Long Island City Artists, or LIC-A, Queens’ premier artist-run, arts advocacy group, was represented in three group exhibitions of its members’ work, 59 private studio openings, three solo exhibitions, and an outdoor photography tour and workshop for families, all in conjunction with the LIC Arts Open Festival and Open Studios event that ran from May 14 to 18. Details of the events and photographs of the artists’ works can be found on LIC-A’s Web site, www.licartis.org and on Facebook: Long Island City Artists. Complete details of the LIC Arts Open Festival 2014 can be found at www.licartsopen.org/full-festival-guide.
LIC Artists President Carol Crawford’s solo exhibition, “Time After Time” will run until May 28 at Resobox Gallery.
Citigroup is hosting an Exhibition of Small Works by LIC-Artists’ members in its six Showcases at One Court Square until June 30. The showcases are accessible Mondays to Fridays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
LIC-Artists is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization founded in Long Island City in 1985. Its original home from 1985-2008 was in a third floor loft space rented from the Romo Paper Factory, a building which was recently transformed into the Paper Factory Hotel. LIC-A organized the first Annual Open Studios in 1985 as part of its program to create art exhibitions and events open to the public, and promote Queens artists. It has a membership of more than 100 professional artists whose diversity of style reflects the diversity of Queens. LIC-A’s programs are made possible through the volunteer efforts of its professional artist members, and is supported by donations and grants from the Queens Council on the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and others.
