Figment NYC

Figment welcomes United Nations Art Ambassador Ibiyinka Alao to Snug Harbor on the 8 & 9 of June

I really don't even know how to put this project into words 💕 Dancing front of a massive canvas... this description does this masterpiece such a disservice. Come see it for yourself 💕

Ibiyinka Alao

Calling All Mural Artists! 🧑‍🎨

We're calling you, Black Rock City-bound 🫵 visionaries and painters, to express your creativity and transform the perimeter of Center Camp Canopy into an array of the unique and whimsical. Wall panels stretch in eight-foot increments, and submissions for art up to 96 feet are allowed. Here, where the lines between the possible and the impossible blur, we ask you to display your most innovative interpretations!

So seize your paintbrushes, unleash your creativity, and transform this year’s Center Camp into a vibrant hub of artistic wonder. 💭
Apply now and be part of the magic! Form closes July 31. https://tinyurl.com/center-camp-murals

Opportunities for Artists, Writers, and Art Workers in June 2024 Residencies, open calls, and grants from the Vilcek Foundation, the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Tonight 6-10pm. Let's interact

They told us there wouldn't be any sunshine yesterday and yet, the skies cleared. Today we may not be so lucky. Yuk-yuk. Interestingly there's a chance of rain but our little iPhone weather app doesn't specify when. Take along your umbrella just in case! If enough of us do, it won't rain at all! Rain or shine, we are here for you, serving up some of the cheapest h***h in the East Village. Your humble narrator is behind the bar, noon till 6, ready to pour you a frosty cold $3 pint of PBR (her favorite) and a $5 shot of well booze. There aren't too many places left where you can get those low prices. Believe us. We've searched! Anyway, come enjoy your scandalously inexpensive alcohol out in our lovely back yard, a little bit of zen in the bustling city. It's especially chill on weekday afternoons, when most people are at work. Our regulars love to read out there! Zero comes in at 6 for the last two hours of happiness and to slake the thirsts of the Burning Man Happy Hour crew. As it gets closer to the event, numbers pick up, and today they're holding a sign making workshop for Figment, the upcoming free arts festival. Put your creativity to work or just sip your drink and spectate. We're fans of sign making, as evidenced by the collection of playa signage decorating our yard. That yard is likely to be full of the burner curious if the rain holds off. And around 10, when all those dusty folks have cleared out, there should be plenty of elbow room for you to hang with our late night Weirdos and enjoy some palaver with Zero. We hope you enjoy a wonderful Wednesday, friends!
https://www.facebook.com/events/466583382533835

FIGMENT happy hour at Lucky Wednesday night 6-10pm
FIGMENT Weekend is this weekend. Let's get together and talk about interactive art!

Experience Day de Dada “Dream Exchange”, inspired by the 1947 surrealist film "Dreams That Money Can Buy."

Dive into an interactive space where dreams are shared, traded, and released through immersive rituals. Set your unconscious mind free!

Day de Dada Dream Exchange at Figment -- Sunday June 9, 2024 from Noon to 5pm

Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NYC

Figment NYC 2024 is a free participatory-art event that celebrates creativity by inviting artists and visitors to create, shareperformanceart #, and dream... together. Figment Weekend Sat – Sun June 8-9, 2024

Some 2024 Figment artists 💕
About the Oasis:
The Oasis offers weary travelers the chance to enter a special, liminal space, a haven unbound by the conventions and concerns of everyday living. It is a place devoted to experiencing care without any expectation of recompense; a place to rest, reflect and be unburdened. Along with your guide, Panacea, you will create your Boon, an extraordinary and unique gift to take with you when you reenter the world, and a reminder that you are loved.

About Jess (artist's statement):

As a child, Jessica remembers lying awake at night, thoughts whirling, unable to understand how human beings could act so differently from one another. How could one human being perform stunning acts of selflessness and another, with 99.9% of the same DNA, commit atrocities? It seemed an impossible puzzle. Jessica grew to study psychology, ultimately earning a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University. This provided some clues to how to understand her questions, but she became convinced that more needed to be done to provide alternatives to the relentlessly negative and cynical perspectives found so frequently in the mainstream. It was not enough to say that dwelling in a kinder mental, social and cultural space was possible; experiencing the caring was much more meaningful. She became convinced that the powers of awe, wonder and mystery are key to creating this new world.

Jessica’s art captures her audience’s minds and imaginations, opening them to their inherent potential for greater compassion, empathy and connection.

FIGMENT WEEKEND is coming up fast!

Join us at Snug Harbor on Saturday, June 8 from 11am - 10pm and Sunday, June 9 from 11 am - 6pm.

We have interactive artists, musicians, dancers, actors, painters, sculptors and more all ready to participate with you.

Snug Harbor is a public park so keep park rules in mind when planning your visit. Bring your curiosity, a picnic and your creative spirit.

See you soon!

Queen Jaguar is coming to FIGMENT Weekend at Snug Harbor on June 9! , ,

FIGMENT - Snug Harbor Walk through dates

~Wednesday 29th of May from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm -- drinks after

~Friday 31st of May from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm -- drinks after

~Monday 3rd of June from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZMimwZnyP6mBvupP9

is where we are meeting.
40.644607, -74.102033
Mid Island, Staten Island, NY 10301

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions 🙂

Personaland will have a show at Prime Produce in May and will be at FIGMENT Weekend in June.

Halloween Party to benefit FIGMENT and Prime Produce: What Are YOU Afraid of?
Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/RealFear2023

Halloween is the time when you expect to find spooky ghosts, creepy monsters and things that go bump in the night.
Well, at Prime Produce, instead of a werewolf with a chainsaw you will encounter your real fears.

Death, Commitment, The Future...
What are YOU afraid of?
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Details:
WHAT: a Halloween Party supporting FIGMENT and PRIME PRODUCE
WHEN: Saturday, October 28 from 6pm - Midnight
WHERE: Prime Produce 424 West 54th St.
WHO: ages 14 and up.

Oogie Boogie - Halloween Party on the Main Floor. We will have DJs, Live Bands, Food, Beverages and surprises. Includes access to the Spookie Ookie upstairs.
Spooky Ookie - Explore your fears on the Second Floor.

Don't be afraid to... Dress as you like.
Fanciful dress is encouraged but not required.

FIGMENT is this weekend!
June 3rd and 4th at Snug Harbor on Staten Island!

Residency Opportunity!

https://cmany.org/cma-artist-educator-residency/

The Residency for Experimental Arts Education 2022-2023 - Children's Museum of the Arts New York Click here to apply Applications for Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) Residency for Experimental Arts Education are due on July 8, 2022. Built out of CMA’s 34 years of service to the community, the Residency for Experimental Arts Education invites individuals to reflect on the efficacy of art...

Here is the lineup of incredible projects at FIGMENT NYC this weekend!

https://newyork.figmentproject.org/artists_2022

Getting ready for FIGMENT next week! June 4th and 5th at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island.