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KODA is 5! Kickstarter

KODA is 5! 🎉 & we are celebrating by publishing 5 exhibition catalogs with 5 artists: Farideh Sakhaeifar, Rowan Renee, Mildred Beltré, Alex Mari, and Renée Cox. Head over to Kickstarter to contribute to our $5,000 goal today!  Each catalog will be printed in full color, with artworks, exhibition installation shots, and commissioned essays tackling the issues of displacement, justice, motherhood, and bodily reclamation—and we need your help to make them a reality.

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  • Open Studios
    Open Studios
    Sat, Oct 19
    Oct 19, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA House #407b on Colonels Row, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Oct 19, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA House #407b on Colonels Row, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
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  • KODA 5th Professional Development for Artists Symposium
    KODA 5th Professional Development for Artists Symposium
    Fri, Oct 11
    Oct 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
    Oct 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
    What do artists need? In its 5th year, KODA is re-visiting this important question at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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  • Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown: Artist Activation
    Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown: Artist Activation
    Sun, Oct 06
    Oct 06, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    KODA House #407b on Colonels Row, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Oct 06, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    KODA House #407b on Colonels Row, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Drawing from her experiences of childhood abuse, Nicoletta uses her art practice as a powerful means of recovery—illuminating her personal journey toward mental health.
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  • Melanie Crean Artist Walkthrough + Game
    Melanie Crean Artist Walkthrough + Game
    Sat, Sep 21
    Sep 21, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    KODA House, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Sep 21, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    KODA House, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Join us for an artist walkthrough of the exhibition 'Melanie Crean: Thresholds' followed by a preview of 'Games To Be Played in Doorways' (2024, part of the Dante Project, in progress).
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  • Jackhammer Party at KODA x Stilt City Retreat
    Jackhammer Party at KODA x Stilt City Retreat
    Sat, Sep 07
    Sep 07, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA x Stilt City Retreat, 117-97 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Rockaway Park, NY 11694, USA
    Sep 07, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA x Stilt City Retreat, 117-97 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Rockaway Park, NY 11694, USA
    KODA x Stilt City Retreat in Rockaway developed out shared commitment to support mid-career artists who engage in socially engaged work.
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  • Open Studios
    Open Studios
    Sat, Jul 20
    Jul 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    KODA House 407b on Governors Island, NY, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Jul 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    KODA House 407b on Governors Island, NY, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    KODA Open Studios on Governors Island with artists: Farideh Sakhaeifar, Hidemi Takagi, Renee Cox, and Mildred Beltré.
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  • Workshop for Kids: Where Do Materials Come From, and Where Do They Go?
    Workshop for Kids: Where Do Materials Come From, and Where Do They Go?
    Mon, Jun 24
    Jun 24, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Lentol Garden, 178 Bayard St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
    Jun 24, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Lentol Garden, 178 Bayard St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
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  • Panel Discussion: The Secret Life of Trash
    Panel Discussion: The Secret Life of Trash
    Thu, May 30
    May 30, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
    May 30, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
    How awareness about the relationship between production, consumerism & waste translate to action.
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  • Listening Walk: Tonalities and Time Scales with Daniel Neumann and Sari Carel
    Listening Walk: Tonalities and Time Scales with Daniel Neumann and Sari Carel
    Sat, May 04
    May 04, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Meet outside the Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
    May 04, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Meet outside the Greenpoint Library, 107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
    Exercise your senses and experience the wide array of urban and natural sounds.
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  • Opening Reception: Sari Carel: A More Perfect Circle
    Opening Reception: Sari Carel: A More Perfect Circle
    Sat, Apr 20
    Apr 20, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Lentol Community Garden, 178 Bayard St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
    Apr 20, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Lentol Community Garden, 178 Bayard St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA
    Opening Reception for a public art exhibition 'Sari Carel: A More Perfect Circle' at Lentol Community Garden in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Jennifer McGregor.
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  • Artist and Curator Conversation: Renée Cox and Klaudia Ofwona Draber
    Artist and Curator Conversation: Renée Cox and Klaudia Ofwona Draber
    Thu, Jan 18
    Jan 18, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
    Princeton University Art Museum, 11 Hulfish St, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
    Jan 18, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
    Princeton University Art Museum, 11 Hulfish St, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
    Join the artist Renée Cox for a conversation with exhibition curator Klaudia Ofwona Draber. On view at Art on Hulfish is the exhibition 'The Ten Commandments of Renée Cox.'
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  • Opening Reception: The Ten Commandments of Renée Cox
    Opening Reception: The Ten Commandments of Renée Cox
    Sat, Nov 18
    Nov 18, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Art on Hulfish, Princeton Uni Art Museum, 11 Hulfish St, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
    Nov 18, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Art on Hulfish, Princeton Uni Art Museum, 11 Hulfish St, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
    The Ten Commandments of Renée Cox explores motherhood, liberation, isolation, self-realization, and joy through the four-decade career of Renée Cox (born in 1960 in Colgate, Jamaica, and active in New York).
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  • Women + Labor: Mujeres Atrevidas
    Women + Labor: Mujeres Atrevidas
    Sat, Nov 11
    Nov 11, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
    Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
    Nov 11, 2023, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
    Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
    Join us for an evening of short documentaries that focus on women and labor. This event will also kickoff a crowdfunding campaign for the film Mujeres Atrevidas, by Cynthia Tobar.
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  • Open Studios, Closing Reception, and Performances
    Open Studios, Closing Reception, and Performances
    Sat, Oct 28
    Oct 28, 2023, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA/RU House #404B, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Oct 28, 2023, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA/RU House #404B, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Join us for Open Studios, and Closing Reception for 'Alex Mari: Our heads stuffed with lies, Her Belly Full of Ice,' and the 2023 season on Governors Island. Performances by Alex Mari, and Toisha Tucker, KODA Borders + Boundaries artists in residence.
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  • Alex Mari Artist Talk: On their first survey exhibition at KODA
    Alex Mari Artist Talk: On their first survey exhibition at KODA
    Thu, Oct 19
    Oct 19, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Zoom
    Oct 19, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
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    Alex Mari Artist Talk: On their first survey exhibition at KODA 'Our heads stuffed with lies, Her Belly Full of Ice'
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  • Opening Reception: Alex Mari: Our heads stuffed with lies, Her Belly Full of Ice
    Opening Reception: Alex Mari: Our heads stuffed with lies, Her Belly Full of Ice
    Sat, Sep 30
    Sep 30, 2023, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA/RU House on Governors Island, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Sep 30, 2023, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    KODA/RU House on Governors Island, Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA
    Our heads stuffed with lies, Her Belly Full of Ice is Alex Mari’s first survey exhibition spanning the past decade highlighting conceptual performances documented solely for photo, video, text or sound (non-live).
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  • KODA at Ornithology: Toisha Tucker
    KODA at Ornithology: Toisha Tucker
    Sun, Sep 24
    Sep 24, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Brooklyn, 6 Suydam St, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA
    Sep 24, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Brooklyn, 6 Suydam St, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA
    Leading up to Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join talks with artists on domestic violence, trauma, healing, borders and boundaries.
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  • KODA at Ornithology: Ewa Harabasz
    KODA at Ornithology: Ewa Harabasz
    Sun, Sep 17
    Sep 17, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Brooklyn, 6 Suydam St, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA
    Sep 17, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Brooklyn, 6 Suydam St, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA
    Leading up to Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join talks with artists on domestic violence, trauma, healing, borders and boundaries.
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“...a truly great person has a profound curiosity about the world and the people in it, an interest that encompasses everything and everyone. Real curiosity, I now know, doesn't leave much room for judgement.”

Marcia Tucker, the Founder of the New Museum

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Mission

KODA is a nonprofit arts organization based in New York dedicated to mid-career artists of diverse backgrounds. We grant residencies to allow for experimentation and facilitate creative projects through strategic partnerships with socially engaged partners. We are the go-to thinking spot and serve the community through exhibitions of contemporary art, events and outreach to strengthen art education.

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