Times Square Transformation will redefine Times Square as an artistic town square -- and provide a paradigm to be shared with center-city civic leaders from across America -- by enlisting ten cutting-edge NYC cultural organizations and festivals, which represent a range of disciplines, audience demographics and neighborhoods, to permanently transform Times Square's newest public spaces into venues for innovative performing and visual arts.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Jan 28, 2017
Times Square Arts has announced that The Office for Creative Research... Read More
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Aug 05, 2014
By Sherry Dobbin Update As we cross the one year threshold of support from ArtPlace America, we wanted to take stock of what it means... Read More
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Apr 17, 2014
After Hours: Biba Bell, Plume. February 19, 2014, R Lounge at Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel; photo by Carolina Sandretto The beginning of 2014... Read More
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Mar 18, 2014
Young Projects “Match-Maker” February 10-March 11, 2014; photograph by Ka-Man Tse for @TSqArts ATTRACTION (of the holidays) Updates I am sure that all programmers feel... Read More
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Jan 28, 2014
Jay Scheib’s ‘The Disinherited,’ at the AMC Empire 25, 234 West 42nd Street, Times Square, New York City; photo by Clint Spaulding for @TSqArts Updates... Read More
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Jan 08, 2014
Thank Yous (Recycled) by Mark Salinas; image courtesy of the artist Updates On Monday, December 2 nd , we held selection panels for two different... Read More
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Dec 09, 2013
Midnight Moment: Ezra Wube, At the Same Moment; photo by Ka-Man Tse for @TSqArts. Updates Midnight Moment is the largest coordinated effort in history by... Read More
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Nov 07, 2013
Graphic rendering of Turning Times Square Inside Out by Ka-Man Tse for @TSqArts. Updates This past week, the Alliance staff and Tim Tompkins (in his... Read More
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Oct 08, 2013
Capitalism Works for Me! (True/False) by Steve Lambert. Photo rendering courtesy of the French Institute Alliance Française UPDATE AND REFLECTION September marked the beginning of... Read More
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Sep 04, 2013
UPDATE AND REFLECTION I am presently in residence at the Insel Hombroich Foundation in Germany, where I was solicited for a summer fellowship this August... Read More
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Aug 11, 2013
UPDATE AND REFLECTION For three weeks across April to May, we worked with the French artist JR and his global participatory project, Inside Out. They... Read More
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Jul 17, 2013
Update The announcement of our ArtPlace America grant coincided with news that we had also received an NEA ArtWorks Presenting Venue grant. This was an... Read More
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Apr 19, 2016
The Huddle recaps conversations where our ArtPlace funded projects and organizations came together to talk through topics, get advice, and perhaps even gossip a little...Read more