Welcome to Franklin Furnace
Franklin Furnace’s mission is to present, preserve, interpret, educate, and advocate on behalf of avant-garde art, especially forms that may be vulnerable due to institutional neglect, cultural bias, ephemerality, or politically unpopular content.
The organization provides physical and virtual venues for the presentation of time-based art, including artists’ books and periodicals, performance art, installation art, and unforeseen contemporary avant-garde artforms; and undertakes other activities related to these purposes.
Franklin Furnace is dedicated to serving early-career artists, cultivating appreciation of avant-garde art for all, and fostering artists’ zeal to circulate ideas.
Ongoing Events
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Goings On | 02/03/2025
Contents for February 2nd, 2025 CONTENTS (please click on the links or scroll down for complete information on each post): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Justin Allen, FF Alumn, at Bushwick Starr, Brooklyn, Feb. 5-22 2. Carlos Motta, FF Alumn, receives 2025 Ruth Foundation for the Arts Award 3. Peter Cramer, Bina Sharif,
Past LOFT events
Presentation of the book Museum Beauty Contest by Paco Cao in conversation with Pablo Helguera
May 20, 2024, 6-7pm ET: This live presentation with Paco Cao in conversation with Pablo Helguera and the public focused
Spontaneous Combustion: Linda Sibio and Cracked Eggs in Performance
February 14, 2024, 7:30 – 8:30pm ET: Cracked Eggs is truly a crazy ride for the audience from Amazing Grace
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. gratefully acknowledges the government agencies, foundations, corporations and individuals whose support makes our programs possible:
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Franklin Furnace has received support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Arison Arts Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Marian Goodman Foundation, Teiger Foundation, and the Willem de Kooning Foundation through Coalition of Small Arts New York City (CoSA NYC).