Exhibitions

Curator Cheryl McGinnis worked with artists to create a unique exhibition that draws on the instincts and curiosities of children-how they are naturally fascinated with different kinds of media, textures, colors and compositions of contemporary art and curious about the processes by which they are created.

This exhibition explored the emerging styles, significant themes, and latest trends of contemporary Chinese painting, sculpture, and installation art.

Presented in association with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Behring Center collections, and private collectors. "With or Without Strings" celebrates the art of puppetry. This rare showing encompasses marionettes, bunraku, shadow, rod, and hand puppets of all descriptions from Sesame Street's one-and-only Oscar the Grouch to Jerry Mahoney, Rose the Dog, Petrushka and the work of New York's leading contemporary puppet artists.

Daily: 12 noon - 5pm An exhibition of the work of selected visual artist members of the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts. $5/FCCA members free

An exhibition of contemporary art and traditional folklore celebrating the Mexican Festival of Dia de los Muertos - The Day of the Dead.

A radiant celebration of warmth, light and beauty in contemporary art is the theme of this special exhibition. Daily 12 noon - 5pm

A new generation of Queens artists takes charge in a youthful coup d'etat of digital, performance, and installation art. Curated by William Corwin. Gallery is open daily 12pm - 5pm.

Artists and architects look into the future! What will Flushing look like in 100 years? Who will live here? What language(s) will they speak? How will people get to work? What will they do for fun? What about global warming? Also features "Visions of the Future" - new art created by special guest artists from Taiwan.

FAVORITE IMAGES: The Work of Photographer Richard Schwarzchild, taking place in the Main Gallery of Flushing Town Hall from August 10-September 2, 2007, is an exhibition of 29 of the photographer’s favorite color photographs, selected from his vast collection. The show spans almost thirty years of work, much of which was taken abroad. But, whether the photographs are from Thailand, Namibia, Italy or Jones Beach, they display a sense of peace and order, informed by an eye for detail and punctuated by an ironic wit.

An oasis is an isolated area of vegetation, a small bit of relief, a green area in an otherwise barren landscape. As our lives become more and more scheduled, busy, and fragmented, artists are responding by looking to nature. Tuesdays through Sunday, Noon to 5PM

Contemporary Chinese art has become hot in the global art market. However, most Chinese artists are men with teams of assistants working for them. While technology plays an important part in the trendy art scene, there is a small but strong group of Chinese women artists in New York who create their art differently ?with their own hands. They use age-old methods, traditional materials and objects found in nature to give substance to their dreams and imaginings, making a connection with the natural world. The rules they find embedded in nature reappear in their artwork in a multitude of ways, speaking passionately with visual impact but with a contemporary touch that is both subtle and natural.

Delicate and detailed hand-carved wood frames and latticework transformed ordinary windows and doors into works of art, which added beauty and pleasure as well as function to the historic Chinese home. This exhibit, on loan from the private collection of Thomas Chen, president of Crystal Window & Door Systems, brings to life the development of Chinese windows and doors as architectural elements, infused with ancient culture, philosophy and symbolism.

Seven artists from Latin America and New York spend two weeks in Flushing to take the multi-cultural temperature of the community and create new works of contemporary art in response to their experiences here. Art making will take place in the Main Gallery, affording us the opportunity to explore the process from conceptualization to realization with them.

The exhibition gains in significance when one considers that women street painters have had a difficult time being accepted into the world's notion of who should paint the urban environment. Five women bravely take to the street to formulate their own unique visions of the metropolis.

Members of the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts who are visual artists show their work in the exhibition, a yearly tradition at Flushing Town Hall. One hundred or more works in all media. Much of the art is for sale and a portion of the proceeds benefits Flushing Council's Visual Arts programs.

Artists are invited to bring in an original work of art to show and discuss. Each artist is given 5 minutes to speak, followed by questions and answers.

By bus and/or subway, we visit the studios of artists whose work is in "The Aesthetics of Diversity." Meet at Flushing Town Hall.

Artists are invited to bring in an original work of art to show and discuss. Each artist is given 5 minutes to speak, followed by questions and answers.

Member Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 2pm Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, Noon to 5 pm Over the course of the past several years, the idea of political change has dominated the news. While political change might seem to occur at about the pace of molasses in January, change is a real constant in all of our lives. From the natural world to the emotional and psychological landscape, change occurs regularly. Seasonal shifts and emotional storms re-order our private, and sometimes public, worlds. The artwork presented in this show by Long Island City Artists makes visible the subject, effect and context of change. While many of us trust our world to remain recognizable from day to day, many of us recognize how radically changed the world is from day to day.

Salon Sunday: Interactive Conversations with Artists "Changes we see" WeЎЇll be addressing change that occurs in our immediate world. Sub-topics will include "there goes the neighborhood"; "when I was a little girl (boy)"; "seasonal manifestations"; "if I was president (or, mayor, principal, king/queen)". Using the exhibition as a starting point, the artist/facilitator will work from an imaginative point of view, encouraging participants to notice change from the perspective of the neighborhood, age, seasons & power.

Meet at Flushing Town Hall ar 2:00 PM and then go to studios of Long Island City Artist. Exhibition: Change - Long Island City Artists (Saturday, March 7 - Sunday, April 26, 2009) Over the course of the past several years, the idea of political change has dominated the news. While political change might seem to occur at about the pace of molasses in January, change is a real constant in all of our lives. From the natural world to the emotional and psychological landscape, change occurs regularly. Seasonal shifts and emotional storms re-order our private, and sometimes public, worlds. The artwork presented in this show by Long Island City Artists makes visible the subject, effect and context of change. While many of us trust our world to remain recognizable from day to day, many of us recognize how radically changed the world is from day to day.

Salon Sunday: Interactive Conversations with Artists "Invisible change" Change occurs on a less-than-visible level at a nano-second pace in all our lives. This salon will address some of the internal changes we experience including "figuring it out"; "my spirit moved"; and "voracious wants". The artwork in the gallery will inspire conversations around the more idiosyncratic ways we navigate internal change, and the ways we use internal dialogue to adjust, redirect and salvage ourselves in the "sea of change".

Opening reception with student artists: Sunday, May 17, 2:00 PM Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, Noon to 5:00 PM An installation of murals designed and created by 7th grade students at JHS 231 during their FCCA visual arts residence.

Members of Flushing Council on Culture & the Arts who are visual artists show their work in this exhibition, a yearly tradition at historic Flushing Town Hall. This year's theme plays homage to our 30th anniversary, in an exhibition that looks at celebration from the multiple perspectives of our diverse members. Much of the art is for sale and a portion of the proceeds benefits Flushing Council's Visual Arts programs. Related Free Programs available.

This exhibition features a rare collection of locks, latches and key charms, from the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910). The items reveal the richly symbolic and exquisitely decorative dimensions of traditional Korean aesthetic and craft traditions.

Coinciding with the Talismans of Protection exhibition, David Schober, FCCA composer in residence, offers a program of works for piano and other instruments, including music inspired by the composer’s experience living in Korea.

Create a beautiful work of art using Maedeup, the traditional Korean art of decorative knotting. Trained artisan Karen Ahn, featured in our Gift Shop, will give a demonstration and teach six of 38 basic knot types. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Maximum of 12 registrants. Click for details.

Design & create a unique Valentine’s Day 16” or 18”necklace using Swarovski Crystals. The design will be up and down points with a contrasting color, with a choice of gold-filled or sterling wheel spacers. Top-drilled Swarovski crystal bicones will be reds and pinks. A perfect gift for yourself, or for that special someone! Workshop is led by Flushing Town Hall gift shop artist Helaine Katz of Katz Meow.