Upcoming + archived, in-personal and online events (LOFT) of Franklin Furnace
DECEMBER 10, 2026, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ET at Franklin Furnace's new office in LIC. We are celebrating thirteen artists from this year's grant cycle.
November 21, 2026 2:00-3:30 PM at P.P.O.W Gallery featuring Martha Wilson, in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Franklin Furnace.
Wed. Nov 4, 2026 6:00pm - 9:45pm EST at The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street & 5th Avenue
[September 23, 2026 at 8pm] ISSUE presents an evening of performance and conversation in partnership with Franklin Furnace as part of their 50th anniversary commemoration and November release of Back to the Present: 50 Years of Free Expression with Franklin Furnace, edited by founder and pioneering artist, Martha Wilson.
[September 19, 2026] Party in the Park is a day-long performance art festival presented by Franklin Furnace, Materials for the Arts, and Socrates Sculpture Park. Free with RSVP
[August 9, 2026] Join us for a special Congolese lunch and watch party featuring Congolese FUND 2025-26 artist Nada Tshibwabwa.
[April 10, 2026] Join us for a once-in-50-years celebration honoring Franklin Furnace’s Golden Anniversary.
[February 20, 2026. 6:00pm EST] Ice(age), a 35-minute video remediation of ICE depredations, garnered from entrenched reporters witnessing it live.
February 4, 2026, 7-8pm EST - Learn what constitutes a well-prepared grant application and ask questions about Franklin Furnace FUND programs from our staff. The session was followed by a Q&A.
[January 27, 2026. 6:00pm EST] A public lecture on the history of the American reception and impact of one of the most radical Parisian late avant-gardes: the Lettrist movement.