The Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation

The Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation Chaim Gross's historic townhouse + sculpture studio in downtown NYC. Open to the public. Admission is $15.

The Foundation is open for guided House & Studio Tours, which take place on Thursdays at 3 pm and 6 pm, Fridays at 1 pm & Saturdays at 1 pm and 3pm.

Create art inspired by your favorite springtime scenes! Join us to create custom cards for friends and family at the Ren...
05/07/2026

Create art inspired by your favorite springtime scenes! Join us to create custom cards for friends and family at the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation.

Tuesday, May 12
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Wednesday, May 13
6 to 7:30 pm

Admission is $15 — Tickets available at the link in bio

In the “Block Prints: Springtime Edition” workshop, participants will learn the process of block printing and leave with their own custom cards. Block printing is a form of relief printing where artists carve and then ink multimedia blocks to create an image. No experience necessary!

Images: 1) Unknown photographer, Renee and Chaim picnic with a friend in Zagreb, Croatia, 1970; 2) Unknown photographer, An afternoon at Lake Bohinj in Slovenia, 1970; 3) Renee on Lokrum Island in Croatia, 1970; 4) Corey Risinger, Example Cards for Block Print Event, 2026.

All images from the archives of the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation.

Take inspiration from Chaim Gross’s life and work during “Field Notes: A Writing Workshop” on Saturday, May 2 from 11 am...
04/29/2026

Take inspiration from Chaim Gross’s life and work during “Field Notes: A Writing Workshop” on Saturday, May 2 from 11 am to 1 pm.

Tickets are available through Eventbrite at the link in our bio.

This multisensory workshop will explore three floors of the Foundation, encouraging writers of all levels to begin or deepen their writing practice.

Notebooks and drawing materials are provided. No prior writing or drawing experience is required.

The workshop is led by artist and educator Pamela Lawton and Manuela Ruckdeschel, the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation’s 2025–26 NYU Public Humanities Fellow.

Image credit: Chaim Gross papers, 1920-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Join us on Tuesday, April 28 at 7 pm for an intimate concert featuring violinist Yibin Li and cellist Philippe Muller. T...
04/25/2026

Join us on Tuesday, April 28 at 7 pm for an intimate concert featuring violinist Yibin Li and cellist Philippe Muller. The program will include compositions by Beethoven (1770–1827), Gliére (1875–1956), Michael Kosch (b.1959), and Ravel (1975–1937).

Purchase tickets through Eventbrite at the link in our bio.

Yibin Li is an accomplished violinist and educator. Born in China, she began her musical journey at five under the guidance of her father, violinist Qing Li. Yibin’s performance career spans the globe, with solo appearances alongside prominent orchestras including the Beijing National Symphony, Shanghai Symphony, Taipei Symphony, and Syracuse Symphony.

As the Co-Director and an artist of the OneMusic Project (OMP), a non-profit organization, Yibin unites international artists to create innovative concerts that blend literature with chamber music.

Philippe Muller is a renowned cellist and cello teacher. Philippe has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in places like Carnegie Hall and Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo. He formed a renowned trio with violinist Jean-Jacques Kantorow and pianist Jacques Rouvier. He also became the principal cellist for Pierre Boulez’s Ensemble Intercontemporain.

For twenty years, he has participated in the Académie de Musique Française in Kyoto and the Festival du Domaine Forget in Quebec, Canada. He now teaches at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. 

Image courtesy of Yibin Li and Philippe Muller.

On Saturday, May 2, we will be hosting “Field Notes: A Writing Workshop” from 11 am to 1 pm. This multisensory workshop ...
04/23/2026

On Saturday, May 2, we will be hosting “Field Notes: A Writing Workshop” from 11 am to 1 pm. This multisensory workshop is designed to encourage art lovers to begin or deepen their writing practice.

Participants will explore Chaim Gross’s historic sculpture studio and the temporary exhibition “Figure/Ground: Landscapes in the Collection of the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation,” and develop poems and free-form essays in response to the artworks and their own experience.

Notebooks and drawing materials are provided.
No prior writing or drawing experience is required.

Field Notes is rooted in the artistic landscape of Greenwich Village as a space of exchange across the arts. Among the many artists who frequented Chaim Gross’s home was the poet Allen Ginsberg, who described “the human quality, the interdependence of the human” as the distinctive essence of Gross’s figures.

The workshop is led by artist and educator Pamela Lawton in collaboration with Manuela Ruckdeschel, the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation’s 2025–26 NYU Public Humanities Fellow.

Purchase tickets on Eventbrite through the link in our bio.

Join us this Saturday, April 25, for the SoHo Arts Network’s (SAN) Downtown Culture Walk. The Foundation will be open fo...
04/23/2026

Join us this Saturday, April 25, for the SoHo Arts Network’s (SAN) Downtown Culture Walk. The Foundation will be open for free self-guided tours from 12 to 4 pm! Other participating members will offer free or suggested admissions as well as special hours and public programs.
 

The Downtown Culture Walk is a self-guided walking tour presented by SAN, highlighting non-profit art spaces in and around SoHo. SAN celebrates the rich history of our unique creative community and collectively shares our distinct cultural contributions with neighborhood residents and visitors. 
 
 
Other participating sites include: apexart, Canal Projects, Dia: The New York Earth Room & The Broken Kilometer, The Drawing Center, Judd Foundation, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation, Museum of Chinese in America, Ukrainian Museum, and initial research.

Map is available at the link in our bio.

Happy birthday, Chaim Gross! Born March 17, 1902 in Austria-Hungary, Gross immigrated to the United States in 1921. He b...
03/17/2026

Happy birthday, Chaim Gross!

Born March 17, 1902 in Austria-Hungary, Gross immigrated to the United States in 1921. He became know primarily for his wood sculptures of dancers, acrobats, and mothers with children. Gross was also an educator and worked with wife Renee to create the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation to further his legacy. Tours of their historic home and his studio take place Wednesday - Saturday or by appointment. Link in bio.

Photo by Alfredo Valente, c. 1940. Gross in his studio at 63 East 9th St, NYC.

The spring calendar for Tactile Transmissions, our free 90-minute Access Program geared toward visitors who are blind or...
02/04/2026

The spring calendar for Tactile Transmissions, our free 90-minute Access Program geared toward visitors who are blind or partially sighted, is now available!

Virtual Programs:
Thursday February 5
Thursday, March 5
Thursday, April 2
Thursday, May 7
Thursday, June 4
 
In-Person Programs:
Thursday, February 12
Thursday, March 12
Thursday, April 9
Thursday, May 14
Thursday, June 11

Participants joining the in-person sessions engage closely with the home and studio. This unique environment allows for supervised handling of sculpture, tools, and works in progress.
 

All programs run from 11 am to 12:30 pm. RSVP is required.

Check out our website for more information!

Join us on Thursday, December 11 at 11 am for our last Tactile Transmissions of the year!‌‌This program is a free 90-min...
12/09/2025

Join us on Thursday, December 11 at 11 am for our last Tactile Transmissions of the year!
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This program is a free 90-minute Access Program geared toward visitors who are blind or partially sighted. The program focuses on Chaim Gross’s work and art collections utilizing verbal description and touch. Educators lead participants in creative activities using a variety of techniques and materials.
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Participants joining the in-person sessions engage closely with the home and studio. This unique environment allows for supervised handling of sculpture, tools, and works in progress.
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To find out more and to RSVP, click the link in our bio and select Upcoming Events.
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Tactile Transmissions will return in February 2026!
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Join us for An Evening of Music with Cellist Eliana Razzino Yang‌Tuesday, December 97 pm EST‌526 LaGuardia Place, New Y...
12/04/2025

Join us for An Evening of Music with Cellist Eliana Razzino Yang
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Tuesday, December 9
7 pm EST
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526 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY
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Tickets: $25
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Purchase tickets through Eventbrite: link in bio
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Doors open at 6:30 pm
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Philadelphia-born cellist Eliana Razzino Yang has performed solo recitals in London, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Frankfurt, New York, Helsinki, Boston, and Philadelphia and concertos with orchestras in Italy, across the US, and England. She has also performed as part of Harrisburg’s Market Square rising star series and the Taos Chamber Music Group, and has received top prizes in the Adelphi Orchestra, All City Orchestra, YCVT, Caprio, Charleston, and Vivace competitions. Eliana has collaborated with members of the Emerson, Tokyo, Borromeo, Vermeer, Audubon, Aizuri, and Momenta string quartets, Ensemble Epomeo, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Recital partners include pianists Ieva Jokubaviciute, Amy Yang, and Clare Hammond.
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In 2015 she traveled to Budapest, Hungary, to play for composer György Kurtág and cellist Miklós Perényi and in 2016 she played for composer George Crumb. Past programs include IMS Prussia Cove, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Taos School of Music, Kneisel Hall, Perlman Music Program, Sarasota Music Festival, Heifetz Institute, Castleman Quartet Program, Thy Chamber Music Festival, Colorado Music Festival, Meadowmount School of Music, and Carnegie Hall’s New York String Orchestra Seminar.
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Eliana holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Natasha Brofsky, Clara Kim, Richard Aaron, and Zvi Plesser.
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The program on December 9 will include compositions by Gyorgy Ligeti (1923–2006), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), and Michael Kosch (b. 1959).
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Photo courtesy of Eliana Razzino Yang.

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Join us for an intimate concert at the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation featuring violist Junah Chung.Tuesday, October 28 ...
10/22/2025

Join us for an intimate concert at the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation featuring violist Junah Chung.

Tuesday, October 28 at 7 pm

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the link in our bio

Doors open at 6:30 pm

Recognized for his inventive musicianship, Junah has established a dynamic international career as a chamber musician, soloist, and educator. He is currently the violist for Disney’s Broadway musical The Lion King and appears regularly with the American Ballet Theatre. He previously served as the Assistant Principal Violist of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Principal Violist of the Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the New York Philharmonic and Minnesota Orchestra.

Junah maintains an active recital schedule and has been featured in performances at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Lincoln Center’s Paul Hall, and WNYC’s Meet the Composer. Recent solo appearances include the Musica Viva in New York City, the Yongin Symphony (Korea), regular recital performances at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church Wall Street and at Metropolitan Playhouse. He is currently a member of the Entartete Trio with Eric Heubner, piano, and Tim Reudeman, saxophone, and has collaborated with renowned musicians including violinists David Kim and Oleg Krysa, violists Roberto Diaz and Lawrence Dutton, and cellist Timothy Eddy.

In addition to his extensive performing career, Junah is on the faculty of the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, where he continues the legacy of his esteemed teachers, including Lillian and Joseph Fuchs, Felix Galimir, and William Lincer.

The program includes compositions by J.S. Bach, Paul Hindemith, Igor Stravinsky, Michael Kosch, and Henri Vieuxtemps.

Photo courtesy of Junah Chung

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