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The Art at Americas Society program boasts the longest-standing space in the United States dedicated to exhibiting and promoting art from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada. Since the mid-1960s, Americas Society has been producing both historical and contemporary exhibitions, publications, as well as public and educational programs, featuring outstanding artists, curators, critics, and scholars. Promoting a plural view of culture from the continent, Americas Society has achieved a unique and renowned leadership position in the field.
Members play a fundamental role in Americas Society's cultural activities. Join today.
Explore our past exhibitions below, and view a timeline of Visual Arts exhibitions dating back to 1967.
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Gallery Hours
The gallery is open. El Dorado: Myths of Gold and Art as Ornament: Chus Burés and Latin American Artists in Collaboration will be on display until May 18, 2023.
Hours:
Wednesday to Friday: 12:00pm-6:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00pm-5:00 pm
Admission is free. No appointment necessary. Masks are encouraged.
ADDRESS
680 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 249-8950
Take the 6 train to 68th Street/Hunter College or the F and Q train to Lexington Ave/63rd Street. We are located on the northwest corner of East 68th Street and Park Avenue.
See wearable artwork by the Spanish interior designer, created in collaboration with other artists, in this exhibition, which runs until May 18.
The two-part exhibition, which runs until May 18, brings together artworks ranging from the Pre-Hispanic period to the contemporary era.
Since 2020, the Flag Series presents public artworks from artists across the Americas, bringing their contributions to audiences in New York.
A sculpture by the Brazilian artist will be on view March 20 through November 5, 2023 on the mall at East 68th Street and Park Avenue.
Americas Society presented the first solo exhibition and career survey of the Chilean visual and performance artist in New York.
Art at Americas Society presented a showcase of contemporary ceramics of artists who live in and interact with the Marajó archipelago of the Amazon River.
Art at Americas Society hosts Colombian artists on Instagram Live to discuss their work and artistic practice in relation to the El Dorado exhibition.
Art at Americas Society presents a special public program featuring a keynote by Jennifer McColl Crozier, and a panel conversation.
This is a publication released to accompany Americas Society exhibition that explores the legend as a foundational myth of the Americas.
This is a publication released to accompany Americas Society exhibition on the Chilean visual and performance artist.
This is a publication released to accompany Americas Society exhibition on the visionary Afro-Brazilian artist.
In this video, the curators of the Afro-Brazilian artist's first solo exhibition in the United States comment on his influence on art today.
The Peruvian artist explains the concept for her permanent art installation in the David Rockefeller Atrium at 680 Park Avenue in New York.
The Americas Society exhibition showcases the work of 19 contemporary artists from the Caribbean, exploring the intersection of tourism and finance.
The Art at Americas Society program has demonstrated a strong commitment to education and public engagement in its 50 years of history. Art events are free and welcome all audiences, including families, students, teachers, and scholars. Public programs and bilingual tours stimulate an interest in learning about art of the Americas among diverse communities.
Art at Americas Society offers regular private group tours of the exhibitions. Tours cater to all levels of learning, including K-12 and university classes, as well as adult groups, and are available in both English and Spanish.
Americas Society has built a partnership with CUNY, Hunter College. Hunter’s Cultural Ambassador works with the Art program to welcome students to exhibitions and public programs, as well as special events organized for the students.
In addition to a commitment to foster education and encourage higher learning, the Art program provides internships for future arts professionals.
To schedule a tour for your class or group, please contact: artgallery@as-coa.org
Alice Miceli: Projeto Chernobyl at Americas Society. (Image: OnWhiteWall.com)
The Arts of the Americas Circle is a dynamic group of collectors and arts lovers, involved in historical, modern, and contemporary art and culture from the region. All funds provide crucial support for our Art at Americas Society exhibitions, publications, and public programs at Americas Society throughout the year. To support our Art program, the Americas Society requests Arts of the Americas Circle patrons to make an annual contribution to provide critical financial support for the organization.
As a patron of the Arts of the Americas Circle, you will be invited to join a selection committee responsible for selecting two to three exhibitions proposed by the Art program each year. In addition, patrons will also receive invitations for special events exclusively organized for the Circle, including an intimate party held annually, visits to art fairs, galleries and artist’s studios, special book editions and conversations with artists, curators, and collectors.
Americas Society acknowledges the generous support from the Arts of the Americas Circle members: Amalia Amoedo, Almeida e Dale Galeria de Arte, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Virginia Cowles Schroth, Emily A. Engel, Diana Fane, Isabella Hutchinson, Carolina Jannicelli, Diana López and Herman Sifontes, Antonio Murzi, Gabriela Pérez Rocchietti, Vivian Pfeiffer, Phillips, Erica Roberts, Sharon Schultz, and Edward J. Sullivan.
For more information about the Arts of the Americas Circle, please contact artgallery@as-coa.org .
Private tour by Inés Katzenstein and Karen Grimson of Sur Moderno: Journeys of Abstraction at the Museum of Modern Art, November 2019.
Americas Society acknowledges the generous support from the Arts of the Americas Circle members: Amalia Amoedo, Almeida e Dale Galeria de Arte, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Virginia Cowles Schroth, Emily A. Engel, Diana Fane, Isabella Hutchinson, Carolina Jannicelli, Diana López and Herman Sifontes, Antonio Murzi, Gabriela Pérez Rocchietti, Vivian Pfeiffer, Phillips, Erica Roberts, Sharon Schultz, and Edward J. Sullivan.