Green Between Exhibition Open Aug 15 – Nov 1, 2026

The Lower East Side Ecology Center and Make Meadows are pleased to announce Green Between an upcoming outdoor exhibition at Clyde Romero Memorial Garden, opening August 15, 2026. Bringing together contemporary art and ecological stewardship, the two-month exhibition will transform the community garden into a living gallery where visitors can experience the interconnected relationships between native plants, urban wildlife, and the people who share these spaces. 

Set within the vibrant landscape of Clyde Romero Memorial Garden at 213 East 7th Street in Manhattan’s East Village, the exhibition invites the public to engage with artworks that respond to the garden as both a setting and collaborator. Through sculpture, furniture, textiles, and other outdoor-ready installations, participating artists explore themes of biodiversity, seasonal change, environmental processes, and the often-overlooked role of native plants in sustaining healthy urban ecosystems.

The exhibition highlights creative approaches to ecological thinking and place-based practice, featuring projects that reflect a range of artistic perspectives while sharing a commitment to observing and celebrating the living systems that make urban gardens thrive. Together, the installations encourage New Yorkers to slow down, observe closely, and reconsider the ecological relationships that exist within the city.

Featuring Artists: Abby Kamagate, Ana Ratner, Anahit Pogosian, Kalen Kaminski, Kathleen McCarthy, Kevin Woon, Qian Liao, True Bend Studio, and V Walton.

The exhibition is free and open to the public from August 15 through November 1, 2026, with weekly public garden hours on Fridays and Sundays from 8am-6pm providing general access to the works. An opening reception was be held on Saturday, August 15, 2026 4-6pm.

Exhibition Details

Exhibition: Green Between

Location: Clyde Romero Memorial Garden, 213 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009

Opening Reception: 4-6 pm August 15, 2026 

Exhibition Dates: August 15 – November 1, 2026

Admission: Free and open to the public during weekly garden hours, Fridays and Sundays 8am-6pm

This project is made possible in part with funds from a regrant program supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The exhibition is also presented through NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program and in partnership with NYC Parks GreenThumb.  

About the Lower East Side Ecology Center

The Lower East Side Ecology Center is a community-based environmental organization dedicated to promoting stewardship of urban ecosystems through education, stewardship, composting, and community recycling.

About Make Meadows

Make Meadows is a project by Brooklyn-based design studio Gander, aimed at promoting rewilding and native plant use.

About Art in the Parks

For nearly 60 years, NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program has brought contemporary public artworks to the city’s parks, making New York City one of the world’s largest open-air galleries. The agency has consistently fostered the creation and installation of temporary public art in parks throughout the five boroughs. Since 1967, NYC Parks has collaborated with arts organizations and artists to produce more than 3,000 public artworks by 1,500 notable and emerging artists in more than 200 parks. For more information, please visit nyc.gov/parks/art. 

About NYC Parks GreenThumb

Established in 1978, GreenThumb is proud to be the nation’s largest urban gardening program, sustaining over 550 community gardens and supporting thousands of volunteer gardeners throughout New York City. GreenThumb gardens create hubs of neighborhood pride and provide a myriad of environmental, economic and social benefits to the neighborhoods in which they thrive. GreenThumb’s mission is to support and educate community gardens and urban farming across the five boroughs, while preserving open space. By providing free garden materials, technical assistance, educational workshops, and seasonal programs, GreenThumb supports neighborhood volunteers who steward community gardens as active resources that strengthen communities.