Gallery MC

09/28/2026

When The Memories Gain Color

Reception for the Artists on Friday, October 2nd from 6 to 8 pm

Exhibition Dates: October 2 – 9, 2026

Artists exhibiting: Agron Abduli, Burim Ukici and Berat Beqiri

More info www.gallerymc.org

09/22/2026

Sunday, September 27th from 6 pm: a jazz night at Gallery MC

Andrijana Janevska Quartet has been performing together for many years. Their repertoire features original songs, Macedonian pop and evergreen songs, as well as traditional Macedonian folk songs — all presented in jazz arrangements.

Andrijana Janevska is a singer, violinist, songwriter and university professor who has been active on the music scene for more than 30 years. She holds a PhD in Macedonian folklore and has an extensive performing, recording and teaching career.

Kiril Tufekchievski is a double bassist and university professor, active on the Macedonian jazz scene through numerous ensembles, concerts and collaborative projects.

Gordan Spasovski is a jazz pianist, composer and arranger who graduated summa cm laude from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. He is active in numerous original and collaborative jazz projects.

Viktor Filipovski is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed at festivals and concert venues across Europe and Asia. In 2017, he received the “Golden Oryx” award for Best Young Macedonian Jazz Musician.

09/12/2026

INCANTATIONS by Nataša Prosenc Stearns
Reception for the artist – September 17th, 6-9pm: On view from Sept. 11th

Nataša Prosenc Stearns

INCANTATIONS

Gallery MC, 549 West 52nd Street, Ground Floor and 8th Floor

On view from September 11th: Mo-Fr 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm

Reception for the artist – September 17th, 6-9pm

Incantations, a new multimedia exhibition by Nataša Prosenc Stearns, presents moving-image and photo-collage works created over the past several years.

Following its initial presentation in the artist’s native Slovenia and the publication of an accompanying artist’s book of the same title, the New York exhibition has been conceived specifically for the spaces of Gallery MC and is part of her current art residency at RU-Residency Unlimited.

Unfolding across two floors of contrasting dark and luminous spaces, Incantations brings together immersive video and sound projections with still images. In these works, the feminine form emerges and vanishes, taking on an organic, elusive, and at times unsettling presence: an ancient, attentive, sentient force that ignites what is yet to emerge. The movements evoke rituals and chants, inviting a state of attention that slows down time and resists the speed of today’s image consumption.

Nataša Prosenc Stearns is a visual artist and filmmaker working in the field of expanded moving image, dissolving the boundaries between film, video, print, sculpture, and installation. Her formative years unfolded amid the social and political upheavals of Eastern Europe—wars, dislocations, and cultural transformations that eventually led her to relocate to the United States. These experiences continue to shape her work, which explores psychological landscapes of displacement, memory, identity, and the alienation of contemporary life. Drawn to the mysterious and the unknown, she often works with dreams, myths from her native Slovenia, and phenomena that resist explanation or language. Visually, her practice is marked by an interest in the materiality of the body, the elemental force of water, and immersive multi-channel installations, often created for unconventional and non-gallery spaces.

09/12/2026

Macedonian Brassony-
Concert on Monday, September 14th from 7 pm
Macedonian Brass Quintet are:
Dragan Mladenoski – trumpet
Aleksandar Zlateski – trumpet
Antonio Kostevski – french horn
Dimce Belcovski – trombone
Micko Damnjanovski – tuba

The Macedonian Brass Quintet is an ensemble formed in 2017 as an initiative for making music in the most famous format for chamber music for brass instruments. The members of the quintet are:

Dragan Mladenoski – trumpet (principal trumpet of the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, a long-time member of the MRTV Big Band as well as an active collaborator with prominent musical names).

Aleksandar Zlateski – trumpet (principal trumpet in the Macedonian Opera and Ballet, long-time member of the Skopje City Orchestra and the MRTV Big Band).

Antonio Kostevski – horn (principal horn player of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet, former first horn player of the Sofia Opera, as well as permanent collaborator of the FAMES orchestra).

Dimche Belchovski – trombone (principal trombone player of the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, professor of trombone,tuba and chamber music at the Faculty of Music Arts-Skopje and professor of trombone and tuba at the national music school DMBUC “Ilija Nikolovski Luj”).

Micko Damnjanovski – tuba (tubist at the Macedonian Opera and Ballet, long-term external collaborator of the City Wind Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra).

More at www.gallerymc.org

08/05/2026

Trio Concert on Sunday, August 9th:

Ismet Vejseli, Alba Zeqiri and Shkëlzen Baftiari in Concert on Sunday, August 9th at 6 pm
Concert is free to attend

CONCERT PROGRAM / КОНЦЕРТНА ПРОГРАМА

Ismet Vejseli – Tenor
Alba Zeqiri – Violin
Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

PART I / ПРВ ДЕЛ

Frédéric Chopin

Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31

Performer: Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

Frédéric Chopin

From the Cycle of 17 Polish Songs, Op. 74
• What a Young Maiden Loves
• The Messenger
• A Melody
• Homecoming
• Lithuanian Song

Performers: Ismet Vejseli – Tenor
Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

Damjan Temkov

Dream (Сон) – Song Cycle

Performers: Ismet Vejseli – Tenor
Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

Goran Nachevski

Father’s Aria from the opera Between Dreams and Flights

Performers: Ismet Vejseli – Tenor
Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

INTERMISSION / ПАУЗА

PART II / ВТОР ДЕЛ

Georges Bizet

Overture to the Opera Carmen

Performer: Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

Jenő Hubay

Violin Concerto No. 3 – First Movement

Performers: Alba Zeqiri – Violin
Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

David Špato

Elegy

Performers: Alba Zeqiri – Violin
Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

Astor Piazzolla

Otoño Porteño

Performers: Alba Zeqiri – Violin
Shkëlzen Baftiari – Piano

More info and bio at
www.gallerymc.org

07/16/2026

COMMON FREQUENCY

Gallery MC
Friday, July 17 7:00-10:00pm
One Night Only

Common Frequency brings together ten artists for a one-evening pop-up exhibition at Gallery MC. Returning for their second collaborative exhibition, the artists share a unique connection: years of working alongside one another while maintaining distinctly individual artistic practices.

Created specifically for this exhibition, the works on view reflect a range of approaches spanning painting, drawing, and photography. Rather than following a single theme or aesthetic, the exhibition celebrates the dialogue that emerges from a shared creative environment—where ideas, influences, and experiences overlap while each artist continues to develop an independent visual language.

The title, Common Frequency, speaks to this invisible thread. It suggests a shared wavelength rather than a shared style: nine artists responding to the same environment through different perspectives, materials, and methods. The exhibition invites viewers to discover both the connections and the contrasts between the works, revealing how a collective experience can give rise to remarkably diverse forms of expression.

As a one-night-only event, Common Frequency offers an opportunity to experience a body of work created exclusively for this occasion, highlighting the energy and immediacy of artists coming together to present new work in a shared space.

Venue: Gallery MC 545 West 52nd street.

07/12/2026

Practice for Sunday evening, July 12th at 7 pm:

Violinist Aleksandar Ivanov and pianist Ivona Bazgaloska are among Macedonia’s leading young musicians, acclaimed for their exceptional artistry and international achievements. Bringing together expressive musicality and refined virtuosity, the duo presents an engaging program that reflects their long-standing artistic collaboration and shared passion for chamber music.

07/07/2026

Sunday, July 12th from from 7 pm:

Violinist Aleksandar Ivanov and pianist Ivona Bazgaloska are among Macedonia's leading young musicians, acclaimed for their exceptional artistry and international achievements. Bringing together expressive musicality and refined virtuosity, the duo presents an engaging program that reflects their long-standing artistic collaboration and shared passion for chamber music.

06/25/2026

Wildflowers: Dense Blazing Star -
Eric Ewazen

Performed Gallery MC by Trio Academiko
Featuring Zlatka Miteva, Natasha Trbojevikj and Branko Pavlovski

Zlatka Miteva Natasa Trbojevik bpavlo1

06/22/2026