Art On the Clocktower’s Airwaves

Art On the Clocktower’s Airwaves

High above New York City exists a gallery unlike any other. The Clocktower Gallery, founded in 1972 by Alanna Heiss, is unique not only because of its location, but because of the alternative, experimental works and artists it is dedicated to showcasing. Located on...
PAL Play Street Expands to NYCHA

PAL Play Street Expands to NYCHA

The Police Athletic League’s (PAL) Play Street program in New York is a program that allows NYC youth to play in a safe, fun, and supervised place during the summer. Closing off streets and public areas throughout the city, Play Street helps teach valuable life skills...
Explorative Performances at La Mama

Explorative Performances at La Mama

New York City is blessed with an abundance of performance artists, and spaces where they can independently showcase their craft, off of the beaten (Broadway) path. One such locale is La Mama, a galleria where actors, musicians, dancers, and other artists from all...
Home away from Home in the Hamptons

Home away from Home in the Hamptons

What can you do if you live in New York City and are desperate to seek refuge from the city’s infamously sticky, sweltering summer heat? If you’ve got the funds or the connections, you’ll probably find yourself nestled happily in the breezy Hamptons, where New York’s...
Cultivators of Culture: MoMA PS1

Cultivators of Culture: MoMA PS1

What we know today as MoMA PS1 is not the same institution as it was when it first began as an entity of the Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Inc.–over forty years ago. Founded by Alanna Heiss in 1971, PS1’s first major exhibition at its Queens...