City Lore

City Lore is a Community Space for Dynamic Exhibitions.
City Lore is The POEMobile.
City Lore is Engaging Audiences with Exciting Event Programming.
City Lore is Urban Culture
City Lore is a Resource for students, artists, and educators.
City Lore is Dedicated to the Poetry of Everyday Life.

“What We Bring: New Immigrant Gifts”

Spotlighting the Contributions of Artists from
New York City’s Immigrant Communities

December 6th – January 18th

What We Bring: New Immigrant Gifts celebrates the rich layers of creativity, tradition, and increased cultural diversity that the law set in motion, especially in New York City, where 6-in-10 residents are first generation or the children of immigrants.

Gallery Hours:

Fri 2 – 6pm

Sat – Sun 12 – 6pm

And by appointment

Free and open to the public.

To schedule a visit outside of regular hours, please email Colleen at colleen@citylore.org

WHO ARE WE?

Founded in 1986, City Lore is New York City’s center for urban folk culture. With a mission to foster New York City – and America’s – living cultural heritage through education and public programs, City Lore encompasses a Lower East Side gallery space, performances, lectures, the People’s Hall of Fame, a POEMobile that projects poems onto walls and buildings, and programs throughout the five boroughs. We document, present, and advocate for New York City’s grassroots cultures to ensure their living legacy in stories and histories, places and traditions. We work in four cultural domains: urban folklore and history; preservation; arts education; and grassroots poetry traditions. In each, we seek to further cultural equity and model a better world with projects as dynamic and diverse as New York City itself.