Fountain House Gallery

On Gov­er­nors Island, Foun­tain House Gallery will present a com­­mu­ni­­ty-pow­ered, site-spe­­cif­ic instal­la­tion co-led by Foun­tain House mem­bers and staff. They will host col­lab­o­ra­tive Open Stu­dio Art Mak­ing with mem­bers of the pub­lic and artists to help con­tribute to this instal­la­tion. All artists are mem­bers of Foun­tain House, found­ed in New York City in 1948 with the belief that peo­ple liv­ing with men­tal ill­ness can be active par­tic­i­pants in their own and each other’s recovery.

Found­ed by Foun­tain House in 2000, the Man­hat­tan-based gallery sells orig­i­nal art­works and col­lab­o­rates with a wide net­work of artists, cura­tors, and cul­tur­al insti­tu­tions. Their stu­dio, locat­ed in Long Island City, is a col­lab­o­ra­tive work­space that fur­thers the pro­fes­sion­al prac­tice of our artists. Embrac­ing artists who are emerg­ing or estab­lished, trained or self-taught, Foun­tain House Gallery cul­ti­vates artis­tic growth, makes a vital con­tri­bu­tion to the New York arts com­mu­ni­ty, and chal­lenges the stig­ma sur­round­ing men­tal illness.

Upcom­ing Events

• Med­i­ta­tions on Med­ica­tion: The Pill Bot­tle Project May 17-August 11