Art in the Parks

Through collaborations with a diverse group of arts organizations and artists, Parks brings to the public both experimental and traditional art in many park locations. Please browse our list of current exhibits and our archives of past exhibits below. You can also see past grant opportunities or read more about the Art in the Parks Program.

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2025

Manhattan

Mike Hansel, Intestinal Fortitude
August 15, 2024 to March 28, 2025
Canal Park, Manhattan
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Description:
This arching steel tubular structure reaches in multiple directions while implying a lively quality of implied motion. Viewers can follow the sculpture's construction method, as there is no attempt to disguise or hide the fabrication process.

This work highlights the intersection of industrial processes and organic forms. This exhibition is presented by Voltz Clarke Gallery.

Andrea Arroyo, ImagiNATIONS: Art as Solidarity
November 18, 2025 to March 28, 2025
Happy Warrior Playground and Frederick Douglass Playground, Manhattan
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Description:

Art as Solidarity is an ongoing series of artworks created in response to issues that touch us every day. The works reflect the universal values of love, justice, equality, and peace and aim to build bridges across borders, languages, and cultures and generate dialogue about issues relevant to both the local and global levels.

This exhibition is presented by El Taller Latino Americano.

Sean Scully, Broadway Shuffle
July 12, 2024 to March 16, 2025
Broadway Malls, Manhattan
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Description:
Seven large-scale sculptures - each one a unique vertical stack composed from various configurations of metal, stone and wood - will be presented at seven locations along the green medians at the center of Broadway from Lincoln Square to Washington Heights. The artist recently said: "Broadway is legendary, and it has been mythologized in art and song. I called my project 'Shuffle' after a dance, in the same way that Mondrian, another geometric immigrant, called his painting 'Boogie Woogie' I love the idea of my blocks and stacks punctuating the endless rhythm of Broadway."

The exhibition is presented by the Broadway Mall Association and Lisson Gallery.

Nicole Eisenman, Fixed Crane
October 24, 2024 to March 9, 2025
Madison Square Park, Manhattan
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Description:
Fixed Crane features a toppled industrial crane embellished with handmade sculptural objects. Parkgoers can walk around the deflated machine, a mighty symbol of construction prowess and urban growth that now rests impotently on the park’s Oval Lawn. Rather than reach valiantly into the sky, the once imperious 1969 Link-Belt crane has capsized, provocatively challenging our notions of betterment. The crane’s original counterweight and interior mechanisms become benches for seating as the artist daylights what was once hidden in the machine’s interior. Viewers can look at the fallen crane–once a commanding, necessary force for building, but now in stasis.

This project is presented by the Madison Square Park Conservancy.

Myles Zhang and Stephen Fan, Pedestrian Observations: Mapping Chinatown's Public Realm
January 27, 2024 to January 19, 2025
Columbus Park, Manhattan
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Description:

Pedestrian Observations: Mapping Manhattan Chinatown’s Public Realm is a collaboration by artist and architectural historian Myles Zhang and architect/designer Stephan Fan. This project explores the blurred boundaries between Chinatown’s public and private spaces in a graphic installation formulated and executed through various community-engagement efforts over the past two years. It is a horizontal map that presents iconic elements of Chinatown’s streetscapes. The streetscape draws familiar, if not legendary, scenes woven together in segments to suggest the many layers of human activation and experience of these vibrant congested historic streets.

This exhibition is presented by CALL / City as Living Laboratory.

Various Artists, Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL
October 30, 2024 to January 5, 2025
John Jay Park
Washington Market Park, Manhattan
Chelsea Green, Manhattan
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Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:
Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL is a creative photography exhibition to tell a unique story. The exhibition features a curated collection of striking, joyful, profound photographs from Magnum photographers Cristina de Middel, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, and Olivia Arthur, who travelled to Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Romania to capture moments of PEACE FOR ALL-funded support activities from their own perspectives. The project is intended as a worldwide reflection on the value of peace. Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL will be held in over 10 major world cities, hosted in public locations over several weeks, and freely accessible to all. The global initiative was first launched in London in September with other participating cities to follow, including New York City.

This project is presented by UNIQLO and Magnum Photos.

Queens

Annalisa Iadicicco, BUMPERMAN
October 25, 2024 to October 25, 2025
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
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Description:
Bumperman, a life-sized superhero sculpture made from recycled car bumpers and auto parts, stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and renewal, celebrating the redevelopment of Willets Point. Created by artist Annalisa Iadicicco, this striking figure honors the area’s vibrant history as a hub for affordable auto repairs, paying tribute to the hardworking immigrant community that defined it. Now, as Willets Point undergoes a transformation into a mixed-use community, Bumperman reminds us of its enduring spirit.

This exhibition is made possible by the Art in the Parks: Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park Grant, which supports the creation of site-specific public artworks by Queens-based artists for two sites within Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Drew Seskunas, What Is the Opposite of a Black Hole?
October 8, 2024 to October 7, 2025
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
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Description:
If a black hole absorbs all light and information surrounding it, the opposite would project light and propagate information. This sculpture celebrates the rich history of science in Queens by highlighting residents who worked to expand our understanding of the universe, casting light where before there was darkness. The artwork honors the contributions of Queens-born scientists Dr. Joseph Weinberg, Dr. Lisa Randall, Dr. Marie Maynard Daly, Dr. Eugenie Clark, Dr. Ivan R. King, and Dr. Arthur Cooper.

Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Richmond Hill Art Hub
September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2025
Lt. Frank McConnell Park, Queens
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Description:
A collaboration between Chhaya CDC and two NYC-based design firms, Hive Public Space and Studio For, this vibrant multi-use park installation celebrates Richmond Hill's diverse cultural heritage. It takes the form of a community stage for events, classes, and gatherings, adorned with colors inspired by neighbors' homeland flags. This installation aims to activate the space, showcase local culture, engage residents, and promote long-term preservation of cultural identity in public spaces.

This exhibition is presented by Chhaya Community Development Corporation. It is supported by the Urban Design Forum Local Center, which assembles interdisciplinary project teams that support local organizations to advance their visions for public space.

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