Times Square Arts

 

Times Square is one of the world's most renowned urban destinations. Its dazzling lights and teeming crowds offer an overwhelming sense of possibility. Having helped to make Times Square clean and safe, the Times Square Alliance is now working to nurture the creativity, energy and edge that are the essence of Times Square. For that reason, we are working with a variety of arts-based curatorial groups to bring public art projects to Times Square. Times Square Arts, our pilot public art program, will incorporate diverse art elements into Times Square's streetscape, thereby expressing the area's uniqueness and enriching the pedestrian experience.

The Times Square Alliance develops techniques and relationships to bring temporary high-quality, cutting-edge art and performance to Times Square’s public spaces, so that it is known globally as a place where ordinary people encounter authentic, ever-changing urban art in multiple forms and media. Recent projects and collaborations include Hidemi Takagi's Blender, Meeting Bowls by mmmm..., Risa Jaroslow and Dancers, Theatre For One, Electronic Arts Intermix and MTV, Urban Remix, Liz Magic Laser's Flight, Kyu Seok Oh's Counting Sheep, The Times Square Armory Show, Creative Time’s Key to the City, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Hip Hop Theater Festival, and Performa ’09.

The Times Square Public Art Program is made possible in part by the NYC Cultural Innovation Fund of the Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.