PRESENTING THE FIRST ANNUAL PUBLIC ART FESTIVAL IN THE HISTORIC WEST CHELSEA
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Join the West Chelsea Festival of Art celebration with the premiere of the Bowery Film Festival Awards Ceremony, Friday, November 10th, 2023.
November 10th, Time: 6:00 - 9:00 P.M., Location: 530 West 25th Street
Bowery Film Festival, (the “most radical film festival in NYC”) will present its awards ceremony with a screening of experimental art films, music videos, panel discussion, and live music. A screening of short films include the experimental films “Awake at Night ”, “Mystery of Art” and "Meshes of the After". New York City award-winning filmmakers Alexis Karl, Meg Case, and Andrea Diaz will be featured and in attendance.
During the month of November the West Chelsea Festival of Art will be presenting the first annual Art Festival in the historic gallery district. The festival will highlight and showcase a curated selection of events and programs from over 100 participating artists presenting artworks in the form of visual art, film, fashion, music, dance, spoken word, performance among other mediums.
Join the West Chelsea Festival of Art in celebrating the creative persistence of New York City’s West Chelsea gallery district – Nov. 10th through Dec. 1st. Check the Events, Schedules & Locations page for a list of the event's dates, times, and locations.
Special highlights of the festival include Isis Swaby (Daughter of Dub Founder Augustus Pablo), XHOSA, NIKKI DA GOD aka NEFFERNIKKI (as seen on MTV/VH1), PaperBoyPrince (The Rapper running for President), Julia Sinelnikova "Oracle," OR NAH, METAGASM, Elf of NYC, SUN GOD SHAMAN, Bri Frei, Grace Roselli’s Pandora’s BoxX Project, GOOD.W.Y.N.; New York City’s “Spin Sisters” Fanny and Clau Perez, historical feminist art pioneer Nancy Azara, Kaleb Tank and Electric Djinn.
Over one hundred New York City artists coming together to present a spectacle of art in the historic West Chelsea Gallery District.
West Chelsea Festival of Art Participating Artists
	Denise Jones Adler King Adonnis Nigel Ahmad Marya Alta Luna Alvaro Ken Anderson Ruth Antrich George Anastasov Francisca Arentsen Anna Augustsson Nancy Azara Naomi Ben-Sharar Erik Bergrin Jarid Blue Uta Brauser Irish Brosch Adrian Buckmaster Maria Buyondo Carmen Cambrelen Chris Carr Katie Cercone (aka “OR NAH”) Cliff Chase Catherine Chen Eteri Chkadua Gocha Chkadua Cindy Clements Tom Cocotos (Juan) CondorMulticolor Charlotte Courtiss “Cool French Girl” Dance to the People Connie Danger Deity Delgado: Delgado HQ Ronit Levin Delgado Alexandria Deters Electric Djinn Christiane Dolores (Not-White Collective) Eileen Dover Sunshine Monié El Verónica Santiago Moniello ELF of Nyc Jonathan Feldschuh Fran Flaherty Claire Fleury (aka "CURIOUS ORANGE") Bibi Flores Jonathan Feldshuh Krys Fox Bri Frei IxChelseann Fulcará	Mary Gaines Beth Galton Elisa García de la Huerta Victor Giganti Marcus Glitteris Nicole Goodwin (aka “GOODW.Y.N”) Carlos Gonzalez Rebecca Goyette Ralf Graebner Carlos Grajeda Paul Michael Graves Jenny D. Green Oihana Garde Paul Michael Graves Kohenet Stephanie Guedalia (“Jew Bitch Honey”) Kim Hanson Emily M. Harris Willy Hartland Bethany Harper Williams Chuck Hettinger Hank Hivnor Olive Hui Zora Ilunga-Reed Iliyan Ivanov Michael Jay Lulu Jiang Michelle Joni Koetsu Kakinuma Laura Kaplan Lotte Karlsen Maiko Kasai Vicki Khuzami Satori Krishna (“Sungod Shaman”) Matvey Kukalov Sofiya Kuzmina Chris Larson Morgan Jesse Lappin Jamie Leo Jon Levi Alvaro Luna George Madarasz Chanette Manso Edmond Josef Malin Stephanie McGovern XY Anka Mierzejewska Neil Miner Eva Mueller Scotto Mycklebust	Qinza Najm Narcissister Maggie Lynn Negrete Chuck Nitzberg Rae Noir Kelly Shaw Nyala Galen Passen Emir Pehilj Verónica Peña Claudia Pérez Fanny Pérez Connie Perry Nikki Phillip (NIKKI DA GOD, NEFFERNIKKI) Paperboy Prince Frank Rivera Grace Roselli Jake S “Hors Dvorse” Lucien Samaha Destiny Santana Peter Schepper (PMS) Isabelle Schneider Susan Schwalb Samantha Sea MaaShiyah Gabriel J. Shuldiner Julia Sinelnikova (ORACLE) Rachel Sipser Jeremy D. Slater Mental Stamina Jos Stumpe William Stuart Isis Swaby Nikki Sweet Tail Tank Jessica Trovato TRETierney Kay Turner Yuko Uchida Valentina Stephanie Vézina Caroline Villard Sophia Wallace Laura Weyl (METAGASM) Noelle Lorraine Williams Brian Soigne’ Wilson XHOSA Mareshah Yisrael Nicole Zaray
	The iconic West Chelsea Building will host the festival's programs and events along with participating galleries including the Caelum Gallery, the Spirit Del Art Gallery and the Pictor Gallery. The West Chelsea Festival of Art will highlight important contemporary artists and the public issues at the forefront of current creative discourse - supporting intersectional feminism, LGBTQ+ rights and representation, anti-violence, and anti-racism. The festival applauds art as a unifying force of community and the cultural power it holds. The WCFOA strives to be a space of inclusion.
	We encourage you to join in on the celebration of the esteemed art, artists and galleries that make up the West Chelsea district. The Festival stands as an ode to what has been the cultural center of contemporary art for over thirty years