Creative Time

We work with artists to contribute to the dialogues, debates, and dreams of our times.

Creative Time a nonprofit public arts organization is committed to working with artists on the dialogues, debates and dreams of our time. Since 1974, Creative Time has presented the most innovative art in the public realm and provided new platforms to amplify artist’s voices, from the Creative Time Summit, the largest international convening of art and social change, to Creative Time Reports, an ongoing op-ed by artists responding to the pressing issues of our times co-published with The Guardian. The New York-based nonprofit has produce more than 350 groundbreaking public art projects that have ignited the public’s imagination, explored ideas that shape society, and engaged millions of people around the globe. Creative Time seeks to convert the power of artists’ ideas into works that inspire social change and stimulate public dialogue on timely issues, while initiating a dynamic conversation among artists, sites, and audiences.

09/10/2026

DJ Margarita Maya on the decks? It’s giving big end-of-summer energy. 😎🏖️

Multidisciplinary artist, DJ, performer, Beyoncé Renaissance opener, and certified bringer of vibes, Maya Margarita is our sunset act at Creative Time’s end-of-summer fundraiser and Sandcastles after-party on September 13.

Hosted by Michi Jigarjian and The Rockaway Hotel, join us from 5–7 pm for Tequila Casa Dragones x YUZUCO margaritas and light bites—all in support of ambitious, artist-led public art.

It all starts on the beach. The Sandcastle Competition from 1–4 pm is free and open to all. Come watch the artists bring their creations to life and be sure to stop by Rockaway staples Caracas Arepa Bar and Brothers Rockaway before heading to the after-party of the season.

Come for the sand. Stay for the party. 🎟️ Tickets: https://secure.givelively.org/event/creative-time-inc/sandcastles-benefit-bash

📷 : Serena Jara

08/28/2026

Come for the Sandcastles stay for the 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵! 👀🌅

On Sunday, September 13, keep the sandcastle celebration rolling at Creative Time’s end-of-summer fundraiser and after party hosted by Michi Jigarjian and The Rockaway Hotel + Spa. Join us for drinks, DJ Maya Margarita, and a few surprises—all in support of ambitious, artist-led public art. Purchase your tickets: secure.givelively.org/event/creative-time-inc/sandcastles-benefit-bash

Raise a glass alongside artists Anthony Akinbola, Canal Street Research Association, Marianna Simnett & Eliza Douglas, Chiffon Thomas & Victoria Martinez, Dean Millien, Gabriela Ruiz, latest addition Rachel Rossin, and Sandcastles judges Waris Ahluwalia, Michi Jigarjian, Anne Pasternak, Pedro Reyes, and Julio Torres.

The Sandcastle Competition from 1-4 pm is free and open to all at Beach 108th St, followed by the 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵 from 5-7 pm at the Rockaway Hotel, our end-of-summer fundraiser and Sandcastles after party.

08/08/2026

🐈‍⬛ International Cat Day calls for a different kind of sanctuary.

Join artist Adrian Wong and WFF-Wildlife Freedom Foundation founder Rossana Ceruzzi for “Cat Sanctuary and Beyond: Structures of Our Shared Realms,” the next gathering in Creative Time’s “Toward Sanctuary” series.

Together, Wong and Ceruzzi will explore animal rescue and rehabilitation, artistic collaboration across species, and what it means to build relationships beyond the human.
🐾 Free and open to all at CTHQ. RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/cat-sanctuary-and-beyond-structures-of-our-shared-realms-tickets-1996258357485

📷 : [1] Adrian Wong, OMAR 2017 / SNOOPY ca. 1997 (2020) archival print on rag;” [2] Creative Time: “Toward Sanctuary.” Design by Panny Chayapumh.

08/07/2026

Some of the most meaningful forms of solidarity begin by bearing witness to one another.

Last Wednesday, we gathered with artist Tania Bruguera and Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz for “We Keep Us Safe: Sanctuary as Collective Practice,” the latest program in our “Toward Sanctuary” series.

Throughout the evening, participants listened to powerful testimonies from community members navigating the realities of immigration to the United States, and heard reflections from organizers with the New Sanctuary Movement and collaborators of Tania Bruguera’s Immigrant Movement International–a 2011 Creative Time and Queens Museum project.

Tania Bruguera and Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz challenged us to imagine sanctuary as an active practice. Together, we reflected on how artists, grassroots organizing, and collective action can create spaces of support and protection in times of uncertainty.

Thank you to everyone who shared their stories, experiences, and presence. 🫂🤝

✨ Toward Sanctuary programs are free and open to all. Discover what’s next: hq.creativetime.org/calendar

📷 : Natasha Moustache Photography

08/03/2026

Are you a problem-solver, project wrangler, and public art enthusiast? 🏗️📋

Creative Time is hiring a Project Manager to help produce, manage, and coordinate ambitious, site-specific public art projects and programs across NYC and beyond! From collaborating with artists, fabricators, vendors, and partners to managing production timelines, budgets, and installations, this role helps usher complex, temporary, site-specific projects from concept to completion.

If you thrive at the intersection of creativity, collaboration, and production, and can move seamlessly from artist conversations to project plans–we’d love to hear from you.

📍 Full-time | Hybrid
📅 Deadline: August 19
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://creativetime.org/about/jobs/

07/30/2026

On September 13, from 1-4 pm, Creative Time’s Sandcastle Competition returns to Rockaway Beach! For one day, artists will take to New York City’s shoreline for camaraderie, competition, and public art.

First launched in 2012 and again in 2013, our Sandcastle Competition returns to one of the city’s most cherished public places. Artists, neighbors, and beachgoers are invited to gather as the works take shape throughout the day, culminating in the crowning of this year’s winning artist by a panel of guest judges.

As the tide rolls in, the celebration continues at The Rockaway Hotel + Spa for the 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵 from 5-7 pm! Join us into the evening for a closing celebration featuring DJs, drinks, and a few surprises 👀

Each ticket purchase furthers our 50+ year legacy of bringing ambitious, irreverent, artist-led public projects into the world.

RSVP for FREE for the Sandcastle Competition: eventbrite.com/e/creative-time-2026-sandcastle-competition-tickets-1994713007301?aff=oddtdtcreator, and grab your tickets to the 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵: secure.givelively.org/event/creative-time-inc/sandcastles-benefit-bash

Come show support for the artists making their mark on New York City’s beaches and beyond. Participating artists, judges, and more details announced soon 🏖️

Photos by Derek Schultz; 2012 Sandcastle Competition Team: Lauren Wass and Amit Greenberg.

07/25/2026

📅 Calendar wizard. 📧 Inbox strategist. 🎨 Public art enthusiast.

Creative Time is hiring an Executive Coordinator to support our leadership team and help power day-to-day administration to support ambitious public art projects, artist collaborations, fundraising initiatives, and organizational programs.

If your superpowers include maintaining administrative systems, managing competing priorities, organizing complex schedules, and making things happen with care and precision, we'd love to hear from you.

📍 Full-time | Hybrid
📅 Priority deadline: August 3
🔗 Learn more and apply: creativetime.org/about/jobs

07/24/2026

On Wednesday, July 29 at CTHQ, artist and Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz come together for the second event in “We Keep Us Safe: Sanctuary as Collective Practice,” a conversation on public space, civic responsibility, and the work of collective protection.

Moving between public art and grassroots organizing, they will reflect on how communities build networks of solidarity and care, and how sanctuary can transcend from a physical space to become something we practice together.

Free and open to all, RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989124120791?aff=oddtdtcreator

Photos from left to right: Photo of Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz. Courtesy of Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz; “Immigrant Movement International Headquarters” in Queens, 2011-2015. Courtesy Estudio Bruguera; Creative Time: “Toward Sanctuary.” Design by Panny Chayapumh.

07/20/2026

🌱 Plants, stories, and offerings of nourishment filled CTHQ last Thursday. We gathered with Herban Cura to celebrate the launch of “Plants to the People: Political Education Through Plants,” a new book reflecting on four years of Plants to the People, Herban Cura’s mutual aid initiative making herbs and plants more accessible to low-income, BIPOC, and immigrant communities.

The evening featured a plant distribution, acupressure, readings from the book, a documentary screening, plant portraits, herbal teas and handmade treats. Guests gathered to share stories and reflect on reciprocity, connection to land, and collective wellbeing

Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening possible:

✨ Herban Cura and all Plants to the People contributors
✨ Readers: Kate Weiner, Antonia Estela Pérez, Sebastián Pérez, Kaila Paulino, and Cinthya Santos-Briones
✨ Documentary filmmaker Victoria Barbarito
✨ Acupressure and care team Walter Bosque del Rio, Kaila Paulino, Laura Escalante, Tayna González Rivera, and wonhee yun (.hee)
✨ Plant distribution and support team Esperanza Martell/Bibi Esperanza, Maria Jose Prudente, mariam osman, Kat Old, Mari Nakano, Alex Berger, Chris Rogers, and Nora Almeida
✨ Plant vases by Rosemary Reyes and 신솔아 (Sola Shin)

“Toward Sanctuary” programs are free and open to all. Discover what’s next: hq.creativetime.org/calendar

📷 : Gloria Perez

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