Explore the best of the downtown art scene this weekend, from Tribeca and the Lower East Side to SoHo, the West Village, and Governors Island. With gallery openings, artist studios, and contemporary art around every corner, Lower Manhattan offers plenty of inspiration for an art-filled weekend in NYC.
Lower East Side | Friday
Satellite Art Show, 279 Broome St, Wrong Answers Only by Vance Godfrey II, 5pm-10pm
Tathata, 191 Henry St, The Air Was Already There by Ivana Dama
Essex Flowers, 19 Monroe St, ‘Transaction’ work by Joshua Abelow, Katya Kirilloff, ‘Wet Blanket’ by Sonya Derman
Kates-Ferri Projects, 561 Grand Street, Blow Jobs - $1, With Lipstick - $5, by Johnny Rosza, 6pm-9pm
Greenwich Village | Friday
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, The Municipal Sublime: A discussion By n+1 Foundation, RSVP link
Tribeca | Friday
Sarahcrown, 110 Lafayette St, #201, ‘Wild Dreams’ by Rachel Frank
DDDD, 79 Leonard Street, Compression by Jan Dickey
Scroll, 86 Walker St, Breeze Through Mindscapes by Miho Ichise
Derek Eller Gallery, 38 Walker Street, ‘Sun Water Sky’ by EJ Hauser
IRL, 86 Walker St, 2nd Fl, Synthesize Me by Olga Titus, Michael Dickey
Auxier Kline, 19 Monroe St, I Want to Believe by Brandon Elijah Johnson
Friday Art Crawl Map:
West Village | Saturday
Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune St, Open Studios, 2pm-6pm
Lower East Side | Saturday
Krause Gallery, 149 Orchard St, ‘This Side Up’ with Thirsty Bstrd x Leo Manelli
Blank Mag Books, 17 Eldridge St, Instax_Classix book release by Edwin De La Rosaa, 5pm-8pm
Governor’s Island | Saturday
Colonel’s Row, Art Project Armazoen ‘Sea Container Screenings’ 12pm-5pm
RU House at Colonels Row, $404B, Domesit DisEnchantments by Milo Masonicic, Ayelet Amrani Navon, Natasa Prosenc Stearns, Julia Taszycka, curated by Data Chigholashvili, 11am-5pm
KODA House 407b, Open Studios, 11am-5pm with art by Roya Amigh, Kathleen McDermott
Soho | Sunday
Fried Rice, 239 Mulberry St, Beyond Borders, with various artists, 6pm-8:30pm
West Village | Sunday
Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune St, Open Studios, 2pm-6pm
Governor’s Island | Sunday
Colonel’s Row, Art Project Armazoen ‘Sea Container Screenings’ 12pm-5pm
American Indian Community House, #15, AICH Fall Social, 12pm-4pm
This weekend’s featured artist is Sonya Derman, whose exhibition Wet Blanket opens Friday, October 16, at Essex Flowers. Working with hand-embroidered, painted, and quilted textiles, Derman transforms words and phrases into playful, enigmatic compositions. Drawing on the familiar textures of garage sales, hand-me-downs, and traditional craft, her work finds new meaning in everyday language and handmade objects. Wet Blanket is on view through November 15, with an opening reception Friday from 6–8 PM.
Discover these and more art events happening across downtown NYC this weekend.
Featured work above by Sonya Derman
