Earth Day Celebration at the Arts Center

In the morning, the winners of the 2026 NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grants share their community-focused sustainability projects. Then, environmental artist Greg Corbino leads a hands-on, family-friendly puppet-making workshop. In the afternoon, LMCC’s president, Moe Yousuf, will be in conversation with Stony Brook University professor and author Joseph M. Pierce about his new book, Relations: Indigenous Worlding and Repair. On display throughout the day are exhibits from Stony Brook faculty, LMCC’s Stony Brook University Scholars-in-Residence. The day will culminate in a closing reception with food, drink, and live music from the Jazz Loft All Stars.
All events are free and open to the public, and RSVPs are strongly recommended.
LMCC’s Earth Day Celebration is presented in partnership with Stony Brook University and the New York Climate Exchange.

Info: Start the morning with the Public Housing Community Fund and NY Climate Exchange to celebrate the 2026 winners of NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grants and learn about their community-focused sustainability projects.

Info: Meet LMCC’s 2026 Arts Center Artists-in-Residence. This year’s Arts Center Residency program is dedicated to artists addressing climate change, environmental sustainability, and resilience through their creative practices.

Info: On display throughout the day will be work from Stonybrook University professor and author Joseph M. Pierce in connection with his book, Speculative Relations: Indigenous Worlding and Repair; work by the Arts Center’s Stony Brook Scholars-in-Residence, Darla Migan and Nobuho Nagasawa; and a presentation from Stony Brook University professor Karen Levitov introducing BioFuturism: A New Operating System for Being Human, curated by Elena Soterakis and Karen Levitov.

Info: Join artist Greg Corbino for a hands-on puppet-making workshop inspired by the epic migrations of Hudson River fish such as the Atlantic sturgeon, American eel, and striped bass.

Info: LMCC President Moe Yousuf speaks with author and Stony Brook University professor Joseph M. Pierce about his new book, Speculative Relations: Indigenous Worlding and Repair.
Drawing on Cherokee thinking, Indigenous queer theory, literary and cultural studies, and art criticism, Pierce illuminates pathways for understanding and resisting the ongoing damages of colonialism while pointing to future worlds and imaginaries that breathe life into Indigenous thought and practice.
Joseph M. Pierce (Cherokee Nation citizen) is Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Stony Brook University.

Info: The Earth Day Celebration ends with a light reception to cap off the day’s activities. Join workshop participants and panelists, artists-in-residence, Stony Brook faculty, and friends from The New York Climate Exchange and LMCC for food, drink, brief remarks, and live music from the Jazz Loft All Stars.

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