The Community Corner provides information about community programming, public museum exhibits and announcements from not-for-profits and governmental institutions providing programming in SoHo and neighboring communities.
The Architectural League
594 Broadway, Suite 607 New York, NY 10012, (212) 753-1722 | email: info@archleague.org
As a vital, independent forum for architecture and its allied disciplines, the League helps create a more beautiful, vibrant, innovative, and sustainable future.
Value: Then and Now – the winners of the 2020 League Prize reunite online to reflect on the competition theme and the watershed summer of 2020. April 5, 12:00 PM ONLINE
Learn more about the Architectural League and its mission HERE
The Center for Italian Modern Art
421 Broome St, New York, NY 10013, (646) 370-3596 | email: info@italianmodernart.org
(CIMA) is a 501c3 public nonprofit exhibition and research center established in 2013 in New York City to promote public appreciation and advance the study of modern and contemporary Italian art in the United States and internationally.
From Depero to Rotella: Italian Commercial Posters Between Advertising and Art – now until June 10. 2023
Book talk with author Laura Moure Cecchini presenting her latest book Baroquemania: Italian visual culture and the construction of national identity, 1898–1945. Wednesday, April 12 at 6:00 pm – READ MORE
456 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013 | Phone : 212.431.9740 | email: info@caacarts.org
The Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC) was established in 1975 to support the cultural arts of New York City’s Chinese-heritage communities and to generally raise awareness of Chinese performing and visual arts.
Gallery 456 is open Mon-Wed-Fri from 1PM to 5PM.
Exhibit: New Abstraction CalligraphyCalligraphy and Brushwork by Bian Hong. March 31 – April 21, 2023. Details HERE
3 Washington Square Village, #1A, New York, NY 10012 | Phone : 212-979-2272 | Fax: 212-254-5102 | email: info@cb2manhattan.org
The Manhattan Community Board 2 is a New York City community board encompassing the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, West Village, NoHo, SoHo, Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy in the borough of Manhattan. Community Board 2 is one of the first community boards to be established in the early 1960’s
FULL BOARD Jeannine Kiely, Chair: Thurs., 04/20/23 @ 6:30 PM – The board accepts both written testimony and live testimony at the beginning of the meeting, but please note that public speakers will be limited to 2 minutes or less at the discretion of the Chair. The board recommends submitting written testimony, which will be summarized at the meeting, to ensure an opportunity for your voice to be recognized. Meeting Calendar
Website: Community Board 2 Manhattan
Douglas Dunn + Dancers
541 Broadway 3rd floor, New York, NY 10012 , New York City | Phone: +212-966-6999 | email: admin@douglasdunndance.com
Founded in 1977 by Martha Beck (1938–2014), The Drawing Center—an exhibition space in downtown Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood—explores the medium of drawing as primary, dynamic, and relevant to contemporary culture.
Exhibit: Of Mythic Worlds: Works from the Distant Past through the Present group exhibit on view until May 14 – View exhibit HERE
Elizabeth Street between Prince & Spring Streets, Little Italy, New York City | email: friends@elizabethstreetgarden.org
The Garden is open year-round by volunteers – Winter Hours: WEEKDAYS: Noon – 4 pm, WEEKENDS: 10 am – 4 pm-weather permitting and RealFeel > 45°F
Food Drives, Easter Egg Party, Tai Chi, Community Gardening, Yoga and Earth Day Celebrations all happening in April at Elizabeth Street Garden! Get Calendar HERE!
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving service
Design on a Dime is once again teaming with interior designers for the benefit of Housing Works. Awards dinner, opening night and sale going on from April 19-22. Read more and buy tickets HERE
Visit our Talks page to watch/listen to previously recorded talks with artists: HERE
IN-person visits are back! The guided visit program in New York will operate at a limited schedule and capacity. The number of available tickets will be reflected in the calendar and will be released on monthly basis. Safety protocols apply to all visitors regardless of vaccine status: Visit 101 Spring Street
Rosemarie Castoro: Paintings 1964-1966, April 20–June 24, 2023. READ MORE HERE
26 Wooster Street New York, NY 10013 (Between Grand & Canal Streets) | Phone 212-431-2609
Created by our founders to preserve LGBTQ identity and build community, the Leslie-Lohman Museum acts as a cultural hub for the LGBTQ community by aspiring to reclaim scholarship from a queer perspective.
On Exhibit: Coyote Park: I Love You Like Mirrors Do- Feb 03 – JUL 16, 2023 exhibit details
Mailing Address, P.O. Box 20488, New York NY 10009 | Learning Center & Office, Fire Boat House, East River Promenade at Grand Street
New York NY, 10002, 212.477.4022
LES offers Community-based Recycling and Composting Programs, Local Stewardship of Green Space, and Environmental Education Programs.
Hudson Square Compost Drop-Off (continues through winter) – Wednesdays 9am to 2pm: Bring your food scraps to the NYC Compost Project’s morning commuter drop-off location at Hudson Square (6th Ave & Spring St – NE Corner) SCHEDULE HERE
10 Jersey Street, New York, NY, 10012 | Phone: (212) 966-3424
Library Manager: Rebecca Alberto
We are open! As part of our phased re-opening, we are expanding services at open grab-and-go locations. In addition to holds pickups and returns, this location now offers advance reservations for public computer use and limited browsing of materials. See you at the library—but don’t forget your mask!
ON EXHIIBIT: Peggy Resnick: My Family: Poland and America Through May 3, 2023 and also, Annette Back: Layered Thoughts Through April 29, 2023. READ MORE HERE
12 Eldridge Street , New York, NY, 10002, Museum Site: 212.219.0302 | contact@eldridgestreet.org
Good News! The Museum at Eldridge Street will reopen on Tuesday, June 1. Schedule a visit with us to reserve a time slot: https://www.eldridgestreet.org/#
The SoHo Design District brings together SoHo’s design community through the promotion and preservation of SoHo as a premier destination for world renowned design and creativity.
Contact the SoHo Memory Project: yukie@sohomemory.org
The SoHo Memory Project is a mobile museum, archive, and blog celebrating and preserving the history of SoHo as a New York City neighborhood.
SoHo Memory Project Launches New Interactive Audio Tour and Exhibit at UNIQLO (created by Yukie Ohta) – Get access to the tour here: https://mailchi.mp/b950a220b267/audio-tour
