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Governors Island is a 172 acre island in the heart of New York Harbor. It’s only 800 yards from Lower Manhattan, and even
closer to Brooklyn. It is a world unto itself, unique and full of promise.
We're now accepting proposals for indoor exhibition space for the 2020 season.
We’ve opened our annual Call for Proposals for free indoor exhibition space for the 2020 public season, open to artistic, cultural, environmental and educational organizations. Historic houses in Nolan Park and Colonels Row will host programs including exhibitions, performances, workshops, screenings, talks and more, and your organization could be part of it. Learn more about our indoor programming and how to apply for space.
Latest Blog Posts
Building Governors Island: Building 9, the first Post Hospital
November 8, 2019
Over 50 beautiful, historic buildings permeate the 92-acre Historic District that covers Governors Island’s northern half. In the Building Governors Island series, we’ll examine some of these notable structures, their individual histories and the roles they’ve played in the Island’s history as a whole, beginning with Nolan Park’s Building 9.
A few historic buildings stand out from the yellow wooden houses that dominate Nolan Park. Some grab more attention than others; it’s hard not to notice...
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Watch live readings by two poets in Shantell Martin’s The May Room
October 30, 2019
Intimate and expansive at the same time, the atmosphere
inside Shantell Martin’s immersive installation,
The May Room, lends
itself particularly well to celebrations of the written and spoken word.
The May Room has hosted a variety of public poetry
reading events since opening in September, three of which were presented by the
Poetry Society of America showcasing poets from diverse backgrounds through
partner organizations including CantoMundo and Kundiman.
The last Poetry Society of America-produced event, Puerto
Rico en mi...