The New York Art Institute, Simmons College

The New York Institute uses a combination of seminar-style class discussions, lectures, guest speakers from leading cultural institutions, and visits to performing and visual arts venues to expose us to the arts resources of New York City and explore “big issues” facing the arts today.
The goal is to increase our appreciation and knowledge of how the arts function in our 21st century society and how we might contribute to the field as arts professionals.

NYC Arts Calendar, courtesy of SF

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While the days are chocked full of so many activities, hopefully some of us will be able to check out the art from amazing, young, up-and-coming artists in smaller galleries.

FecalFace, described as a "content-rich, comprehensive, multidisciplinary art and culture website supporting the art scene in San Francisco and beyond since 2000," has its finger on the pulse of art, even in New York City, and has an always changing, always updated NYC Arts Calender available here.

A highlight of the June openings include Greg "Craola" Simkins, a street artist now known for his bizarre fantasy creatures and his collaborations with Vans, Converse, Juxtapoz, Mattel, and AFI to name a few. His opening, on Saturday, June 5th at Joshua Liner Gallery in Chelsea (548 W. 28th St., 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10001) begins at 6 PM.

Hopefully we wont be too tired to explore more galleries!

-Lauren