Almost Studio has designed the Love & Design Competition installation, which will display in Duffy Square during the month of February. (Courtesy Almost Studio)
…..and the winner of the 15th edition of the Love & Design Competition is ~ Brooklyn-based Almost Studio to realize Love’s h/Edge, an interactive sculpture, to be unveiled on February 1st.
The Art Students League of New York is hosting its third annual Valentine’s Day Free Sketch event on Monday February 14 at 7:00 PM on YouTube Live. Hosted by League instructor Valentine Aprile, the event is designed for anyone interested in figure drawing and the opportunity to sketch from a model for free, all from the comfort of their own home.
Image Courtesy Albert Watson. Waris, Quarzazate, Morocco, 1993
Valentine’s Day and Black History Month bring a season focused on love, recognition and appreciation for ourselves and others. Fotografiska New York invites all to join them for a month for Love Potion Workshops, Intimate Portrait Sessions, Celebrations of Artists of Color, and more. Kicking it off, a hardcore love fest bursting with red hearts, pink roses and burning devotion. Beginning on Friday, February 12th, guests can book photo sessions, craft love potions, and deeply explore their own radical self love through guided journaling.
Moving forward, a new installation presented by Black Artist Fund & Fotografiska New York ~ Tracking Down Intimacy, will be on view through May 2.
Marla Aaron previously had her jewelry vending machine installed in the garden at the William Vale Hotel, and launched at the Brooklyn Museum. Here, the artist ~ Marla Aaron ~ sitting in front of her vending machine at the Brooklyn Museum
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a vending machine filled with…….Jewelry! This fabulous invention will be part of Rockefeller Center’s ‘Love At The Center’ event. The event will including a month-long schedule of workshops and collaborative installations ~ all with the theme of Love.
Image renderings courtesy Times Square Arts and Soft-Firm
It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without the Times Square Valentine Heart Design Competition ~ and this years winner is Love Letterscreated by Soft-Firm, curated by Reddymade. Take a look at the installation that will be unveiled on February 10th at 11am on Father Duffy Square.
Rendering of Heart Squared. Image via moduarchitecture.com
Times Square Arts has announced that MODU and Eric Forman Studio’s Heart Squared is the winner of this year’s annual Times Square Valentine Heart Design Competition curated by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. As this year’s winning design, Heart Squared will be unveiled on January 30 at 11am at Father Duffy Square, between 46th and 47th Streets. The installation will remain on view for the month of February. Interested in renewing vows? Proposing? How about getting married ~ all on Duffy Square, info below.