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This week only, we’re heavily discounting our #PWPress publications to make way for new projects. Find artist-created books for $5, $10, & $15—sales raised from the PW Store are reinvested into funding new, ambitious projects by emerging and underrepresented artists and writers.

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From November 28 through December 14, take 20% off products in the Gift Guide with code: ULTRAFESTIVE. 

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Pioneer Works's galleries and garden will be closed this Sunday, October 19 for Ragas Live Festival 2025. Learn more 

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Celebrate 10 years of Pioneer Works by shopping the PW Press Archive Sale! Through October 31, take 10% off Pioneer Works Press items with code 

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Building Closures Due to Flash Floods

Due to weather conditions, Pioneer Works is suspending open gallery hours for Friday, September 29. MHYSA's performance has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 1, with all tickets being transferred to the new date.

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 for the entire month of April and receive an automatic 20% off books, records, apparel, and more. Members save 35%—learn more about membership 

Our galleries and garden are closed to the public today for a United Sounds NYC Festival 2024. Learn more about the festival 

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Pioneer Works will be closed on Friday, July 3, and will reopen on Saturday, July 4. 

Aura Closure 5/27

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CEO Announcement

Just Announced: Pioneer Works Names Mara Manus Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Directors of Pioneer Works is pleased to announce that Mara Manus, former Executive Director for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), has been appointed as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. 

We are grateful for your engagement and support of Pioneer Works over the last year. Now through December 31st, we’re fundraising to meet our end of year goal and close out 2024.

85% of our programming is free or accessibly-priced and we rely on our community of supporters to make that possible. Give now to ensure that we can continue nurturing artists and audiences through 2025.


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We're pleased to announce the first major renovation of Pioneer Works! To accommodate the first phase of our construction, we're temporarily relocating to 133 Imlay Street opening in Spring 2022.

Early Closure 5/10/23

Due to programming, Pioneer Works will be closed to the public on Wednesday, May 10. We will be open from Thursday through Sunday for the remainder of the week. Learn more and plan your visit 

Our galleries and garden are currently closed for installation. We will reopen on 

BUILDING by Colin Quinn and Vincent Piazza
An experiential portrait of 1970s New York.

Second Sundays: July 2026
Featuring Fab 5 Freddy, Ash Fure, Juma Sultan, Emmett Palaima, and more!

Conrad Tao, Aaron Turner & Randall Dunn, Charmaine Lee
For False Harmonics #26, Charmaine Lee curates a program that refuses to separate sound from flesh.

Gestural Listening: Sound, Touch, and the Body
This month's Continuing Education workshop explores the body as a sensing and sound-making system.

ANIMAL [a listening gym]
Sound as body sport.

Jordan Eagles: Bases Loaded
Team, identity, belonging—who gets to be part of the game?

Khajistan: Office Of War Information (O.W.I.)
Thousands of U.S. propaganda leaflets accumulate in a simulated wartime office.

Robert Macfarlane: Rivers Are Alive!
The writer talks with Joshua Jelly-Schapiro about how moving water molds history and our minds.

Author Talks: Robert Macfarlane
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Endless Garment by Shanzhai Lyric
The debut poetry book is here.

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Body Alchemy with Hugh Herr and Ana Rajčević
The human form as a malleable medium.