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šŸŽ‰We are proud to announce that Canal Projects Artist Alumni Sin Wai Kin 單Sin ꅧWai ä¹¾Kin is featured in Art21’s Art21 12th...
06/12/2026

šŸŽ‰We are proud to announce that Canal Projects Artist Alumni Sin Wai Kin 單Sin ꅧWai ä¹¾Kin is featured in Art21’s Art21 12th Season of ā€œArt in the 21st Century.ā€ The episode, ā€œHuman Nature, which features fellow artists Lenka Clayton, Josh Kline, Delcy Morelos, explores what it means to be human through our connections to society, the environment and each other.

šŸŽ„Throughout their cinematic universe, Wai Kin reminds us that storytelling is a tool for building new perspectives, allowing us to imagine different worlds and question the construction of reality.

Watch closely to see the snippets of Wai Kin’s exhibition ā€œThe End Time!ā€ from Canal Projects in 2025.

Link in bio to watch.

ā€œThe End Time!ā€ was on view at Canal Projects January 30 - March 28, 2025. The film ā€œThe Time of Our Lives,ā€ was initiated by Accelerator and co-produced with Kunsthall Trondheim, Canal Projects and Blindspot Gallery, and supported by Vince Guo.

Images 1-2: Production still from the ā€œArt in the Twenty-First Centuryā€ Season 12 episode ā€œHuman Nature,ā€ 2026. Ā© Art21, Inc. 2026.

Image 3-4: Sin Wai Kin, ā€œThe End Time!,ā€ Installation view, Canal Projects, 2025. Courtesy of Canal Projects. Photo by Izzy Leung.

In 2026, Canal Projects provided support for Hyeree Ro’s ā€œBearingā€ exhibition as a part of the Korean Pavilion at the 61...
05/29/2026

In 2026, Canal Projects provided support for Hyeree Ro’s ā€œBearingā€ exhibition as a part of the Korean Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale and Ayoung Kim’s ā€œAyoung Kim: Delivery Dancer Codexā€ at MoMA PS1.

Image 1: Hyeree Ro, ā€œBearing,ā€ 2026. Installation view of presentation in ā€œLiberation Space: Fortress/Nestā€ at Venice Biennale, from May 5, 2026 through November 22, 2026. Photo by Donghwan Kam.

Image 2: Installation view of ā€œAyoung Kim: Delivery Dancer Codex,ā€ at MoMA PS1 from November 6, 2025, through March 16, 2026. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo by Roz Akin.

On May 26, 2026, Canal Projects closed its physical doors and officially entered its second phase to focus on funding an...
05/28/2026

On May 26, 2026, Canal Projects closed its physical doors and officially entered its second phase to focus on funding and grant-making. Canal Projects will create pathways for long-term impact and representation within the arts community through three key initiatives: 1) PhD Fellowships in Korean Art History and Korean American Art History, 2) Curatorial Fellowships, and 3) Exhibition Sponsorships.

We are grateful to the more than 25,000 guests who visited CP at 351 Canal Street. In just four years as an exhibition space, Canal Projects presented 19 exhibitions, hosted five library residencies, published eight digital catalogues, and produced dozens of public programs. Working closely with artists, writers, and artistic collaborators, we developed ambitious, thought-provoking projects and have been proud to collaborate with some of the most compelling contemporary artists and practitioners of our time.

We remain grounded in our mission to support innovative artists and practitioners, and we look forward to stepping into this next chapter with our community.

Stay tuned for more information.

As we wrap up our Winter/Spring 2026 season, we’d like to thank all of the artists, speakers, and collaborators who help...
05/22/2026

As we wrap up our Winter/Spring 2026 season, we’d like to thank all of the artists, speakers, and collaborators who helped shape our public programs, along with everyone who joined us and made these gatherings meaningful. ā¤ļøā€šŸ”„

We have hosted artist talks, film screenings, collective readings, writing workshops, PechaKucha lectures, performances, late nights, and six embroidery workshops as a part of Jakkai Siributr’s exhibition, ā€œThere’s no Place.ā€

We are grateful to our community for bringing your generosity and curiosity to our space! šŸ¤—

šŸŽ™ļøOpening reception + In Conversation: Jakkai Siributr and Amy George (January 2026. Images 1-4. Photos by Rosemary Haynes)

šŸŽøDie Without Makeup Live Without Fear with Natalia Catalan (February 2026. Image 5. Photo by Matthew Li)

šŸCanal Janchi ģž”ģ¹˜ 1&2 with Christina Yuna Ko, Cassandra Mayela Allen, Jeenho Seo, Hai-Wen Lin, Martina Cox, Joiri Minaya and Azita Moradkhani (February & May 2026. Image 6-9. Photo by Caroline Taylor Shehan)

šŸŽ„Realms of the Real Screening & Celebration of Hyeree Ro in collaboration with Art21 (March 2026. Image 10. Photo by Caroline Taylor Shehan)

šŸ“–Weave in Weave Out, reading + somatic workshop with SoRA, led by Haena Chu and Kathleen Quaintance (April 2026. Images 11-12. Photo by Maeve Kydd)
Winter Art Night & Tribeca Gallery Night (February & May 2026. Photo by Caroline Taylor Shehan)

🧵There’s no Place embroidery workshops (January–May 2026. Images 12-17. -Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk and Pratya Jankong)

Two weeks left to view Jakkai Siributr’s, ā€œThere’s no Placeā€ here at Canal Projects.🌸🪔🌸🪔In his ā€œMatrilinealā€ series, Sir...
05/09/2026

Two weeks left to view Jakkai Siributr’s, ā€œThere’s no Placeā€ here at Canal Projects.
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In his ā€œMatrilinealā€ series, Siributr focuses on his own family, marking a shift in his practice from an examination of larger socio-political issues to intimate family stories.

ā€œMatrilinealā€ includes five individual pieces, each representing one of the five important women in his life who have passed on. Composed on antique Indian textiles, the pieces contain figurative depictions of his family members along with symbolic imagery such as their favorite flowers, animals, and patterns, rendered in intricate embroidery and beadwork.

The center panel, however, is devoid of the metallic threads and glittering beads like the other four panels. Instead Siributr transmutes the memory of his grandmother through a section of a Tanka prayer rug that used to hang in her house.

The images of warplanes and bombs, houses, and ships that appear on these works allude to the major historical events these women experienced through the 20th and 21st centuries, including Thailand’s transition from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, World War II and the Japanese occupation, student protests, and several military coup d’états.

Be sure to stop by Canal Projects to see these intricately detailed and captivating pieces as well as Jakkai Siributr’s entire exhibition, ā€œThere’s no Place,ā€ in the last two weeks on view.

There’s no Placeā€ Jakkai Siributr January 30 - May 23, 2026

Photos by Prayta Jankong

There’s no Place Embroidery Workshop  #4Tuesday, May 19, 20266–7:30PMFree RSVP at link in bio.We invite you to join us f...
04/30/2026

There’s no Place Embroidery Workshop #4
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
6–7:30PM
Free RSVP at link in bio.

We invite you to join us for the fourth and final There’s no Place embroidery workshop on Tuesday, May 19.

There’s no Place is the collective embroidery installation suspended across the ceiling and windows along Wooster Street side of Canal Projects. The project began in 2019, when Jakkai Siributr commissioned embroidered panels from displaced Shan youths living in Thailand’s Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp, prompting them to reflect on home, identity, daily life, and future aspirations.

The There’s no Place embroidery workshops invite New Yorkers to contribute to the original panels, activating a cross-border, multigenerational dialogue through collective sewing. The panels our New York community has worked on since February will be added to the installation during its next presentation, continuing There’s no Place as a cumulative and communal embroidered archive of storytelling.

Workshops will run approximately 1.5 hours long and will include a brief introduction to embroidery, followed by time for each participant to embroider their own small panel. All experience levels are welcome and no prior knowledge of embroidery is required.

Come join us for an evening of embroidery, conversation and connection, led by local artist Raluca Vlad.

Practical Information:

This event will be hosted in our ground level gallery, which is accessed by a small flight of stairs or an ADA accessible lift. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

We will send out a confirmation email a few days before the workshop, please respond to confirm your spot so we can offer any openings to those waitlisted.

Photos by Pratya Jankong

šŸ—“ļøThere is one month left to view Jakkai Siributr’s textile installations examining Thailand’s political and social hist...
04/23/2026

šŸ—“ļøThere is one month left to view Jakkai Siributr’s textile installations examining Thailand’s political and social histories in connection to the artist’s personal history.

šŸ”ŽLet’s take a closer look at the centerpiece of the exhibition, ā€œBroadlandsā€:

In ā€œBroadlands,ā€ Siributr repurposes his mother’s clothing following her passing, reinterpreting these material objects inherited through loss as garments that hold the memory of his mother’s life.

The strands of pearls draped and strung throughout ā€œBroadlandsā€ reference a formative story from his mother’s life. At thirteen, she accompanied members of her family to England to visit Thai King Rama VII, where he lived following his abdication after Thailand’s transition to a constitutional monarchy. While in England, she attended a gala at Broadlands estate as part of the royal entourage wearing a string of pearl necklace. Finding herself in a new and unfamiliar environment Siributr’s mother was nervously fiddling with the necklace until the necklace broke, drawing undesired attention to herself.

In ā€œBroadlands,ā€ Siributr gives form to these intimate stories, utilizing garments, jewelry, and familial textiles passed down through his matrilineal line to reflect on loss and resilience. Through these materials, he foregrounds the women in his life as active participants in political histories, tracing how their lived experiences contribute to broader narratives of national change.

Be sure to stop by Canal Projects to get a closer look at ā€œBroadlandsā€ as well as Jakkai Siributr’s entire exhibition ā€œThere’s no Placeā€ in its final month of the exhibition.

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There’s no Placeā€ Jakkai Siributr January 30 - May 23, 2026

Image 1-3: Jakkai Siributr, There’s no Place, Installation view, Canal Projects, 2026. Courtesy of Canal Projects. Photo by Izzy Leung

Image 3-5: Jakkai Siributr, There’s no Place, Canal Projects, 2026. Courtesy of Canal Projects. Photo by Pratya Jankong

šŸ“£ SAVE THE DATE: Join us on May 15th, from 6–8 PM, for  ! Over 80 galleries will be joining forces during New York’s art...
04/22/2026

šŸ“£ SAVE THE DATE: Join us on May 15th, from 6–8 PM, for !

Over 80 galleries will be joining forces during New York’s art fair week to host extended hours for a night of gallery hopping.

It’s going to be a beautiful night in the neighborhood! We can’t wait to see you there.

Jakkai’s Siributr’s ā€œThere’s no Placeā€ will be on view.

Canal Janchi ģž”ģ¹˜ 2Saturday, May 2nd, 4-6pmFeaturing Martina Cox  + Joiri Minaya  + Azita Moradkhani .moraWe welcome you t...
04/18/2026

Canal Janchi ģž”ģ¹˜ 2
Saturday, May 2nd, 4-6pm
Featuring Martina Cox + Joiri Minaya + Azita Moradkhani .mora

We welcome you to join us for the second Canal Janchi ģž”ģ¹˜ gathering!

This program invites artists who use garments in their practice to present a PechaKucha lecture on how these textiles hold meaning in their work. This PechaKucha series takes inspiration from our exhibiting artist Jakkai Siributr’s frequent use of garments to interpret family stories and political histories of Thailand.

To start the lecture series, artist Christina Yuna Ko will guide a somatic and writing exercise to open the Janchi ģž”ģ¹˜.

Driven from research into ritual and its role in the diasporic home, Canal Janchi ģž”ģ¹˜ conceptualizes the Korean word for town festivals/feasts as a framework for gathering, creating space to share and reflect on the material, spiritual and political life of garments.Christina will adorn the space with hanging textiles reimagining Janchi ģž”ģ¹˜ from her archives and memories, while also drawing on the Buddhist framework of ritual adornment janguhm (ģž„ģ—„) to help us carry conversations that center the experience of garments as embodied and beyond the self.

Three New York artists will join us for this iteration: Martina Cox, Joiri Minaya and Azita Moradkhani. We are excited to learn about their practices and a little bit about each other.

RSVP at the link in bio

Image 1: Canal Janchii ģž”ģ¹˜, February 26, 2026. Photo by Christina Yuna Ko

Image 2-5: Canal Janchii ģž”ģ¹˜, February 26, 2026. Photo by Matthew Li

Downtown Culture WalkSaturday, April 25, 202612-6PMwith the Soho Arts NetworkCanal Projects is pleased to share that we ...
04/18/2026

Downtown Culture Walk
Saturday, April 25, 2026
12-6PM
with the Soho Arts Network

Canal Projects is pleased to share that we are joining the Downtown Culture Walk with the Soho Arts Network (SAN). The Downtown Culture Walk is a self-guided walking tour presented by the SAN, highlighting non-profit art spaces in and around SoHo. SAN celebrates the rich history of our unique creative community and collectively shares our distinct cultural contributions with neighborhood residents and visitors.

On Saturday, April 25, members of SAN will open their doors for the Downtown Culture Walk. Canal Projects will be open from 12-6pm and, as always, with free admission.

We will be hosting the third There’s no Place embroidery workshop. Other organizations will offer free or suggested admissions as well as special hours and public programs

Physical maps will be available at all spaces. Access the digital maps at the link in bio.

Participating spaces:

Apexart
Canal Projects
Dia: The New York Earth Room & The Broken Kilometer
The Drawing Center
Judd Foundation
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art
Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation
Museum of Chinese in America
The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation
Ukrainian Museum
initial research

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351 Canal Street
New York, NY
10013

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm

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