Celebrate 15 years of Earth Matter at their anniversary party! Held at LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island, this celebration will feature live music from Chico Alverez and Mafimba, lots […]
Participate in a single-day stewardship project focused on habitat restoration on Governors Island.
Discover a world of bees, compost, and organic gardening right in New York City! Join the Bee Conservancy, Earth Matter NY, and GrowNYC for a tour of the Urban Farm on Governors Island, and learn about each organization’s work.
Originally commissioned for a Cycladic island, then restaged in the Tuileries gardens, Greek-born and Paris-based choreographer Lenio Kaklea designed this piece as a response to physical landscape. Consisting of three distinct levels of spectatorship — near, far, and very far away — the performance blends environment with choreographic image, creating a structure that organizes the audience’s visual experience. On […]
Featuring a rotating lineup of over 40 of the city’s emerging makers, designers, artists, and small businesses, visitors can expect to find handcrafted jewelry, art, apparel, bath and body care, tableware, home furnishings, artisanal packaged food, and more.
Special indoor and outdoor activities and public programs hosted by organizations in residence on Governors Island.
This workshop will teach basic cyanotype printing on paper and fabric, featuring plants and natural pigments cultivated at Earth Matter Soil Start Farms’ Heritage Beds. These four sessions will occur from May through September. The cohort of 15 – 20 participants of all ages will make art with organic material throughout its life cycle from decomposition to […]
Each entry to the NYCRUNS Squirrel Stampede 10K includes a ferry ride, race-entry, a tech shirt, and post-race snacks. The 10K is two loops of the island.
Participate in a single-day stewardship project focused on habitat restoration on Governors Island.
Discover a world of bees, compost, and organic gardening right in New York City! Join the Bee Conservancy, Earth Matter NY, and GrowNYC for a tour of the Urban Farm on Governors Island, and learn about each organization’s work.
Ray Blue Quintet, Whitney Marchelle Quintet, Nat Adderly Quintet, Ronnie Burrage Quintet, Cindy Lou Robinson & Her Blues Band, and an art display dedicated to Jazz.
More than two dozen cultural partners join for a creative celebration in and around the historic former military houses of Nolan Park and Colonels Row on the Island, featuring free dance and music performances, outdoor installations, interactive workshops, open studios, panel discussions, and more.