Events
Events
Upcoming Events
September 22, 2026
Performance: Please Don’t Flush!
For Climate Week NYC 2026, join us for Please Don’t Flush — a municipal comedy that pairs music and laughs with resources about flooding.
October 9, 2026
Public Space as a Living Lab
Organized by ANFA and X-Topia, this three-day immersive workshop explores practical tools to design healthier, more livable, and human-centered public spaces.
October 17, 2026
Van Alen Fall Fest 2026
Join us for our annual open house to learn more about Van Alen, meet your neighbors, and engage with our upcoming exhibition Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design.
October 20, 2026
Public Art Party
Van Alen is delighted to host the fourth edition of the PUBLIC ART PARTY, a bi-annual community-building event for people working across every part of the public art ecosystem.
Past Events
September 3, 2026
Feminist Spatial Practices: Poof Adoption and Conversations
Van Alen hosts Feminist Spatial Practices, a community that highlights, shares, and nurtures feminist practices in art, design, architecture and activism.
August 13, 2026
NOT NOT: Closing Talk + Fire Sale
To close out their exhibition, NOT NOT invites three founding principals to talk about their firms' unconventional beginnings.
August 4, 2026
AIANY Presents: An Evening with NOT NOT
Join AIANY’s Committee on Residential Architecture for a special summer gathering with NOT NOT.
July 23, 2026
Real Review with Keller Easterling and Noah Gotlib
Keller Easterling and Noah Gotlib discuss how climate migration will transform property, sovereignty, and urbanization in North America and beyond.
July 15, 2026
Writing the City with Diana Budds
Journalist Diana Budds leads an interactive session on how to approach the cityscape with a critical eye. All ages and experience levels welcome.
