Art in Odd Places (AiOP) presents visual and performance art in unexpected public spaces. AiOP also produces an annual festival along 14th Street in Manhattan, NYC from Avenue C to the Hudson River each October.

Mission

Art in Odd Places aims to stretch the boundaries of communication in the public realm by presenting artworks in all disciplines outside the confines of traditional public space regulations. AiOP reminds us that public spaces function as the epicenter for diverse social interactions and the unfettered exchange of ideas.

History

Art in Odd Places (AiOP) began as an action by a group of artists led by Ed Woodham to encourage local participation in the Cultural Olympiad of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. In 2005, after moving back to New York City, he re imagined it as a response to the dwindling of public space and personal civil liberties – first in the Lower East Side and East Village, and since 2008, on 14th Street in Manhattan. AiOP has always been a grassroots project fueled by the goodwill and inventiveness of its participants.

People

Ed Woodham,
Founder & Director

Robin Schatell/Mov!ng Culture Projects
Producer

Katya Usvitsky
Associate Producer

Deborah Oliver
Curator

Kaia King-Hall
Curatorial Assistant

Michelle Leidecker
Social Media Strategist

Laurie Waxman,
Designer

Ross Mabbett
Developer

Aga Sablinska
Communications Consultant

Art in Odd Places is a project of GOH Productions,
Bonnie Stein, Executive Director