CURRENT & Upcoming EXHIBITIONS
Fiber of Being:
TSGNY x Culture Lab LIC
​A Fiber Art Exhibition
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On view: September 25 to November 2 during gallery hours, Thursday & Friday, 5-9pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 2-9pm. ​Free Admission.
“Fiber of Being” explores the enduring significance of fiber art in contemporary life.
This exhibition explores how textiles, with their rich histories of handcraft and cultural storytelling, continue to be profoundly relevant—bridging the physical and the virtual, the traditional and the contemporary.
How does fiber art assert material presence in an increasingly immaterial world? Fiber is not just a medium but a metaphor for the interconnected threads of existence, weaving together the past, present, and the future.
This exhibition presents artwork asserting the importance of touch, material intelligence, and the act of “making” in an age of hyper-connectivity and digital abstraction.
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A juried textile art group show collaboratively organized by Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY) and Culture Lab LIC.
About the Curator: Philadelphia-based fiber artist and educator Cait McCormack has contributed works to solo and group exhibitions at Elijah Wheat Showroom, Hashimoto Contemporary, The Mütter Museum, Museum Rijswijk, The Mesa Contemporary Art Museum, The Taubman Museum of Art, The Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Feinkünst Krüger, Penn State University, Field Projects, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Future Fair, and a site-specific installation with BravinLee Programs in NYC. Their sculptures have appeared in publications including The New York Times, Hyperallergic, BOMB, Juxtapoz, Whitehot Magazine, Smithsonian, and Bust Magazine. In addition to holding teaching positions at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Hussian College of Art and Design, McCormack has participated in artist residencies at The Vermont Studio Center, Monson Arts, The Peter Bullough Foundation, The Wassaic Project, Byrdcliffe Artist Colony, Kimmel Harding Nelson, and The C-Scape Dune Shack Artist Residency Program in Provincetown, MA. McCormack was the recipient of a Joseph Robert Foundation grant in 2021 and received the Woodmere Art Museum’s Maurice Freed Memorial Prize in 2023.
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Clashing Steel
The Art of Stage Combat
Curated by Edjo Wheeler and Meron Langsner with Associate Curator Jesse Belsky
On View: July 31 - September 21 during gallery hours, Thursday & Friday, 5-9pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 2-9pm. ​
​​Opening Reception: Thursday July 31, 6-9pm.
Free admission. Complimentary wine, beer and food provided by Food Cellar.
Clashing Steel celebrates the artistry and craftsmanship behind stage combat weaponry, showing how these tools—swords, daggers, spears, shields, and armor—are designed not to harm, but to enhance storytelling through choreographed conflict.
From the duels in Romeo and Juliet to the epic battles in Game of Thrones, these weapons transform action into art.
Participating/Exhibiting Artists:
Jesse Belsky
J David Brimmer
Nathan DeCoux
Dennis Graves
Robb Hunter
Jared Kirby
Oscar Kolombatovich
Lars Lunde
Zoe Morsette
Lewis Shaw
Theik Smith
Eugene Solfanelli
Rick Sordelet
Kerry Stagmer
J. Allen Suddeth
Andy Sunda
Thanks to our sponsors:
Plaxall Inc, TF Cornerstone, Steve Madden, Howard Gilman Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts
Pass the Crown
Voices & Memory
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Exhibition extended to Sunday, August 31.
On view during gallery hours, Thursday & Friday, 5-9pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 2-9pm. ​Free Admission.
Pass the Crown: Voices & Memory is an interactive media installation exploring dementia, memory, and legacy within communities of color. Expanding on the Pass the Crown photo portrait series, the project was inspired by the artist Pri’s late grandmother, who had dementia and wore a crown in the final photo portrait taken of her by the artist. That crown became a symbol of resilience, memory, and dignity. That very same crown is now passed from model to model within the Pass the Crown photo series, with each model impacted by dementia, representing the continuation of their stories. Drawing from over a decade of experience as a dementia caregiver of both her grandmother and aunt, the artist creates an interactive experience that invites audiences to engage with personal histories.
The installation features five large-scale editorial portraits, each framed with symbolic materials reflecting the subject’s life. An interactive timeline highlights key moments, while Augmented Reality (AR) allows visitors to unlock deeper layers of each story through images, audio, and personal artifacts. Pass the Crown: Voices & Memory honors the strength, wisdom, and love that endure beyond memory loss, preserving the legacies of those affected and inspiring conversations about care, connection, and the power of storytelling.
Fine Art At Culture Lab LIC
Culture Lab LIC is a nonprofit art gallery providing a full calendar of monthly exhibitions by emerging and mid-career artists working in visual, installation, interactive, digital and video art. Our exhibitions are often complemented by a diverse series of multidisciplinary performances as well as artist talks, panel discussions & workshops. Culture Lab LIC collaborates with local organizations, individual artists and curators to bring in new ideas, develop cohesive monthly programming and participatory events, with a goal of promoting the cultural growth of our community.
Currently Culture Lab LIC programs between 20 - 36 exhibitions annually with an average of over 1000 visitors monthly, and does not take a commission from the art we sell. Per our mission statement, all proceeds from the sale of art exhibited at Culture Lab LIC goes back to the artist.
Our programming is unique because of the proposal structure we work with as well as our open-door policy towards community volunteers and outside organizations seeking space for different projects. For almost all the exhibitions we have an “Open Call” where all artists have the opportunity to submit their artwork for consideration.
Our team works hard to bring thoughtful, beautiful and groundbreaking programming to Queens.
