This year, the colossal fine art fair that is The Armory Show has launched an accompanying series of public programming within different artistic communities around town. Titled,”Armory Arts Week,” the focus is on a different neighborhood each day between March 3 and March 6; on Sunday, the focus in on the Lower East Side. There will be numerous gallery tours and studio visits to attend along with some special workshops and even an artistic dinner series, curated by an artist and happening at local restaurants. Some of the highlights coming up on Sunday include: The Lower East Side BID will be leading tours leaving from the New Museum, No Longer Empty is leading a studio tour leaving from Atlas Cafe and the Angel Orensanz Foundation fro the Arts is presenting a special installation, ReProjections, featuring work from Angel Orensanz and Luis Buñuel, revealing the dialogue and relations between both artists. For the full schedule go here.
On your way down to the Lower East Side be sure to stop in at TNC 155 First Avenue between 9th and 10th. Two Lower Eastside artists can be found inside along with some interlopers from Brooklyn.