The Trust for Governors Island's Art CommisionsGI Program

Governors Island Corporation, d.b.a. The Trust for Governors Island (The Trust)

Funding Received: 2013
New York, NY
$200,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months
Design & Architecture, Visual Arts, Other | Economic Development, Environment & Energy | Urban
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"Painted Phone" by Mark Handforth, installed in Liggett Terrace, part of Governors Island's new park
photo credit: Timothy Schenck
Yankee Hanger, by Mark Handforth
photo credit: Timothy Schenck
Saffron Star by Mark Handforth installed at South Battery on Governors Island
photo credit: Timothy Schenck

With its public art program, Art CommisionsGI, The Trust for Governors Island commissions internationally recognized artists to create ambitious, thoughtfully developed art installations throughout Governors Island. These works respond to the Island's unique location and history, new landscapes and democratic culture and set the stage for the Island’s next chapter as a year round destination.

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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The Trust for Governors Island
Sep 10, 2014
By Meagan O’Neil Update The most significant update with regard to The Trust for Governors Island’s ArtPlace award is the addition of Rachel Whiteread’s piece... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
May 23, 2014
By Ellen Cavanagh Updates After a long winter, Governors Island will open to the public May 24, 2014. For the first time ever, the Island... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
Apr 18, 2014
Site-specific dance is just one thing we never tire of on Governors Island, and this looks like a promising year for it! Dancing in the... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
Mar 20, 2014
Artist- designed mini-golf installed as part of the Figment participatory art festival; photo courtesy of Ronay Menschel Updates More than any groundhog’s shadow, the opening... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
Jan 21, 2014
Two new chairs waiting for visitors in front of Mark Handforth’s “Yankee Hanger” in Governors Island’s new park; courtesy Tim Schenck Photography Updates As busy... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
Dec 30, 2013
Artist Rachel Whiteread and team visit Discovery Hill on Governors Island, with Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor in the background. At the time of... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
Nov 04, 2013
Installation of “Phone in Tree” sculpture by artist Mark Handforth; photo by Timothy Schenck Photography, courtesy of The Trust for Governors Island. Updates It has... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
Oct 15, 2013
Musician Dan Zanes enthralls his tiny fans at his “Porch Party” sing-along in Colonels Row. Image courtesy of Trust for Governors Island. Update As summer... Read More
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The Trust for Governors Island
Aug 05, 2013
Update We have just broken ground on the art program’s first commission, which was awarded to Turner Prize Winner Susan Philipsz, who works in sound... Read More
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Governors' Island Public Art Commissioning Program
Jun 21, 2013
Update The Trust for Governors Island’s Art Program commissions site-specific installations that respond to Governors Island’s unique location and history, new landscapes and democratic culture... Read More