会社概要

Socrates Sculpture Park is a community engaged New York City waterfront park dedicated to supporting artists in the production and presentation of public art.

Once an abandoned landfill and illegal dumpsite on the Queens waterfront, Socrates Sculpture Park was founded in 1986 by a coalition of artists and community members working in collaboration with sculptor Mark di Suvero, among the most renowned artists of his generation. Through a radical act of land reclamation, shaped by collective action and shared purpose, they transformed six acres on the East River into a new model for engagement with the arts—a place at once a public park, outdoor studio, exhibition venue, and site for community gathering.

Socrates is the only organization in New York City that collaborates with artists onsite to create public art while simultaneously managing a city-owned park. Known for fostering ambitious and visionary artworks, Socrates has presented more than 1,200 artists, providing them the financial support,  mentorship, materials, equipment, and space necessary to create large-scale works in the public realm.

Annually, the Park organizes a dynamic season of free public programs in collaboration with over 20 cultural partners. These programs — which include performances, environmental celebrations, cultural festivals, art education initiatives, and Healthy Living series featuring yoga, meditation, and kayaking — are designed to reflect the cultural diversity of Queens as well as the themes of the Park’s exhibitions and its ecological focus.

Socrates fundraises 100% of its operating budget— supporting all aspects of running the Park, from maintaining the grounds to programming creative offerings and caring for a place that many call home. With only 3-5% of our budget funded by public grants, Socrates depends on private fundraising, notably from foundations and corporations, as well as individuals who believe in what we do.

The Park is open 365 days a year from 9am to sunset and admission to our exhibitions, programs, and gardens is always free. All are welcome!

Socrates Sculpture Park is on the ancestral land of the Lenape, Carnarsie, and Matinecock Peoples.

Artist Jeffrey Gibson (Choctaw-Cherokee) invited the Indigenous Kinship Collective to deliver a Land Acknowledgment at the Park as part of the project  ‘Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House.’

ソクラテス彫刻公園でのすべてのプログラムは無料であり、AG財団、リリー・アウチンクロス財団、ブルームバーグ・フィランソロピーズ、チャリナ・エンドーメント・ファンド、シティ・パークス財団、コン・エジソン、カウルズ・チャリタブル・トラスト、シドニー・E・フランク財団、スチュアート＆マキシン・フランケル財団、フォード財団、J・ポール・ゲティ・トラスト、ゴールドストーン・ファミリー財団、ウィリアム・タルボット・ヒルマン財団、ハイド＆ワトソン財団、カイト・キー財団、ランベント財団、レオン・レヴィ財団、ヘンリー・ルーチェ財団、マティス・ポフル財団、メロン財団、メルツ・ギルモア財団、モリー・ブランク・ファンド、シルマン、A TYLin Company、マーガレット・シルバ・ファンド、TDチャリタブル財団、およびソクラテス彫刻公園理事会、そして多くの寛大な個人寄付者からの支援によって可能となっています。.

ソクラテスのプログラムは、クイーンズ区長ドノバン・リチャーズ、ニューヨーク市文化局（ニューヨーク市議会との提携）、ニューヨーク州芸術評議会、ニューヨーク市公園・レクリエーション局、そして全米芸術基金からの公的資金によっても、一部支援されています。.
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ソーキrates彫刻公園は、Collaborative Arts Network New York (CANNY) が提供する寛大な支援に感謝いたします。CANNYは、中小規模の学際的な芸術組織の連合として、ニューヨーク全土の芸術非営利団体のインフラ強化に尽力しています。CANNYに関する詳細については、以下をご覧ください。 https://can-ny.org/.