सुकुरात स्कल्पचर पार्क एक सामुदायिक जुड़ाव वाला न्यूयॉर्क शहर का वाटरफ्रंट पार्क है कलाकारों का समर्थन करने के लिए समर्पित सार्वजनिक कला के निर्माण और प्रस्तुति में।.
पार्क में acontecimiento
मार्क डी सुवेरोएक कल्पना कि यदि लोगों को उनके तरीके से काम करने की अनुमति दी जाए तो उनकी उत्पादक ऊर्जा क्या कर सकती थी रचनात्मक, वह था खोलो, और वह था किसी न किसी तरह समर्थित.
सुकरात के माध्यम से समय
एन संग्रह और मौखिक इतिहास
हमारी 40वीं वर्षगांठ मनाने के लिए
सोक्रेटीस अपने चालीस साल पुराने अभिलेखागार में बड़े पैमाने पर निवेश के माध्यम से पहली बार अपने संस्थागत ज्ञान को सार्वजनिक रूप से सुलभ बना रहा है। यह कार्य एक मौखिक इतिहास परियोजना द्वारा पूरक है जो पड़ोसियों और पूर्व छात्रों कलाकारों के साथ आयोजित इसके ऐतिहासिक रिकॉर्ड का विस्तार और जटिलता बढ़ाती है। न केवल हमारे अतीत को संरक्षित करने की इच्छा से प्रेरित होकर, यह कार्य इसके कथानक का विस्तार और गहरा करता है, जिसमें कई आवाजों और दृष्टिकोणों को प्रमुखता से रखा गया है जो इस जगह की विशिष्टता में निहित हैं और पार्क की जटिल, विकसित होती पहचान को दर्शाते हैं।.
Melissa Brown
Wanted
Nari Ward
G.O.A.T.s
Brina Thurston
Untitled (Brina Thurston)
Jillian Conrad
Relative Distants
ईयान मैकलाघलिन
Pine Box (The Body)
Lisi Raskin
Portal 3
Beth Campbell
The Novelty
Sheree Kaslikowski
Flight and Balance
Vito Acconci
Bughouse
Ryan Buyssens, Cletus Daglish-Schommer, Mark Gagnon, Christopher Ho, Jesal Kapadia, Dylan Lorenz, Alisdair MacRae, Raimundas Malasauskas, Brian O’Connell, Lisa Oppenheim, Jay Rehm, Marc Robinson, Jon Rubin, Austin Thomas, Oscar Tuazon, Peter Walsh
Float 03
जुड़े रहें
देखिये हम क्या कर रहे हैं
Some Socrates stories start before the Park even opened. Floris Brasser arrived just ahead of opening day in 1986, and for Artists Choose Artists (1987–88) built Commuting Senses, a wooden sculpture rising 17` × 17` × 24` over the reclaimed waterfront.
"My experience with Socrates was exhilarating, working for and with other artists. I was supported and encouraged, which gave me a lifelong drive to make my public pieces. Mark di Suvero`s support, and working for him, was very much part of that."
Floris shared this story for our Oral History and Digital Archive, proof that the Socrates community spans decades and oceans.
Explore the Artist Archive at the link in our bio 🔗
Imagine this: as the sun sets over the East River, live music fills the Park. Families unpack picnic blankets. Neighbors greet one another. Visitors hear a language they don’t recognize—and then discover a story that stays with them long after the credits roll.
That’s the experience we’re working to bring back.
Each Outdoor Cinema evening costs approximately $15,000 to produce, covering film licensing, projection and sound, technical crews, live cultural performances, staffing, and the care required to welcome thousands of people into the Park.
Our goal is to raise $50,000—enough to support up to three evenings of free international cinema beginning this September.
And even if we don’t reach that goal, we’re committed to bringing Outdoor Cinema back with at least one screening.
Because in a moment when so much pulls us apart, gathering together in a public park to experience another culture’s stories feels more important than ever.
Join us in bringing Outdoor Cinema home by making a donation at the link in our bio.
#OutdoorCinema #Queens #InternationalFilm #PublicSpace #SocratesSculpturePark #Community
"I was young and the Park was even younger."
In 1997, artist in residence Luisa Caldwell (@luisagramiam) transformed the Park`s shipping-container office into Trailer Park Fantasy for From the Ground Up: paper, grass, and concrete, 8`6" × 38` × 15`.
"In those days there weren`t many rules, which added to the experimental nature of the experience. It was a little wild and a lot of fun, but it also proved to be an important professional experience, even reviewed by Roberta Smith in The New York Times. That was cool!"
Luisa`s memory is one of many we`re preserving through The Point Digital Archives and Oral History Project.
Explore the Artist Archive at the link in our bio 🔗
Outdoor Cinema has always belonged to this community.
Like everything at Socrates, it exists because people believe art belongs in public.
Every year, Socrates raises 100% of the funding needed to keep the Park open, care for the landscape, commission artists, and present free programs for everyone.
Outdoor Cinema was once supported through that same community of donors and neighbors, but rising costs and the disruptions of the pandemic brought the series to a pause.
Today, we’re asking our community to help write its next chapter.
Not because Outdoor Cinema is nostalgic.
Because it remains a rare opportunity to gather across cultures, generations, and experiences in a public space that belongs to everyone.
If Outdoor Cinema returns, it will return because hundreds of people decided it was worth bringing back—together.
Every gift helps. Help us bring it back by making a donation at the link in our bio.
#SupportPublicArt #OutdoorCinema #SocratesSculpturePark #QueensCommunity #FreeArts
"As a sculptor who primarily works indoors, Socrates has been one of the rare institutions that has given us the opportunity and support to explore and experiment with working outdoors, while also fostering a great sense of camaraderie within its community of fellow artists."
Kazumi Tanaka (@kazumi_tanaka_artist) built with us twice: The Levels of Democracy for 50 NY 93, and Shelter (1996), 15` × 5` × 25`, for our 10th Anniversary exhibition, a roof overhead drawing together a community seeking sanctuary.
Kazumi`s words come to us through the Oral History and Digital Archive project: 40 years of artists, in their own voices.
Explore the Artist Archive at the link in our bio 🔗
For nearly two decades, Outdoor Cinema wasn’t simply a movie night.
It was one of the few places in New York where thousands of people could gather to celebrate the stories, music, languages, and traditions that make Queens one of the most diverse places in the world.
Each film was chosen not because it was the newest blockbuster, but because it offered a window into a culture, a community, and a different way of seeing the world. Every evening began with live music or performance inspired by that country’s artistic traditions, transforming the Park into a place of shared discovery before the first frame even appeared on screen.
For many, these weren’t just screenings—they were celebrations of home. For others, they were an invitation to experience a culture they may never have encountered before.
That’s what Outdoor Cinema has always been about.
Not just watching films.
Experiencing the world together.
Help us bring it back by making a donation at the link in our bio.
#OutdoorCinema #SocratesSculpturePark #Queens #InternationalCinema #PublicArt #Community
All the world`s a stage—especially this one. On Sunday, August 16 (4:30–6:30PM), Hip to Hip Theatre Company (@hiptohiptheatre) returns to Socrates with As You Like It, Shakespeare`s beloved comedy of love, disguise, and life in the forest—where Rosalind outwits everyone in sight.
The Kids & the Classics workshop (ages 4–12) starts at 4:30, followed by the performance at 5PM. Pack a picnic and stay for the golden hour. Rain or shine.
Free with RSVP. Link in bio 🔗
#SocratesSculpturePark #HipToHipTheatre #AsYouLikeIt #ShakespeareInThePark #FreeTheaterNYC #QueensNYC #LongIslandCity #OutdoorTheater
No hands? No problem. Wild bees collect mud, leaf, and plant fuzz in their mouths to build the perfect home for the next generation. On Saturday, August 15 (11AM–1PM), iDig2Learn (@idig2learn) returns to Socrates for Field Guide: Build It Like a Bee.
Discover how Mason bees and Leaf Cutter bees engineer their nests, then create your own art inspired by their building techniques—using mud, stems, fuzz, and more. All ages welcome, no experience needed, and no live bees handled.
Free with RSVP. Link in bio 🔗
#SocratesSculpturePark #iDig2Learn #FieldGuide #WildBees #Pollinators #NatureNYC #QueensNYC #LongIslandCity
"The Emerging Artist Fellowship catapulted my art from a studio practice to creating site-specific work for many years. Working large-scale, outdoors, and connecting with the artists and the community changed the course of my work and my life."
For Escape Velocity (1998), Alissa Neglia built Lace: steel and wood tracing the meditative ebb and flow of the East River, 16` × 32` × 2`. She stayed on as the Park`s studio manager and tech for four more years. "It remains one of the most impactful experiences I`ve had as an artist."
Alissa`s reflection is part of the Oral History and Digital Archive we`re assembling in our 40th year.
Explore the Artist Archive at the link in our bio 🔗
Something wicked this way comes. On Sunday, August 2 (4:30–6:30PM), Hip to Hip Theatre Company (@hiptohiptheatre) brings Macbeth to Socrates—Shakespeare`s darkest tale of ambition and the corrupting pull of power, performed live under the open sky.
Come early: the Kids & the Classics workshop (ages 4–12) kicks off at 4:30 with theater games and playful text exploration, before the performance begins at 5PM. Bring a picnic blanket and settle in. Rain or shine.
Free with RSVP. Link in bio 🔗
#SocratesSculpturePark #HipToHipTheatre #Macbeth #ShakespeareInThePark #FreeTheaterNYC #QueensNYC #LongIslandCity #OutdoorTheater
Homecoming, Chapter Two: Chakaia Booker (@chakaiabooker).
A few days ago, Chakaia shared why she and Socrates are kindred spirits. Here, she goes deeper. Into the body, and what it takes to make the work.
"When you make work like I do, there`s an endurance element to it."
Chakaia is known for transforming discarded rubber tires into monumental form, work that is as physical as it is conceptual, shaped by the hands and built through sustained, demanding labor. It`s the same kind of effort Socrates was founded on: the slow, stubborn work of turning a material, a place, or an idea into something more.
That endurance is exactly what brings her work home.
This series is drawn from The Point Digital Archives and Oral History Project, our first public record of the artists and community who built Socrates, going live soon. Learn more and share your own story at the link in bio.
Homecoming: Chakaia Booker is on view through April 2027
Video: Petite Monsieur for Socrates Sculpture Park
@SanfordBiggers returns to Socrates.
Homecoming: Sanford Biggers is on view now. Towering cloud forms rising across the Park, sequined surfaces set atop reflective poles that catch the light, the water, and the sky around them.
Unsui is the Japanese term for "clouds and water," used for wandering Zen monks and for the kind of movement that answers to nothing.
Twenty-five years ago, Biggers` Terra Mandala turned this ground into a site of dance and ritual. We are proud to welcome him home as our third Homecoming installation, during our 40th anniversary year.
More info and plan your visit at the link in our bio. 🔗