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About Index Space
A contemporary art space and cultural hub in Greenpoint that brings together artists and community members through exhibitions, performances, and events.
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Website: https://www.index-space.org
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Upcoming Events
Cross-Cultural Bon Odori: Two Day Workshop
📅 Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Cross-Cultural Bon Odori is a two-day workshop celebrating Japanese traditional dance and culture through knowledge, movement, and inquiry. Part seminar and part dance workshop, Cross-Cultural Obon introduces an important holdiay in Japanese culture, thereby challenging notions of both rarefied tradition and hyperkinetic modernity that most Americans have about Japan. Participants will dive deep into the history and philosophy of obon, the annual Buddhist holiday commemorating one’s ancestors that culminates in a dance festival whose music and dance styles that gradually morph throughout different locations in Japan. Over both nights, we will learn the two dances from one of its festivals: the Nishimonai Festival of the Dead, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage site considered one of the “Big Three” obon dances in Japan, and one of the oldest (stretching back to the year 1200). Cross-Cultural Obon is for anyone curious about Japan beyond the entry points of, say, anime or samurai; it’s also for anyone interested in re-framing their relationship to embodiment through cultural heirloom that, as a celebration of life beyond the limits of 3D reality, need not be practiced strictly within the limits of the Land of the Rising Sun. Program This is a two-day workshop held on Wednesday, August 19 (6–8PM) and Thursday, August 20th (6–8PM). The first forty-five minutes of each session will be dedicated to the history of obon in Japan, followed by the specific history, culture, and musicality of the Nishimonai Festival of the Dead. The rest of each class will be spent learning the two dances of the festival, which naturally beget a trance-like meditation on self, ancestor, and body. Learning Outcomes Learn about Japanese culture from a unique vantage point Engage with your body through ancient movement Embody a fascinating tradition in a uniquely cross-cultural context Foster community with other participants through the power of dance Instructor Bio Jillian Marshall, PhD, is a writer, educator, musician, artist, and dancer based in Brooklyn, New York. After earning her PhD in ethnomusicology from Cornell University in 2018 (where she synthesized over a decade of participant-observation in bon odori across the archipelago), Jillian moved to New York in pursuit of creativity and a more public intellectualism. Her first book, JAPANTHEM: Counter-Cultural Experiences, Cross-Cultural Remixes (Three Rooms Press, 2022), catalogs both her musical experiences in Japan and exit from academia. Scholarships Index scholarships are designed to benefit members of our community who do not have expendable cash to pay for the course, and those for whom the class price is not accessible. These need-based scholarships will go to the candidates who best demonstrate why they should be chosen for the free spot to our class based on the following criteria: Belong to groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the graphic design and creative industries Do not have jobs that would pay for these courses as professional development Cannot independently afford the class at list price Share our value of intentional community The number of selected applicants chosen is subject to the discretion of Index and the instructor, but every course will select at least one. Apply for a scholarship here. Applications close August 12th. Refunds We get that things come up, but we rely on headcounts make our programs viable. If you request a refund... More than 4 weeks before the program begins → 100% refund More than 2 weeks before the program begins → 50% refund Fewer than 2 weeks before the program begins → No refund Thanks for understanding and for supporting our ability to provide cool offerings through your purchase. Media Release Clause By attending this event, you consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded, and grant Index Space permission to use this content for promotional or informational purposes.
Flush
📅 Friday, August 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Summer on a table. Flush is a multi-course meal served at Index Greenpoint, designed to capture the cherished feeling of mid-summer: warm, lingering nights, the rush of color, and the sheer abundance of the season’s richest harvest. Flush is also an expansion: what happens when two distinct creative minds collide, guiding peak-season ingredients into vivid, unexpected layers of flavor and texture. From the plate to the ambient details of the evening, the theme of Flush touches every element of the night. Expect a menu built entirely on what is ripest, most colorful, and most alive at the moment: pairing an initial cocktail over a crafted Flush ice cube, followed by a curated selection of special wines to complement the journey. You'll leave satiated, inspired, and thinking about flavor combinations that linger long after the last light fades. Service Opening @ 6:30pm Dinner served @ 7pm Dessert @ 8:15pm Fin 10pm Facilitator Bios Flush is a one-night pop-up dinner born from a long-awaited collaboration between two cooks working at the intersection of food and design. Having shared the same creative circles for years, we’re finally bringing our shared passion to the table for an evening designed around bounty, synergy, and spontaneity. Emma came to cooking through her love for bringing people together. Starting out by learning how to cook Persian food (online), and that curiosity has only grown, spilling out from her kitchen into local spots, pop-ups, and friends’ living rooms. She is naturally drawn to what’s in season and close to home, but her favorite part is building the concept of the gathering: weaving together the ingredients and the mood to create something warm, intentional, and lasting. Soleil approaches cooking the way she approaches design, as a methodical, pleasure-driven process of putting elements together until they become something whole. She doesn't belong to a single cuisine so much as to the spaces between them, drawn to the aromatics that define each culture's way of eating and curious about where those worlds can meet. Her food is balanced and intentional, built as much around texture and color as it is around flavor. Refunds We get that things come up, but we rely on headcounts make our programs viable. If you request a refund... More than 4 weeks before the program begins → 100% refund More than 2 weeks before the program begins → 50% refund Fewer than 2 weeks before the program begins → No refund Thanks for understanding and for supporting our ability to provide cool offerings through your purchase. Media Release Clause By attending this event, you consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded, and grant Index Space permission to use this content for promotional or informational purposes.
A Poem Is a Drawing, A Photo of a Friend: A Poetry Workshop
📅 Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Explore poetry as a medium of multitudes: Something of excess, something deeply personal, something widely shared. Poetry is a free-use of language, a use of words outside of communicative utility: A poem uses language superfluously, gratuitously, sharply, round-about-ly. Too often we base our experience of writing in the concrete. Beauty is a thing of excess, of chance, and we’d do good to explore poetry as such. Exploring the absurdity of language and experience through writing prompts, students will weave through solo and group exercises, leaving with seedlings of works to be sprouted. We will end the session with a communal tea time with light refreshments. This workshop is built on play as praxis, open to all levels. Program Part 1: Lubrication Students will free-journal for five minutes. Part 2: Know Thy Neighbor Writing poetry itself is an individual journey, but the familiarity with the world and people around us bring ease to putting sentiments on the page. A friendly environment is conducive to creativity! Part 3: Free Association Students will begin with independent writing exercises that evolve to a group Exquisite Corpse exercise. Part 4: Making a Poem Employing the whisper of ideas from the exercises, students will begin constructing a poem. Part 6: Communion / Open Studio Students will have the opportunity to share what they have written. We will conclude with some communal time with light refreshments, having a chance to continue working in the space independently. Resources Acid Horizon Podcast, From Blake to Bataille: Romantisicm, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz Byung Chul-Han, Saving Beauty Excerpt from D.W. Winnicott’s Home is Where We Start From, Living Creatively Anna Crooks, Two Hole Poems Facilitator Ayaka Takao (she/they) is a New York based teaching artist and facilitator, born in Japan and raised in Honolulu, HI. With a primary interest in humanity, harmony, and love, Takao works across a diversity of mediums, employing of ceramics, painting, written word, and the World Wide Web. Photo by Manuela Lourenco Refund Policy We get that things come up, but we rely on headcounts make our programs viable. If you request a refund... More than 4 weeks before the program begins → 100% refund More than 2 weeks before the program begins → 50% refund Fewer than 2 weeks before the program begins → No refund Thanks for understanding and for supporting our ability to provide cool offerings through your purchase. Media Release Clause By attending this event, you consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded, and grant Index Space and the facilitator permission to use this content for promotional or informational purposes.
In Common(s): A screening of the documentary “L’Asilo, Creating Space for Care” with 8-Ball Community
📅 Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
L’Asilo, Creating Space for Care is a documentary focused on the commons space the Ex Asilo Filangeri, located in the heart of Napoli, which will be used as a basis for comparison with the volunteer-run artist collective 8-Ball, located in New York. Conversation with Silvia Lucia Cohn and Lele Saveri to follow. 8-Ball Community is proud to partner with Index to screen the film L’Asilo: Creating Space for Care, a documentary that tells the story of the commons space L’Asilo, based in Naples. Focusing on a time of change in their history, this documentary examines the structure, pitfalls ,and progress this artists' collective has gone through. There are parallels evident between L’Asilo and 8-Ball Community, and we want this screening to begin a dialogue about what it means to be a part of these kinds of spaces. Stick around after the film for a conversation between Silvia Lucia Cohn, an inhabitant of L’Asilo featured in the film, and Lele Saveri, founder of 8-Ball Community. Program Doors at 7:00pm, screening at 7:30pm (50 minute runtime) with conversation to follow. Facilitators Silvia Lucia Cohn is a designer who works on eco-social projects and is specialized in designing and facilitating participatory processes. She also has experience in education and activism that overlap with her work as well as personal time. Silvia has been an inhabitant/activist of L’Asilo since 2022. She is from New York but of Neapolitan origin, specifically from Procida and Ischia. Lele Saveri is an Italian-born photographer and community organizer based in New York City. Saveri’s work has been exhibited in various institutions, including MoMA (New York), FOAM (Amsterdam), MARCO (Rome), the Brooklyn Museum, among others. In 2012, Saveri co-founded 8-Ball Community, an art collective and non-hierarchical organization that supports independent art and self-publishing in New York City and beyond. Nicolas Umpierrez is an artist from Queens, New York City who focuses on work with the still and moving image. With a practice that varies from analogue photography to digital filmmaking, he is fascinated by the recorded image. Since 2022 he’s been involved with 8-Ball Community, particularly with 8-Ball Television programming original content for the 8-Ball TV website and putting together community screenings. 8-Ball Community began as a series of parties in the Grand Billiards pool hall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn circa 2012. What first started out as a series of parties for their friends to come together, play music, exchange work (usually zines) and ideas grew into an organic network of artists and activists who would organize events around shared goals and ambitions. 8-Ball Community continues to expand today. Disclaimer The documentary L’Asilo. Creating Space for Care was produced by @smk_factory under the project BASICC (101111802) and can be found on the platform runacommon.eu BASICC is Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Refunds We get that things come up, but we rely on headcounts make our programs viable. If you request a refund... More than 4 weeks before the program begins → 100% refund More than 2 weeks before the program begins → 50% refund Fewer than 2 weeks before the program begins → No refund Thanks for understanding and for supporting our ability to provide cool offerings through your purchase. Media Release Clause By attending this event, you consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded, and grant Index Space permission to use this content for promotional or informational purposes.
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