The 2021 Velvetpark Writer Residency has been awarded to Yamilette Vizcaino Rivera. She begins her residency this week in Brooklyn read more…
FAQs
Application FAQsDo I have to identify as a queer woman to apply?No, Velvetpark’s Residency is open to anyone identifying as read more…
Checklist
Application Checklist: Before filling out your residency application please have the following materials prepared and/or ready to upload. After you read more…
Wangechi Mutu’s Fantastical Journey, Dripped, Dipped and Left to Bled
**originally published Oct 16, 2013** Wangechi Mutu’s mid-career survey of works at the Brooklyn Museum, is a meditation on the read more…
Velvetpark’s Official 25 Queer Women of 2016
We would be remiss not to acknowledge that 2016 has been a deeply tumultuous year for many obvious social and read more…
Velvetpark’s Top 25 Queer Women of 2015
It is with great pleasure thatVelvetpark announces our
Julia Kunin @ Sandra Gering
Julia Kunin’s latest work at her first one-person show at Sandra Gering reflects her mastery over material and an evolution read more…
New York Armory Show 2015 Edition
We were back at that New York artworld institution the Armory, a show we love to hate and hate to love.
Chris Ofili Retrospective at The #NewMuseum
If you waited until the last minute to see the Chris Ofili retrospective “Night and Day” at the New Museum,
Toshi Reagon’s Parable
Toshi Reagon’s latest musical project,
Velvetpark’s Official Top 25 Significant Queer Women of 2014
It is with great honor that Velvetpark announces our Top 25 Queer Women of 2014.
Yoga Acharya BKS Iyengar 1918 – 2014
It is safe to say that there is not one Yoga Asana teacher that has not studied with or studied read more…
Tenacious as Hell, Vividly: Wanda Ewing
Exactly four years ago, I noticed some small prints at a salon on the Upper East Side, the last place read more…
Haiti Glass, Lenelle Moïse
Sometimes hearing hard truths are easier when packaged in poetic verse.
Alexis Clements’ Unknown Play Project
Writer Alexis Clements is currently underway on a documentary film on women’s spaces. Remember those? Well they still do exist read more…
Angkor Diary, Temple Hopping in Cambodia
This past May I took a short adventure into Cambodia to visit the temple sites of Angkor (video below).
Frieze Art Fair 2014 Randalls Island
The Frieze Art Fair has become New York’s (most) favorite art fair, edging out the older Armory Show.
Are You Still a Slave, A Discussion At the Bell Hooks Residency
“Are You Still a Slave?” was the discussion during the week-long Bell Hooks Residency at the New School, paneled by read more…
The Charmed Jill Sobule
Singer songwriter Jill Sobule is back after five years, since her last release, with “Dottie’s Charms.” This is an album read more…
Ishita, Popularizing Surfing in India
Ishita is the first surfer girl in India. She taught herself how to catch and ride waves and is now read more…
Whitney Biennial 2014, Queerly Visible
The Whitney Biennial is always a hard show to opine on, feelings often run high and hard.