CelebatratEArts 2026: ‘Our Stories, Our Space’ Exhibit (May 1-31)
Organized by Educational Alliance – Manny Cantor Center
Educational Alliance invites you to experience the vibrant creativity and cultural contributions of older New Yorkers during the 5th Annual CelebratEArts Festival, a month-long arts festival held in May in honor of Older Americans Month.
This milestone year continues the celebration of creativity, expression, and connection through the arts. Our theme, The Power of Belonging, invites reflection on lived experience, creative process, and the stories that connect us.
The festival brings together five Educational Alliance sites, including the 14th Street Y, Co-Op Village NORC, Sirovich Center for Balanced Living, Weinberg Center for Balanced Living, and Project ORE. Throughout the month, you can enjoy a diverse array of gallery exhibitions, performances, ceramic and craft sales, and intergenerational programs.
CelebratEArts provides a dynamic platform for older adults to share their art, express themselves, and connect with community.
OUR STORIES, OUR SPACE
Manny Cantor Center, Jewish Communal Fund Gallery (Lobby)
& Rubenstein Gallery (M Level)
Monday – Friday | 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
An exhibition highlighting artwork created by members of the Weinberg Center and Co-op Village NORC. The collection features a wide range of artistic expression, including origami, watercolor, acrylic, drawing, Chinese beading, handbuilding, knitting, collage, ink blot, poetry, art therapy, AI music, and more. Created by artists aging in place, these works reflect lived experience, ongoing creativity, and the spaces we shape—and are shaped by—through art and community.
MCC GALLERY RECEPTION
Thursday, May 14 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Manny Cantor Center, Rubenstein Gallery (M Level)
Join us for the Our Stories, Our Space Gallery Reception, where you can engage with the artists, explore their work, and enjoy light refreshments. Celebrate the creativity, lived experience, and artistic expression reflected in each piece.