The Garment District Alliance of New York (GDA) is featuring artist Kevin Lustik, in its ongoing series of public exhibits read more…
Interview | Avgi Saketopoulou & Ann Pellegrini
In their book, “Gender Without Identity”, Ann Pellegrini and Avgi Saketopoulou explore the notion of gender formation through the lens read more…
Writers Fellowship 2025
Today Velvetpark is announcing our inaugural writing fellowship program 2025. In lieu of our regular six months writing residency, we read more…
Spotlight Artist 2024 | Sara Duell
Surviving Only Better: Velvet flag with pleather snakeskin applique lettering6 x 8.5ft2022 “Surviving, Only Better” is comprised of two vertical read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | Marcela Adeze Okeke
Bio: Marcela Adeze Okeke is a Chicago artist and organizer whose creative practice centers themes of rest, connection and care in read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | lauren mcavoy
Featured: “This is where my beard should be” (collaborative work-in-progress), 2024physical bodies, contact mics, sound, to-be-made screen-printed sound portraits Resisting read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | Tobaron Waxman – Levush Project
The Levush Project is a series of originally designed hand-fabricated textiles consisting only of syringes and pharmaceutical packaging for testosterone read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | Cathleen Luo – Dinner Party As Revolution
About Dinner Party as Revolution: Dinner Party as Revolution consists of 3 devils and demons, the Ecstasy Devil, the Money Demon, read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | Jordany Genao – Estuary
elements, elementos, apuxii’no 2023ceramic, stretch mesh, tapioca pearls, glaze, rayon thread, cassava flour, ceramic decal26″ x 19″ This ceramic is read more…
Artist Spotlight 2024 | Megan Wolfkill “Back-to-Back”
About “Back-to-Back“: Back-to-Back is a body of work consisting of eight paintings that uses softness, color, mirrored forms, and abstraction read more…
Residents
** Featured residents from left to right – Sarah Drepaul, Soeun Bae, Steven Anthony Johnson, Nancy Huang Meet our past read more…
In Conversation with Nancy Huang | Writer In-residence 2024
A little while ago we had the great pleasure of sitting down with our current Writer in-residence, Nancy Huang! Along read more…
Soeun Bae | Artist In-Residence 2024
We are pleased to announce our 2024 Artist In-Residence, Soeun Bae! About Soeun Bae Soeun Bae is a multidisciplinary artist read more…
J.C. Pankratz | Seahorse (excerpt)
Bio: J.C. Pankratz (they/them) is a queer, trans, non-binary playwright and educator creating lyrical, genre-defying work about gender, class, trauma, read more…
Writers Spotlight | E.J. Batiste
Bio: E.J. Batiste is a writer, poet, playwright, and artist originally from Raeford, NC. She holds a Master of Fine read more…