If you’re over baking and puzzles, why not make a new art project your next quarantine activity? Luckily, you can do just that while also supporting local Astoria businesses. From (…)
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Every summer artists are hard at work in Socrates Sculpture Park producing work for the Fall exhibit. They are part of the Park’s Annual Fellowship Program, an artist residency that (…)
The Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City (5-25 46th Ave) is the first stop in a multi-month traveling art exhibit called Creative Mosaic, focused on showcasing emerging artists from Queens. (…)
Smithsonian-recognized artist David Datuna just opened a new non-traditional art space in Long Island City, and it’s not just the venue—a repurposed taxi cab garage—that’s unusual. Datuna is well-known for his (…)
Discovering the Welling Court Mural Project can feel like you just accidentally stumbled into another, utterly remarkable world. A world with bright colors, crafted words, and the feeling of strolling (…)
Astoria locals Ashley Cavadas and Hannah Lokken both grew up as self-proclaimed “art nerds,” always crafting and creating. They both followed that passion through school—with Hannah studying Illustration & Graphic Design (…)
Art + Beer may not be the most classic combination, but having all local breweries at an experimental art museum complete with a DJ set and outdoor film screenings? Now (…)
One of our favorite Astoria “Spring Things” is enjoying the amazing local parks, and Socrates Sculpture Park just announced their Spring/Summer exhibit: Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, Open Space. Located along the (…)
LIC is the place to be for artists this week, with the LIC Arts Open running from May 18 to May 22. It’s five days jam-packed with art, photography, live (…)
The paint and sip phenomenon has made its way to Astoria! The Paint Place, a BYOB spot on the Upper West Side that offers painting classes and private parties, has (…)
A new hidden gem rests off the beaten path of 30th Ave in the form of Seasoned Art, a family-run art shop on 43rd Street. Just a few blocks (…)
Each week we bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week through our What to Do This Week Series. Got suggestions of your own? Share in (…)
Each week we bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week through our What to Do This Week Series. Got suggestions of your own? Share in (…)
The 7th Annual New World Queens Fest, presented by Astoria Music and Arts, is going down this Saturday, August 29, from 12pm-9pm in Astoria Park. It’s going to be a (…)
The LIC Block Party at SculptureCenter is a pretty perfect weekend event for friends, families, artists, neighbors, and pretty much everyone else. There’s live music and performances, booths with fun (…)
