NYC-ARTS

Drawn from the complex relationships between individual and whole, "In the Labyrinth: works by Kiley Ames" is characterized by merging contrasting visual elements. The dense flecks of color populating "Startled by Stillness" — light against dark, muted against vivid — come together to ultimately create an image simultaneously unified and disparate, reflecting the alienation of the subject itself.

Displayed publicly for the first time in more than ten years, "Abraham and the Angels" is the centerpiece of a small exhibition dedicated to Rembrandt’s depictions of Abraham and his various encounters with God and his angels, as recounted in the book of Genesis.

The dell’Arte Opera Ensemble's UNTAMED! Opera Festival spotlights the unpredictable, wild characters of opera, exploring parallels between human and animal kingdoms.

For its 36th year, the annual Battery Dance Festival brings free performances to the breathtaking backdrop of the New York Harbor at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Battery Park City.

From spiky 80s comedies to 90s prestige dramas, definitive concert videos to documentary passion projects, the films of Jonathan Demme overflow with his generosity of spirit. BAMcinématek pays tribute to the late, great director’s work with a career retrospective.

The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Long Island’s longest-running classical music festival, has something of a water theme. The music of the 12 concerts evokes the festival’s seaside setting with such selections as the Vivaldi concerto subtitled “La tempesta di mare” (“Storm at Sea”); Ravel’s Jeux d’eau (Water Games); Debussy’s Poisson d’or (Gold Fish); Kevin Puts’s Seven Seascape, and Elizabeth Brown's Island Nocturnes.

"Tactile/Textile," a group exhibition, aims to exemplify the balance between fine art and design by demonstrating unconventional techniques of textile work.

"Uptown," a new triennial surveying the work of artists who live or practice north of 99th Street in New York City, showcases the work of established and mid-career artists alongside emerging talent from Harlem, El Barrio, Washington Heights and all of northern Manhattan.

As kaleidoscopic as the holy city itself, "City of Gold, Bronze and Light: Jerusalem between Word and Image" features paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, medals, posters, books, video, architectural models and memorabilia, drawn from the collection of Yeshiva University Museum, with select loans from local collections.

A visit to the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens, devoted to celebrating the life of one of the most popular figures in jazz music.

The Classical Theatre of Harlem's newest production, The Three Musketeers, is an action-packed adventure fit for the whole family.

Guided by guest curator Wanda Corn, NYC-ARTS visits "Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern," on view at the Brooklyn Museum through July 23, 2017. This exhibition takes a new look at how the artist expressed her progressive, independent lifestyle through a self-crafted public persona that included her clothing and the way she posed for the camera.

On June 27th and 28th Black Art Jazz Collective returns to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola to perform a program of post-bop originals dedicated to African American icons. The group, led by tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, includes trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, trombonist James Burton, pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Johnathan Blake.