Trust for Governors Island

The countdown is on–we are just one month away from #ClimateWeekNYC! Organized by the Climate Group, Climate Week runs September 22-29, 2024, and is the largest annual climate event of its kind. The Trust for Governors Island and The New York Climate Exchange has your guide to everything happening on Governors Island this #ClimateWeekNYC, including guid­ed sus­tain­abil­i­ty tours, film screen­ings, tech show­cas­es, writ­ing and sto­ry­telling work­shops, and more. Events include those orga­nized by the Trust, the Island’s com­mu­ni­ty of part­ners and ten­ants, and #TheExchange and its core part­ners, and we've included events that start the day before Climate Week officially kicks off. Visit govisland.org/climate-week for the full list of events, with registration info coming soon. The Bee Conservancy Billion Oyster Project #ClimateImaginarium Earth Matter NY Georgia Institute of Technology GrowNYC Harvestworks Digital Media Art #KODA Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) NYC Bird Alliance New York University Pace University Pratt Institute Stony Brook University University of Washington Wellcome Trust

"The Open Orchard," Sam Van Aken's pomological public art installation on Governors Island, is definitely worth the pilgrimage—thank you, CULTURED Magazine! This unique artwork, comprised of more than 100 specially grafted hybrid fruit trees, acts as a liv­ing archive for New York City's agricultural history. During your pilgrimage, you can also experience artworks by Duke Riley, Mark Dion, Jenny Kendler, Mark Handforth, Rachel Whiteread, Sheila Berger, and Shantell Martin, all right here on Governors Island. Learn more at govisland.org/arts. #GovIslandArts https://lnkd.in/evaJ6jGz

✅ Proximity to water ✅ Places to eat With a 2.2-mile waterfront and 20 different places to eat, there’s no shortage of opportunities to enjoy a meal with a view on Governors Island. Island Oyster, one of our several waterfront eateries, was even featured in a recent food newsletter from The New York Times on the subject! Read more: https://lnkd.in/erENTzrz #GovIslandEats 📸: Gabby Jones for The New York Times

1 island. 4 days. 18 houses. 50+ free arts and cultural events for all ages. Consider this your *official* invitation to HOUSE FEST 2024, #GovIslandArts’ annual celebration of the Organizations in Residence in the Island’s historic houses. Each year, more than two dozen NYC-based nonprofit organizations utilize Governors Island’s historic former military houses to present engaging, free public programs while providing free workspace for artists and cultural practitioners. Hop on the ferry August 16-19 to see everything they’ve been working on and to celebrate the Island’s arts community! All events are free and open to all. View the full schedule, RSVP, and plan your visit at govisland.org/house-fest. #GovIslandArts Governors Island Arts presents is program with the visionary support of the Ford Foundation, as well as the Mellon Foundation, the Charina Endowment Fund, Donald R. Mullen Family Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Gottesman Fund, the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This weekend: Meet The New York Climate Exchange! They'll be holding tours and talks outdoors near the Liggett Hall archway August 10-11 at 11:45am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, and 2:45pm where visitors can learn all about their first-of-its-kind collaborative model for accelerating climate change solutions for New York City and beyond. Details: https://lnkd.in/eBc4q2fJ 📸: Sean Jamar

The Trust for Governors Island is thrilled to announce the team behind longtime seasonal Island vendor Taco Vista has been selected to transform one of the Island's historic, former military buildings into a new food and beverage concept, expanding year-round amenities for all Island visitors. Read more in amNewYork and at govisland.org/blog. https://lnkd.in/eGs4DjnV

"A seaweed nursery. In-sink wastewater treatment. Man-made floating marshes. Those are just some of the concepts taking physical shape in a real-world laboratory: Governors Island. Throughout the island, entrepreneurs and nonprofits are testing initiatives and products aiming to advance solutions to the climate crisis, which will have special demonstrations open to the public this weekend." Read more below from THE CITY on the Trust for Governors Island's Climate Solutions Piloting Program, and RSVP for our #CityofWaterDay Climate Piloting Summer Kickoff this Saturday, July 13, at https://lnkd.in/eJu4uhhV Gov­er­nors Island Cli­mate pro­grams are made pos­si­ble with the gen­er­ous sup­port of Amazon, Con Edison, the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, The New York Community Trust, Deutsche Bank, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC).

Earlier this year, we announced an exciting group of start-ups and nonprofits would be piloting climate tech projects on Governors Island this summer. Many of these projects have hit the ground running, and we’re thrilled to invite you to our #CityofWaterDay CLIMATE PILOTING SUMMER KICKOFF event on July 13 🌎 This free, all-ages event is meant to directly engage New Yorkers with the innovative climate solutions—and the people and communities behind them—being tested right here on Governors Island. From a point-of-use greywater treatment system in the bathrooms at Yankee Pier to live water quality monitoring technology in the waters off of Soissons Landing, there will be plenty on display this weekend! RSVP to this free celebration at https://lnkd.in/ej3aiSJn Featuring: Duro UAS, GrowNYC, OBJECT TERRITORIES, RETI Center + thread collective, Seaweed City, Just EcoCities + Biohabitats, and LÆRO Gov­er­nors Island Cli­mate pro­grams are made pos­si­ble with the gen­er­ous sup­port of Amazon, Con Edison, Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, The New York Community Trust, Deutsche Bank, and LISC NY

"I want to really make sure we’re creating experiences and opportunities for people to come and experience art on the island, and then they want to come back and see what else is happening... Maybe they learned about an artist they didn’t know. Maybe they saw a performance in a space they hadn’t really had access to before. All of that is really what we think about when we’re thinking about the vision for what Governors Island Arts can do." We sat down for a conversation with Lauren Haynes, the new head curator and vice president for arts and culture at the Trust for Governors Island:  

“Other of Pearl,” Jenny Kendler's multi-sensory public art installation, opens TODAY on Governors Island 🦪🐋🌊 Presented by #GovIslandArts and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), this exhibition trans­forms a historic, cavern-like former munitions magazine into a space for slow explo­ration. Here you will encounter sev­en inti­mate and del­i­cate works, includ­ing a hand­blown glass instru­ment where you can sing in the voice of a whale and pearl sculp­tures grown inside oys­ters. “Other of Pearl” is open every Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm, through October inside Fort Jay. Learn more and plan your visit at https://lnkd.in/eam-fhRA Sup­port for Oth­er of Pearl is pro­vid­ed by the Rip­ple Foun­da­tion as well as Roseate Jew­el­ry. Spe­cial thanks to exhi­bi­tion con­trib­u­tors David Gru­ber and Project CETI and Bil­lion Oys­ter Project. Gov­er­nors Island Arts presents its pro­gram with the vision­ary sup­port of the Ford Foundation, as well the Mellon Foundation, the Cha­ri­na Endow­ment Fund, Don­ald R. Mullen Fam­i­ly Foun­da­tion, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Gottes­man Fund, Don­ald A. Pels Char­i­ta­ble Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the sup­port of the Office of the Gov­er­nor and the New York State Legislature. 📸: “Whale Bells,” one of the featured artworks in “Other of Pearl,” courtesy of Jenny Kendler and Andrew Bearnot. Photo by Julienne Schaer.