public space now

All public events are currently cancelled or postponed. But we are here! Find resources for artists and creative content for connection and mutual support. Love, PS1

We'd love to hear your thoughts on what PS1 can be for you, and for our community, at this time: https://forms.gle/DANcneNeuUHDgzrq7

The Space Between
a free PDF coloring/activity book
by PS1 & friends


time now for ghosts virtual exhibit

including a video tour, interview with curator (and Center for Afrofuturist Studies resident) Jamillah Hinson, and virtual interactive gallery space created by Austin Caskie

Unattended Act virtual exhibit

An exhibition of paintings created or completed by Nina Kintsurashvili during the COVID-19 pandemic, presented in a virtual model created by Austin Caskie.


MAC Virtual Launch

Watch this program of short videos by members of the new Media Arts Co-op, followed by a Q&A! from 5/3/20


SUPPORT

The best way to support PS1 during the COVID-19 pandemic is, if your budget allows, to JOIN US AS A SUSTAINING MEMBER — a small monthly donation. Our purchase a gift certificate for a future workshop below!

Redeemable for workshops and memberships at our community-access studios, the Iowa City Press Co-op and Media Arts Co-op

 

current/future @ PS1


Resources for artists

Artist Relief Fund — $5000 emergency grants from a coalition of national funders

COVID updates/resources from the Iowa Arts Council

Resources for Freelance Artists — independent aggregated list

Don’t Cancel — Artistic Actions During the COVID-19 Epidemic —The Center for Artistic Activism

List of Artist Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak — from Creative Capital

Artists, Culture Workers, Freelancers, Gig/Event Economy Losses Due to Covid-19 Cancellations + Artist Relief Funds - crowd-sourced Google Doc

Iowa Workforce Development Updates and Resources — State of Iowa

Local relief organizations and needs in Johnson County — Google Doc