Performance AIRspace Residency
Application Open NowThe application for our 2022-2023 Performance AIRspace Residency is OPEN NOW!
Residents receive
➕ A monetary commission of $7,000 to develop a new work presented in our 2022-2023 season
➕ 200 hours of fully subsidized studio rental time
➕ A live performance to be presented as part of our 2022-2023 season
To learn more and apply, click below.
Visual Artist AIRspace 2020-2021 Cohort: Review Retrospective
October 9 - December 11, 20212020-2021 Visual Artist AIRspace residents Carlos Rosales-Silva, Hyperlink Press, Sa’dia Rehman, and Shirley Bruno share work they developed during their residency period at Abrons Arts Center, curated by Brooke Nicholas.
My Projects Runway: Community Matriarchs of NYCHA
September 18 - December 1, 2021For the Photoville Festival 2021, Abrons Arts Center and the digital storytelling platform My Projects Runway celebrate women residents of Lower East Side public housing who have contributed to transformative change in our neighborhood with portraits from Courtney D. Garvin and a video work by Christopher Currence.
Christopher Currence: Helping Hands
September 18 - December 1, 2021Helping Hands is a short film by artist Christopher Currence that reflects on the practice of communal care and accountability to one’s neighbors.
Staying Safe
We're Back!As we return to in-person programming, we remain committed to creating a space where we work together to ensure each others’ safety as an artistic community. We encourage you to review our current COVID-19 safety policies, which will be updated as national and statewide guidances change.
Group Classes
Registration Live Now!Starting this Fall, we’re returning to in-person classes! Offering courses in Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Dance, and more, Abrons Education nurtures creative development and critical thinking for art makers of all ages.
Access to the arts is essential to a healthy society. In honoring this commitment, we have created two options for students and families to affordably access arts classes:
• Group class tuition will be 50% off for students with household incomes of $50,000 or less
• All group classes for NYCHA residents living in zip codes 10002, 10003, 10009, and 10038 will be free of tuition plus a $25 registration fee.
Private Lessons
Fall 2021 Enrollment Open Now!Private music lessons allow students, ages 5 and over, to receive one-on-one time with professional musicians across many instruments. We welcome those who are first-time learners and those who want to further advance their talents.
Priority registration is open for returning families now thru August 6. Registration opens to the public on August 7.
Ursula Eagly: The Nature of Physical Reality
October 15 - December 18, 2021 @ Various TimesThe Nature of Physical Reality is a solo performance for an audience of one; it acts as a gentle psychedelic that engages the viewer’s embodied consciousness.
Studio Rentals
Open NowOur studios are open! To best meet the needs of the artistic community during this challenging time, we offer studio rentals for rehearsals that cost as little as $10/hour.
As we have adapted to keep our community healthy, we have limited rentals to Studios 1, 2, 3, G05 and Music Rooms 206. Additionally, we ask that all prospective renters read through our new updated guidelines prior to requesting studio space.
