Governors Island
Meal8: Open Kitchen with Red Flower Collective
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AMeal8: Open Kitchen is centered around dishes that can be cooked in the absence of fire. With the limitations of the available kitchen in mind, we explore in this menu propositions for a kitchen without heat: cooking without a stove or oven; operating with limited access to water; and focusing on fermented, cured, macerated, preserved, and pickled ingredients.
July Flux Saturday: Dirty Time on Governors Island
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AJoin Dirty Time for a day full of activities celebrating dirt and dirtyness! We'll tell stories about Dirt, play Dirtball, and finish with Dirty Karaoke.
Art During War: Fundraiser for Ukraine
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AFlux Factory together with BIRUCHIY contemporary art project and SPILKA NGO is hosting a fundraising event in support of the people of Ukraine affected by the full-scale Russian invasion. We invite you to learn about the Ukrainian art and music scene and how they are finding new meaning and urgency for their work in the…
Solstice Pop-Up Group Exhibition
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AExhibition open hours are on Saturdays (June 18 & 25) 12pm-8pm, Sundays (June 19 & 26) 11am-5pm Learn more about Flux Factory's projects on Governors Island. Solstice is a convening of eleven artists in celebration of the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, and the first day of summer.…
Parade of the Species
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AParade of the Species is an art show and parade celebrating the ecology of Governor’s Island. The parade will proceed in a loop starting and ending at Soisson’s Landing. Puppeteers, visual artists, musical performers and more will make a brilliantly colorful procession in costumes and displaying art depicting the island’s species (oysters, hawks, squirrels, lichen,…
Flux Saturday: Aleatoric Audio for an Infinite Island
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AAleatoric Audio for an Infinite Island is an experimental sound art event featuring performances and sound installations by artists and musicians from the NYC area working in sound art, generative art-making practices, livecoding, homemade instruments, art and code, experimental voice, modular synth and more. Presented as part of Flux Saturdays by Flux Factory, building 404…
Jevi From 9 to 11 Preview Screening
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AA fictionalized short documentary about an artist who works at a museum during the pandemic. Starring Flux Factory artist Jevijoe Vitug and featuring music by Ben Seretan. The short was directed by Carlos David TC in 2021 and its production was made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds…
Sympoietica: A Grounding and Automatic Drawing Experience
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404ASympoietica, by Maureen Catbagan and Sholeh Asgary, is a participatory performance that creates a space of solace, recuperation, and creative expression through our relationship to the earth and its multi-species inhabitants. The audience is invited to participate in a guided soundscape, movement, and reflection exercise that connects Governors Island biodiversity and history while expressing their…
Day Job Pop-up Group Exhibition
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AA group exhibition on Governors Island featuring day job related pieces by 17 artists who daylight as teachers, security guards, construction and retail workers, market researchers and more. Open to the public Saturday and Sunday October 30 and 31 11-5pm on Governors Island, Nolan Park, house #404A Special “Day Job”, Worst Case Scenario Costume Karaoke…
October Flux Saturday & Halloween Sunday on Governors Island
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AOctober 30 11am-5pm ET
Join Flux on the last Saturday of each month during our Fall residency for a picnic potluck, open studios, pop-up exhibitions and art happenings!
Whispering Archipelago Outdoor Experimental Concert
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AOctober 23, 4-5pm, at Governors Island Colonel's Row House 404A
Whispering Archipelago features performances from Anthony Janas, Amanda Gutiérrez, Jenn Grossman and Brendan Landis
Solar Balloon Workshop with Anika Todd
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AThis weekend @anikatodd will be leading a workshop at flux factory on Governors Island. We will be learning to make balloons that heat up at Sun. They can be sculptures or Lyft sculptures. We will fly them together the following weekend on Halloween. Come by this Saturday or Sunday anytime from 10 AM to 10…
Amphora’s Amorpha with Sally Beauty Twin
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404AAmphora’s Amorpha (Dance, Music, Puppetry, Theater, Art) will be a multi-media festival Oct 2, Oct 9 and Oct 16 featuring more than 16 artists on Governors Island at Flux Factory’s residency in building 404A. October 2nd will feature outdoor performances with visual art backdrops, showcasing music by Alice Cohen and Breakaway with a dance performance…
Pillow Life Lounge: A Showcase/Spectacle of Softness
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404ASeptember 25, 2-4pm at Flux’s house on Governors Island (Colonels Row House 404A)
Join us in relaxing in a field of softness, resting in the face of pressure to do more. This interactive exhibition invites you to pause, take your shoes off, touch, hold tight, loosen your grip, lay down, breathe deep -- and see what shows up from there.
Mini Painting Workshop with Teng Teng at Flux Saturday
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404ASeptember 25, 2-4pm at Flux’s house on Governors Island (Colonels Row House 404A)
Teng Teng will give you hands-on instruction on how to paint using the tiniest paint brush you've ever seen.
September Flux Saturday on Governors Island
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404ASeptember 25 11am-5pm ET
Join Flux on the last Saturday of each month during our Fall residency for a picnic potluck, open studios, pop-up exhibitions and art happenings!
Drink + Draw: LIVE from Governors Island Edition
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404ASeptember 12, 4pm-6pm at Flux’s house on Governors Island (Colonels Row House 404A)
This experimental Drink + Draw will feature masks, costumes and props created by multi-disciplinary artist Lexy Ho-Tai, and modeled by fellow artists
Governors Island Open Studios
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404ASeptember 8-12, 11am-5pm daily at Flux’s house on Governors Island (Colonels Row House 404A)
Flux Factory will participate in an Governors Island-wide open studios program
Book Release: History of Solar Power Art
Governors Island Colonels Row House 404ASeptember 4, 2pm-3:30 at Flux’s house on Governors Island (Colonels Row House 404A)
Alex Nathanson will be celebrating the release of his new book A History of Solar Power Art and Design. He will be joined by NYC-based artists and designers working with solar power whose work is featured in the book, including Ted Victoria and Benedetta Piantella.