Abrons Art Center — gallery cover

Curatorial Ethos

The center builds a community where artists, learners, and audiences explore creative possibilities, rooted in the immigrant and working-class history of its neighborhood. It prioritizes free and affordable access to art while supporting Indigenous-led programming and resisting colonialism through its values of creativity, experimentation, and action.

Abrons Arts Center is a comprehensive arts and culture center located at 466 Grand Street in New York's Lower East Side. Founded in 1975 as the Arts for Living Center, it operates as a program of Henry Street Settlement and stands as the only such center embedded within a social services agency in NYC. The venue offers free and affordable exhibitions, performances, classes, residencies, and space access to artists and the community.

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466 Grand St, New York, NY 10002