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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.’

Socrates Sculpture Park 的所有项目均免费提供，部分项目得到以下机构的支持：AG 基金会、Lily Auchincloss 基金会、彭博慈善基金会、Charina 基金会、City Parks 基金会、Con Edison、The Cowles Charitable Trust、Sidney E. Frank 基金会、Stuart and Maxine Frankel 基金会、福特基金会、J. Paul Getty Trust、The Goldstone Family Foundation、William Talbott Hillman 基金会、Hyde & Watson 基金会、Kite Key 基金会、Lambent 基金会、The Leon Levy 基金会、Henry Luce 基金会、Mathis-Pfohl 基金会、Mellon 基金会、Mertz Gilmore 基金会、Molly Blank Fund、Silman（一家 TYLin 公司）、Margaret Silva 基金会、TD Charitable Foundation，以及 Socrates Sculpture Park 董事会和我们众多慷慨的个人捐赠者。.

Socrates 的项目也部分得到了皇后区区长 Donovan Richards、纽约市文化事务局（与纽约市议会、纽约州艺术委员会合作）、纽约市公园娱乐局以及美国国家艺术基金会的公共资助。.
财力支持由 spacetime C.C. 提供。.

Socrates雕塑公园感谢New York协作艺术网络 (CANNY) 的慷慨支持。CANNY作为一个由中小型多学科艺术组织组成的联盟，致力于加强纽约州各地非营利艺术机构的建设。有关CANNY的更多信息，请访问 https://can-ny.org/.