The mission of The National Arts Club is to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts.
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The National Arts Club is a private club founded in 1898 to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts.
Mission: The mission of The National Arts Club is to stimulate, foster and promote public interest in the arts and educate the American people in the fine arts.
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Enjoy a classical performance by cellist Thomas Mesa on Thursday, November 19 at 3PM (ET).
This performance is part of a series of classical concerts, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization, featuring outstanding young Black and Latinx musicians.
A performance by young cellist Thomas Mesa, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a showcase of Indigenous cinema.
Meet Paul Tazewell, the Tony Award-winning costume designer behind the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton.”
Alyson Williams and Nat Adderly, Jr. pay tribute to singer, songwriter, and actress Phyllis Hyman on Monday, November 23 at 7PM (ET).
Presented in partnership with Audelco, New Heritage and AWP.
Alyson Williams and Nat Adderly, Jr. pay tribute to singer, songwriter, and actress Phyllis Hyman
Legendary filmmaker John Waters is donating his art collection—including works by Andy Warhol, Nan Goldin, Diane Arbus, and Catherine Opie—to the Baltimore Museum of Art.
The filmmaker will donate 372 works to the Baltimore Museum of Art. His collection tends toward the perverse, the ironic and the cheerfully nihilistic — and much of it is still here on his walls.
Take a tour of our historic landmark building—the former home of New York Governor Samuel Tilden—on Gramercy Park.
Step inside the The National Arts Club! The NAC resides in the historic Samuel Tilden Mansion on Gramercy Park. Occupying both 14 and 15 Gramercy Park South,...
Join designers Marquise Foster, Geoffrey Mac, and Tyler Neasloney, contestants of Season 18 of Bravo’s Emmy-winning competition series, “Project Runway,” for a backstage look at the groundbreaking television show.
On Friday, November 20 at 6PM (ET), Steve Massa, author of “Slapstick Comedy: The Women of Silent Comedy,” discusses the legacy of women in silent film.
Author Steve Massa highlights the women of silent comedy
Pianist Dominic Cheli performs works by Schumann and Brahms on Friday, November 20 at 3PM (ET).
In this program Cheli explores the turbulent musical and emotional relationships between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, and the masterpieces that they produced.
Pianist Dominic Cheli plays Schumann and Brahms
Poets Gregory Pardlo and Patricia Smith read from their poetry and discuss writing in the time of Black Lives Matter.
Looking for your next read? It might be in NAC Medal of Honor recipient Toni Morrison's library.
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Enjoy a classical performance by violinist Alexandra Alvarado Switala on Thursday, November 19 at 3PM (ET).
This performance is part of a series of classical concerts, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization, featuring outstanding young Black and Latinx musicians.
A performance by young violinist Alexandra Alvarado Switala, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization
Join us on Wednesday, November 18 at 7 PM (ET) for a dynamic presentation on the style, inspirations, and lives of some of New York City’s most intriguing drag queens and kings. The evening includes a special live performance by New York City drag stars Marti Gould Cummings and MRS. SMITH.
A dynamic presentation on the style, inspirations, and lives of some of New York City’s most intriguing drag queens and kings
One of the world's most famous tourist attractions has become a place for artistic protest.
Since the start of the pandemic, one of the busiest tourist attractions in New York City has found itself dominated by artists with a message
Journey to ancient Gotham on Tuesday, November 17 at 1PM (ET) with archaeologist and architectural historian Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis.
Since its founding, the city of New York has been intentionally interpreted through the architecture of ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Dr. Macaulay-Lewis explores the different ways in which New Yorkers re-conceived antiquity’s buildings and monuments beginning in the 18th century.
Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis explores the different ways in which New Yorkers have re-conceived antiquity’s buildings and monuments
Join “Hamilton” costume designer Paul Tazewell on Monday, November 16 at 7PM (ET). Tazewell discusses his Tony Award-winning designs for the hit Broadway musical, along with his illustrious nearly 30 year career on Broadway, in regional theater, film, television, dance, and opera.
A conversation with Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell
This week, voters decided on the fate of Confederate monuments, arts funding, and more.
Across the US, ballot measures included important questions on Confederate monuments, arts funding, and more.
Art historian Eve Kahn lectures on revolutionary artist Mary Rogers Williams on Friday, November 13 at 3PM (ET).
A baker’s daughter from Hartford, CT, Mary Rogers Williams biked and hiked from the Arctic Circle to Naples, exhibited from Paris to Indianapolis, wrote about her travels and work, taught at Smith College for nearly two decades, but sadly, ended up almost totally obscure.
Art historian Eve Kahn will lecture on revolutionary artist Mary Rogers Williams
Young cellist Sterling Elliott performs a classical program with songs by Czech composers Josef Suk, Antonín Dvořák, and Leoš Janáček.
Program:
Josef Suk: Ballade and Serenade for Cello and Piano Op.3
Leos Janacek: Pohadka
Antonin Dvorak: Silent Woods
Edouard Lalo: Cello Concerto - finale
Accompaniment on piano: Luis Ortiz
This performance is part of a series of classical concerts, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization, featuring outstanding young Black and Latinx musicians.
On Friday, November 13 at 1PM (ET), fashion designers Marquise Foster, Geoffrey Mac, and Tyler Neasloney, contestants of Bravo’s Emmy-winning competition series, “Project Runway,” provide backstage look at the groundbreaking television show.
"Project Runway" designers provide a backstage look at the groundbreaking television show
Writers Gregory Pardlo and Patricia Smith share their poetry and talk about writing in the time of Black Lives Matter on Thursday, November 12 at 6PM (ET).
Gregory Pardlo and Patricia Smith will read from their poetry and talk about writing in the time of Black Lives Matter
#ElectionDay is here! If you haven't voted yet, we encourage you to do so. For everything you need to know, visit vote.org.
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
Celebrate 45 years of Battery Dance on Tuesday, November 10 at 6PM, with artistic director and founder Jonathan Hollander.
Marking its anniversary during the pandemic, Battery Dance has redoubled its mission of artistic excellence and social relevance at home and abroad.
This program is presented in partnership with Battery Dance Company.
An Illustrated talk with Jonathan Hollander, Artistic Director and Founder of Battery Dance
Join us on Monday, November 9 at 12PM (ET) for a virtual showcase of and conversation on Native drawings produced in the Amazon basin during the 1970s.
This program is presented in partnership with SHIN GALLERY.
A virtual showcase of and conversation on Native drawings produced in the Amazon basin during the 1970s
Happy Halloween from our haunted home on Gramercy Park!
A glimpse into how 19th and early 20th century citizens, criminals, and police used dress to commit and detect crime.
Get your copies of Dr. Alison Matthews David’s books:
https://bookshop.org/books/fashion-victims-the-dangers-of-dress-past-and-present/9781350005082
https://bookshop.org/books/killer-style-how-fashion-has-injured-maimed-and-murdered-through-history/9781771472531
Halloween is upon us! Here are some of our favorite costumes from past celebrations at our haunted home on Gramercy Park.
Halloween is upon us! Here are some of our favorite costumes from past celebrations at our haunted home on Gramercy Park.
Award-winning young cellist Sterling Elliott performs a classical program on Thursday, November 5 at 3PM (ET).
This performance is part of a series of classical concerts, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization, featuring outstanding young Black and Latinx musicians.
A performance by young cellist Sterling Elliott, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization
Election Day is less than a week away. We encourage you to make a plan to make your voice heard. For everything you need to know, visit vote.org.
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
Artist Nina Katchadourian's installation "Monument to the Unelected" has been exhibited every election cycle since 2008, showcasing the campaign signs of candidates who didn't win.
An intriguing meditation on the flawed two-party system, the power of Katchadourian’s Monument to the Unelected lies in its ability to confront us with alternative histories.
Take an architectural look at the United Nations campus and its 2007 $2 billion renovations on Wednesday, November 4 at 6PM (ET).
An architectural look at the United Nations campus and its renovations
Join award-winning journalist and content creator Constance C.R. White for an inspirational journey through Black fashion in America.
Election Day is a week away! Our historic landmark building—the former home of one-time presidential candidate Samuel Tilden—was featured in this recent CBS segment on the contentious election of 1876.
With just days left until Election Day, many Americans hope the race finishes smoothly — unlike the disputed election of 1876.
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The National Arts Club presents a live holiday performance by the Gramercy Brass Orchestra of New York. Sing along to the season's favorite songs and carols.
Join Susanna Sirefman, the founder and president of Dovetail Design Strategists, the leading independent architect selection firm in the States, as she talks with prominent, contemporary architects Deryl McKissack, President and CEO, McKissack & McKissack and Mark Gardner, Principal, Jaklitsch/ Gardner Architects.
If you’ve ever had a Barbie doll, or you know someone who did, chances are that Barbie was dressed in one of the thousands of designs created by Carol Spencer, author of “Dressing Barbie."
A performance by young cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization. Today’s program: - Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major - Florence Price Three Spirituals - Julie-O by Mark Summer - Chonguri by Tsintsadze - Mendelssohn Song Without Words
Architect Dana Getman explores Essex Crossing, the $1.9 billion, six-acre, mixed-use, mega-project on New York City’s Lower East Side.
Mary Wilson of the legendary Supremes shares reminiscences and unique images from her book "Supreme Glamour."
Today’s event “The Glorious American Essay” a best-selling anthology featuring the books editor Phillip Lopate. Phillip Lopate, a celebrated essayist and professor of writing at Columbia’s School of the Arts, will discuss this quintessentially American art form with two of the book’s best-known contributors, essayists Vivian Gornick, author of "Fierce Attachments," and Wayne Koestenbaum, author of "The Queen’s Throat."
Alyson Williams and Nat Adderly, Jr. pay tribute to singer, songwriter, and actress Phyllis Hyman.
Dominic Cheli Cheli explores the turbulent musical and emotional relationships between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, and the masterpieces that they produced.
Enjoy a classical cello performance by Thomas Mesa. Today’s program includes: J.S. Bach Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 - Prelude - Sarabande - Gigue Scott Bradley Joiner Schumann in New York Lydia Jane Pugh Carolina’s Jig Saint-Saens The Swan Andrea Casarrubios SEVEN for solo cello
Meet Paul Tazewell, the Tony Award-winning costume designer behind the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton.”
Join designers Marquise Foster, Geoffrey Mac, and Tyler Neasloney, contestants of Season 18 of Bravo’s Emmy-winning competition series, “Project Runway,” for a backstage look at the groundbreaking television show.
Poets Gregory Pardlo and Patricia Smith read from their poetry and discuss writing in the time of Black Lives Matter.
Young cellist Sterling Elliott performs a classical program with songs by Czech composers Josef Suk, Antonín Dvořák, and Leoš Janáček. Program: Josef Suk: Ballade and Serenade for Cello and Piano Op.3 Leos Janacek: Pohadka Antonin Dvorak: Silent Woods Edouard Lalo: Cello Concerto - finale Accompaniment on piano: Luis Ortiz This performance is part of a series of classical concerts, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization, featuring outstanding young Black and Latinx musicians.
A glimpse into how 19th and early 20th century citizens, criminals, and police used dress to commit and detect crime. Get your copies of Dr. Alison Matthews David’s books: https://bookshop.org/books/fashion-victims-the-dangers-of-dress-past-and-present/9781350005082 https://bookshop.org/books/killer-style-how-fashion-has-injured-maimed-and-murdered-through-history/9781771472531
Join award-winning journalist and content creator Constance C.R. White for an inspirational journey through Black fashion in America.
The summer of 1942 was the inaugural season of the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow, America’s oldest dance festival. Performances were organized around a central theme, "The American Dance." That landmark season offers inspiration for operating amidst today’s pandemic, with fascinating contrasts in addressing world culture. The Pillow’s Director of Preservation, Norton Owen, will include rare archival films in this presentation with both historical significance and contemporary ramifications. Owen is a curator, writer, and archivist who has been associated with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival since 1976, serving as Director of Preservation since 1990.
An interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse.
Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell leads an exploration of garments worn on monumental occasions across centuries on every calendar day.
Charles Nix of The Type Directos Club (TDC) reveals how type and design connect people to ideas, culture, and each other.
In recognition of International Archaeology Day, Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, and curators for Heritage Malta discuss their nation’s 7,000-year-old architecture and culture.
Hip hop artist, songwriter, and producer Spree Wilson talks about his life and career in music.
A conversation with historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman.
A performance by jazz pianist Bijan Taghavi and friends.
Authors Scott Anderson and Patrick Radden Keefe discuss Anderson's book "The Quiet Americans."
Historian and author Kimberly Truhler (GlamAmor) dives into the dark side of 1940s style and celebrates the film noir genre.
A performance by young cellist Christine Lamprea, presented in partnership with the Sphinx Organization. The program includes: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 6 in D Major (selections) Prelude Allemande Gigue Ernest Bloch: Suite No. 1 in C minor Prelude Allegro Canzona Allegro Omar Acosta: Solo de Pajarillo
Author Elizabeth Kerri Mahon looks at the women entrepreneurs who created the beauty business.
The mission of The National Arts Club is to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts.
Janet A. Cook - Artist & teacher
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