Explore/Archive
August 15, 2026, 1:00 – 5:00pm
Closing Reception: Evidence of Becoming
Celebrate the closing of Evidence of Becoming with music, food, community, and one final chance to experience the exhibition.
August 8, 2026, 3:00 – 8:00pm
Expressions of Becoming: Assembly Performance Day
Celebrate ten years of Assembly through live music, film, spoken word, an open mic, and performances by exhibiting artists.
August 1, 2026, 12:00 – 5:00pm
Practices of Becoming: Assembly Workshop Day
Join Assembly artists for free workshops in writing, movement, breathwork, mapping, yoga, and papermaking.
July 25, 2026, 12:00 – 6:00pm
Evidence of Liberation: Abolition Community Day
A day of workshops, shared learning, food, and conversation exploring abolition, community safety, and collective care.
July 18, 2026, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Opening Reception: Evidence of Becoming
Join us for an evening of music, food, and community marking this landmark exhibit and ten years of Assembly.
Opens July 18, 2026
A landmark Assembly exhibition featuring 24 artists, 67+ artworks, workshops, performances, and a decade of collective transformation.
April 18, 2026, 4:00 – 6:30pm
Final Sharing: MTC × Assembly Playwriting Residency
Assembly Fellows premiere new plays in live readings by professional actors. Join us for a public sharing and conversation.
April 16, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Abolition Teach-In Series: Understanding the Prison Industrial Complex Pt 2
Taught by Critical Resistance, a space for collective learning around the prison industrial complex and the movements working to dismantle it.
April 4, 2026, 5:00 – 8:00pm
Open Mic Night at Recess —Hosted by Assembly!
Join us for Assembly’s Open Mic! Sound, story, community—drop-ins welcome.
April 2, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Abolition Teach-In Series: Understanding the Prison Industrial Complex Pt 1
Taught by Critical Resistance, a space for collective learning around the prison industrial complex and the movements working to dismantle it.
March 21, 2026, 5:00 – 7:30pm
Assembly Clothing Swap + Design Night
Swap clothes, customize your finds, and build community. Free, creative, and open to all.
February 7–March 14, 2026
Kriss Li and Assembly
A circle of creative exchanges between Assembly youths and 3 incarcerated participants from Parole Prep’s Archive-Based Creative Arts program
January 24, 2026, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Open Mic Night at Recess —Hosted by Assembly!
Join us for Assembly’s Open Mic! Sound, story, community—drop-ins welcome.
December 13, 2025, 5:00 – 8:00pm
Holiday Card Writing Event with Black & Pink
we’re honored to partner with Black & Pink for their annual Holiday Card Writing event
August 9, 2025, 1:00 – 5:00pm
Assembly Celebration & Closing Ceremony 2025
Current Assembly Fellows and Peer Leaders share their reflections on the year and we come together to celebrate their journeys
July 24, 2025, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Browse and purchase original works, enjoy live DJs, food, skateboarding lessons, and a night of connection and joy.
June 7, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Exploring the history of Bomba, a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican art form rooted in resistance
March 15–April 26, 2025
CUNTRY: Always the Horse, Never the Jockey
Cleo Reed and Assembly
A set of musical works, sculptures, and performances working to protest against the demand of labor and productivity in the US.
July 16–August 18, 2024
The Forever Museum Archive: Circa 2020_An Object
Onyedika Chuke and Assembly
a series of events, political polls, and artistic gestures chronicling events of 2020 in hindsight
June 13, 2024, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Abolitionist Benches x Culture Push
A community event about community safety and abolition, highlighting the abolitionist benches and paper alchemy created at Recess Art.
June 1, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Helina Metaferia
Exploring Palestinian culture, history, and resilience through the lens of movement and contemporary performance.
January 5, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Marcela Torres and Assembly
Artist Marcela Torres and Assembly will make a series of food vessels and ask Recess community members and the public who want to attend, to bring dis
November 11, 2023–January 25, 2024
Session & Assembly Collaboration: BARRO
Marcela Torres and Assembly
Torres in collaboration with Assembly will explore the history of New York through its soil and natural clay deposits.
May 5, 2023
Gallery Noir: A Celebration of Black Artisty
Assembly
a community talk + artist showcase centering and celebrating Black queer safety through joy and dance