The Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House features 20 organizations! South Sites include Abrons Arts Center, Artists Alliance Inc., Dorill Initiative, International Center of Photography, New Museum of Contemporary Art, The Performance Project @ University Settlement and Think!Chinatown (note that times vary by location). Kickoff your exploration of North Sites at the International Center of Photography located at 84 Ludlow Street to pick up a map and more information about Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House.

Abrons Arts Center, 12-4pm
Learn about the history of Abrons’s theater and arts center spaces, and join a community workshop led by their Arts Education Team. 

Artists Alliance at Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, 12-6pm
Featuring tours of their latest exhibition. A response to the ever-expanding interference of the digital world, Lau Wai’s W.A.I. The Cast of the Invisible prods at the line between one’s virtual and physical existence in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

Dorill Initiative, 1-5pm
Join Dorill’s Young Citizen Artists in their Saturday Arts Program to catalyze their creative spirit. Dorill is an arts and culture institution committed to helping At-Promise Youth tap into their limitless potential and creative power to galvanize communities and ignite social change. 

International Center of Photography, 10:30am-6:30pm
In celebration of the institution’s 50th anniversary, ICP opens its doors for a day of robust programming highlighting neighborhood partners and ICP’s photo community of faculty and alumni. Plus, free admission to We are Here: Scenes from the Street. 

New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1, 2, and 3pm
New Then, New Now: Neighborhood Tour is A 30-minute neighborhood tour led by Museum staff. Stroll through SoHo and the Lower East Side to learn about the Museum’s history.

The Performance Project @ University Settlement, 1-4pm
As the first settlement house in the United States, University Settlement has supported the Lower East Side community since 1886. Visitors will see their performance space Speyer Hall, and select classrooms and their gym built in 1904.

Think!Chinatown, 12-4pm
On View: Making or Faking Chinatown? Representing People, Place and Culture, a thought-provoking urban planning-focused exhibition exploring the unresolved debate of cultural representation in Chinatown’s built environment through extensive research, photographs from Chinatowns across North America, and artwork by artist John Lee.

The Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House is organized annually by FABnyc. More information on all 20 Lower East Side sites can be found at www.fabnyc.org

Accessibility capacities vary by site.

• Abrons Arts Center: ADA compliant, Wheelchair Accessible, Seating available, Gender neutral restrooms available, Drinking fountain or water bottle filling station
• Artists Alliance Inc.: ADA compliant, Seating available, Gender neutral restrooms available
• The Clemente Center: Seating available
• Dorill Initiative: Wheelchair accessible, Drinking fountain or water bottle filling station
• The Performance Project @ University Settlement: Partially wheelchair accessible, Seating available, Gender neutral restrooms available
• Think!Chinatown: Wheelchair Accessible, Seating Available, Gender neutral restrooms available

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