Socrates Sculpture Park Inc.
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc.
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More about this organization
Mission
Socrates Sculpture Park is a community engaged New York City waterfront park dedicated to supporting artists in the production and presentation of public art.
About
Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, Open Space was held from May 5 to September 2, 2019. The exhibition was informed by Earth's place as one planet amid a vast universe. It presented artworks that considered space, time, and matter in relationship to celestial entities and earth-bound processes. The artists in the exhibition shared different notions of time, history, space, and site than the reigning system regulated by technocratic and colonial standards. Featured artists included Miya Ando, Beatriz Cortez, Radcliffe Bailey, Alicja Kwade, William Lamson, Eduardo Navarro, Heidi Neilson, MDR (Maria D. Rapicavoli), and Oscar Santillan. Folly/FunctionObjects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear was held on June 15, 2019. The winning proposal for the 2019 Folly/Function design-build competition for an entrance kiosk was Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear by School Studio. The 8-foot cube's mirrored faces allowed the structure to blend into the landscape while providing a surface for signage. Folly/Function is an annual juried competition jointly directed by the Architectural League of New York and Socrates. Rafael Domenech: Las Palabras Son Muros [Pavilion for Astoria] was held from July 13 to November 3, 2019. Scaffolding and construction mesh-provisional materials emblematic of the changing urban landscape-comprised the two semicircular towers of this outdoor piece. The mesh 'pages' hanging from the scaffolding featured graphically dynamic laser-cut texts that rotated throughout the exhibition. Domenech gleaned these texts from visitors to the park who submitted their words, phrases, and stories, which were then selected for presentation through a digital algorithm. In its totality, experimental digital graphic technique and chance composition aggregated into an amalgamation of voices throughout the 16-week exhibition. After the completion of the exhibition, the artist produced a book that combined the contributed texts and included reused elements of the weekly mesh installations. The Socrates Annual, 2019 was held from October 5, 2019 to March 8, 2020. For the 2019 exhibition, projects ranged from a soundscape conflating the sounds of animals and man-made objects to a monument to the invasive Ailanthus plant. Approaches varied among collaborative investigations of authorship and visibility, the recontextualization of domestic motifs, and the examination of biological material, among many others. 2019 artists included Jesus Benavente, Tecumseh Ceaser (Native Tec), Martina Onyemaechi Crouch-Anyarogbu (MOCA), Rachelle Dang, Chris Domenick, Hadi Fallahpisheh, Jes Fan, Hadrien Gerenton and Loup Sarion, Paul Kopkau, Alva Mooses, Marius Ritiu, Martin Roth, Gabriela Salazar, Lucia Thome, and Workers Art Coalition (WAC).
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing, the non-profit's mission is “Socrates is the only site in the new york metropolitan area specifically dedicated to providing artists with opportunities to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture and multi-media installations in a unique outdoor environment that invites interaction between artists, artworks and the public. the park's existence is based on the belief that reclamation, revitalization and creative expression are essential to the survival, humanity and improvement of our urban environment.open free of charge, every day of the year, socrates is an exemplary model of urban renewal that serves as an internationally acclaimed cultural venue, as well as a source of local community pride. in addition to visual arts programming, socrates presents free art making workshops for children; fitness classes; and numerous multicultural music, dance, and theatrical presentations.”.
When referring to its actions, they were described as: “Socrates sculpture park is a community engaged new york city waterfront park dedicated to supporting artists in the production and presentation of public art.”.
- According to the law, the state of operation reported by the non-profit is NY.
- As per the filing, the address of the non-profit for 2020 is 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11106.
- According to their form, the non-profit as of 2020 has a total of 33 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$81,265.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1986.
- The organization pays $833,375 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $185,478 in fundraising expenses.