Dark Laboratory

07/18/2026

After narrowly escaping train 🚂 fires 🔥 in the UK due to heatwaves, sadly we must postpone our July 18 - events including the gathering. Contradictory climate omens!

NYC has officially issued dirty rain ☔️ thunderstorm and flash flood warnings all day, along with an air quality alert due to the smoke from Canada. Tornado 🌪️ warnings as well in some areas.

August 15, we’ll see you for a raincheck 🇯🇲 patties from delicious and our salon speaker series on botanical knowledge, libations, and maternity.

If you’re a panelist, please check your email for important updates.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as climate disaster becomes the norm. We don’t want to be right, but let this push us towards the strategies needed so the future can breathe.

We can’t wait to see you on the island 🏝️ before long. Stay tuned for the new lineup and details. Xx

06/02/2026

June 20, 2026, Join Dark Lab for panels and workshops.
Free and open to the public with RSVP. Space Limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-the-house-party-part-ii-tickets-1989908789757?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/11/2026

RSVP for our Saturday Opening Ceremony of the new Dark Lab Summer House! All are welcome. Space and refreshments limited.

Get ready to party hard at the Governors Island grand opening with Dark Lab's epic house vibes!

05/04/2026

We have a new house! Dark Lab NYC.

05/04/2026

Dark Lab invites applicants for an artist residency program for 2 artists who explore entangled timelines of modernity, enmeshed histories of racial capitalism, & globally-engaged work. The Fall 2026 residency will be from Aug 30 - Nov 1, 2026. Link 🔗 in bio

🏝️Under the keyword Island Dreaming, residents will create new site-specific work inspired by the concept of the “island as laboratory.” We encourage artists to consider the “island as method” and “dreaming as method” following themes in the book Dark Laboratory (Doubleday, 2025) by founder . is a New York-founded not-for-profit climate arts organization and research network focusing on the crossroads of stolen land & life across the Americas. Dark Lab has hosted over 15 artists-in-residence since its inception in 2020, including chefs, filmmakers, community organizers, sommeliers, archivists, poets, photographers, and coders. Dark Lab does not provide housing, transportation, or visa sponsorship.

Dark Lab offers opportunities for exhibiting work, open studios, as well as community action initiatives, through tailored mentorship and studio visits with art critics and curators. (Pagannuck) is one of more than 40 islands and islets in the NYC archipelago. Applicants are encouraged to share what interests them about the island’s history and / or future.

Selected artists receive:

Studio space in House Savacou from August 30 - November 1, 2026 on Governors Island, NY

Optional residency exhibition on Governors Island, NY in or on the lawn of House Savacou

$1,500 Honorarium

Governors Island Fall Season Ferry Pass

Studio visits with curators and art critics

Fall Open Lab Studios (Sept 19, October 17)

Community service engagement opportunities with Dark Lab partners

Curatorial consultancy with Dark Lab staff including In-House Archivist

Networking and collaboration opportunities in Higher Education

Invitation to Dark Lab Nature Retreat

Application: Proposals will be accepted between May 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET and May 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. 2 selected artists will be notified of the residency offer by June 12, 2026.

Application Form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHvf9_Hz0f_OhmwBXURqgzcvFh1xpSX_gAeW4Nag5u3_JjjQ/viewform