The Queens Museum’s Open A.I.R. Artist Services Program invites you to join curator Petrushka Bazin Larsen for a meal and informal discussion at Pachanga Patterson.

Location: Pachanga Patterson, 533-17 31st Ave, Astoria, NY 11106, near the Broadway N/Q Train Stop.

We believe that informal no-agenda meetings can be incredibly fruitful and generative for artists. Come ask questions, discuss your work, and share a delicious meal with curator Petrushka Bazin Larsen and 9 other artists.

How does it work?

Fill out this form and answer Petrushka Bazin Larsen’ s question: What is the role of the artist to educate society?

Please limit your answer to one line!

Submit your answer by July 17, 2015.
10 artists will be chosen based on their answers.

Appetizers are on us, but you will have to pay for your own drinks and entrees!

About Petrushka Bazin Larsen
Trained as an artist, educator and curator, Petrushka Bazin Larsen is passionate about the arts in all of its disciplines and believes in its power to initiate meaningful conversation, encourage action, be a catalyst for change, and build positive relationships between people. As the Program Director of The Laundromat Project, she works with artists to present engaging art programs and experiences in laundromats and other everyday spaces throughout New York. As an independent curator, she works with artists to present participatory projects in public spaces. She has organized exhibitions for The Kitchen, NURTUREart, City Without Walls, Art in Odd Places, and the artists Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher.

About Open A.I.R. Artist Services Program
The expanded Queens Museum features a new, expanded slate of artist services, including a brand new Studio Program, with professional development features and a networking Lecture Series that draws on human resources at the Queens Museum. Open A.I.R. programs will offer professional development topics targeted specifically to all interested emerging artists.

Open A.I.R. is made possible by a generous grant from The Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund. Additional support provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Questions? Email pgr@queensmuseum.org