Figment (arts event)
figment annual participatory art event began governor island new york harbor united state since spread number city mission figment provide forum communitybased participatory art experience figment strives build community among artist participant foster participatory art new york city demonstrate vision future governor island international art destination figment communitybased event organized run volunteer event draw name new york artistic heritage andy warhol commented would like tombstone one word “figment” warhol never got wish traditional grave marker figment based principle including participation inclusion decommodification leave trace art project solicited figment curatorial process based artistic merit ambitiousness interactivity figment focus art project demonstrate ability transform environment perception participant figment produced figment project inc c notforprofit organization registered new york state notforprofit organization originally formed action art league inc board director decided rename organization figment project inc december name change acknowledged new york state department state february event currently supported individual donation grant figment accept corporate sponsorship figment launched oneday event july figment attracted participatory art project hosted participant figment threeday event june – nearly people attended event attendance record set governor island people ever island friday saturday sunday single weekend two special project include city dream minigolf course open june october emergence exhibition open may july special project funded black rock art foundation estimated approximately visitor island engaged exhibition summer figment took place june – governor island addition main festival figment expanded city dream minigolf course hole added seasonlong exhibition interactive sculpture project together called city dream figment attended people including participant friday june participant saturday june participant sunday june figment received six grant including fund creative community supported new york state council art manhattan community art fund supported new york city department cultural affair fund administered lower manhattan cultural council addition four largescale sculpture city dream seasonlong sculpture installation received oscar ruebhausen commission greenwall foundation figment added event boston event new york figment boston took place june along charles river cambridge massachusetts partnership cambridge art council approximately participant engaged nearly art project figment new york took place june – governor island total participant friday saturday sunday figment created another summerlong minigolf course sculpture garden governor island added architectural competition design build pavilion island center art activity city dream pavilion design competition jointly hosted figment emerging new york architect enya committee new york chapter american institute architect aia structural engineer association new york seaony competition received entry jury architect journalist engineer selected ann ha behrang behins living pavilion winner competition living pavilion built parade ground governor island opened time figment june living pavilion minigolf course sculpture garden open island october visited estimated visitor island figment added event jackson mississippi detroit michigan total four event season began event jackson may – next boston relocated memorial drive rose kennedy greenway june – figment nyc governor island june – finally figment detroit belle isle august brought much interest collaboration public official mayor harvey johnson visited figment jackson may mayor thomas menino boston issued proclamation naming june figment boston day city boston new york state senator daniel squadron visited figment nyc june gave press conference trust governor island president leslie koch figment executive producer david koren figment nyc named best art festival new york village voice figment brand received design award late aiga late figment received grant national endowment art first time ever season furlan julia june figment festival brings whimsy art governor island wnyc archived original april retrieved january beyond figment festival new yorker june silverman justin rocket june figment imagination ny post archived original whitaker nick july figment governor island street film archived original news figment rtrns govs isl daily session june ryzik melena july ferrying creative impulse across new york harbor new york time archived original january retrieved february zimmer amy july art festival awakens sleepy governor island metro new york archived original figment imagination new york magazine july retrieved figment governor island burning man lazy people rhythmism july retrieved governor island alliance figment website emergence catalogue archived original governor island website black rock art foundation website peter g pereira tree life website