Mike DeCapite’s Jacket Weather
Publication Party and Reading Jacket Weather is a tender love story that blossoms like a rose in the concrete of a city always on the verge. DeCapite’s effortless prose stirs echoes […]
Publication Party and Reading Jacket Weather is a tender love story that blossoms like a rose in the concrete of a city always on the verge. DeCapite’s effortless prose stirs echoes […]
Organized and curated by Tessa Hughes-Freeland with co-curator Johanna St Michaels Howl! Happening is pleased to present Body as Playground, Body as Battleground: Sexuality and the Female Gaze; a selection […]
Visit Howlarts.org from Midnight to Midnight to watch the Full Moon Show! It's fall. All the fruits, all the berries are ripe. The beech tree is masting and dropping tonight. Seeds lying […]
Opening Reception: October 23, 6 — 9 PM Andrew Castrucci is an artist who has contended with this magical, mysterious and often menacing space called Manhattan for over four decades… […]
Howl Arts is pleased to present an afternoon of interlocking and deeply personal readings that pay homage to people, places, and times that remain touchstones of genius and inspiration. All […]
Howl! Happening is pleased to present an evening of readings and performances in conjunction with the exhibition Andrew Castrucci: 36 Years at Bullet Space. A diverse group of creative personalities […]
Every Tuesday in November at 7 PM November 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2021 Continuing Howl’s &Friends series, we welcome AMON FOCUS, the founder and creative force behind New York […]
Aesthetic Archaeology: Urban Arts Drawing Workshop with Andrew Castrucci marks the return of the beloved Vega Arts Workshop Series. We are back to our in-person workshops and grateful that we […]
Howl Arts is pleased to announce the release of a limited-edition vinyl LP by FeMaLe GEniUs. The self-titled album captures the raw intensity of this Brooklyn estrogen band, the trio […]
With Ron Kolm and Annabel Lee Howl! Happening is pleased to announce a monthly Local Knowledge reading series—live and In person at Howl. Each monthly event features the work of […]
Every Tuesday in November at 7 PM November 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2021 Continuing Howl’s &Friends series, we welcome AMON FOCUS, the founder and creative force behind New York […]
Howl! Happening is pleased to present an evening of films in conjunction with the exhibition Andrew Castrucci: 36 Years at Bullet Space. The event will present a selection of films […]
12:00 AM–11:59 PM Watch on www.howlarts.org In the days before I had a phone and I was board, I would make up stories. Imagining stuff, like what it was like to […]
Every Tuesday in November at 7 PM November 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2021 Continuing Howl’s &Friends series, we welcome AMON FOCUS, the founder and creative force behind New York […]
Every Tuesday in November at 7 PM November 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2021 Continuing Howl’s &Friends series, we welcome AMON FOCUS, the founder and creative force behind New York […]
WORLD AIDS DAY COMMEMORATION “We have lost heroes in this multi-passing-the passage of brilliant minds who we have lost. We cannot access them through anything except digging far in and […]
Howl Happening is pleased to present NYisOK: Bullet Space 1985–2021, a special event to mark the closing of the exhibition Andrew Castrucci: 36 Years at Bullet Space. Join Andrew Castrucci […]
Enid Ellen Performance Howl! Happening and White Columns are pleased to co-host Gay Green, a performance by David Mramor. The event is organized in conjunction with Mramor’s new illustrated memoir […]
Join us for this fun, holiday themed collage making in-person workshop with Amon Focus! Some of us might be gathering with loved ones after time apart so this is the […]
September 19, 2021 – March 20, 2022 Inaugural Exhibition at Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive (HA/HA) Grand Opening: Sunday, September 19 / 11 AM–6 PM Howl Arts is pleased to announce the […]
There is a theatrical quality to Helen Oliver’s paintings, their scale and earthy palette recalling, in one glance, those eerily charmed circus or movie marquee posters of yesteryear. This feels […]
Every Tuesday in February on Howlarts.org! February 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022 at 8 PM Expect the spontaneity of a party when Howl Arts gives Janie Heath an open […]
A reading of a play by Edgar Oliver with sets by Helen Oliver “Edgar is, without doubt, the greatest raconteur in the world,” says George Dawes Green, founder of The […]
Every Tuesday in February! February 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022 at 8 PM Expect the spontaneity of a party when Howl Arts gives Janie Heath an open channel to […]
Every Tuesday in February on Howlarts.org! February 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022 at 8 PM Expect the spontaneity of a party when Howl Arts gives Janie Heath an open […]
Howl Arts is pleased to present a reading of various works selected by renowned poet and playwright Edgar Oliver. “Edgar is, without doubt, the greatest raconteur in the world,” says […]
Every Tuesday in February on Howlarts.org! February 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2022 at 8 PM Expect the spontaneity of a party when Howl Arts gives Janie Heath an open […]
Howl! Happening is pleased to present Mark Cooper’s fantastical and ornate mixed-media installation Unbounded: Angels in the Nursery. The installation uses visual signifiers to suggest multiple subtexts—from the importance of […]
Visit Howlarts.org on Friday, March 18, 2022, from 12 AM to 11:59 PM to watch the Full Moon Show! The Full Moon Show: A Tom Murrin/Alien Comic Invention Presents John Pizza's Head Dread I haven't cut my hair […]
Visit Howlarts.org on Saturday, April 16, 2022, from 12 AM to 11:59 PM to watch the Full Moon Show! The Full Moon Show: A Tom Murrin/Alien Comic Invention Presents John Pizza's You Can't Grow Down I recently […]
Bobby Grossman had the foresight to bring his camera to CBGB and to start shooting photos that chronicle those intense and important early days. —Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth Howl! […]
An Installation of Sculpture and Works on Paper We live as part of an amazing organism that has the capacity to regenerate, given a chance. We also live in the […]
Howl Arts/Howl Archive is delighted to present a live performance by Female Genius, the trio of multi-instrumentalists Julie Hair, Marnie Jaffe, and Nikki D’Agostino in concert. The performance will include […]
A film by Sandra Hale Schulman and Damian Rojo Howl! Happening is pleased to present the world premiere screening of A Wolf Inside: Natives, Nuyoricans, and the Beats, a documentary […]
6th New York Edition Poetry | Music | Performance Poetry mixes with music in this meeting of poetic voices from both sides of the Atlantic. A cultural synergy that works […]
Howl! Happening is pleased to present Margaret Randall, a longtime friend of the gallery and revered feminist poet, essayist, translator, photographer, and social activist. Coming from her home in Albuquerque to […]
HOWL! HAPPENING PRESENTS Another in the long line of fabulous celebrations of LIVE MAG! and its contributors Join us for a night of Howling Fun as we celebrate the 18th […]
Visit Howlarts.org on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 from 12 AM to 11:59 PM. to watch the Full Moon Show! "I try to remain zen, keep it smooth, go with the […]
Artist Talk and Book Signing An informal conversation with cultural critic and curator Carlo McCormick and artist Christy Rupp growing from the exhibition Othered, currently at Howl! Happening through May 29, […]
Book Signing and Panel Discussion A World in Which—an allusion to the Zapatista slogan, “A world in which many worlds fit.” (Un mundo donde quepan muchos mundos.) Howl! Happening is […]
Howl Happening presents a special exhibition celebrating Linda Simpson’s photographs and her groundbreaking magazine, My Comrade. Included are never-before-seen images and artifacts documenting a revolutionary and seminal period in gay history. […]
NYC Premiere of David's Friend by Nora Burns. Directed by Adrienne Truscott, featuring Billy Hough, and Filmed by David Ebersole and Todd Hughes. Performance by Kevin Aviance to follow the screening. […]
Howl! Happening presents a panel discussion in connection with the exhibition, Linda Simpson My Comrade Magazine: Happy 35th Gay Anniversary. My Comrade editor Linda Simpson moderates a discussion about the joys […]
Join us for a Live Talk Show on Wednesday, June 22 at 7pm. In conjunction with the My Comrade magazine at Howl! Happening, editor Linda Simpson hosts a live talk show with […]
Every Tuesday in July @ 8 PM on Howl! TV Howl! Happening is pleased to present another in its &Friends residencies curated by Female Genius every Tuesday night in July […]
"The exhibit emphasizes the magazine's graphic design, but each issue featured plenty to read, too." — Linda Simpson Howl! Happening presents “My Comrade Reads,” a reading of articles from past […]
The Full Moon Show: A Tom Murrin/Alien Comic Invention Presents John Pizza: Paralysis Visit Howlarts.org on Wednesday, Jul 13, 2022 from 12 AM to 11:59 PM to watch the Full Moon Show! Every week, every day, every minute, […]
Join Linda Simpson for the final special event in connection with her exhibition My Comrade Magazine: Happy 35th Gay Anniversary. Celebrate the release of The My Comrade Anthology, a collection […]
Every Tuesday in July @ 8 PM on Howl! TV Howl! Happening is pleased to present another in its &Friends residencies curated by Female Genius every Tuesday night in July […]
Every Tuesday in July @ 8 PM on Howlarts.org Howl! Happening is pleased to present another in its &Friends residencies curated by Female Genius every Tuesday night in July on […]
Visit Howlarts.org on Friday, August 12, 2022 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. to watch the Full Moon Show! Pants and Shirts. It's such an obligation to walk around clothed. […]
Photography Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, September 17 / 3–7 PM / Free Special Performance by Female Genius on the terrace at 3:30 PM. Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive is pleased to present […]
Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive invites you to experience the work of Bob Krasner and learn more about his artistic process through dialogue with fellow New York-based photographer and critic, Savannah Spirit. […]
Opening Reception with the artists Saturday, November 12, 2022 | 4 - 7 PM Howl Arts and Yara Arts Group present Mariupol, an exhibition of award-winning photographs and video by Evgeniy […]
Exhibition in Two Parts: Howl! Happening: November 19 - January 15, 2023 (6 E 1st St, New York) Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive: December 3 - January 29, 2023 (250 Bowery Second […]
Howl! Arts presents “Music and Spoken Word for Mariupol", an event created by Yara Arts Group with poet Bob Holman and bandura master Julian Kytasty, with Yara Artists and Daria […]
Join the curators of City of Kings: A History of New York City Graffiti at Howl Happening for a catalog signing event on Wednesday, November 23 from 12 - 4 […]
December 2 and 3, 2022 / 7 PM / Free Performance and Book Launch Howl! Happening is pleased to host Performances and Readings in celebration of the publication of Pathetic […]
Join groundbreaking first-generation New York City writers Wicked Gary, Coco 144, Mike 171, Ree 2, Jester with moderator Jay Edlin to discuss how they established the bedrock for their culture, leading […]
The author will be available at Howl! Happening to sign copies of his new, fully illustrated (in color 197 page) hardcover book in time for holiday gift-giving. Ashford Street Press […]
Moderator: Carlo McCormick Panelists: Lee Quinones, Dave Chino, Crash, Charlie Ahearn A discussion led by New York art critic Carlo McCormick will explore graffiti’s intersection and dissemination into popular culture […]
Howl will be closed for the Holidays Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023.
Exhibition in Two Parts: Howl! Happening: November 19 - January 15, 2023 (6 E 1st St, New York) Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive: December 3 - January 29, 2023 (250 Bowery Second […]
HOWL! HAPPENING presents 5 Years of Partnership with LiVE MAG! Join us for an evening of Art, Film, and Poetry to celebrate the release of The EDGY ISSUE hosted by […]
“There was no question with him that the talent and the dedication were real. However, the main thing I remember about him was how terribly intense he was – a […]
Reading of A THOUSAND CRANES by David Caudle to benefit A is For Directed by Michole Biancosino Dramaturg: Morgan Jenness Featuring: Will Brill, Robert Cuccioli, Sanjit De Silva, Isabel Keating, Florencia Lozano, Evan […]
Closing Reception: Saturday June 3 | 3-6 PM Join us at Howl! Happening Saturday, June 3rd from 3 - 6 PM for the closing reception for WALTER STEDING: This Is My […]
Join us to celebrate the artist’s birthday (May 21, 1925) and the closing of Harold Shapinsky: Abstract Soul. The event will directly follow the final performance of Pat Irwin: Music […]
Friday, May 19 at 7:30 PM Saturday, May, 20 at 7:30 PM Sunday, May 21 at 2:00 PM Howl Arts is pleased to present Pat Irwin: Music for Electric Guitar, […]
DATES EXTENDED Thursday, Aug 3 / Friday, Aug 4 / Saturday, Aug 5 12 PM - 6 PM Appointment Recommended Email [email protected] to make an appointment. Howl! Arts / Howl! […]
Special Events, Exhibition, and Website Launch Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive (HA/HA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Watchface Archives and the launch of the Watchface Archives website, with Special […]
Performance by Julie Hair, Heather Litteer, John Kelly, and Doug Bressler Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive is pleased to present a performance by Rimbaud Hattie, an experimental/investigational art song collective involving innovative […]
Screening / Performance Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive (HA/HA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Watchface Archives and the launch of the Watchface Archives website with Special Events and an […]
Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive (HA/HA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Watchface Archives and the launch of the Watchface Archives website with Special Events and an exhibition that showcases […]
A reading of his writings and discussion of his work. Along with being an unparalleled nightlife coordinator and multi-dimensional performer, Brian Butterick was also a prolific writer and Howl! Archive […]
Exhibition and Events Closing Reception: Sunday, October 22 / 3 - 5 PM In an exhibition and series of events showcasing his entire career, Howl! Happening is proud to present […]
Curated by Michael Holman and Sara Holman Opening Reception: Saturday, September 16th, 6–8 PM NEW GALLERY HOURS: Wed—Sat 12–6 PM or Sunday by Appointment To make an appointment to visit […]
A special screening of Flloyd’s breakthrough drag performances of the 1990s, followed by live commentary with Flloyd and Linda Simpson. In the early 1990s, Linda Simpson hosted Channel 69, a […]
You’re invited to Howl! for a Dicks and Divas silk-screening event open to the public. Artist Flloyd will provide the silk-screens, inks, and designs for attendees to silk-screen personal items […]
Album Release and Film Screening Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive celebrates the release of Allen Ginsberg's The Fall of America Vol II, a musical interpretation of poems from Ginsberg's The Fall of […]
In addition to his visual arts and performance art career, Flloyd is also well-known for his significant body of work behind-the-camera. In a single evening showing the highlights of films […]
A T-shirt Extravaganza Opening Reception: Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 6 PM One thing we at Howl! Arts love about Scooter LaForge is his spontaneity—in his creative gestures and in […]
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 7 | 6–9 PM Special Performance by Vangeline: Thursday, December 7 at 7:30 PM CLICK HERE to RSVP Open Hours: Friday, December 8 – Sunday, December […]
David T. Little and Anne Waldman Discussion & Screening Opera and poetry provocateurs David T. Little and Anne Waldman sit down to discuss their GRAMMY®-nominated BLACK LODGE, an opera/film hybrid that reimagines […]
Howl! Happening is pleased to host a fundraising concert for Stuyvesant High School's UNICEF Club on February 9th from 6-8 PM. Live music, poetry, and more by talented student groups […]
Opening Reception, Book Signing, and Reading - April 18th, 2024 In honor of the publication of “We Started a Nightclub,” Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive and Some Serious Business will host a book signing […]
Click here to watch the livestream if you can't make it! Female Genius: Julie Hair, Nikki D'Agostino, Marnie Jaffe, and Janice Sloane. Julie Hair and Marnie Jaffe blasted out of […]
Howl! Happening is pleased to host Stuyvesant High School's 2nd UNICEF Club fundraising event. There will be a wide variety of performances from Stuyvesant High School students including poetry, music, […]
LOLA FLASH + ALICE O’MALLEY TALK ABOUT THEIR SLIDESHOWS - JUNE 27, 2024. Opening Thursday, June 13, 5–8 PM Photographers Lola Flash and Alice O’Malley are both veterans of women’s […]
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 6, 2024, 5–8 PM Howl! Arts | Howl! Archive is pleased to present Summer Time by Helen Oliver Adelson, featuring paintings made within the last three […]
Opening reception: Thursday, July 11, 5–8 PM Howl! Arts | Howl! Archive is pleased to present Downtown Portraits Revisited, an exhibition featuring Curt Hoppe’s large-scale realist paintings and black-and-white photographs […]
Howl Arts is pleased to present a poetry reading by renowned poet and playwright Edgar Oliver. “Edgar is, without doubt, the greatest raconteur in the world,” says George Dawes Green, […]
BUSHWICK BOOK CLUB and historic literary journal EVERGREEN REVIEW team up to present new, original music and performance in response to writing on the theme of AIR. Join us for […]
PREMIERE OF TWO FILMS BY MERRILL ALDIGHIERI SHÖX LUMANIA MANIA NEW ORDER ILLUSTRÉ SHÖX LUMANIA MANIA (run time: 1 hour 9 minutes) This feature includes four interviews with the band […]
The Great Climate Change by Tammy Gomez, Coni Koepfinger, Madeleine Popkin, and Rhiannon Ling with Paula Cizmar, Damon Chua, Alexis Roblan, and Aimee Greenberg directed by Peculiar Works’ Ralph Lewis […]
At our Howl!iday Pop-up Shop, grab Howl! exhibition catalogs and books from our events at 30% off, while supplies last. We’ll also have a limited number of Arturo Vega and […]
Opening Reception, Reading & Signing Thursday March 13, 5:30 - 8pm The Art of Emotional Repair A poetry book launch for The Secret Door by Cynthia Ross and a multi-media […]
Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories) explores the rich history, cultural significance and otherworldly occurrences of the famous Hotel Chelsea in New York City. The […]
4 - 6 PM: Secret Door Exhibition Closing Party 6 - 8:30 PM: Bushwick Book Club Presents: Rems-a-Palooza! An evening of original performances celebrating writer and editor Emily Rems’ 50th […]
Opening reception: Friday, April 11, 6 – 9 PM Howl! is thrilled to present this spontaneous, playful, comprehensive exhibition of the art, performances and life of Tom Murrin 'The Alien […]
Film Screening and Discussion with Paul C. Bellman MD, Sean Strub, and Gene Fedorko. Eugene N. Fedorko (left), filmmaker David Weissman (right). Photo: Jackie Rudin Howl! Arts is pleased to […]
Author Brandy Schillace joins The Bushwick Book Club at Howl! for an evening of original songs and performance inspired by their new release, The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story. The Intermediaries […]
6:30PM Gene Fedorko leads a walk-thru of our exhibition from his art collection 7:30PM Nora Burns performs Make the Flyer First (in honor of Tom Murrin) FREE! Gene Fedorko - […]
All Out Arts’ Fresh Fruit Festival and Howl! Arts present The Importance of Being Engaged: a multi-disciplinary storytelling of connection, exploration, resistance, honoring, and nurturing across the queer community. The […]
Howl! Arts welcomes the ACO for an evening with Mazz Swift, a violinist, singer, composer, and conductor, weaving improvisation, classic African American musics, electronica, and mindfulness into their work. During […]
Directed by: Michael S. Koehler Produced by: John Yingling and Michael S. Koehler 63 minutes Watch the Discussion This film explores the rich history of one of the oldest family-run […]
DQNY30! Videos from the Era Screening Event Then & Now Presentation and Screening Event Order your own DQNY30 Prints Here! This fall marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of […]
Our HOWLiDAY POP UP is BACK! Open 12 - 6PM Deep Discounts on Our Catalogs, Books & Other Stuff Painted Apparel by Scooter LaForge Limited Photographic Tee's by Lola Flash […]
Join us for a magical evening of music and performance as Bushwick Book Club and Howl! present The Return of The Light! Our Winter Solstice celebration is a sharing of […]
A celebration of songwriter, composer, bandleader, record label founder, Chris Rael's first book of short stories Guilt Sport. Come see what these artists and musicians have to say about it […]
Exhibition of works by Richard Hambleton (1952-2017) from our collection.
A conversation with 3 who knew him.
Wasteland, an art novel and collaboration by Jason Haaf and Scooter LaForge invites you to a place where Queer angst grows. Limited amount of signed copies and original art available […]
Read the essay here RAMONES: Arturo Vega and the Making of the Logo Heard Round the World
Filmmaker Merrill Aldighieri returns to Howl! with her latest work, A Certain Ratio – Live at Hurrah, a 45-minute document of the legendary Manchester post-punk ensemble captured in their element […]