2014 Calendar by Socrates Sculpture Park

Exhibitions & Public Programs Spring, Summer, & Fall 2014

Calendar

Socrates Sculpture Park 2014 Exhibitions & Public Programs 32-01 Vernon Boulevard (at Broadway) Long Island City, New York Hours: Open daily from 10 AM until sunset Free Admission

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All programs are FREE, held rain or shine unless noted as â&#x20AC;&#x153;weather permitting,â&#x20AC;? and are subject to change or cancellation. Additional programs are added during the year. Follow us for the most up-to-date information: đ&#x;&#x152;&#x17D; socratessculpturepark.org Facebook SocratesSculpturePark Twitter @socratespark instagram @socratespark

10 Saturday Kite Flight 11AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3PM Saturdays Yoga 9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30AM 11AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12PM 11 Sunday Opening of solo presentations by: 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6PM Ĺ˝ilvinas Kempinas, PaweĹ&#x201A; Althamer, Austin+Mergold, Meschac Gaba Sundays Yoga 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11AM Tai Chi 11AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12PM 17 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3PM Geological Pets 18 Sunday Paddling in Hallets Cove 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3PM Design/Build Workshop: Low Table 1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4PM 24 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3PM DIY Printing 25 Sunday Design/Build Workshop: Low Table 1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4PM 31 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3PM Puppet-making

June solo presentations by: Ĺ˝ilvinas Kempinas, PaweĹ&#x201A; Althamer, Austin+Mergold, Meschac Gaba (on view through August 4) Saturdays GrowNYC Greenmarket 8AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4PM BIG!Compost Collection 10AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1PM Yoga 9:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30AM 11AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12PM Sundays Yoga 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11AM Tai Chi 11AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12PM 1 Sunday Paddling in Hallets Cove 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4PM Design/Build Workshop: Bench 1:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4PM

7 Saturday 8 Sunday 14 Saturday 15 Sunday 21 Saturday 22 Sunday 28 Saturday

LIC Bike Parade & Recycle-A-Bicycle Bike Swap NW Queens Food Day Design/Build Workshop: Bench Saturday Sculpture Workshop: Masquerade Ball Paddling in Hallets Cove Design/Build Workshop: End Table Solstice Paddle in Hallets Cove Summer Solstice Celebration Design/Build Workshop: End Table Saturday Sculpture Workshop: Plaster Casting the Fantastic

August

11AM – 3PM 11AM – 3PM 1:30 – 4PM 12 – 3PM 1 – 5PM 1:30 – 4PM 4 – 9PM 5 – 9PM 1:30 – 4PM 12 – 3PM

July

solo presentations by: Žilvinas Kempinas, Paweł Althamer, Austin+Mergold, Meschac Gaba (on view through August 4) Saturdays GrowNYC Greenmarket 8AM – 4PM BIG!Compost Collection 10AM – 1PM Yoga 9:30 – 10:30AM 11AM – 12PM Sundays Yoga 10 – 11AM Tai Chi 11AM – 12PM Weds. Outdoor Cinema 7PM 2 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM Master of Your Own Universe 3 Sunday Paddling in Hallets Cove 1 – 5PM Hip to Hip Theatre Company: 4:30 – 6:30PM The Tragedy of Cymbeline 6 Wednesday Cinema Paddle in Hallets Cove 6PM 9 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM DIY Paints Dance at Socrates 3:30 – 5PM 10 Sunday Hip to Hip Theatre Company: 4:30 – 6:30PM The Two Gentlemen of Verona 16 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM Exquisite Corpse Mud Speak Paddling in Hallets Cove 1 – 5PM Dance at Socrates 3:30 – 5PM 20 Wednesday Cinema Paddle in Hallets Cove 6PM 23 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM Whatever Floats Your Boat Paddling in Hallets Cove 1 – 4PM Dance at Socrates 3:30 – 5PM 30 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM Plastic Bag Couture Paddling in Hallets Cove 1 – 4PM

Exhibitions

September Saturdays GrowNYC Greenmarket 8AM – 4PM BIG!Compost Collection 10AM – 1PM Yoga 9:30 – 10:30AM 11AM – 12PM Sundays Yoga 10 – 11AM Tai Chi 11AM – 12PM 6 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM Stamp the Yard 7 Sunday Opening of EAF14 exhibition 2 – 6PM 13 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: Art Darts 12 – 3PM Circus Amok 1 & 4PM Paddling in Hallets Cove 1 – 4PM 20 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM Favorite Peeps 27 Saturday Saturday Sculpture Workshop: 12 – 3PM Fiesta Time SkowheganPerforms 1-5PM

October Saturdays 26 Saturday

EAF14 exhibition (on view through March 29, 2014) GrowNYC Greenmarket 8AM – 4PM (through November 22) BIG!Compost Collection 10AM – 1PM (through November 22) Halloween Harvest Festival 11AM – 3PM

Žilvinas Kempinas Scarecrow May 11 – August 3 Opening Sunday, May 11 • 2 – 6 PM

Image: Detail of Kakashi, 2013, by Žilvinas Kempinas at Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland. Photo by Daniel Spehl.

Scarecrow is a new site-specific installation by Žilvinas Kempinas, an internationally acclaimed artist based in Queens. Stretching across 250 feet in the park, this is the largest installation in the 28-year history of the park.

Minimal and magical, the sculpture is a kinetic pathway composed of over 200 mirrored poles connecting energetic slopes of silver Mylar ribbon overhead. The continuous motion of the ribbon, as it responds to the wind-currents, echoes the natural flowing of the water nearby and stands as a shimmering optical horizon alongside the East River. This ambitious sculpture is the artist’s first major outdoor installation in the United States and is made possible, in part, by generous gifts from the Lewben Art Foundation and Martin Z. Margulies.

Paweł Althamer Queen Mother of Reality a Performa comission for Performa 13 May 11 – August 3 Opening Sunday, May 11 • 2 – 6 PM

Image: Queen Mother of Reality by Paweł Althamer.

Queen Mother of Reality is a monumental, mixed media sculpture of an elegantly reclining figure that is peacefully situated in the shaded southern section of the park. The sculpture, commissioned by Performa, was originally presented as part of the Polish Pavilion Without Walls for Performa 13. The artwork is dedicated to and inspired by “Queen Mother” Dr. Delois Blakely, a U.S. Ambassador of Goodwill to Africa. Queen Mother of Reality serves as a call to highlight the numerous displaced and homeless of New York City—Dr. Blakely’s paramount cause. Continuing Althamer’s dedication to social collaboration, the foundation of most of his work, Queen Mother of Reality will engage audiences through interactive programming co-organized by Socrates and the artist that will invoke Dr. Blakely’s pursuits of social justice and community building. The first program is a Mother’s Day celebration during the opening on May 11, featuring art-making workshops presented by Minor Miracles Foundation and an experimental social project titled Nails Across America by artist Breanne Trammell. Queen Mother of Reality at Socrates is presented in collaboration with Performa, and in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York.

Austin+Mergold SuralArk Folly 2014 in partnership with The Architectural League of New York May 11 – August 3 Opening Sunday, May 11 • 2 – 6 PM SuralArk by the architectural firm Austin+Mergold is the winning proposal for Folly 2014, an annual design / build competition co-organized by The Architectural League of New York and Socrates Sculpture Park. This residency and exhibition explores the intersections among architecture, design, and sculpture through an interpretation of the architectural folly.

Image: Sketch of SuralArk by Austin+Mergold.

Conflating the form of an overturned ship and a typical suburban house, SuralArk will provide shelter for respite and contemplation for thousands of park visitors this summer. This large-scale installation, part ship and part house, spans over 50 feet with an elevation of 16 feet, but despite this scale it does not provide escape from the rising water levels at the edge of Socrates park, just merely the suggestion of future or past rescuing. Representative of the increasingly blurred lines between city and suburban environments and rural living, Austin+Mergold’s SuralArk is covered in a patchwork of vinyl siding – a material often used on nearby queens residences. At Socrates, SuralArk is light permeable and emits a warm glow as the sun bleeds through its surface and is illuminated from within at night. Folly 2014 is made possible by a generous grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.

Meschac Gaba Citoyen Du Monde Broadway Billboard 2014 May 11 – August 3 Opening Sunday, May 11 • 2 – 6 PM

Image: Detail of Citoyen Du Monde, 2012 by Meschac Gaba.

Citoyen du Monde, the park’s spring Broadway Billboard by Beninese artist Meschac Gaba, is the artist’s vision for a global flag. Created by elongating individual flags from every country in the world into narrow triangles that converge at a central point, this optically spectacular work presents an image of idealism and optimism for resolution of the difficulties and crises that divide our world. The singularity of each flag is lost in the rhythm of the composition as is the case in the age of globalization where national borders merge into the international. Citoyen Du Monde is presented courtesy of the artist, Stevenson, Cape Town and Johannesburg, and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York.

2014 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition Matthew Callinan, Jordan Griska, Meredith James, Fitzhugh Karol, Lilian Kreutzberger, Zaq Landsberg, Heidi Lau, Amanda Long, Christopher Mahonski, Kimberly Mayhorn, Eto Otitigbe, Brie Ruais, Edward Schexnayder, David Wilson, and Dane Winkler September 7, 2014 – March 29, 2015 Opening Sunday, September 7 • 2 – 6 PM

Image: Schematic by Eto Otitigbe, EAF14 Fellow.

The park’s annual fall exhibition features 15 new commissions by the 2014 Emerging Artist Fellows. EAF14 artists are selected through a highly competitive application process and work in the park’s outdoor studio throughout the summer to create site-specific sculpture and installations. Their work responds to the park’s landscape in mysterious, compelling, and, at times, provocative ways. Rather than being a zeitgeist or thematic exhibition, each artist has a distinct artwork that embodies his or her individuality, passion, and exploration of art in the public realm. During the course of the summer, the public can view and experience the artists creating and installing their works in the park. EAF14 is made possible due to the generosity of the Jerome Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York Community Trust.

Off-Site Exhibition: Fact of the Matter Jarrod Beck, Chakaia Booker, Mark di Suvero, Tony Feher, Hugh Hayden, Jeffry Mitchell, Richard Nonas, Alyson Shotz, and Ursula von Rydingsvard. January 28th – May 16th, 2014

Image: Wavelength 2 by Alyson Shotz.

In January 2014 Socrates Sculpture Park opened a new exhibition at 1285 Avenue of the Americas Gallery for its first Manhattan presentation in over two decades: Fact of the Matter is a special exhibition that explores the intimate and, at times, difficult relationship that is forged between material and artist. Fact of the Matter brings together nine sculptors, including newly created artworks specifically for this exhibition. Despite a range of backgrounds and experience -- some of the participating artists are at the start of their careers, while others have been internationally recognized for decades -- each has developed an intense dialogue and relationship with a material muse, whether it be steel, plastic, ceramic, feathers, rubber, or wood. Every artist in Fact of the Matter has also presented work at Socrates Sculpture Park and in this way, reflects the organization’s rich history and ongoing commitment to sculpture. Fact of the Matter is sponsored by 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery, in partnership with Jones Lang LaSalle, as a community-based public service. 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery 6th Ave b/t 51st and 52nd Streets Hours: Open Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 6:00pm

Off-Site Exhibition: Parting Jerome W Haferd and K Brandt Knapp July 2013 – July 2014

Parting, by NY-based architects Jerome W Haferd and K Brandt Knapp, is the inaugural installation for The Lot, a new public site that combines art and green space within a 10,000 sq. ft. lot in Long Island City, Queens— one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in the city and home to a thriving arts scene. Installed within the landscape of the lot, Parting is a dynamic complement to the new architecture of the neighborhood. It is a sequence of spaces created through a game of occupation, play, and passage that invites curiosity and exploration within thresholds and frames. Parting is Haferd and Knapp’s second iteration of their 2012 installation at Socrates, titled Curtain, which was presented as a part of Folly 2012. Parting is a partnership between Socrates Sculpture Park and Rockrose Development Corp.

Image: Parting, courtesy Nate Dorr.

The Lot 43-29 Crescent Street, Long Island City, NY (at the entrance of M. Wells Steakhouse) Hours: Saturdays and Sundays from 10am – 6pm Check Socrates’ website for future off-site programming, including a new installation at The Lot opening August 2014: socratessculpturepark.org

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Events

Kite Flight Saturday, May 10 • 11 AM – 3 PM

This season the Bike Parade will be led down Vernon Blvd. by Long Island City High School’s very own marching band! The LIC High School Marching Band made its debut in 2012, bursting onto the music scene by performing at sporting events, grand openings, and award ceremonies, and recently played for the inauguration ceremony of Council Member Costa Constantinides. Comprised of 41 dedicated and enthusiastic musicians, most of whom started playing their instrument in high school and love sharing their music with the wider community.

Using recycled materials, children and their families draw inspiration from the park’s fantastic view of the Manhattan skyline to build expressive kites, and then fly them in the park. Artist Miguel Luciano returns to lead a workshop centered on Caribbean kite traditions. Participants will produce handmade paper kites, personalizing them with text and graphics to form poems or personal statements in the sky, which explore ideas of flying, freedom, and community. Workshop space is limited and participation will be on a first come, first served basis. LIC Bike Parade Saturday, June 7 • 11 AM – 5 PM 11 AM – 3 PM: Bike Swap / Bike Repairs / Helmet Fitting & Giveaway / Workshops 11 AM – 3 PM: 2nd Annual Northwest Queens Food Day (see page 35) 3 PM: Parade along Vernon Blvd. (leaving from Broadway entrance gate) 3 – 5 PM: Waterfront Celebration at Queensbridge Park In preparation for the parade, children and their families are invited to repair their bikes with Recycle-A-Bicycle; get free helmets and fittings with NYC Department of Transportation; and decorate their bikes at artist-led workshops. Also bring your gently used, children’s bicycle to donate or swap!

Summer Solstice Celebration Presented in partnership with Norte Maar Saturday, June 21 • 5 PM – Dusk 24

Bring your friends and family to the 10th Anniversary of Socrates’ Solstice Celebration to welcome the summer and celebrate the longest day of the year! Be creative in Solstice art-making workshops presented in partnership with Free Style Arts Association, Materials for the Arts, The Noguchi Museum, and Queens Museum; get your face painted by Agostino Arts; participate in a special Solstice ritual performed by Urban Shaman Mama Donna; have a picnic; and enjoy the view as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline! For this season’s Solstice Celebration, Norte Maar presents an evening of site-specific sound performances encompassing the entire park. Noted sound artists will create unique sound platforms through traditional instrumentation, amplification of objects, juxtaposition of voices, and experimental electronic sound. Among the featured performers are Tristan

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Perch; the trio of Lesley Flanigan, Maria Chavez, and MV Carbon; Audra Wolowiec; and a special performance of David Tudor’s Rainforest I by Composers Inside Electronics. Additional performers will include Andrew Hurst and Shona Masarin, with others to be announced. Circus Amok Saturday, September 13 1 PM & 4 PM Since 1989 Circus Amok has brought its funny, queer, caustic, political, one-ring spectacles to diverse neighborhoods throughout New York City. Circus Amok blends traditional circus skills – tight rope walking, juggling, acrobatics, stilt walking, clowning – with experimental dance, puppetry, music old and new, gender-bending performance art and improvisational techniques. Circus Amok invites audiences of all ages to envision a more empowered life of community interaction while enjoying a celebratory spectacle. Halloween Harvest Festival Saturday, October 25 11 AM – 3 PM Bring your friends and family to Socrates’ annual Halloween Harvest Festival. Make a costume with Socrates artists; listen to live music; enjoy a special art-making workshop with Free Style Arts Association; get your face painted by Agostino Arts; try harvest foods from local restaurants; and enter your dog in our ever popular, annual juried Canine Costume Contest!

Hip to Hip Theatre Company presents Shakespeare in the Park

The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series Thursday, July 10 7 – 8 PM

Now in its 8th season, Hip to Hip Theatre returns to the park to present a tragedy one week and a comedy the next, performed in repertory by a professional troupe of actors. All performances are fun for the whole family. Bring a blanket or low chair and picnic fare, and enjoy Shakespeare in the open air.

Produced in association with SummerStage and NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, The Met’s Summer Recital Series returns to Socrates for its third season, featuring three talented young Met singers performing arias and duets from a variety of operas.

Cymbeline Sunday, August 3 • 4:30 – 6:30 PM Kids Program: 4:30 PM Performance: 5 – 6:30 PM

Dance at Socrates Presented in partnership with Norte Maar Performances: Saturdays, August 9, 16, 23 3:30 – 5 PM (weather permitting) Now in its second year, Socrates partners with Norte Maar to present a month-long residency and performance program, bringing New York-based choreographers and their dancers to a unique waterfront environment. Three weeklong residencies will each culminate in a free public dance performance on an outdoor stage in the park. As they rehearse during the week to develop an original dance work, participating choreographers will be in full view of the public so that visitors will witness cutting-edge dance and movement in the making, and experience fullyproduced performances every Saturday.

This action-adventure tale is one of William Shakespeare’s most fantastical creations: part tragedy, part comedy, and part romance. When King Cymbeline’s only daughter secretly marries against his wishes, the King banishes his daughter’s newlywed groom. With war looming and an evil stepmother plotting, the spunky princess ventures into the wild to find her true love. Through Cymbeline’s journey, Shakespeare examines a central issue of his time and ours: faith. The Two Gentlemen of Verona Sunday, August 10 • 4:30 – 6:30 PM Kids Program: 4:30 PM Performance: 5 – 6:30 PM A slapstick comedy about love, friendship, betrayal, forgiveness… and a dog. Young Proteus only has eyes for his hometown sweetheart, until he sets eyes on his best friend’s sweetheart. This zany tale of romantic rivals is replete with bandits, disguises, and one of Shakespeare’s funniest clowns, while asking the question: Is all really fair in love?

Film

SkowheganPerforms Presented in partnership with Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Saturday, September 27 • 1 – 5 PM Occupying the entire park, SkowheganPerforms invites Skowhegan alumni to activate Socrates with an afternoon of performance. The site-specific works are interspersed throughout the park’s landscape of public artworks, inspired by Socrates’ unique outdoor setting.

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Outdoor Cinema 2014: Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Queens Presented in partnership with Film Forum Wednesdays, July 2 - August 20 â&#x20AC;˘ 7 PM (weather permitting) Pre-screening performances at 7 PM Film begins at sundown Socrates Sculpture Park and Film Forum, in collaboration with Rooftop Films, present this annual international film festival, which features titles from different a country or culture each Wednesday evening. This program invites visitors to picnic on the grass, see musical and dance performances, enjoy the cool waterfront breeze as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline, and watch exceptional international films on an outdoor screen. Cinema Stars! Now in its fifth year, our annual Cinema Stars! campaign encourages film goers to become supporters of this free film festival. Cinema Stars! benefits range from having your name displayed on the big screen throughout the pre-screening performances to reserved VIP lounge chairs during the film of your choice. By making a taxdeductible contribution of as little as $25, you can help sustain one of the most unique open-air cinema programs in New York City. For dates, film titles and descriptions, or to make a gift please visit: socratessculpturepark.org/film

Living

Fitness Classes Saturdays & Sundays, May 10 – September 28 (weather permitting) Classes are free and designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and, for yoga, bring a mat or a towel.

2nd Annual Northwest Queens Food Day Saturday, June 7 • 11 AM – 3 PM Please join us for a day of cooking demonstrations with City Harvest, youth planting workshops with City Growers, composting with Build It Green!NYC, the first GrowNYC Greenmarket of the season, and much more from local organizations working together to build community access to fresh and affordable food. The event, coinciding with Socrates’ annual LIC Bike Parade, is a program of the Queens Action Council–a coalition of residents and advocates, amplifying the voices of Western Queens to raise awareness, and collectively build a more just and sustainable food landscape from the ground up.

Yoga Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:30 AM & 11 AM – 12 PM Sundays, 10 – 11 AM Kripalu Yoga is a system of Hatha Yoga that integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation, and meditation. Taught by Monique Schubert and Yojaida Estrella, participants are encouraged to integrate their yoga practices with this very special waterfront environment of nature and art. Tai Chi Sundays, 11 AM – 12 PM Led by certified instructors from the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA, these classes offer the opportunity to learn Taoist Tai Chi, improve one’s health, relax, and exercise in an outdoor setting among changing exhibitions of contemporary sculpture.

GrowNYC Greenmarket Saturdays, June 7 – November 22 • 8 AM – 4 PM This market serves the Long Island City and Astoria communities with farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and family-friendly activities every week. For over 30 years, GrowNYC has been working together to promote regional agriculture, preserve farmland, and ensure a continuing supply of fresh, local produce for all New Yorkers. To learn more, please visit: growNYC.org

Compost Collection with BIG!Compost Saturdays, June 7 - November 22 10 AM – 1 PM Every Saturday at the entrance of Socrates’ GrowNYC Greenmarket, community members are encouraged to bring their weekly food scraps for composting. BIG!Compost, a program of Build It Green!NYC, is a community-scale composting network that works to increase capacity for, acceptance of, and participation in composting in western Queens. BIG!Compost serves the public by hosting weekly and event-specific food scrap drop-offs, training community members in urban composting best practices, and providing high-quality compost to amend our city’s soils. The finished compost is used in community gardens, on street trees, and in public beautification projects. To learn more, please visit: bignyc.org/compost

Education

Kayaking and Canoeing Socrates Sculpture Park Beach at Hallets Cove Sundays:

May 18 • 1 – 3 PM June 1 • 1 – 4 PM June 15 • 1 – 5 PM August 3 • 1 – 5 PM

Saturdays: Solstice Paddle, June 21 • 4 - 9 PM July 5 • 1 – 5 PM July 19 • 1 – 5PM August 16 • 1 – 5 PM August 30 • 1 – 4 PM September 13 • 1 – 4 PM Outdoor Cinema Paddle Wednesdays, July 9 & 23, Aug 6 & 20 • 6 PM until sunset Astoria Boaters and LIC Community Boathouse offer free kayaking and canoeing in Hallets Cove (tide & weather permitting). People of all ages are welcome to participate or volunteer; no prior boating experience is required and participants may sign up on a first come, first serve basis. Minors (under 18 yrs.) must have a parent or guardian present. For an up-to-date schedule and possible cancellations, especially in cases of inclement weather or poor water quality, please consult licboathouse.org two hours prior to a scheduled paddling event.

Adult Workshops

Bench, inspired by the Noguchi Freeform Sofa June 1 • 1 PM at Noguchi Museum 2 - 4 PM at Socrates June 8 • 2 - 4 PM at Socrates Take inspiration from Isamu Noguchi’s organic Freeform Sofa design to create a wooden bench. With the emphasis on “Freeform,” use hand tools to round off wooden edges and create a “soft” edge on a hard surface.

Design/Build Presented in partnership with The Noguchi Museum Sponsored by Build It Green!NYC Learn skills to combine art, engineering, design, and construction during these workshops for adults, held in the park’s education area. This season participants will take inspiration from the innovative and graceful furniture designs of Isamu Noguchi. Join Socrates instructor Luz Fleming and Noguchi educator Amy Beecher as they guide you in design, structure, and functionality to create simple yet well-crafted furnishings for your home. Each workshop begins with an introduction at The Noguchi Museum followed by two consecutive sessions at Socrates. A small materials fee is required. Space is limited and registration will be on a first come, first served basis. To register, visit: socratessculpturepark.org/designbuild. Low Table, inspired by the Noguchi Rudder Table Sunday, May 18 • 1 PM at Noguchi Museum 2 - 4 PM at Socrates Sunday, May 25 • 2 - 4 PM at Socrates Use simple and handsome design to create a low table for your bedroom or living room, while learning about the minimal but sturdy structure of a three-legged (tripod) table.

End Table, inspired by the Noguchi Cyclone Table June 15 • 1 PM at Noguchi Museum 2 - 4 PM at Socrates June 22 • 2 - 4 PM at Socrates Using metal rods, create a simple crisscross pattern that will form a structural base for a sturdy yet elegant end table.

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In collaboration with our local middle schools and high schools, Socrates hosts the following workshops designed to foster and highlight the creative expression of our community’s youth. For more information, please call: 718.956.1819. Days of Heroes Presented in partnership with Minor Miracles Tuesdays & Fridays May 13 – June 20 • 3:30 – 5:30 PM Participants work on weekly lesson plans relating to exciting and rewarding careers in the NYC Police Department (NYPD), NYC Fire Department (FDNY), Emergency Medical Services Division (EMT), and the United States Coast Guard. This six week, creative arts workshop will intertwine career exploration, fitness, life

skills, and self-empowerment, introducing participants to NYC’s most courageous professionals. Participants will meet face-to-face with decorated professionals to hear about life on the job and to celebrate the bravery of hometown heroes.

presentation of a new short dance to be featured at the Dance at Socrates Saturday performances. These gifted young choreographers will be selected by review of an open call for proposals. For more information please visit: nortemaar.org

LeAp Friday, May 30 • 10 AM – 1 PM

Coastal Classroom In partnership with City Parks Foundation July 7 – 31

This peer-to-peer workshop is led by students of LeAp’s Public Art Program. LeAp’s young artist activists, whose issue-based work will be on exhibit in NYC parks citywide this summer, will conduct a workshop with their peers to create two large-scale artworks that address critical community issues. LeAp’s Public Art Program empowers young people to have a voice in their communities by expressing themselves on major social issues through the creation and public exhibition of art. LeAp’s Public Art Program is a project of Learning through an Expanded Arts Program (LeAp). Young Choreographers Program Presented in partnership with Norte Maar Performances: Saturdays, August 9, 16, 23 3:30 – 5 PM (weather permitting) Presented in conjunction with Dance at Socrates, this program pairs four aspiring choreographers (ages 1318) with experienced Norte Maar choreographers in residence at the park during the month of August. Each one-week residency is an opportunity for mentorship, experience, and exposure, and will culminate in the

Coastal Classroom, a joint project of CityParks Education and the Partnerships for Parks Catalyst Project, educates youth on marine ecology, coastal ecology, water quality, urban waterfront conservation, and human impact on the East River. Hosted at Socrates Sculpture Park Beach at Hallets Cove, Coastal Classroom offers a 4-week program in July to middle school students of non-profit groups and civic organizations within the general community. At the culmination of the program a hand-selected group of participants will be invited to join a 3-week intensive to engage in a deeper understanding of the sciences involved. Lessons provided are site-specific and inquirybased, stimulating meaningful learning experiences for a range of community members right in their own community.

Kids Workshops

May 24: DIY Printing with Lisa Iglesias Learn the basics of how to making multiple images through block printing, mono-printing, and stamping techniques. Using natural materials from the park, as well as repurposed plastic and foam, we will create paintings and patterns with non-toxic paint and ink.

Saturday Sculpture Workshops Saturdays, May 10 – September 27 • 12 – 3 PM

May 31: Puppet-making with Lisa Iglesias

These workshops for kids and their families are free and offered in the park’s education area on a drop-in basis. Workshops feature a different artist each week, exploring a variety of innovative art mediums and a wide range of subject matter.

Drawing inspiration from the park’s natural environment, create your own puppet out of repurposed textiles and plastics, and animate them in our very own collective puppet show. June 7: Extreme Makeover: Bike Edition • 11 AM – 3 PM Transform your bicycle, tricycle, or scooter into a mobile work of art and then flaunt it in our annual LIC Bike Parade!

Note: If arriving with a group of 10 or more, please contact us the week prior to your visit by calling 718.956.1819. May 10: Kite Flight 11 AM – 3 PM Using recycled materials, participants will draw inspiration from the park’s fantastic view of the Manhattan skyline to build and decorate a kite, and then fly it in the park. May 17: Geological Pets with Aiysha Mayfield Join us as we explore the geological topography of Socrates Sculpture Park and transform rock samples into awesome Pet Rocks. Did you know that New York City and some of the strips of land along the East River are giant rock deposits from a glacier? Did you know you could tell the difference between rocks by identifying what types of minerals they contain? You’ll learn more cool facts like these while gaining a new appreciation for the unique land formation of Socrates Sculpture Park. Best of all you get to design and take home your very own Geological Pet!

June 14: Masquerade Ball with Beth Garrett 42

Join us as we explore the multicultural tradition of mask making, using recycled materials and repurposed plastic bags. We will provide the basic mask structure and you will make the mask come alive! In the spirit of recycling, this workshop will be fun for the whole family. June 21: Summer Solstice • 5 - 8 PM Channel your mystic energy and be creative in Solstice artmaking workshops presented in partnership with Free Style Arts Association, Materials for the Arts, The Noguchi Museum, and Queens Museum. June 28: Plaster Casting the Fantastic with Lars Fisk A Socrates classic! Using clay and plaster, make fantastical, whimsical objects from a mold that can be painted, decorated, carved, or made in multiples.

July 5: Eat the Rainbow with GrowNYC Greenmarket

contain layers upon layers of geometric design, symbols, and/or colors that represent ideals of life and spirituality.

In this interactive (and delicious) workshop, find out how easy and beneficial it is to eat vegetables while using a colorful array of farm fresh produce to create stunning drawings.

August 9: Artists Studio: DIY Paints with MicroEmpowering

July 12: Straw Mobiles with Janelle Iglesias

Travel back in time and learn how the old masters made paint. Using all organic materials you too can produce vivid, rich colors to begin creating your very own masterpiece.

Using simple everyday materials such as straws and string, learn how to create beautiful geometric mobiles. From building simple triangle shapes to complex geometrical structures, this workshop is suitable for all skill levels.

August 16: Exquisite Corpse Mud Speak with Rachel Higgins

July 19: DIY Bird Feeders with Janelle Iglesias Create a fun, recycled urban bird feeder that you can hang from your fire escape or windowsill. Learn which birds you might find at Socrates or in your neighborhood, and the basics of urban and backyard birding. We encourage you to dig through your recycling bin to bring some materials like plastic bottles or containers, milk cartons, coffee cans, mesh produce bags, wire coat hangers, and wooden chopsticks. Seeds will be provided. July 26: Tin Can Totems with Paul Duncan Bring in your used, medium-sized, tin can to create a recycled metal, totemic sculpture. Based around Jamaican sculptural techniques utilizing raw material, you can make your own metal sculpture by flattening a tin can and combining it with found objects and other common items. This sculpture, with its treelike structure, is designed to bring elements of nature into your otherwise urban design. August 2: Master of Your Own Universe with Katie Denny Reflecting our Broadway Billboard, Citoyen du Monde, by Beninese artist Meschac Gaba, design your own personal mandala by decorating coffee filters with bright colors and fun mosaics to symbolize your world. Often said to represent the universe, a “mandala” is a spiritual and ritual symbol most popular in Hinduism and Buddhism. Its circular shape can

Get your hands dirty and uncover the imagination of your friends! Based on the Surrealist game in which words and images are collectively assembled to create blind collaborative drawings, we’ll translate the words and ideas of our peers into 3-dimensional figures using clay. We will learn basic assemblage techniques and create an exquisite creature of our collective minds! 44

August 23: Plastic Bag Couture with John Hatfield Have an embarrassing stash of those thin plastic shopping bags in your apartment? Seem like a waste? Turn them into a large fashionable tote bag of your own brilliant design. This simple cut and fuse process with an iron turns throwaways into a colorful, customized tote bag. August 30: Whatever Floats Your Boat with Lillian Gerson in collaboration with Long Island City Community Boathouse We’ll make miniature toy boats and rafts from a variety of materials and set them to sail. While we learn about the history of New York City’s waterfronts, we will experiment with how to make our sculptures float and move on their own with wind-up propellers, sails, and other techniques. We’ll test our boats in a kiddie pool before a group launch at nearby Socrates Sculpture Park Beach at Hallets Cove.

September 6: Stamp the Yard with Elissa Goldstone

Summer Outdoor Art-making Workshops

Using fresh produce from our GrowNYC Greenmarket, we will decorate ordinary fabric to create stylish patterns and designs. First, we will create unique stamps from the interiors of cut vegetables. Then we will use our stamps and fabric paints to make both traditional and futuristic patterns of our own design.

Presented in partnership with Con Edison Weekdays, July 7 – August 15 10 AM – 12 PM & 1 – 3 PM

September 13: Art Darts with Free Style Arts Association Create your own flying paintbrushes from paper airplanes, rubber darts, and suction cup arrows. Then we’ll use them to create giant paintings by dipping them in paint and throwing them at canvases set up on easels around the park to create dynamic splash paintings! September 20: Favorite Peeps with Linda Ganjian Let’s honor our favorite family members or friends with a framed portrait. We’ll use a variety of magazine clippings and other collage materials to create Romare Bearden-inspired, cartoonlike portraits of our loved ones. Then, using recycled CD cases as our frames, we’ll connect the portraits with pipe cleaners and wire to form a family or friend tree. September 27: Fiesta Time with Shaun Leonardo Welcome to the Mexican tradition of piñatas. Piñatas are brightly colored papier-mache sculptures, filled with treats and bashed open during festive events. We’ll learn different techniques on how to decorate the papier-mache and plaster skin of piñatas that will be filled and delightfully smashed!

These free workshops offer diverse groups of children from neighborhood youth agencies, community groups, summer schools, and day camps the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities inspired by exhibitions at the park. Each artist runs two sessions of their workshop each day for one week to teach children fundamental and contemporary art-making techniques. Groups can sign up for a single workshop or a combination of weekly workshops. Pre-registration and scheduling is required and will be on a first come, first served basis. We recommend contacting us well in advance, as these workshops fill up fast. To register your group, please call: 718.956.1819. Note: For groups only, by preregistration (cancellations within 48 hours of workshop date will result in a cancellation charge) July 7 – 11: Get in Shape with Your Own Shape with Mads Lynnerup What does art and physical exercise have in common? Using wire and plaster gauze, participants will make their own unique shapes and transform their sculptures into a creative piece of fitness equipment. Once all the sculptures are completed the whole class will do a group fitness exercise together using their own sculptures.

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July 14 - 18: Making the Band with Cecile Chong Inspired by traditional musical instruments around the world, participants will create their own instruments using recycled materials, focusing on form and function. July 21 - 25: Perceive and Weave with Kimberly Kay Once an illegal dumpsite, Socrates Sculpture Park is now filled with both built and natural beauty. The transformation of this site into the place that people see and enjoy today took many years and many hands to accomplish. Using the history and diverse landscape of the park as inspiration, from the water and fruit trees to the strange and exciting sculptures, students will create their own original artwork using basic and advanced weaving techniques. July 28 - August 1: Build a Meal with Chakaia Booker Using clay and discarded organic, manmade, and craft materials, participants will sculpt food items from each of the food groups to build a balanced meal. Each group can make a favorite dish, snack, or come up with their own food creation. Bon appĂŠtit!

August 4 - 8: Inner-workings with Isabel Moros-Rigau Combine artful thinking and material exploration! Participants will bind fabric, thread, and other available materials to create a mixed-media assemblage in response to Socratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; surroundings. Participants will use their own personal memories as a source of inspiration to produce works that collectively say a whole lot about themselves and who they are in the world. August 11 - 15: Solar Cooking with MicroEmpowering Have you ever wondered why your things get hot when you leave them in the sun? It is because they are absorbing heat from the sun in the form of solar energy. In this workshop, learn how to concentrate solar heat and make your own solar oven! Custom Workshops and Tours Conducted in the park or in schools, Socrates offers private, artist-led workshops and tours designed specifically for your group, which are available year round. For more information, scheduling, and to get rates, please call: 718.956.1819.

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2014 Programming at Socrates Sculpture Park is made possible by the generosity of our major supporters:

Socrates programs are also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Charina Endowment Fund, ConEdison, Mark di Suvero, Sidney E. Frank Foundation, Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Agnes Gund, Jerome Foundation, Herbert J. Kayden M.D., Lambent Foundation, Lewben Foundation, Ivana Mestrovic, The New York Community Trust, The Pincus Family Foundation, Plant Specialists, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Silvercup Studios, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith, and Spacetime C. C. We are most grateful for the support of Socrates Sculpture Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generous and dedicated Board of Directors: Mark di Suvero, Chairman Stuart Match Suna, President Ivana Mestrovic, Secretary and Treasurer Lisa K. Erf Maxine Frankel Richard Gluckman, FAIA Hugh Hardy, FAIA Brooke Kamin Rapaport Ursula von Rydingsvard Joel Shapiro Thomas W. Smith Commissioner Mitchell Silver, Ex-Officio

Socrates Sculpture Park is extremely grateful for our partnerships with:

The Academy for Careers in TV & Film Agostino Arts The Architectural League of New York Baccalaureate School for Global Education Build It Green!NYC City Harvest City Parks Foundation City Vet Community Board 1 FDR Four Freedoms Park Film Forum Free Style Arts Association Friends of Queensbridge Park Goodwill Industries Green Shores NYC GrowNYC Hip to Hip Theatre Company Jacob A. Riis Settlement House LeAp Long Island City Community Boathouse Long Island City Cultural Alliance Long Island City High School Long Island City Partnership

Materials for the Arts The Metropolitan Opera The Minor Miracles Foundation The Noguchi Museum Norte Maar NYC Department of Transportation Partnerships for Parks Perorma Polish Cultural Institute New York Pooches Sport & Spa Queens Action Council Queens Museum Recycle-A-Bicycle Rooftop Films Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Spacetime C. C. SummerStage Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA Transportation Alternatives Two Coves Advisory Council Urban Upbound Zone 126

Special thanks to: The City of New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Queens Borough President Melinda R. Katz, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, City Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Costa Constantinides, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, Commissioner Mitchell Silver, and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl. Socrates Sculpture Park is pleased to launch a new, free shuttle service that will stop at four Long Island City cultural attractions and connect the Western Queens waterfront to the Court Square area. LIC Art Bus is made possible by generous support from Shelley and Donald Rubin. 52

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Directions Socrates Sculpture Park is located at the intersection of Vernon Boulevard and Broadway in Long Island City, Queens By subway: N or Q train to the Broadway stop in Queens and walk eight blocks west on Broadway (toward the East River) to the intersection of Vernon Boulevard. By bus: Q103, Q104 to Broadway and Vernon Boulevard Q69 or Q100X to Broadway and 21st Street

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Socrates Sculpture Park is the only site in the New York Metropolitan area specifically dedicated to providing artists with opportunities to create and exhibit largescale sculpture and multi-media installations in a unique outdoor environment that encourages strong interaction between artists, artworks and the public. The parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Founded in 1986, Socrates is celebrating 28 years of exhibitions and programming. During this period, the park has been host to over 1,000 artists facilitating the production and exhibition of outdoor artworks and performances. We would like to thank all our supporters, partners, artists, performers, teachers, and public for making Socrates Sculpture Park an extraordinary place. We look forward to seeing you in the park!

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