Mothership Salons are informal gatherings for artist friends & colleagues and other arts appreciators – come join us for wine, laughs and shared stories! Typically (but not always!) occurring from around 7-11pm on or close to the full moon of each month, the evening's highlight is usually a talk or other short production by our current Artist-in Residence onboard, followed by other visiting artists and/or local creatives. Improvised presentations by audience members are also very welcome: whoever wants to sing, play, perform or show us something cool will have the most appreciative audience in all of New York! During the warm months, the salons happen outdoors on our Main Deck; in fall and winter or when it rains, we gather at Last Frontier NYC, Captain Sol’s studio by the water a few blocks away. There is no cover charge, but please bring some cash to make it rain on our fabulous presenting artists — tipping the talent is part of the fun!
Sat, Dec 21, 2024 | Solstice Celebration @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
Featuring Visual Artist Elena Greta Falcini (Germany) and a few more surprise appearances. This is an RSVP-only event; get in touch with Captain Sol if you want to join us in putting up a jolly fight against the forces of darkness on this longest night of the year!
Wed, Sep 25, 2024 | A Final Round on Main Deck with Performance, Art as Alchemy; Opera + Mellifluous Guitar @Mothership NYC, 7-11 pm
Returning sailors Viktor Fuček (Slovakia) and David Helán (Czechia) will treat us to fresh helpings of their high-concept Performance Art, while this year’s Mothership NYC Residency Award winner, Visual Artist Elena Greta Falcini (Germany), shares her Social Sculpture practice with us. Local acts: another sweet Musical Dessert by singer Melissa Guardiola (Colombia) accompanied by our regular deckhand Matteo Rini (Italy) on guitar. This will be our last hooray in our current port before we cast off for new shores, so one for the history books!
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 | Pop-Up Exhibit in Secret Nook behind @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
Come join us for the reveal of a hidden space on the far end of Captain Sol’s studio! NOISE is a pop-up solo exhibition by Portuguese artist Luísa Ramires. The show presents the works she produced while on a dual residency in New York at Mothership NYC and Kunstraum. It is an exploration of the concept of noise as a record of information shown in the city.
Sat, July 20, 2024 | Theater + Airborne Acrobatics + Paintings + Fabulous Music @Last Frontier NYC + roofs, 7-11pm
The July Crew of our international seacraft is ready to share its talents! Come join us for a spoken word/theater piece by performance duo Dave Houston & Mitch King (Australia) and presentation by visual artist Luisa Ramires (Portugal). Plus live acts by our very own local creatives: contortionist Shipra 'Shipwreck' Saraogi (India) accompanied by Ellena Phillips on cosmic harp, Jonathon Keeling on synth, and one-woman musical powerhouse, Katy Gunn (US).
Fri, May 24, 2024 | POP-UP EXHIBITION at Guesthouse Gallery below @Last Frontier NYC, 6-8pm
We are thrilled to invite you to this solo show by our multitalented sailor, Lisa Hennig-Olsen (Norway), in our satellite gallery down the block from #MothershipNYC!
In addition to paintings, sculpture and video work, we'll treat you to live DJ sets and spectacular views from the roofs above, which are home to the unique Kingsland Wildflowers bird sanctuary! Please click for more info.
Sun, April 28, 2024 | OPEN STUDIOS w. Live Music and Sunday Chilling @Mothership NYC, 3-6pm
Swiss duo Valerie Lipscher & Sam Schuhmacher will turn our Engine Room into a pop-up gallery showcasing steaming fresh paintings and comix. Món Robles from Puerto Rico will display their works in progress in Stateroom. In our Saloon, live music by Quartetmaster Katy Gunn and our favorite Italian deckhand Matteo Rini on guitar. Come join us for a chill Sunday afternoon with art, laughter, stories, and wine!
Wed, April 3, 2024 |Painting + Fabric Art + Comics; Poetry + Singing Cellist; Opera + Mellifluous Guitar @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
Our April sailors are ready to put on a fabulous show for you! Come see another experimental language poem with cello accompaniment by current officers Jerry Lieblich (US) & Lia Pikus (US); fabric art and comix by rookie duo Valerie Lipscher & Sam Schuhmacher (Switzerland), and collaborative painting by returning mariner Madalena Pequito (Portugal). Local acts: a sweet musical dessert by singer Melissa Guardiola (Colombia) accompanied by our regular deckhand Matteo Rini (Italy) on guitar. We’ll also be treated to delicious herbal libations and a short presentation by Brooklyn’s own Crystal Drip Elixirs!
Fri, February 23, 2024 | Experimental Theater, Visual Tapestries, Meditative Music, Films & More @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
Our February sailors have prepared another bag of goodies for you: wake (of days), an experimental language poem by Jerry Lieblich (US); The world is made of stories, not atoms, an exhibition of abstract paintings & sculptures by Lisa Hennig-Olsen (Norway); world premiere of THE AMERICANS, a documentary by David Pérez Perez (Spain); improvised cello sets by multidisciplinary artist Lia Pikus (US); and video, drawings & more by visual artist Luke Foster (Australia).
Fri, January 12, 2024 | Live Music, Fabric Art, Film, and Novel Approach to Radical Attention @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
New Year, New Mariners onboard our Ship-That-Does-Not Sail! Come join us for the Live World Premiere of a boatload of new tunes by Bermuda Shades (Australia); documentary by David Pérez Perez (Spain); improvised cello set by multidisciplinary artist Lia Pikus (US); presentation by fabric artist Angela Rossitto (Australia); and an innovative approach to relearning attention by guest speaker Peter Schmidt of The Strother School of Radical Attention (NYC).
Fri, Dec 1, 2023 | Digital Combines & Blockchain; Paintings + Film; Theater + Singing Violinists @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
Our December sailors have a bagful of goodies to share with you! Come see a pop-up exhibit of bright & bold paintings by Madalena Pequito, visual artist from Portugal; plus live presentations by our freshly minted First Officer Leyla Levi, theater artist from Turkey; and Sea Artist Sue Beyer, interdisciplinary wizard from Australia. Film by rookie sailor Lisa Hennig-Olsen from Norway. Live musical dessert by visiting seafarer Ambre Ciel, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer-songwriter from Canada, plus our very own New Yorker superstar, the one-and-only Katy Gunn.
Sat, Oct 21, 2023 | Pop-up Show of Paintings in our Guesthouse Gallery below @Last Frontier NYC, 12-8pm
Mothership NYC is pleased to present one of our own during OHNY this coming weekend! Sailor Hannah Jones’s solo show of paintings will remain on view in our Guesthouse Gallery on the 2nd floor throughout the open access hours this weekend. In addition, visitors can explore an array of the exhibition and performance spaces activated by NOoSPHERE Arts, from Captain Sol’s expansive painting studio Last Frontier NYC to the captivating rooftop stages crowned by Kingsland Wildflowers.
Fri, Sep 15, 2023 | Last Outdoor Salon on Mothership’s Main Deck, 7-11pm
Let’s celebrate the end of summer with one last spin on our expansive Main Deck! We’ll treat you to mini-art exhibits and live presentations by our new September sailors, Visual Artist/Fashion Designer Isabelle Mesquita (Brazil) and Performance Artist David Helan (Czech Republic). At the end of the evening, another live, multimedia music set by our Sea Artist, Tyr Jami, aka Syngja (Canada), as well as a kaleidoscope of video snippets by current Deputy First Officer, filmmaker Louis Detroit (UK) projected large onto the stern of our mighty ship.
Thur, Aug 24, 2023 | HAWT Couture, Live Painting & Musical Act + Winning Proposal @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
We are very pleased to present the winner of this year’s NOoSPHERE Arts’ Residency Award @MothershipNYC: Faith XLVII, a multidisciplinary street artist from South Africa. Complementing the unveiling of her on-site project, we’ll also feature the current batch of Mothershippers: Clown provocateur Anna Thomson (Australia) on the roofs; a second live painting performance by Michel Platnic (France/Israel) and his team of local painters; plus a solo act by singing cellist and visual artist Syngja (Canada) in an as-of-yet unexplored nook of our outdoor domain. Delicious herbal concoctions by Crystal Drip Elixirs will be on hand!
Friday, August 18, 2023 | Dance Party @Main Deck, 7-11pm
Let’s celebrate high summer with sunny tunes by very own DJ ghat0o, aka ~Yell0wRhythmicHuman!
In addition to serious dancing action, we’ll also be treated to a live music set by our Sea Artist, Tyr Jami, aka Syngja (Canada), as well as projections of works by several Mothershippers spliced together by current Sailor, filmmaker Louis Detroit (UK).
Saturday, July 22, 2023 | Mothershippers @Kingsland Wildflowers Festival, 4-8pm
Our entire July crew featured as part of @noospherearts’ multidisciplinay programming. Tyr Jami, aka @syngja, with a mixed media music set on 2nd floor. Above her, @riccardo_matlakas dancing across the rooftops, Captain Sol’s artworks on display @lastfrontiernyc alongside @michelplatnic’s durational live painting performance! Filmmaker @louisdetroit from London capturing the whole thing for his upcoming documentary on @MothershipNYC, more to come on that one shortly!
SUNDAY, June 18, 2023 | Back Outside @Main Deck, 8-11pm
Performance, Picture Books, Painting & Pop presented by our current sailors: Visual/Performance Artist Matlakas (Italy/UK); Illustrators Niels Blaesi & Till Lauer (Switzerland); and Filmmaker Louis Detroit (UK). Finally, a musical dessert by the brand new Brooklyn band Mad Nice under the night sky – bring your dancing shoes!
This event is generously supported by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
Fri, April 28, 2023 | Odds & Ends @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
Visual Arts, High-Wire Acts, Poetry + Live Music courtesy of our current sailors, painter Lars Fredriksson (Sweden) and Illustrator Arbnore Toska (Switzerland); along with guest appearances by a motley, international crew: Contortionist Shipra Shipwreck Saraogi (India); Performance Artist Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia (Togo); Novelist Ian Singleton (US) & Poet Eugene Ostashevsky (Russia/US); as well as our very favorite NYC-based Italian-Latino band, Tinto Frio.
Wed, March 15, 2023 | Sailors & Stowaways @Last Frontier NYC, 7-11pm
Spoken Word, Video Art, Animal Sounds + Live Music, courtesy of our current sailors, Curator Natalia Ivanova (Mount) (Bulgaria) & her Leipzig-based Artist/Writer/Activist collaborator Marc Herbst (US), as well as Berlin-based Conceptual Artist Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir (Iceland). Guest appearances by Scientist/Writer/Guitarist Matteo Rini (Italy) and Brooklyn’s very own Singer-Songwriter-Poet Honeychild Coleman with her magic guitar!
Sat, January 21, 2023 | A Whole Box of Chocolates @Last Frontier NYC, 7pm-late
Live performances, art exhibits, film, theater & artist presentations, courtesy of our current sailors: Visual Artists Mary Naylor (UK) and Chantal deFelice (US), Curator Natalia Ivanova (Mount) (Bulgaria), Actress Giselle Barcasi (Brazil) and Experimental Archivist/Percussionist/ Conductor/Composer Marshall Trammell (US). Plus, visiting artists from Italy, the multidisciplinary duo Patera+Perego, plus our very own contortionist from down the street, Shipra 'Shipwreck' Saraogi (India).
December 18, 2022: Holiday Art & Fashion Market Pop Up! @Mothership NYC
Sunday 3-7pm; Monday by appointment
Hurry up and get your holiday shopping ✔️ !!! Art, Music, Fashion and libations courtesy of our current sailors, Visual Artists Mary Naylor (UK) and Chantal deFelice (US) + Curator Natalia Mount Ivanova (Bulgaria) and more…!
November 24, 2022: International Thanksgiving Orphans’ FEAST @Last Frontier NYC, 6pm-late
Don’t have family in town and looking to spend the holidays in good company? Come join Mothership’s crew & friends to celebrate our tribe of international artists, our wonderful city, and life in general! Our Friendsgiving gathering comes in three acts: scrumptious vegan dinner; live performances by our very own superstarss — fabulous ONE-MAN-CIRCUS Michael Saab of Modern Gypsies, and newcomer Shipra Saraogi, an amazing CONTORTIONIST! — and no-holds-barred hoedown underneath the disco ball!
October 12, 2022: Playful Theater, Live Serenades & Badass Priestesses @Last Frontier NYC, 7-10:30pm
Artists-in-Residence Freya Finch (New Zealand) and visiting artist Clara Wiest (Switzerland) will share their respective theater work with us amid a setting of REPOPULATIONS: New Horizons, a themed group exhibit curated by Daniela Holban. Musical dessert by Livia Bigi, a visiting singer from Rome, accompanied by our very own Matteo Rini on guitar and Lucia Buricelli on vocals/ukulele.
September 14, 2022: Touring Central-European Performance Quartet, Film Premiere, Wind Suite+, and Indecent Innuendos !!! 7:00PM on MAIN DECK:
Artists-in-Residence Viktor Fuček (Slovakia), David Helán and Pavel Tichoň, along with their colleague Jana Orlová (all from Czech Republic), whose Performance Art piece is supported by The Czech Cultural Center in NYC and with public funding from Slovak Arts Council; Mothership’s 2nd Officer, transcendental Story Artist Sparrowhawk with his Apache crew: Musicians Sage Lacapa & Kirin Vicenti; Visiting Singer-Songwriter Dasa Hink (Israel/Berlin); and Brooklyn-based Flutist & Composer Elsa Nilsson (Sweden).
August 16, 2022: Live Drawing Machine, Bold Paintings, and Magic Violins on Main Deck! Starting at 7:30PM - please note the time!
Artists-in-Residence Stefanie Gerstmayr + Rolf-Maria Krückels (Visual+Performance Artists, Germany) pairing up with local Ezra Moth (Performance Artist, NYC); Visiting Artist XY Anka Mierzejewska (Painter, Poland), and Brooklyn band The Bleeding Colors (two violins, cello, and piano).
July 13, 2022: SUPER MOON on Main Deck! Starting at 7:30PM - please note the time!
A.I.R. Mahtola Wittner (Visual/Performance Artist, Switzerland), Visiting Artist Alexa Wilson (Dancer/Writer/Performance Artist, New Zealand); former Mothershipper Zach Adam Fish (Visual Artist/Designer, Canada), and two sets by a brand new, local band, The Royal Green Rangers.
June 14, 2022: Full Moon Celebration on Main Deck! Starting at 8PM - please note the time!
Summer is here, let’s dance under the open sky! A.I.R. Sara Cowdell (Performance Artist/Curator, New Zealand); Visiting Artist Juan Dies (Mixed Media Artist, Spain); and an after-dark set by a favorite local band, Dazzle Ships, a growing collective of musicians.
Tue, May 17, 2022: Tarot as Color, Visual Deceptions & Experimental Indie Tunes @Last Frontier NYC
Publisher Robert Shehu‑Ansell of Fulgur Press, UK, presents Ithell Colquhoun’s abstract Tarot deck. Three visiting artists from Switzerland share their work: current Mothershipper Niels Blaesi (Illustration) and Tobias Nussbamer (Visual Art on display on site), followed by a musical postlude by Kate Birch (Violinist/Composer).
Thur, April 14, 2022: Augmented Reality, Neon Sighs, and Live Music @ Last Frontier NYC
Let’s welcome two of our current sailors: Visual Artist Sue Beyer (Australia) and Illustrator Till Lauer (Switzerland). Plus live appearances by one of our favorite locals: the extraordinary Guitar & Harmonica Player Noé Socha (Italy).
Tue, Mar 22, 2022: Back Up and Running @ Last Frontier NYC
After these past two years in rough seas, our Mothership is once again filled to the railing with international creatives of all stripes! Let’s welcome some brand new sailors: Visual Artist Mai-Britt Wolthers (Denmark-Brazil) and Curator KJ Baysa (Hawaii). Plus live appearances by some of our favorite locals: the extraordinary singing string players, Lenna Pierce and Katy Gunn; and the eminent literary couple, Natalya Sukhonos , poet, and Ian Ross Singleton, novelist.
Fri, Feb 4, 2022: Art Exhibit, Fancy Food & Live Music @ Last Frontier NYC
On the occasion of NOoSPHERE Arts’ 11th anniversary, a show of paintings by several current Mothershippers: rookie sailor Audrey Adams, 2nd Officer Sparrowhawk Caught-on-Fire, and Captain Sol. Ukulele performance by Ernesto Villalobos. Full-course menu by Mariana Tamiozzy.
Sat, Jan 16, 2022: Fire Dance by the Water’s Edge
Let's dance around the fire by the water, then gather inside our teepee to share stories and hot cider! Bring your (insulated) dancing shoes and your party mask with straw hole — without one of these, you’ll have to go thirsty when indoors! Due to Omicron, only for a limited audience.
Tue, Dec 21, 2021: Solstice Celebration @ Last Frontier NYC
Let's dance around the fire by the water, then gather inside our teepee for more stories and hot cider!
With live appearances by our very own Sparrowhawk, transcendental story artist.
Thur, November 25, 2021: International Thanksgiving Orphans’ Dance Party @ Last Frontier NYC
Live performance by our very own Katy Gunn followed by everybody getting down on the dance floor under the disco ball — feel free to bring your own play list!
Sat, October 16, 2021: Spirals of Ecstasy: A Sufi Incantation @ Last Frontier NYC
A night of music, poetry and whirling performance with visiting Iranian-American Master Farima Berenji, The Brooklyn Nomads and other local talents.
Fri, September 10, 2021: A New Kind of Beauty @ Our Main Deck
The future is beautiful, or there isn’t one. What are the qualities of such beauty that can help us heal, grow and prosper within the profound transformations that are currently underway? Conversation with Dr. Rich Blundell, ecologist and founder of Oika Arts. Dreamers: a slide show of 40 international artists, accompanied by live music by @thedownonme: Jeremy Danneman, Anders Nilsson, and Joe Exley of will present an organically developing sonic dreamscape to compliment the surrounding natural and manmade landscape.
Sat, August 28, 2021: Urban Wildlife @ NOoSPHERE Arts’ Stage Roof
WE ARE NATURE Series: Dance Collaboration on Stage Roof featuring Mothershipper Sparrowhawk!!!
Site-specific, outdoor dance performance: nest, created by Kelly Ashton Todd. Performers: Jennifer Payán and Kevin Pajarillaga
Musical Accompaniment: Christiaan van Voorst van Beest
July 13, 2021 @ our very own Main Deck: Setting Sail Again !!!
A.I.R. Andreas Sjöstrand (Visual Artist, Sweden) with musical acts by visiting voice & guitar duo Fred & Livia (Brazil) and NYC-based international trio South By North East (Venezuela|Chile|Sweden).
June 18, 2021: Juneteenth Event @ Last Frontier NYC, 8-11:30 pm
Televisions, curated by our Sea Artist Ricky Ford, is a "double feature" screening that exhibits work from emerging, Black filmmakers along with a feature film from an established artist.
May 29, 2021: Opening of Public Outdoor Season
NOoSPHERE Arts’ 10th Anniversary Celebration @ Last Frontier NYC: Dance Collaboration on Stage Roof by Brianna Taylor + Dance to the People ; Rooftop Concert:
Katy Gunn + Matapena + Erica Mancini with La Banda Chuska ; ~ Silent Auction of artworks by international NOoSPHERE Artists
April 13, 2021: Disco Night @ underneath the stars:
Come dance your heart out on our Main Deck in celebration of Mothershipper Sparrowhawk’s birthday! There will be hot apple cider – bring your mask with straw hole!
Due to Covid, only for a limited audience.
March 10, 2021: Night of Remembrance @ Captain’s Quarters:
It has been a full year since we last invited the entire world inside for an in-person salon. We are gathering to plant seeds for a new season when we can finally invite you all back on board – bring your mask with straw hole! Due to Covid, only for a limited audience.
February 4, 2021: NOoSPHERE Arts 10th Anniversary Concert: Our Very Own Superstars in Your Very Own Living Room !!!
A teaser for the real-life, in-person celebration that will happen as soon as it is warm and safe enough for all of us to gather on one of our rooftop stages: once again, the fabulous talents who have accomplished the trifecta of playing on ALL our current meatspace platforms! Katy Gunn ; Lesley Kernochan; Ernesto of The Villalobos Brothers; and Erica Mancini.
January 29, 2021: Disco Night @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
Come dance your heart out underneath the disco ball in a cavernous space large enough for everyone to keep their social distance– bring your mask with straw hole!
Due to Covid, only for a limited audience.
December 21, 2020: Return of the Light | Solstice Celebration
Part ritual, part plain old fun, we’ll spend the darkest night of the year dancing around the fire on our Main Deck. Fire lighting ceremony by Mothershipper Sparrowhawk. There will be hot apple cider, too – bring your mask with straw hole! Due to Covid, only for a limited audience.
November 20, 2020: Chamber Concert @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
Intimate concert by our very own Musician-in-Residence, the fabulous Katy Gunn, singer-songwriter & musical performance artist (NYC).
Due to Covid, only for a limited audience.
October 14, 2020: Movie Night with Q & A
Screening of Painted with Words, a documentary on Vincent van Gogh by Mothershipper Andrew Hutton. Due to Covid, only for a limited audience.
September 13|27, 2020: Dance & Live Music on the Rooftop
WE ARE NATURE Rooftop Series: Dance, Art & Call for Action on the green roofs of Greenpoint, inspiring environmental engagement through awareness of humans’ place in the greater All. A co-production by NOoSPHERE Arts & CreateART featuring several Mothershippers, including our very own beloved Scholar-in-Residence, Fritjof Capra.
Join us for a LIVE STREAMING EVENT broadcast from the rooftops of Greenpoint, Brooklyn!
August 2020: Our First Hybrid Virtual/IRL Salon
Our plan was to accommodate a limited number of visitors on our Main Deck for an intimate in-person concert and livestream all performances for the rest of the world.
But due to a Covid-19 outbreak in a crucial team member’s family unit, we’ll have to sit this one out. So sorry, guys — we were also really looking forward to finally gathering again in real life!
July 2020: Zoom Fatigue Is Setting In…
We are going to skip our July salon and instead focus our energies on a Covid-adapted REAL LIFE event out there on our beloved Main Deck for August
– stay tuned for further updates!
June 9, 2020: Virtual Salon II: Dancer Duo, Pianist & Avant-Accordionist !!!
Our collaborators behind CreateART, the NYC-based dancer/choreographer duo Georgia Usborne (UK) & Nicole von Arx (Switzerland); Carnegie Hall-Pianist /Composer Margin B. Alexander (Albania/US); and Accordionist/Multi-instrumentalist/Sound Artist/Improviser Erica Mancini (Argentina/US)
May 12, 2020: Our First Virtual Salon is a tribute to OUR VERY OWN SUPERSTARS – i.e. the three fabulous musicians who have accomplished the trifecta of playing on ALL our existing meatspace platforms! Katy Gunn ; Lesley Kernochan and Ernesto and Beto of The Villalobos Brothers.
April Salon 2020 cancelled due to COVID 19, hopefully we’ll all be back in business by May!
March 10, 2020 @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
A.I.R. Constance Tenvik (Multidisciplinary Artist, Norway), A.I.R. Claire Romain (Visual Artist, France) and Visiting Artist Nina Zdanovic (Painter/Scholar, Lithuania) with a musical dessert by NYC-based duo Julia Patinella (Flamenco Singer, Colombia) & Matteo Rini (Guitarist, Italy)
SATURDAY, February 15, 2020 @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
A celebration of NOoSPHERE Arts’ ninth anniversary along with several other important birthdays occurring this month in our Mothership community
January 28, 2020 @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
Visiting storytellers from the Amazon-based Floresta Association and the team behind the El Pueblo del Sol documentary, paired up with local acts: Carnegie Hall-Pianist /Composer Margin B. ALexander (Albania/US) and Brooklyn-based dancer Brianna Taylor (US)
December 17, 2019 @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
A.I.R. Rachel McGannon (Dancer/Builder/Visionary, FL); Visiting Artist Ariadna Varella (Visual Artist/Environmental Activist, Brazil/Italy) and Grupo Kumbia Son, a NYC-based band of Mexican musicians. Come wearing your dancing shoes!
November 29, 2019 @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
Mothership’s annual International Thanksgiving Orphans’ Dinner with world-class musical accompaniment.
October 15, 2019 @ our Winter Stage,Last Frontier NYC:
QuartetMaster Ernesto Villalobos (Violinist/Singer-Songwriter/Composer/Multi-Instrumentalist, Mexico) & Crew; Mothership regular Lenna Pierce (Singing Cellist, NYC) & Derek Means (Cinematographer, NYC); Visiting Creative Jasna Jernejšek (Curator, Slovenia)
September 10, 2019:
A.I.R. Sjaak Kooji, Visual Artist (Netherlands); A.I.R. Tasha Wittle, Visual Artist (UK); A.I.R. Elena Greta Falcini, Visual Artist (Germany); Brooklyn-based guitar/bass/drums trio Iced Ink (US), and NYC-based band Tinto Trio (Italy& Colombia)
SATURDAY, August 17, 2019:
A.I.R. Till Lauer, Visual Artist (Switzerland); A.I.R. Viktor Fucek, Visual Artist (Slovakia); Visiting Artist Meïa Meïa, Singer/Songwriter, (Spain); Brooklyn duo behind 111 Rooftops in New Yotk That You Must Not Miss (US).
SATURDAY July 27, 2019:
A.I.R. Kjerstti Austdal, Visual Artist (Norway); Shauna Cummings, Hypnoartist (US); Hanna Wendel, Dancer (US); Brooklyn duo Flo Flow, Dancer (France) & Jacob Cohen, Cellist (US)
SATURDAY June 15, 2019, indoors @ Last Frontier NYC:
A.I.R. Ahmed Umar, Visual Artist (Sudan/Norway); Visiting Artist Xanthe Alexis (Siren Songs for Sordid Times); Ghost Pony, Avant-Accordionist/Aerialist (Argentina/US)
May 21, 2019
A.I.R. Ahmed Umar, Visual Artist (Sudan/Norway); Erica Mancini, Accordionist/Multi-instrumentalist/Sound Artist/Improviser (Argentina/US); Joel Extranjero & Marisol Cabrera, Flamenco duo (Mexico/US)
April 16, 2019, indoors @ Last Frontier NYC:
A.I.R. Dalila Honorato (Social Scientist, Portugal/Greece); A.I.R. Adam Zaretsky (Bio Artist, US); Visiting Artist Aastha Gandhi (Dancer, India) and NYC-based Hector Canonge (Performance Artist & Curator, Argentina/US)
March 12, 2019:
Presentation on Extinction Rebellion by Brooklyn artist Sarah Vogwill; A.I.R. Johanne Højlund (Opera Singer, Copenhagen); Meïa Meïa (Singer/Songwriter, Barcelona)
MONDAY February 4, 2019:
Let’s celebrate NOoSPHERE Arts’ 8th Anniversary! Musical acts by two beloved Mothership regulars: Katy Gunn (singer-songwriter & musical performance artist, NYC/Copenhagen) & Lenna Pierce (singing cellist, NYC), plus interactive dance performance by Maira Duarte from Dance to the People (NYC/Mexico).
Exhibition of visual art by NOoSPHERE Artists from all over the world.
January 8, 2019:
Lobsang Chunzom (Limithless Health Institute, NYC), Marcus Cummins & Aaron Moore (NYC-based musicians), Ernesto Villalobos (Violinist, Mexico/NYC), and Kim Doan Quoc & Jamie Emerson (NYC-based interdisciplinary duo)
December 11, 2018:
A.I.R. Dusa Jesih (visual artist, Slovenia): 3rd Officer Noam Shoan (painter/poet/musician, Australia) and Brooklyn-based tin-can cello duo Jacob Cohen & Lenna Pierce
Nov 13, 2018 @ our Winter Stage, Last Frontier NYC:
Salon guest-produced by multi-disciplinary British artist KiNo Poet. He will present a live stage production of the upcoming underground tv show, New Vague City, featuring several NYC-based artists and musicians.
Oct 9, 2018, indoors @ Last Frontier NYC:
A celebration of our Honorary Scholar-in-Residence, Fritjof Capra (Scientist & Author & Educator & Activist, Austria/Berkeley), with AIR Kirsty Whiten (Visual Artist, Scotland); Visiting Artist Marianne Skjeldal (Dancer&Choreographer&Performance Artist, Oslo); Visiting Artist Marie-Louise Jones (Visual Artist, London); and local artist Megan Hornaday (Aerialist&Dancer, NYC)
Sep 11, 2018, indoors @ Last Frontier NYC:
A celebration of our UK Collaborator, Alexandria Arts: AIR Lotte Karlsen (Visual Artist & Arts Organizer, UK/Norway) & Scotto Mycklebust (Visual Artist & Arts Organizer, NYC); Anna Smith (Multimedia Artist, UK); Bibi Flores (Visual Artist, Mexico/US); Kelly Shaw Willman (Interdisciplinary Artist, US); ULTRACULTURAL OTHERS/ /UNDAKOV & Or Nah (Interdisciplinary Artists, NYC); Pablo Melchor (Multimedia Artist, Paris)
August 15, 2018: A.I.R. Till Lauer (illustrator, graphic designer and visual artist, Switzerland): 1st Officer Siw Laurent (interdisciplinary theater artist, Norway/NYC); multi-media assembly organized by repeat AIR Claire Zakiewicz (visual artist, London) with Mariana Alviárez (dancer, Venzuela); Aaron Moore (drummer, UK); Marcus Cummins (saxophonist, UK) and Lenna Pierce (singing cellist, NYC)
July 12, 2018: A.I.R. Cynthia Hua (researcher/artist / journalist , CA): Willy Hartland (animator, New York); musical dessert by Katy Gunn (singer/songwriter/musician/performing artist, New York+Copenhagen)
June 12, 2018: Screening of To Keep the Light by Erica Fae (filmmaker/theatre-maker/actor/teacher, New York), with Q & A
May 8, 2018: A.I.R. Claire Zakiewicz, UK, with 2nd Officer Siw Laurent, Norway/France (performance ensemble); Walter Wlodarczyk (photographer, Brooklyn), musical dessert by TINTO TRIO (NYC-based Colombian-Italian band)
April 3, 2018: NOoSPHERE Arts' Residency Award Nomination Meeting, musical dessert by TINTO TRIO (NYC-based Colombian-Italian band)
March 6, 2018: A.I.R. Jue Yang (Playwright plus, China); A.I.R. Jen Coster (Printmaker plus, Baltimore), and Miao Jiaxin (Conceptual Artist, Brooklyn)
February 13, 2018: Captain Sol presents Mothership-NOoSPHERE Arts-Last Frontier community; Danny Gonzalez (Printmaker & Performance Artist, New York) presents Non Grata; Leah Siegel (Musician, New York) sings!
January 9, 2018: A.I.R. Hilde Marstrander (Visual Artist, Oslo); Terry Tapp (Visual Artist, New York); Lenna Pierce (Musician, New York)
December 12, 2017: Holiday Benefit Bazaar. Musical entertainment by 2nd Officer Siw Laurent (Actress & Vocalist, New York) and Katy Gunn (Musician & Performance Artist, New York).
November 14, 2017: Visiting Artists Lesley Kernochan (Los Angeles); Teenage Love (Copenhagen/New York) and Laura Colomban (Venice).
Artworks on display by A.I.R Claire Zakiewicz (Visual Artist, London) and Visiting Artist Camillla Hoffman (Helsingborg)
October 10, 2017: A.I.R Alexa Wilson (Dancer/Performance Artist, Auckland) + Mayfield Brooks (Dancer/Choreographer, Brooklyn);
Mara Catalan (Photographer, Madrid/New York); Visiting Artist Elina Cullen (Visual Artist, Buenos Aires/Århus)
September 12, 2017: A.I.R Claire Zakiewicz (Visual Artist, London); Sebastian Gollings (Photographer, Melbourne); Gordon Skinner (Filmmaker, New York)
August 8, 2017: Salsa class by former Crew Member Nelesi Rodríguez (Media Educator & Creative Practitioner, Caracas/New York)
July 11, 2017: Visiting Artist Zhongwen Hu (Painter, Shanghai); Luis Alonzo-Barkigia (Cross-disciplinary Artist, Tijuana); Adam Elstein (Photographer, New York)
June 13, 2017: A.I.R Mariana Soares (Painter, São Paulo); Richard Borge (Animator/Illustrator, New York); Katy Gunn (Performing Musical Artist, New York/Copenhagen)
May 9, 2017: A.I.R Claire Zakiewicz (Visual Artist, London); Visiting Artists David Alræk (Filmmaker, Bergen) & Cecilie Størkson (Writer, Bergen); Brooklyn poets Erica Schreiner & Craig Kite
April 11, 2017: A.I.R. Amplifier Collective (Art as Social Activism, Oslo)
Mar 14, 2017: A.I.R. Diane Victor (Visual Artist, Johannesburg)
Feb 14, 2017: A.I.R Celine Pelcé (Food Artist, Paris)
Jan 10, 2017: Mothership Crew Members & Extended Family
Dec 13, 2016: A.I.R Florian Pochlatko (Filmmaker, Vienna)
Mothership NYC, Brooklyn, featured here in 111 Rooftops in New York That You Must Not Miss:
“Mothership: A throwback to the 70s’ art scene opens up her rooftop”
“In these days of chic, safe, and, face it, exclusive New York City, it can be hard to recall the 1970s when the city was about to go bankrupt. Muggings and murders were commonplace, and artists paid a pittance for sprawling cold-water lofts in abandoned SoHo factories. Certainly it was a much more dangerous city, but an atmosphere prevailed that attracted and nurtured innumerable artists, the likes of Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, and so many more of the creatives that are still today’s cultural influencers.
A tiny remnant of that 1970’s art scene lives on at Mothership. This artist live-and-work space collective is housed in a permanently docked Brooklyn warehouse at the end of a gritty, industrial street that backs up to Newton Creek. This ship that does not sail is a proud throwback to New York’s art past and serves as a safe harbor where international artists can afford too anchor themselves in the 21st century.
Mothership has an open-house event on the second Tuesday of each month featuring artists of all stripes: filmmakers, performance artists, painters, sculptors, and so forth. When the weather cooperates, the guests migrate up the few steps to Mothership’s spacious, unimproved rooftop. The evening becomes that month’s variation of an open-air art party, as well as a blast from New York City’s less stuffy, more avant-garde past.
Artists and non-artists are warmly welcomed at these casual events that require not much more than an open mind and a willingness to venture out to an edge of Brooklyn that might not be familiar, though it is easy enough to find. The schedule can vary so please check the website for monthly events and surprises that Captain Sol Kjøk and her mates create. There is never a dull moment at Mothership, and when it’s warm and inviting outside, the rooftop is open for expansive views while expanding your mind.”
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