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Third Saturdays
Governors Island Arts
October 18
Nolan Park - Nolan Park - Nolan Park Houses
Colonels Row - Colonels Row - Colonels Row Houses
Join this year’s Organizations in Residence every THIRD Saturday from May-October for special indoor and outdoor activities and public programs. All events are free and open to all.
The final THIRD Saturday of the 2025 season will feature inflatable sculptures by Mookntaka with projection mapping by Jarid Blue; a new iteration of Junkanooacome by Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow co-presented with KODA; and a visual and sonic performance by the multidisciplinary duo of Olga Panchenko and Gerry Gonzales Sestra Kuya, curated by Nicole Cooper and co-presented with Climate Imaginarium. The day will culminate with Sally Beaty Twin’s Illuminated Species Parade, featuring costumes inspired by Governors Island’s biodiversity.
October’s THIRD Saturday events include:
Nolan Park
- 11am-5pm: Exhibitions and activities from American Indian Community House, Harvestworks, Billion Oyster Project, West Harlem Art Fund, Swale, New York Latin American Art Triennial (NYLAAT), Taiwanese American Arts Council, Filmshop, Forest for Trees Collective, and The Supergeographics
- 11am-5pm: The Rhythm of Being Loved solo exhibition, Taiwanese American Arts Council
- 11am-5pm: The Painterly Eye, West Harlem Art Fund
- 11am-5pm: Eco-Art on Island, Taiwanese American Arts Council
- 11am-5pm: Island Eye — A Student Showcase, Forest for Trees Collective
- 1pm: Rad Jet — Three New Musical Components, Taiwanese American Arts Council
Colonels Row
- 11am-5pm: Exhibitions and activities from ArtCrawl Harlem, BronxArtSpace, KODA, Residency Unlimited, I Am CaribBEING, Climate Imaginarium, AnkhLave Arts Alliance, DuYe Moves, Bronx Council on the Arts, and Dancers Unlimited
- 11am-5pm: Everyone Who Knows What Love Is, AnkhLave Arts Alliance
- 11am-5pm: [In]Convenient [Short]Cuts, Residency Unlimited
- 12 – 2pm: Clothing Upcycling Workshop with Juliana Castaneda, Climate Imaginiarium
- 12 – 5pm: Open Studio Weekends, BronxArtSpace
- 1 – 3pm: Voyagers Open House & Dance Interpretation, AnkhLave Arts Alliance
- 1 – 4pm: 2025 Residency Artist Exhibition, Bronx Council on the Arts
- 1 – 5pm: Assemble Your Alien Collage Workshop, AnkhLave Arts Alliance
- 2 – 4pm: Sweater Weather sewing and mending workshop, Bronx Council on the Arts
- 2:30pm: Sestra Kuya, curated by Nicole Cooper (Co-presented with Climate Imaginarium)
- 3:30pm: Junkanooacome by Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow (Co-presented with KODA)
- 4pm: Mookntaka inflatable sculptures and projection mapping with Jarid Blue
- 6:30pm: Illuminated Species Parade by Sally Beauty Twin (In collaboration with DuYe Moves)
Visit all of the Island’s historic houses this Saturday and every weekend through the end of October to catch all this year’s offerings.
Related
See below for past programs and events on Governors Island.