Collecteurs is proud to announce an exclusive online partnership with the New Art Dealer’s Alliance (NADA) for their NADA House project on Governors Island.
Following a successful collaboration for New York Gallery Open in March, an initiative which brought visitors, collectors, curators, and critics to galleries, non-profits and alternative art spaces around New York City, NADA House is the organization’s second off-site exhibition on Governors Island and Collecteurs’ second online partnership with the group. The innovative presentation format will showcase the works of 45 artists of NADA member galleries and non-profits spread across three historic, turn-of-the-century Colonial Revival houses, a short ferry ride south of New York City. An exclusive opening preview will be held on Thursday, May 2nd from 1–5 pm.
In the face of so-called “fair-fatigue,” this exhibition is a welcome opportunity for international spaces to highlight individual artists in a unique setting. Spread over a total of 34 rooms, exhibitors will respond to their historical surroundings and story of the island in a group show which is free to the public until August.
Governors Island holds a special spot in American history. As the landing place of the first Dutch settlers in what was then New Netherland, it was initially inhabited by the Lenape tribe of Manhattan who called it Paggant (“nut island”) for the bountiful hickory trees they found there. In 1784, the colonial assembly reserved the island for the exclusive use of New York’s royal governor, giving it its current name. It went on to become an essential stronghold for the American army from before the time of the Revolutionary War and several nationally protected historical fortifications still stand on-site from the late 18th century.
After nearly two centuries of U.S. Army occupation, then brief use as a base for the United States Coast Guard, Governors Island was transferred for a nominal sum of $1 to the state and city of New York in 2003. Since then, an organic farm, artist studios, a “glamping” site and extensive parkland by the renowned landscape architecture firm West 8 have opened, with more renovations currently underway. The oldest house on the island dates back to 1703 and is only one of several beautiful structures which have survived since early American times.
The Colonial Revival houses of NADA House on Governor’s Island
As the official online partner of NADA House, Collecteurs will be curating an exceptional digital experience to complement the exhibition. A 3-D tour of the site, editorials of gallery projects and a listing of the exhibited works on the Collecteurs website will be published throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Collecteurs and NADA share a similar vision founded in supporting local art scenes by making them available to global audiences. Through mutual partnerships and support for both the New York Gallery Open and NADA House initiatives, Collecteurs is following in its mission to make the private public while fostering an active local scene upheld by collaborations between institutions, artists, and collectors.
Heather Hubbs, NADA’s Executive Director, states, “Just as it’s always vital to make the fair appealing and relevant to a broad public and global audience, we are extending that logic to this exhibition on Governors Island, and the online partnership with Collecteurs really supports this extended reach by connecting new audiences to the NADA gallery community.”
NADA, an international group of members which includes galleries, non-profit spaces, and individuals, is based in New York City. Through their programming and events, they aim to create significant opportunities which nurture the growth of emerging artists, curators, and galleries in local scenes by presenting them on an international level.
Partnerships with other cultural agents in their neighborhoods attract audiences collectively and produced a tight-knit community. Preserving these types of experiences is vital to the arts, especially in the face of an increasingly globalized ‘mega-gallery’ atmosphere. Support and encouragement facilitates strong and meaningful relationships between creative members while enhancing the public’s interaction with contemporary art.
The exhibition will be free and open to the public, every weekend, Friday through Sunday, from 11 am–5 pm from May 2, 2019, through August 4, 2019. A full program of activities and performances will take place throughout the summer.
Ferries to Governors Island can be taken to and from 10 South Street in Manhattan or Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park.
For ferry schedules, click here.
Participating Galleries:
A.I.R. Gallery, AA|LA Gallery, Adams and Ollman, Helena Anrather, Atlanta Contemporary, Jack Barrett, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, [Callicoon Fine Arts](http://Callicoon Fine Arts), Carbon 12, COOPER COLE, Creative Growth Art Center, Deli Gallery, DOCUMENT, EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Essex Flowers, FALSE FLAG, Fisher Parrish Gallery, Five Car Garage / Emma Gray, Franz Kaka, Fridman Gallery, Geary, GOLESTANI, Halsey McKay Gallery, Jack Hanley Gallery, HOUSING, Kristen Lorello, ltd los angeles, Lyles & King, Marinaro, Martos Gallery, Mrs., NEW DISCRETIONS, Parisian Laundry, The Pit, Regards, ROMER YOUNG GALLERY, Safe Gallery, Rachel Uffner Gallery, What Pipeline