Support the Future of Harvestworks!

Start the New Year on the Right Tone! Support for Harvestworks is support for experimental sound and visual artists. After working with 13,850 artists – the stage was set for our Art & Technology Program on Governors Island that welcomed 4,300 visitors. Please consider making a year-end contribution, and thank… Continue reading

[Dec 12] Kevin Ramsay + Yuma Uesaka

Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia’s December 2024 Series to present Duo Daxophone / Electronics with Kevin Ramsay and Contrabass Clarinet Yuma Uesaka. A night of improvised performance with through composed miniatures as a base utilizing concatenative synthesis, granular synthesis techniques to blend spontaneous improvisation with noise. DATE:… Continue reading

[Dec 16]Jenn Grossman: (im)material resonance

Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia to present Jenn Grossman. A night of (im)material resonance — First, a live performance rendition of her multichannel sound object installation: Fenestra (Transparencies), made of acrylic panels and surface transducers; We listen through physical surfaces, like a sonic skin, a connective membrane.… Continue reading

Support the Future of Harvestworks!

A Special Invitation for You Harvestworks invites you to join our Sustaining Circle at the $300 level. This evening, we are pleased to honor special guest Zeena Parkins, a New York-based electro-acoustic composer and improviser and a pioneer of contemporary harp practices. Also presenting will be Eva Davidova, interdisciplinary artist… Continue reading

[Nov 30 and Dec 1]  音園 Oto Zono

The literal meaning of Oto Zono in Japanese is “Sound Garden,” here it is translated into a performance concept cultivating diverse experimental music/sound. New York City is the most linguistically diverse city in the world, a vibrant garden and forest of aural culture.  Not to mention the strata of city… Continue reading

[Aug 17th] Performance by Grace Schmidhauser and Jay Reinier

Inspired by safety guidance from the Governors Island Ferry, Grace Schmidhauser and Jay Reinier create a duo with found objects, radio waves, and misdirections. Both are young artists at the Harvestworks Art & Technology Building, where they assist with multimedia installations, and come from a background in music, sound &… Continue reading

[Aug 17th] Judy Dunaway: Amplified Solo Balloons (avant-garde music)

Judy Dunaway will perform solo free improvisations on amplified latex balloons. Location:House Fest in Nolan Park Date: Saturday August 17, 2024 Start Time: 4:30 pm Duration: 30 minutes As part of the closing event for her sound installation “Aeronaut,” Judy Dunaway will perform solo free improvisations on amplified latex “tenor”… Continue reading