It’s time for an art overdose!
The LIC Arts Open Festival 2025 provides five days of entertainment, enrichment, workshops, and open houses from Wednesday, May 14, to Sunday, May 18.
In short, gallery shows, live music, and performances will pop up all around Western Queens at different times.
There’s also a Kickoff Party at The Local NYC (13-02 44th Ave.) on May 14 at 6 pm with an after party at Saucey Pizza (36-21 Review Ave.) featuring DJ JKOne.
LIC Arts Open Festival 2025 activities are free and festival maps are available.
Here’s the schedule.
May 14
7:30 am to 4 pm: Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition curated by Raluca Anchidin at Aubergine, 49-22 Skillman Ave., Woodside.
Noon to 6 pm: The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages: Artworks by Bonnie Astor, The Local NY
Noon to 9 pm: Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show organized by Tina Stipanovic, Alterworks Studios, 40-20 22nd St.
1 pm to 5 pm: Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis curated by Yvette Hidalgo at Trends LIC, 27-25 44th Dr.
4 pm to 7 pm: Infinite Resolution: Linda Bradford at Wills III Building, 43-49 10th St., Ste. 308
5 pm to 7 pm: into the microverse: Micrographia, an experimental sci-art installation by Shae Nadine / Subtleflux, Diego Salazar Studios, 43-41 22nd St., Ste. 102-1B
5 pm to 7 pm: Interwoven Landscapes curated by Sunny Moxin Chen at The Experimental Space, 43-01 21st St., Ste. 300
5 pm to 7 pm: LIC After Dark: A Group Exhibition at 43-42 12th St.
May 15
7:30 am to 4 pm: Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition at Aubergine in Woodside
11 am to 11 pm: The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages, Artworks by Bonnie Astor at The Local NY
10 am to 6 pm: Points of Transition curated by Sherwin Banfield at LICA Art Space, 30-30 47th Ave.
1 pm to 5 pm: Infinite Resolution: Linda Bradford at Wills III Building
Noon to 6 pm: Interwoven Landscapes at The Experimental Space
Noon to 9 pm: Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at Alterworks
Noon to 5 pm: into the microverse: Micrographia at Diego Salazar Studios
1 pm to 6 pm: Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis at Trends LIC
1 pm to 7 pm: LIC After Dark: A Group Exhibition at 43-42 12th St.
5 pm to 9 pm: Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave.
5 pm to 9 pm: Cuerpos de Nopal: A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave.
4 pm to 8 pm: Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 104
6 pm to 9 pm: Barkus Artikus at Bark Frameworks at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 104
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Anima, an Interactive Outdoor Experience presented by The Blue Bus Project at 46-16 Vernon Blvd.
7 pm to 10 pm: Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis at Trends LIC
May 16
7:30 am to 6 pm: Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition at Aubergine in Woodside.
10 am to 8 pm: The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages Artworks by Bonnie Astor at The Local NYC
10 am to 6 pm: Points of Transition at LIC-A Art Space
11 am to 5 pm: Infinite Resolution: Linda Bradford at Wills III Building
Noon to 9 pm: Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at Alterworks
Noon to 6 pm: Interwoven Landscapes at The Experimental Space
Noon to 7 pm: into the microverse: Micrographia at Diego Salazar Studios
Noon to 8 pm: Cosmic Concrete: An Urban Oasis at Trends LIC
1 pm to 7 pm: LIC After Dark: A Group Exhibition at 43-42 12th St., LIC.
5 pm to 9 pm: Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC
5 pm to 9 pm: Cuerpos de Nopal: A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC
6 pm to 9 pm: Barkus Artikus at Bark Frameworks
6 pm to 9 pm: Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 104
6 pm to 9 pm: Memory curated by Carolina Peñafiel at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 123
6 pm to 9 pm: The Good Neighbor curated by Raluca Anchidin at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 123
6 pm to 9 pm: The Space and The In Between: A Group Exhibition by Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 123
May 17
Noon to 6 pm: Open Studios Day 1
8 am to 6 pm: Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition at Aubergine in Woodside.
10 am to 8 pm: The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages at The Local NYC
10 am to 6 pm: Points of Transition at LICA Art Space
10 am to 6 pm: The Good Neighbor at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 123
10 am to 6 pm: Memory at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 123
10 am to 6 pm: The Space and The In Between at 43-01 21st Ste., Ste. 123
Noon to 5 pm: Open House, Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center, 10-34 44th Dr.
Noon to 6 pm: Group Exhibition organized by Michele Bonelli, Paint Can Studios, 10-10 44th Ave., 3rd Fl.
Noon to 9 pm: Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at Alterworks Studios
Noon to 6 pm: Infinite Resolution: Linda Bradford at Wills III Building
Noon to 6 pm: Barkus Artikus at Bark Frameworks
Noon to 6 pm: Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks at 43-01 21st St., Ste. 104
Noon to 6 pm: Interwoven Landscapes at The Experimental Space
Noon to 7 pm: into the microverse: Micrographia at Diego Salazar Studios with artist talk at 6 pm
Noon to 6 pm: Artists of the Wills Building organized by Jack Howard-Potter at The Wills Building
Noon to 6 pm: Intertwined curated by Alice Lipping at Studio 34, 34-01 38th Ave.
1 pm to 5 pm: Spring Exhibition organized by Dianne Martin at Studio 41, 27-15 41st Ave.
1 pm to 7 pm: LIC After Dark at 43-42 12th St.
2 pm to 9 pm: Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC
2 pm to 9 pm:Cuerpos de Nopal: A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC
3 pm to 5:30 pm: Show & Tell Artists Lecture Series at New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave.
4 pm to 6 pm: Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition at Aubergine in Woodside.
6:30pm to 9 pm: Intertwined at Studio 34
7:30 pm to 9 pm: ArcanaCrawl Tarot Parade: Creek to River From Gotham Point South to Gantry and back, Flux Factory, 56-21 2nd St.
2 pm to 2:30 pm: Techniques of the Masters a stained glass painting demonstration by Master Glass Artist Ellen Mandelbaum at Wills Studios III, 43-49 10 St., Ste. 402
May 18
Noon to 6 pm: Open Studios Day 2
8 am to 6 pm: Ann Cofta Solo Exhibition at Aubergine in Woodside.
10 am to 8 pm: The Roving Artist: Visual Voyages at The Local NYC
10 am to 6 pm: Points of Transition at LICA Art Space
11 am to 1 pm: Visual Fantasy: Deconstruction of Sculpture by Jim Schutte, Vital Art Studios, 50-14 Skillman Ave., Woodside (Part of Sunnyside Artists Walk)
Noon to 9 pm: Small Art Supersized, Annual Small Works Show at Alterworks
Noon to 6 pm: Interwoven Landscapes at The Experimental Space
Noon to 6 pm Group Exhibition at Paint Can Studios
Noon to 6 pm: Infinite Resolution at Wills III Building
Noon to 7 pm: into the microverse: Micrographia at Diego Salazar Studios
Noon to 6 pm: Intertwined at Studio 34, 34-01 38th Ave.
Noon to 6 pm: Barkus Artikus at Bark Frameworks at 43-01 21 St., Rm. 104
Noon to 6 pm: Bard High School EC Queens Student Artworks at 43-01 21st St., Rm. 104
Noon to 6 pm: Artists of the Wills Building at The Wills Building
1 pm to 5 pm: Spring Exhibition organized by Dianne Martin, Studio 41, 27-15 41st Ave.
1 pm to 7 pm: LIC After Dark at 43-42 12th St.
2 pm to 9 pm: Threads of Resilience at Culture Lab LIC
2 pm to 9 pm: Cuerpos de Nopal: A Solo Exhibition by Manuel Hernandez at Culture Lab LIC
11 pm to 1 pm: Art Crawl/LIC Arts Open Edition with Raluca Anchidin. Meet at Ora La Casa De Las Flores, 42-08 43rd Ave., Sunnyside
2 pm to 4 pm: Art Plant Watercolor Workshop led by Mary Giancoli at Resistance is Fertile, vicinity of 45th Street and Skillman Avenue in Woodside
2 pm to 4 pm: Puppet Workshop led by artist Daniel Valle at Focal Point Brewery, 43-50 12th St.
5 pm to 7 pm: into the microverse: Micrographia- an experimental sci-art installation at Diego Salazar Studios
Images: LIC Arts Open Festival 2025