Walk Exchange
The Walk Exchange organizes free creative walks in New York City and beyond. Join us for a walk! We walk to learn about spaces, ideas, and each other.
Since 2010, The Walk Exchange has led an annual training course and an informal monthly walk series, and has conducted workshops and site specific projects with community and arts based organizations. If you have an idea for a walk, or a particular topic you want to explore through walking, contact us, we are always open to your suggestions. All Walk Exchange events are free and open to all.
04/07/2024
walkingwhiledrawing * Parnidis Dune When traveling to places I have been before I found it interesting to notice that being at certain spots brings back memories that I had forgotten and encourages me to remember routes that I used t…
This Sunday we'll be walking with the The Loiterers Resistance Movement. Join us at 10am in Brooklyn Heights.
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11/11/2023
Still opportunities to join us tomorrow for the Street Signs Tarot Walk. 2pm in Brooklyn Heights
07/11/2023
Demolition Project has a new soundwalk coming up. Join them in London! And stay tuned for details on Soundwalk 2 of our London-NYC exchange.
Soundwalk 3.10 – Regent's Canal from Angel to Hackney A walk after dark, heading east from the bustling bars of Islington
05/11/2023
Mapping from Australia to Greece with the Heart Maps project, by Amy Tsilemanis With friends old and new We make our new keys To the maps that we see And the maps that we breathe From Good People Dreaming, Amy Tsilemanis Heart Maps was a creative residency project th…
26/10/2023
The clock are about to go back and to mark it Exchange founder Blake Morris will be doing season 9 of his bi-annual sunrise walks. Join him from fifteen minutes before sunrise wherever you are!
23/10/2023
Created a walking art piece in the last year? Apply for this award from WalkListenCreate recognising "exceptional walking art created in the previous year." Cash Money Prize!
Marŝarto Awards The Marŝarto Awards recognise exceptional walking art created in the previous year. The Awards culminate in October, coinciding with Walktober, the global call to promote walking as a creative experience. Winners walk away with a cash prize of up to 1000 euros. Any walking piece created during the ...
13/10/2023
Bess Matassa is offering a special on Tarot readings from her new NYC Tarot deck through October 17th.
And don't forget to mark your calendars for our walk with her November 12th!
Special Until 10/17! NYC Tarot Reading — The Star Parlor To celebrate the launch of my NYC Tarot Deck , I’m offering special 30-minute readings with the cards from now until its debut on 10/17 woo hoo! Whether or not you’re a New Yorker, you’re invited to commune with the city of your soul— asking your burning questions and getting intuitive hits ...
11/10/2023
Mark your calendars for our NYC Tarot walk with Bess Matassa. 12 November at 2pm. More details TBA.
Upcoming Walks – The Walk Join us in New York City for the inaugural walk in our five-walk exchange with London based artists Debbie Kent and Alisa Oleva (the Demolition Project).
08/10/2023
Walkspace, who are part of our season of exchanges, Walking Across the Pond, are featured in this article on Walkers in the City:
"Right before COVID-19 hit, [Howlett] co-founded Walkspace: Walking in the West Midlands, a collective to promote psychogeography in the landlocked region. While some have framed psychogeography as a solo endeavor, Howlett was passionate about bringing people together and re-discovering a forgotten “richness” in his community. They even made a virtual map where people could add points of interest discovered through their own psychogeographic explorations."
Walkers in the City—and Everywhere - JSTOR Daily In psychogeography, the journey is key. Each step a person takes helps them reshape and better understand the role the space around them plays in their life.
04/10/2023
We had a great walk last Sunday listening to the sounds of Manhattan.
Check out what our participants heard. Click the link and scroll down.
Debbie Kent and Alisa Oleva – The Walk Since 2018, Debbie Kent and Alisa Oleva have been leading soundwalks in London, exploring the city’s sonic landscape. In 2023, they are partnering with the Walk Exchange to create a series of walks exploring the soundscapes of London and New York City. Starting with one of their initial inspiratio...
28/09/2023
There is still time to sign up for the walk this Sunday. Join us at 3pm for a silent soundwalk to Max Neuhaus' Times Square.
18/09/2023
Check out this article with on walking with menopause and the development of Birmingham based Walkspace (with whom we will be exchanging some walks later this year!)
Fiona Cullinan on how she built a walking arts collective | Stories Entering the menopause can feel like entering an unknown land. Walking through it with other perimenopausal women, and processing the issues of ageing through art, offers a way to navigate this new territory. Never would I have guessed that I’d become an artist in my 50s – let alone co-found a w...
15/09/2023
In advance of our walk on October 1st, read Time Out New York's coverage of the installation earlier this year. And don't forget to RSVP!
“It could be for anybody coming from any background to experience the work,” [Jean Cooney, director of Times Square Arts] says. “It really isn’t far off from what ambient and background sounds you’d hear in NYC. It’s not far off from the perpetual humming of the city itself. You really have to listen more deeply to discover it.”
You’ve probably stepped on this secret artwork in Times Square Listen closely to discover this unmarked artwork.
12/08/2023
October 1st. Walk with us in New York City. Details coming soon.
07/07/2023
The Walk Exchange is back out walking and checking out routes, starting with the sounds of Max Neuhaus in the belly of the beast.
Keep an eye on this space for more information as we share dates for upcoming walks, starting September 2023.