Isolated Field Recordings Series

In response to COVID-19's impact on public assembly, ISSUE is commissioning artists to produce field recordings to be streamed over the course of this challenging and isolated time. This commissioning series will support artists directly in an unprecedented moment of uncertainty, struggle, and financial risk.

Artists-In-Residence 2019

Ongoing Series

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of musician Charmaine Lee, multimedia artist Ying Liu, interdisciplinary performer Rena Anakwe, and light and color improviser Lindsay Packer, as Artists-In-Residence presenting new works in the 2019 season.

Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2019

Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2019

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of Benedict Nguyen as 2019 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow, presenting "soft bodies in hard places," a series of trans-disciplinary events circling planetary events over the 2019 season.

Artists-In-Residence 2018

Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of multidisciplinary artist James K, improviser and composer Brandon Lopez, choreographer, writer and performer Will Rawls, and artist and experimental musician Julia Santoli as Artists-In-Residence presenting new works in the 2018 season.

Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2018

Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018

ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce the selection of Queer Trash as 2018 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Queer Trash, a curatorial platform organized by Eames Armstrong, Michael Foster, and Richard Kamerman, is a framework for queer experimental performance practices across live disciplines.

3D Sound Object

Ongoing Series

July 14th and 18th, ISSUE Project Room and Harvestworks are pleased to present two performances featuring acoustician Paul Geluso’s immersive 3D Sound Object, a speaker system capable of reproducing complex directional sound radiation.

The Necks 30th Anniversary

Ongoing Series

ISSUE is thrilled to welcome back legendary Australian trio The Necks for three special performances celebrating their 30th anniversary 2/23 through 2/25. Marking their first ISSUE appearance in full form since 2010, ISSUE presents three distinct events that highlight key performance practices the trio has embarked on.

Artists-In-Residence 2017

Ongoing Series

ISSUE announces the selection of Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Byron Westbrook, Kabir Carter, and Antenes as Artists-In-Residence presenting new works in the 2017 season. ISSUE's residency program commissions emerging NY artists to create challenging time-based works.