Current Exhibition:
The 2018 Harkness Dance Festival Exhibition
Balanchine: The Eternal Present
New York City Ballet
Photographs from over 40 years
By Paul Kolnik
Credit: George Balanchine rehearsing Stephanie Saland in Apollo; Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust; BALANCHINE is a Trademark of The George Balanchine Trust.
On View: February 21 - May 8, 2018
Since 1935, 92Y’s Harkness Dance Center has been a historic home of modern dance, nurturing the talents of such pioneers as Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey and Merce Cunningham. In the tradition of these trailblazers, we pride ourselves on carrying forward the art of dance in our educational and performance programs.
Each year we present the Harkness Dance Festival – five weeks of performances with today’s innovators and history makers of dance. The 2018 festival, which runs February 23 to March 24, features a varied spectrum of artists and works, from revivals of classics to world premieres, and reflects the reputation of 92Y’s Harkness Dance Center as the place not only where modern dance was born … but where it’s all heading.
We’re so pleased to present Paul Kolnik’s stunning photographs as part of this year’s festival. For more than 40 years, he has had an extraordinary window into the world of the New York City Ballet and the astonishing dancers who have worked with the company over the years. These images truly capture the exalting spirit of these artists and specifically the “Eternal Present” of Mr. Balanchine’s legacy.
— Christine Chen, Director of Dance and Adult Programming
This event and the exhibition is supported by Producers Circle members Meryl Rosofsky and Stuart H. Coleman.
Upcoming Exhibition:
The 26th Annual 92Y Art Center Student Exhibition
On View: May 16 – June 23
Welcome to the 26th Annual Art Center Student Exhibition! For over 88 years the 92Y Art Center has provided students of all ages and all levels of accomplishment with a superior educational experience, whether in art appreciation, fine art, ceramics or jewelry and metalsmithing. As part of this mission, the Art Center provides training that helps to build technical skills as well as an informed appreciation of the arts. What is paramount is the art-making process: the self-fulfillment, intellectual engagement, challenge and fun that the practice of studio art can provide. However, the exhibition of one’s work can be an important part of this process. It provides a forum for contemplation, comparison and critique, along with the simple joy of sharing one’s accomplishments. This annual exhibition of work by adult students enrolled in 92Y’s studio art classes celebrates the talents of individual students, the devotion of the faculty to the process of teaching, and the 92Y community of artists.
The numerous entries received always require us to limit the number of objects exhibited in the gallery. We would like to sincerely thank Sara Softness, assistant curator of special projects at the Brooklyn Museum, for serving as the guest juror of this year’s exhibition. As part of her duties, she has selected her favorite work from each of the following categories: oil painting, drawing, collage, watercolor, ceramics and jewelry design.
In addition, the Art Center would like to thank Gilda Block for her continued generous support of this annual student exhibition.
Allison Valchuis Chapman
Director
92Y Art Center
Join us at the opening reception as we celebrate the drawing, painting, ceramics, collage, jewelry and other work of more than 130 artists!
Opening reception:
Wednesday, May 16, 5-6:45 pm
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