by the 2021 exhibition ART/WORK, which chronicled the seminal but forgotten impact of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act in 1970s New York, Artists Alliance and City Lore are delighted …
Download the Education & Accessibility Guide for in the whirlwind or in the storm Co-presented with Abrons Arts Center Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space in partnership with Abrons Arts Center is very pleased to present in the whirlwind or in the storm, Abrons Arts Center’s 2023-24 Visual Artist AIRspace Residency Exhibition. After ten months in residency, the …
Download the Education & Accessibility Guide for Doubt and Defiance Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space is very pleased to present Doubt and Defiance, featuring new and recent work by artist Calli Roche, 2022-2023 alum of AAI’s LES Studio Program. Calli’s latest exhibition serves as a profound exploration of one’s true self through understanding the depths of human …
Ai Sugiura is a multidisciplinary artist who focuses on the trivial objects of everyday life and rethinks their meaning and function. Sugiura’s artistic practice is driven by her interest in material and space, inside/outside, memory, and the transition between the ordinary and extraordinary. She observes the process of change in objects and people, and their …
Asia Sztencel is a first-generation Polish immigrant, a Brooklyn-based artist. Sztencel is inspired by the role of the artist in the community, emphasizing sensitivity, and a respectful approach. Through conceptual practice and traditional craft, her work offers a personal exploration within the larger narrative of the immigration experience. Highlighting the landscape as a narrative, dissecting …
