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EVENTS
	Open House — Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Join us for a rare glimpse of Governors Island during the off-season as our visual and performing artists-in-residence present projects that have been in development since late summer and into the fall. Housed in a former munitions warehouse on the northern shore of Governors Island adjacent to the Soissons ferry dock, Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center provides space to artists in LMCC's Swing Space program for the development and presentation of new projects in the visual and performing arts. With 20 visual arts studios, two rehearsal studios, and an exhibition space, all with stunning views of the Lower Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor, Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center offers a unique experience for artists and audiences alike. Dates and Times Thursday, December 16, 2:30-6PM Friday, December 17, 10AM-2PM Location Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Getting there Ferries for Governors Island depart from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street, Manhattan. Photo ID will be required to check-in. Ferry Departure Schedule: Thursday, December 16 2:15PM, 3:15PM, 4:15PM Return ferries depart at 3PM, 4PM, 5PM, and 6PM. Friday, December 17 10 AM, 11AM, 12:15PM, 1:15PM Return ferries depart at 10:45AM, 12PM, 1PM, and 2PM The open house is free and open to the public. Due to Island security ALL guests must RSVP if they wish to attend.
Mariam Ghani + Erin Ellen Kelly's studio during an Open House at Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island	In the Visual Arts Studios at Building 110: Open House Swing Space visual artists-in-residence open their studios at Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at the culmination of their residencies. Fifteen individual artists and two collaborative groups have been working in LMCC's studios on Governors Island since August, developing new projects in a wide range of media. Come see the exciting work they have created! Resident artists include: Lee Arnold, Gretchen Bennett, J Carpenter, Rick Caruso, David Colosi, Shingo Francis, Mariam Ghani + Erin Ellen Kelly, Aoife Hand, Christina Kelly, Michael Krondl, Jessica Lagunas, Carolyn Lambert + Siobhan Rigg, Katherine McLeod, Joy Nagy, Kirsten Nelson, Evan Robarts, and Shino Soma. CEC ArtsLink Fellow: Kristaps Gulbis More information about our current residents, including biographies and work samples, is available here. Dates and Times Thursday, December 16, 2:30-6PM Friday, December 17, 10AM-2PM The open house is free and open to the public. Due to Island security ALL guests must RSVP if they wish to attend.
Photo: Nikki Zialcita	In the Rehearsal Studios at Building 110: Faye Driscoll Dance Group Presents Open Rehearsals Driscoll and her dancers invite guests to experience rehearsals of early explorations of new work; a duet featuring Driscoll and Jesse Zaritt, which examines beauty through myth, ritual, masculine/feminine bleed of power, and the performance of dissolving selves. What is the beauty of real transformation? Is it like a snake shedding its skin versus a cultural obsession with self-improvement like botox lips? How are they indicators of the same urge? Dates and Times Thursday, December 16, 2:30-3:15PM Friday, December 17, 1:30-2:15PM The open rehearsals are free and open to the public. Due to Island security ALL guests must RSVP if they wish to attend.
Photo: Yi-Chun Wu	Swing Space Presents a Work-in-Progress performance by Faye Driscoll Dance Group Faye Driscoll Dance Group will present a work-in-progress on her newest work; a duet featuring Driscoll and Jesse Zaritt, which examines beauty through myth, ritual, masculine/feminine bleed of power, and the performance of dissolving selves. What is the beauty of real transformation? Is it like a snake shedding its skin versus a cultural obsession with self-improvement like botox lips? How are they indicators of the same urge? Date and Time Tuesday, December 21, 2:30PM The performance is free and open to the public. Due to Island security ALL guests must RSVP if they wish to attend. Location Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island Getting there Ferries for Governors Island depart from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street, Manhattan. Photo ID will be required to check-in. Ferry Departure Schedule: Tuesday, December 21 2:15PM Return ferries depart at 4PM and 5PM.
	The Big Screen Project LMCC is happy to be participating in the Big Screen Project, an outdoor visual arts and culture wall. LMCC presents time-based work by past Workspace and Swing Space artists-in-residence, Ann Carlson and Mary Ellen Strom, Zachary Fabri, Wojciech Gilewicz, Kate Gilmore, Moo Kwon Han, Jillian Mcdonald, and Laura Napier. Located in the public plaza behind the Eventi Hotel, the Big Screen Project shows eclectic content ranging from the best in the arts, cinema, and new media to sports and video gaming. The vision is to expose the general public to fresh cultural content and to raise awareness, entertain, and inspire. The screen shows a diverse schedule of daily programming organized into conceptual blocks. For more information please visit: http://bigscreenproject.org. Location The HD Screen is located in the public plaza behind Eventi Hotel, at 6th Avenue between 29th and 30th Street
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