Thanks to our incredible community of artists, 2011 was a busy year, full of creativity and artistic growth.  Just look at the creative ways you used Space on White!

Special Events

Studio Use

Special Thanks to companies that made Space on White their home…

Windows on White

Space on White invites artists and graphic designers to share their creativity in a special, one-time-only contest and event!

Space on White - 81 White Street, Tribeca NYC

DESIGN…

Permanent design for Space on White’s street windows!  Make Space on White’s first impression on Tribeca’s streets with original window artwork by YOU.

SHARE…

Your artwork for a special Space on White party + exhibit in January 2012.  We’ll invite our entire community of thousands of artists and art lovers to see your work, as well as our neighbors in Tribeca and beyond!

>click here to see photos from our past visual art events

One Artist Will Win…

• Your window design on permanent display to Space on White artists,audience, community, and neighbors
• Your additional artwork or design on display in the Space on White lobby for the month of January 2012
• Honored guest at unveiling party with the Space on White community
• NYC media alert about you and the design
• Permanent plaque with your name inside our front door
• Event and installation costs covered by Space on White

Four Artists Will Win…

• Your artwork or design on display at Space on White for the month of January 2012
• Honored guest at unveiling party with the Space on White community
• Inclusion in NYC media alert about you and the design

Submission deadline is Friday, December 9.  Winners will be announced by December 20!

SPECIFICATIONS:

Design must incorporate “Space on White” name/logo and words capturing what happens in the space, ie: art, theatre, crafts, design, music, compose, dance, ballet, yoga, write, act, teach, film, lounge, rehearse, edit, audition, train, events, pop up, fashion, community, shows, exhibitions, photo shoots, performance, Shakespeare, etc.

Space on White colors are black and white.  We invite you to design accordingly.

Your design can incorporate the 4 main windows on the facade left and 2 door windows on the right.  Each window is 19” wide by 84” high.

Submit your design concept for review in jpg format, under 1 MB per file, by Friday, December 9, to community@spaceonwhite.com.  Include your name, contact information, link to the work or type of work you would show at your January exhibition, and a brief written summary of your concept.

>Questions? Email community@spaceonwhite.com.  Thank you in advance for your submissions!

Note that Space on White doors open in great weather and for special events

Open doors, inside view

RECESS!

Kick it old school at Space on White…

theatre | dance | visual art | music | play!

Sunday, October 2
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Space on White
81 White Street (Broadway & Lafayette)

Free with RSVP via Facebook!

Remember when you first discovered art?  From handprint turkeys to xylophone scales, when we were kids, art was for everyone and being creative was always fun!

Spark your imagination and invite your inner child to RECESS!, a special Space on White event for artists and non-artists to play, create, laugh, learn, discover, and have a great time reconnecting to the artist in all of us.

Drop in on a workshop or stay for the whole day of easy, fun workshops exploring art, music, dance, and theatre, taught by our own community of artists!

CLASS SCHEDULE

subject to change
All classes are 45 minutes – sign up is day-of: first-come, first on the list!

ART
Period 1 – 2:00: ARTS & DREAMS
Period 2 – 3:00: ARTS & DREAMS
Period 3 – 4:00: SHOELACE PROJECT
Period 4 – 5:00: MAKE YOUR OWN LIPGLOSS

DANCE
Period 1 – 2:00: OFF THE WALL
Period 2 – 3:00: WEIGHTLESS
Period 3 – 4:00: MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE
Period 4 – 5:00: DANCE WORKSHOP

THEATER
Period 1 – 2:00: SHAKESPEARE FOR FUN
Period 2 – 3:00: COLLABORATIVE WRITING
Period 3 – 4:00: IMPROV
Period 4 – 5:00: PLAYING WITH REALITY

PLAY
Mix & mingle with the Space on White community while enjoying snacks, music, open crafts, and more!

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

ARTS & DREAMS
Empowering Affirmation Art Workshop
Participants in Arts & Dreams workshops learn to love and accept themselves with positive statements called affirmations, which they will then use to create their own affirmation art piece. Laura Baran talks about how using affirmations can help heal negative thoughts in a creative way. Students make affirmation drawings of their own – no experience necessary!
Taught by Laura Baran with Patricia Geremia

SHOELACE PARTY!
Come see what hopes and fears have to do with shoelaces!
The Shoelace Project invites people to join in an experiential creative process. Come write your hopes and fears on jumbo shoelaces, and see what we can do with them. Dance without having leaving your seat, let your desires and dreads blossom into a new dance theater piece, and see what kind of designs out of personally inscribed shoelaces.
Taught by Sasha Soreff of Sasha Soreff Dance

GET GLOSSY
Create and name your very own gloss to fit your personality
Taught by Alison Stumf, Lipstick Manifesto

MOVING OFF THE WALL
Translating & experiencing a work of art with the body
Participants will become more in touch with a particular piece of art work by immersing into it and experiencing it with their bodies.
Taught by Claire Porter

WEIGHTLESS
A workshop focusing on the grounding and levity of the physical body
“What are you willing to let go of?” and “Where do you resist?” We live in our bodies daily, yet do we know their intricacies and understand their inherent weight? Through working individually, in pairs, and in groups, we discover the presence of the mass of our bodies. Simple acts, such as lifting the dead weight of someone else’s arm or attempting to perform this act by yourself, bring not only an awareness to the body’s density, but also challenge our boundaries of control. Activities reminiscent of childhood such as airplaning (balancing on another’s feet), counterbalancing (leaning inward or outward to balance one’s weight with another) and levitation (think light as a feather, stiff as a board). Expect a light hearted, playful and inquisitive atmosphere!
Taught by Lynn Neuman

MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE
Spread the joy by learning the beauty of the oldest dance on earth
Participants will explore the beauty and significance of Middle Eastern dance as well as learn the historical background of the real dance- “the real stuff,” not the deliberately coined harem fantasist misnomer. Finally, they will enjoy the magic of Middle Eastern music, which has touched millions of hearts around the world. These dance classes are designed to introduce you to the true spirit and meaning of one of the oldest dance forms on earth, that is to say, joy and happiness. Feel free to bring a shawl or scarf!
Taught by Torkom Movsesiyan

JUST DANCE!
The Dance Dancing Dance Company Company Class
The Dance Dancing Dance Company Company Class is an extreme dance class that fuses elements of technical dance, endurance practices and theatrical tomfoolery. It draws upon gangster rap, Brazilian parade dances, recreational dancing, and the American Musical Theatre. A workout, momentary panic, and full-body gyration are guaranteed. All experience levels encouraged to attend.
Taught by Ani Taj Neimann

SHAKESPEARE MADE FUN
Hate Shakespeare? Teachers did that to you – unlearn it and have fun!
This is playtime for both actors and non-actors alike. It’s for anyone interested but afraid of Shakespeare, those who know nothing about Shakespeare and those who hate Shakespeare because their high school teacher made it so boring. (We’ve all been there!) We’ll throw out all the school stuff and play games with the words, get the language into our bodies and just have fun!
Taught by Mary McGinley

MAKE PLAYS!
We make plays. Come make plays with us!
A two-part workshop with exercises in creating collaborative theater. No experience required. Awesome if you take both workshops so you gain the fullest experience of our awesome-sauce-ness.
Taught by Everywhere Theatre Group

Everywhere Theatre: Writing
So you think you can write?
Bring a pen or pencil. Bring a notebook. Bring yourself. ETG will help you jump start your creative brain by guiding you through a free write session to help you shape a short five minute monologue or play, which you will then have read aloud by yourself or performers in the room. You will leave with a fresh piece of original material ready to be staged.

Everywhere Theatre: Improv
Staging Text with the Starz
We will explore the various ways of staging text in a collaborative way using a pre-existing work of text that will be given to you at the workshop. Everyone will be broken up into teams and must create a five minute performance based on your given text. You will leave with the experience of truly working collaboratively.

REINVENTING PLAY
Create stories, make connections, and remember how we played as kids
The workshop will be comprised of several exercises that help create a safe, nonjudgmental space and teach the fundamentals of interactive improvisation. We will then create several improvised short stories in which workshop participants will have the opportunity to step into the role of the protagonist and choose where the story goes. The exercises we use teach heightened focus, active listening, group trust, and improvisation techniques. We hope that participants will feel safe enough in this environment to explore their choices and human connections in a new way while having fun and taking risks.
Taught by Playing with Reality

Tuesday, July 19
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Space on White
81 White St (Broadway & Lafayette)

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PANEL:

Get Funded!

Got a project in the oven, but need more money to make it happen?  Find out the keys to successful fundraising from the experts, including how to know whether to go nonprofit or fiscally sponsored, applying for grants, fundraising event how-to’s, and the exact steps to take to make your online fundraising take off and hit your goal.

Panelists:
Dana Edell, Co-Founder and Executive Director, viBe Theater Experience – 501(c)3 & Event-Based Fundraising 
Laura Livingston, Artistic Director, Freestyle Repertory Theatre – 501(c)3 & Educational Theatre Grants
Adam Natale, Membership Director, Fractured Atlas – Fiscal Sponsorship
Slava Rubin, Founder & CEO, IndieGoGo – Online & Crowdsourced Fundraising

Moderated by Ciara Pressler, Marketing Consultant, Pressler Collaborative

**Panel is free with RSVP via Facebook

On December 4, Space on White and White Train presented SHOP CREATIVE, a one-day shopping event showcasing creativity.  The event, which was open to the public, featured complimentary wine & refreshments and giveaways every hour; live music by Shaina Taub, Maya Sharpe, and Grace McLean and Them Apples; and unique work from a curated selection of New York’s best artists and designers, featuring a collection of one-of-a-kind clothes, accessories, arts, crafts, and artwork, all at holiday prices.  Exhibiting artists included alfalfa-seeds.com, Arianne Zager, Alyson Jon, COINICOPIA, Junkprints, Keryn Huang, LoveNat NYC, Micaela Zahner Design, Sergio Taublib, Teen+Jonesy, and TOOFLY.

Click here to view photos from the event!

Join the Space on White email list to find out about the next event!

For more information on hosting an event at Space on White or to rent wall space to showcase your art, contact info (at) spaceonwhite (dot) com.

On September 20th, 2010 Space on White hosted EXHIBIT EQUALITY to help celebrate and promote Equality Across America’s march on Washington D.C. on October 11th. EXHIBIT EQUALITY featured a mixed media explosion combining performance art with visual art and fashion design all for one cause, equality.

In addition to showcasing their work to the community, each artist designed an equality themed piece to be auctioned for Equality Across America.  In preparation for the march on Washington this was an amazing evening bringing light to our nation’s struggle for equality.  What better way to do this than to combine this mobilization with a celebration of art and the artist?

In Spring 2010, Space on White launched the Blank Canvas Giveaway to reward some of NYC’s most promising arts companies with FREE rehearsal and performance space! Take a look at our amazing finalists.

Click here for more information on becoming a Space on White Resident!

Art Party Theatre Company

www.artpartytheatercompany.com

art.party.theater.company creates bold performances for an audacious audience; our work is irreverent, intelligent, physical, magical, and surprising.

Sonnet Repertory Theatre

www.sonnetrepertorytheatre.org

Sonnet Repertory Theatre, Inc., is dedicated to classic theatre for the modern planet. SRT promotes classic plays and adaptations, providing forums for collaboration between emerging artists and established professionals.

The New Ensemble

www.thenewensemble.com

The New Ensemble is a company of experienced theater artists based out of New York City making sensory immersive stories. By acknowledging the ridiculous event of making theater, and the wondrous possibility between audience and performance, The New Ensemble surrounds you with musicality, physicality, and honesty of the shared moment.

CockEyed Optimist

www.ceotheatre.org

CockEyed Optimists strives to create theatre which examines the human condition in all of its complex absurdity. Our optimism stems from the belief that the power of imagination and creativity can better a world too often full of cynicism and negativity. These beliefs are at the core of who we are as an ensemble and as individual artists.

Political Subversities

www.politicalsubversities.com

Political Subversities is a fast-paced topical-comedy cabaret about culture, politics and the crazy F-ed up world we live in.

Lynx Ensemble Theater

www.lynxtheater.org

Lynx Ensemble Theater is a NYC based non profit theater company using theatre to explode stereotypes, and to explore the nature of identity.  Lynx seeks to serve audiences who are not used to seeing their stories told onstage, challenges artists and audiences to look at themselves beyond their own type, to recognize themselves in characters who at first seem very different, and to empower artists and audiences to discover and become their fullest, freest, most empathetic selves.

Monster In My Brain

www.jodykaylitman.com

Sex, drugs, murder, Chistine Jorgenson, Mel Tormé and Bela Legosi! Litman’s new irrepressible gender-bending musical monologue is provocative, passionate and exhilarating. Pay attention: Jody, Penelope, Nandy, Uncle Lenny, Hoot Gibson and a multitude of other homegrown monsters will teach you the right way to chew tobacco, give good phone sex, campaign for Ronald Reagan, and perform a proper execution. Is there a monster in your brain?

www.boomerangtheatre.org

The Boomerang Theatre Company is an award-winning Off-Off-Broadway theatre company based in New York City. Boomerang annually produces a season composed of three programs: free outdoor Shakespeare productions in parks throughout NYC; an indoor repertory series of new, classic and neglected plays; and FIRST FLIGHT, a new play development series of workshops and readings.

SparkPlug Productions

www.sparkplugproductions.net

Pronunciation: [spahrk-pluhg]

Function: verb
1: to lead, inspire, or animate something or someone

Function: noun
1:a device designed to produce the electric spark for igniting the mixture of gasoline and air
2: a person who leads, inspires, or animates a group

Slant Theatre Project

www.slanttheatreproject.org

SLANT Theatre Project is a core group of artists that thrive on the danger of building the plane in flight. We do visceral work. We put things up quickly and rely on instincts. We tailor each process to the artists and performance space, and are excited about creating environments that challenge the traditional notions of what theatre is.  Since 2004, Slant has worked with nearly two hundred artists, including playwrights Rachel Axler, Bekah Brunstetter, Lawrence Dial, Marcus Gardley, Lisa Kron, Michele Lowe, Dan O’Brien, Adam Rapp, Theresa Rebeck, Mat Smart, and Thomas Ward

Beauty of the World Productions

Beauty of the World is a film and video production company whose goal is to create new projects inspired by hope and beauty. This video was created for the Space on White blank canvas contest from footage of original projects shot by Beauty of the World as well as animation created for this contest. No computer graphics were used, all animation is stop motion created by Beauty of the World.

Click here to see photos from the event!

The grand opening featured Music by DJ Theo Stockman, star of Broadway’s American Idiot, and Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, the new soul-infused rock band, who received over 125,000 YouTube hits on their recording of “Exactly Like Today.”

In addition to these performance artists, Space on White’s walls featured artwork and photography by some of NYC’s up and coming visual artists including Ibra Ake, Jessica Faller, Maximilian Rauber, Lillian Farag, and Evan Spiler.

Space on White allows individuals or organizations to rent out space that caters to acting, music, dance, and the visual arts. Born through the inspiration of founder Chasten Harmon, Space on White encourages collaboration and growth for artists and their audiences. With open, spacious designs, Space on White provides a blank canvas to nurture the creativity that is most important for artists. From classes to workshops to performances to readings to mixed media events, Space on White is the artist’s dream pallet.

On Sunday, March 21, Broadway Speaks OUT will present a benefit concert entitled The Other Side of Broadway at Space on White to raise funds and awareness for LGBT issues. The stars of Broadway will be singing their own original material!

Featuring:

RYNESS, led by Bryce Ryness
KATIE THOMPSON
MEREDITH PATTERSON
SELLOANE NKHELA
BOBBY CRONIN
&
THE JOE ICONIS FAMILY

MARCH 21st
8pm-10pm
$15
Tickets can be purchased @ www.broadwayspeaksout.com

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SPACE ON WHITE
81 White Street
between Broadway & Lafayette
www.spaceonwhite.com