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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.’

Все программы в Парке скульптур Сократа бесплатны и стали возможны, в частности, благодаря поддержке Фонда AG, Фонда Лили Ауклинклосс, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Фонда Charina Endowment, Фонда City Parks, Con Edison, Благотворительного фонда Cowles, Фонда Сидни Э. Франка, Фонда Стюарта и Максин Франкел, Фонда Форда, Института Дж. Пола Гетти, Фонда семьи Голдстоун, Фонда Уильяма Талботта Хиллмана, Фонда Хайд и Уотсон, Фонда Kite Key, Фонда Lambent, Фонда Леона Леви, Фонда Генри Люса, Фонда Матис-Пфол, Фонда Меллона, Фонда Мерц Гилмор, Фонда Молли Бланк, Silman, A TYLin Company, Фонда Маргарет Сильвы, Благотворительного фонда TD, а также благодаря Совету директоров Парка скульптур Сократа и нашим многочисленным щедрым частным донорам.

Программы Сократа также частично поддерживаются государственными средствами от президента округа Квинс Донована Ричардса; Департамента культурных вопросов Нью-Йорка в партнерстве с Нью-Йоркским городским советом, Нью-Йоркским советом по искусству штата; Департамента парков и зон отдыха Нью-Йорка; и Национального фонда искусств.
Натуральная поддержка щедро предоставляется компанией Spacetime C.C.

Парк скульптур Сократа выражает благодарность за щедрую поддержку, оказанную Коллаборативной сетью искусств Нью-Йорка (CANNY). Являясь коалицией небольших и средних междисциплинарных организаций в сфере искусств, CANNY стремится укреплять инфраструктуру некоммерческих организаций в сфере искусств по всему Нью-Йорку. Для получения дополнительной информации о CANNY, пожалуйста, посетите https://can-ny.org/.