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KITE FLIGHT FITNESS PROGRAMS WORKSHOPS: KIDS WORKSHOPS: TEENS WORKSHOPS: ADULTS LIC BIKE PARADE SUMMER SOLSTICE MAKERS MARKET GrowNYC GREENMARKET OUTDOOR CINEMA PERFORMANCES FEATURED WORKSHOP HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL  |
KITE FLIGHT 2011
Ninth Annual Kite Making Workshop at Socrates Sculpture Park Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Rain or Shine) FREE Socrates Sculpture Park and The Noguchi Museum are pleased to present the ninth annual Kite Flight, a special workshop for children to build and decorate kites out of recycled materials, and then fly them in the Park! This FREE hands-on workshop will take place at Socrates Sculpture Park and all supplies will be provided. Advance registration is not required, but space is limited, so come early! Kite Flight participants will get an early glimpse of Socrates Sculpture Park's spring exhibition, Vista, opening Sunday, May 8, 2011. This exhibition will feature artists creating work that deals with visual alignment and the ways in which methods of viewing determine the assessment or evaluation of an object or situation. PARTNERS The Noguchi Museum is dedicated to the work of one of the twentieth century's most important artists and designers. Founded in 1985 by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) in a former photo-engraving plant, the Museum helped pioneer the transformation of Long Island City into an arts destination. From 11am-6pm, Kite Flight attendees can cross the street to view the museum's comprehensive collection of Noguchi's artwork in galleries that surround an open air sculpture garden. Socrates Sculpture Park was an abandoned riverside landfill and illegal dumpsite until 1986 when a coalition of artists and community members, under the leadership of sculptor Mark di Suvero, transformed it into an open studio and exhibition space for artists and a neighborhood park for local residents. Today, it is an internationally renowned outdoor museum and artist residency program that also serves as a vital New York City park offering a wide variety of free public programs. The Park's existence is based on the belief that reclamation, revitalization and creative expression are essential to the survival, humanity and improvement of our urban environment. Socrates Sculpture Park is open 365 days a year from 10am to sunset and is located at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. By subway, take the N train to Broadway (Queens). Walk 8 blocks west on Broadway to the intersection of Vernon Boulevard. For cycling or driving directions to the Park, please click here. MORE INFORMATION To download the Kite Flight 2011 Press Release as a PDF document, click here. For additional information about Kite Flight please call Socrates Sculpture Park at 718.956.1819 or e-mail info@socratessculpturepark.org. SUPPORTERS This program is made possible by a generous grant from Con Edison and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. Socrates Sculpture Park and The Noguchi Museum are grateful for the support of the City of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, City Council members James G. Van Bramer and Peter F. Vallone Jr., and the Department of Parks & Recreation, Commissioner Adrian Benepe.   
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