SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK INC
32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11106 www.socratessculpturepark.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SOCRATES IS THE ONLY SITE IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ARTISTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE AND EXHIBIT LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURE AND MULTI-MEDIA INSTALLATIONS IN A UNIQUE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT INVITES INTERACTION BETWEEN ARTISTS, ARTWORKS AND THE PUBLIC. THE PARK'S EXISTENCE IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT RECLAMATION, REVITALIZATION AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SURVIVAL, HUMANITY AND IMPROVEMENT OF OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT.OPEN FREE OF CHARGE, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, SOCRATES IS AN EXEMPLARY MODEL OF URBAN RENEWAL THAT SERVES AS AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CULTURAL VENUE, AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF LOCAL COMMUNITY PRIDE. IN ADDITION TO VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMMING, SOCRATES PRESENTS FREE ART MAKING WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN; FITNESS CLASSES; AND NUMEROUS MULTICULTURAL MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATRICAL PRESENTATIONS.

SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK IS A COMMUNITY ENGAGED NEW YORK CITY WATERFRONT PARK DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS IN THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC ART.

VIRGINIA OVERTON: BUILT (MAY 6, 2018 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2018)BUILT WAS A PARKWIDE SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS BY VIRGINIA OVERTON THAT REFASHIONED FOUND MATERIALS WITH DYNAMISM AND POTENCY. IN SUCCINCT AND ELEGANT FORMS, OFTEN ACCOMPANIED WITH WRY HUMOR, OVERTON ADDRESSED CONCEPTS OF LABOR, ECONOMICS, AND THE LAND IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. HER MATERIAL CHOICES - FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION - COMBINED WITH HER AXIOMATIC APPROACH TO PROCESS, EVOKED NARRATIVES OF SELF-RELIANCE, CREATIVE CONSTRAINTS, AND EXPEDIENCY.AT THE PARK, OVERTON CREATED NEW ITERATIONS OF ONGOING FORMS IN HER PRACTICE - INCLUDING ALTERED PICK-UP TRUCKS, A WATER FEATURE, A TRUSS GEM SCULPTURE, A SUSPENDED WORK, AND A BILLBOARD, AMONG OTHERS. VIRGINIA OVERTON'S EXHIBITED WORKS CREATED NEW GENERATIVE ARTICULATIONS. WOODEN BEAMS AND TRUSSES WERE ELEMENTS THAT REPEATED THROUGH THE EXHIBITION, REVEALING THE MATERIALS' MULTIPLE CAPACITIES AS TOOLS. SITUATED IN THE CHANGING, ONCE-INDUSTRIAL WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD OF LONG ISLAND CITY, THE WORKS SHED THEIR FORMER FUNCTIONS WITHOUT NOSTALGIA. INSTEAD, OVERTON'S WORKS EXHIBITED THE VITALITY OF CREATIVE REUSE, THE INGENUITY OF TRADITIONAL FORMS OF VERNACULAR MAKING, AND AN ENTWINED ADMIRATION AND WONDER TOWARDS THE PHYSICAL AND MATERIAL WORLD AROUND US.2018 SOCRATES ANNUAL (OCTOBER 1, 2017 - MARCH 11, 2018)THE EMERGING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION (EAF) IS A CORNERSTONE OF SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK'S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMMING, WIDELY ACCLAIMED FOR THE AMBITION, BREADTH, AND INNOVATION OF SELECTED CONTEMPORARY WORKS. A SINGULAR OPPORTUNITY FOR RISING ARTISTS TO EXPERIMENT WITH AMBITIOUS, LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC ART, EAF PROVIDES 15 ARTISTS WITH AN OPEN STUDIO, MONETARY SUPPORT, AND INSTITUTIONAL GUIDANCE.FROM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER, EAF ARTISTS WORKED ON-SITE, NEGOTIATING THE PHYSICAL AND CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGES OF PRODUCTION IN THE PARK'S OUTDOOR STUDIO SPACE, CULMINATING IN THE SOCRATES ANNUAL. DIVERSE IN SUBJECT, MATERIALS, AND APPROACH, EACH SITE-SPECIFIC WORK ADDRESSES SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, OR POLITICAL ISSUES THAT ARE PERTINENT TO THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE PARK. EAF18 ARTISTS ARE: JOE BOCHYNSKI, PAUL BRANCA, TANDA FRANCIS, DEVRA FREELANDER, DOREEN GARNER, GORDON HALL, TALI KEREN AND ALEX STRADA, VALERIE PIRAINO, SRESHTA RIT PREMNATH, RONNY QUEVEDO, AMY RITTER, MOEINEDIN SHASHAEI, DAVID B. SMITH, LAURA SWANSON, AND XU WANG. FOLLY (JUNE 21, 2017 - ONGOING) FOR OUR ANNUAL JURIED COMPETITION FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS, SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK AND THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK SELECTED CIRCLE SHADE - 2 PI R4, A PORTABLE AND DEMOUNTABLE SHADING STRUCTURE, DESIGNED BY LONG ISLAND CITY-BASED FIRM EVA JENSEN DESIGN, IN COLLABORATION WITH LAUFS ENGINEERING DESIGN. RESPONDING TO THE 2017 COMPETITION'S CHALLENGE TO CREATE FOUR PORTABLE, DEPLOYABLE CANOPY STRUCTURES FOR FLEXIBLE USE THROUGHOUT THE HIGHLY ACTIVE ENVIRONMENT OF SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK, JENSEN CONCEIVED A MINIMAL AND CLEAN DESIGN THAT EMPHASIZES SIMPLICITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND VERSATILITY, INSPIRED BY A FUNDAMENTAL SHAPE: THE CIRCLE. CIRCLE SHADE - 2 PI R4 OFFERS A TRANSPARENT, UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE PARK AND ITS VISTAS AND MAY BE ARRANGED IN COMPELLING CLUSTERS TO HOST MORE DYNAMIC EVENTS. ITS CYLINDRICAL COUNTER WEIGHTS MAY BE USED AS STEP STOOLS, DISPLAY SURFACES, OR ADDITIONAL SEATING. THE DESIGN ALSO INCLUDES SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK'S ICONIC EYEBEAM LOGO AND CELEBRATES IT AS FORM AND FUNCTIONAL BRANDING.SOCRATES SERVED LOCAL YOUTH THROUGH FREE EDUCATION:SATURDAY SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS (SATURDAYS, MAY 19 - SEPTEMBER 25, 2018): THESE FREE WORKSHOPS WERE TAILORED FOR KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A DROP-IN BASIS. CHILDREN WORKED WITH A DIFFERENT ARTIST EACH WEEK, EXPLORING INNOVATIVE ART MEDIUMS AND A VARIETY OF SUBJECT MATTER.SCULPTURE CAMP (WEEKDAYS, JULY 10 - AUGUST 17, 2018): THESE FREE WORKSHOPS ACCOMMODATED YOUTH AGED 5-13 FROM LOCAL DAY CAMPS, SUMMER SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON ART-MAKING WORKSHOPS. ARTISTS RAN TWO SESSIONS OF THEIR WORKSHOP EACH WEEKDAY, WITH A NEW ARTIST AND PROJECT EACH WEEK.SCULPTURE STUDIO (SPRING AND FALL SESSIONS): SCULPTURE STUDIO CULTIVATES DIRECT PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO DEVELOP A SCULPTURE AND ART-MAKING PRACTICE. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEARLONG PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS AND EDUCATORS SHARED AN ONGOING DIALOGUE AND CREATIVE PROCESS ABOUT TECHNIQUES AND CURRENT ISSUES IN THE PRODUCTION OF MAKING ART.SOCRATEENS (WEDNESDAYS, OCTOBER 2017 - JUNE, 2018)SOCRATEENS IS A YEAR-LONG CONCENTRATED PROGRAM FOR 10 TEENS TO CREATE EXPERIMENTAL ART AT THE PARK. SELECTED FROM VARIOUS QUEENS HIGH SCHOOLS, OUR SOCRATEENS DEVELOP SCULPTURE MAKING, DRAWING, PERFORMANCE, AND PHOTO/VIDEO SKILLS; AND VISIT ARTIST STUDIOS, MUSEUMS, AND GALLERIES WHILE WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER TO SUPPORT AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A MONTHLY ARTIST'S STIPEND OF $100.SOCRATES PRESENTED FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMMINGOUTDOOR CINEMA (WEDNESDAYS OVER EIGHT WEEKS FROM JULY 11 - AUGUST 29, 2018): IN COLLABORATION WITH FILM FORUM AND ROOFTOP FILMS, SOCRATES PRESENTED THE 19TH ANNUAL OUTDOOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. EACH EVENING FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT COUNTRY OR CULTURE AND CELEBRATED THE DIVERSITY OF QUEENS THROUGH FILM, PERFORMANCE AND FOOD. JAZZ AT SOCRATES (FIRST THURSDAYS, JUNE 14, JULY 12, AUGUST 9): SOCRATES AND THE JAZZ FOUNDATION PRESENTED A FUN AND DYNAMIC SERIES OF JAZZ IN THE PARK. THE MONTHLY CONCERTS TOOK PLACE EACH FIRST THURSDAY ON OUR SUMMER EVENTS STAGE NEAR THE EAST RIVER, FEATURING FOOD FROM LOCAL VENDORS. THE MONTHLY SERIES CULMINATED ON AUGUST 3, LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S 116TH BIRTHDAY. THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES (SATURDAY, JUNE 29 PRODUCED ANNUALLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUMMERSTAGE AND THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION, THE MET'S SUMMER RECITAL SERIES RETURNED TO SOCRATES FOR ITS SIXTH SEASON, FEATURING THREE TALENTED YOUNG MET SINGERS PERFORMING ARIAS AND DUETS FROM A VARIETY OF OPERAS. INSITU DANCE FESTIVAL (AUGUST 4 - 5, 2018): INSITU WAS A UNIQUE TWO-DAY SITE-SPECIFIC DANCE FESTIVAL THAT TOOK PLACE AT SOCRATES AND THREE OTHER LONG ISLAND CITY WATERFRONT PARKS. THROUGH FREE PUBLIC OUTDOOR DANCE PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, INSITU ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS AND AUDIENCES TO DISCOVER THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR COMMUNITY. TWENTY DANCE COMPANIES PRESENTED ORIGINAL DANCE WORK CREATED IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC SITE, SETTING UP A CHAIN OF PERFORMANCES THAT LED THE AUDIENCE UP AND DOWN THE LIC WATERFRONT, FROM SOCRATES TO HUNTERS POINT SOUTH.BALLET FOLKLORICO MEXICANO DE NUEVA YORK'S GUELAGUETZA FESTIVAL (SUNDAY, JULY 29) THE 6TH ANNUAL GUELAGUETZA FESTIVAL NEW YORK CITY COMES TO SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK! A CULTURAL CELEBRATION OF JOY AND PRIDE THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE, AND CRAFTS FROM THE 8 REGIONS OF THE STATE OF OAXACA, MEXICO. THE FESTIVAL IS THE MOST CELEBRATED EVENT IN MEXICO, BROUGHT TO NEW YORK BY BALLET FOLKLORICO MEXICANO DE NUEVA YORK SINCE 2013. COME AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN ONE OF THE MOST VIVID EXPRESSIONS OF MEXICAN CULTURE! BALLET FOLKLORICO MEXICANO DE NUEVA YORK IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1983, CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF PROUDLY PROMOTING THE MEXICAN CULTURE AND TRADITION.HIP TO HIP THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS (AUGUST 12 & 19, 2018): FROM THE TAVERNS OF LONDON TO THE PALACES OF VIENNA, SHAKESPEARE INVITES US INTO THE PERSONAL TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF THE COMMON PEOPLE AND THEIR ALL-TOO-HUMAN LEADERS. HIP TO HIP'S 11TH SEASON OF "FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS" FEATURED MADCAP CAPERS AND EPIC BATTLES, MISTAKEN IDENTITY, AND UNEXPECTED MARRIAGES, AND A VIBRANT CAST OF UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS, INCLUDING THE ICONIC FALSTAFF.THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, SOCRATES ALSO HOSTED A WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET; OFFERED FREE BOATING AND FITNESS CLASSES; AND ORGANIZED FREE ANNUAL FESTIVALS, INCLUDING A SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION, QUEENS GREEN DAY, AND A HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL.

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