experience art
We aim to offer different ways to experience art in the modern day art world. Our events support a combination of established and up and coming artists in order to aid in bridging the gap in opportunities. Our past events have included Art & Dines, On View exhibitions at businesses such as health clubs and lobbies, Gallery Exhibitions, Takeover Exhibitions at Chelsea Market, Pop-Up Events, community Markets and more! We've showcased over 100 artists and minority businesses, providing them with opportunities to grow their audience and gain exposure.
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THE GREY DOG
SOHO
VIEW WORK BY OUR ARTIST
LEE LEE LE CUBANA
AT THIS LOCATION
ON VIEW
BQE FITNESS
VIEW WORK BY OUR ARTIST
ERICK MOTA
AT THIS LOCATION
ON VIEW
PURE EATS
VIEW WORK BY OUR ARTIST
FRANCIS GAUTIER
AT THIS LOCATION
OUR EVENTS
iconic
Exhibit celebrating women in art curated by Lee Lee La Cubana and MC Hewlett, featuring 25 women in art, sponsored by Wisp, Poppi, Bee Favored, Blick Art Materials, Bloom Daily Planners, Period by The Period Company and more.
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Bed Stuy Art House
November 2023
The heART of NY
One month exhibition at Chelsea Market for NYC Art Week 2023
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Chelsea Market
June 2023
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
DONUTS AND HENNY ​
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for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
JUNE 2023
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
BITTER DARLINGS​
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for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
MARCH 2023
private event:lunar new year
We curated a private event for Turner Construction, ConEd and National Grid featuring:
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Monito Bandido
Lee Lee La Cubana
MC Hewlett
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Lavan 541
541 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
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January 26th, 2023
THE NEW NEW
Join us to celebrate the artistic journey with NEW ART in the New Year.
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Brooklyn Art Cave
Jan 14, 2023
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
CAMERON XAVIER​
BLEU PABLO
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for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
APRIL AND MAY 2023
RISQUE
Risque showcases the power of vulnerability, nudity, and erotic expression at The Ketchup Gallery
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The Ketchup Gallery
Nov 6-10, 2022
Opening reception Nov 6 6PM
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
Michelle Buser
for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
September 15th - October 15th, 2022
on view: bqe fitness
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
Renda Writer
for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
August 10th - Sept 10th, 2022
the ball
The Ball is a pride event honoring drag performance as a performance art. The event was held in the Lower East Side during NYC pride week and consisted of culinary arts from Pretty Ricky's serving brunch to our audience, six talented drag performers who entertained our audience for five hours, and visual art from our artists MC Hewlett and Cin 4 Me.
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Pretty Ricky's
June 18th, 2022
1:30PM-6:30PM
ART & Dine: gold room bk
Gold Room BK in Brooklyn hosted our artists Tommy P and Nesstolgia for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
ART & Dine: the grey dog university place
They Grey Dog in Manhattan hosted our artist Mixy Inks for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
ART & Dine: katch
Katch in Manhattan hosted our artist Cin4Me for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
The Bodega
The Bodega was a 2-floor curated pop-up event themed around NYC culture in September 2021. This event, in partnership with 88 events, had 300 attendees, 22 artists, and 18 small business vendors. In addition to the regular bar items, nutcrackers were featured, the DJ played classic NYC hip hop, B-Boy and rap performances kept the crowd going, and more!
Outdoor Art Gala
This launch event for The Culture Candy was held in September 2020, introducing our concept to NYC. Despite being held in a pandemic, a crowd of over 200 people attended the outdoor art gala to support 24 local artists and small businesses. Held in Gantry State Plaza Park in Long Island City, our DJ, giveaways, MC host, and art entertainment kept the crowd engaged, building a great base audience of art lovers!
artechouse art week
One night celebration at Artechouse for NYC Art Week 2023
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Artechouse
June 2023
The Bar
Raising the bar for the art world with this exhibition at The Brooklyn Art Cave
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BAC
May 2023
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
AMOR Y ENERGIA
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for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
JULY 2023
gaia
Celebrating women's history month and earth day with this group exhibition at The Ketchup Gallery
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The Ketchup Gallery
March 23-25 2023
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
Armando
for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
December 2022 - January 2023
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
Dawn Devito
for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
October 15th - November15th, 2022
Kids For the culture
Kids For The Culture is a community event showcasing local NYC students.
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The Ketchup Gallery
December 10, 2022
PWR
PWR is a women empowerment group exhibition at The Ketchup Gallery
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The Ketchup Gallery
Oct 27-29, 2022
Closing reception Oct 29 6PM
The newsstand
The Newsstand is a pop-up event for the release of our zine with The Mag With Love featuring BIPOC artists, live drummers, rap performances and creative vendors celebrating New York City culture.
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The Ketchup Gallery
September 23rd, 2022
7PM-10PM
the melting pot
The Melting Pot is a group exhibition and market takeover curated by The Culture Candy at Chelsea Market featuring artists Jency Sekaran, Lee Lee La Cubana, Zalika Zeni, Donuts and Henny, Lovedom, Diamond Sanchez, Michelle Buser and Amanda Jackson.
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Chelsea Market
June 10th - July 10th 2022
ART & Dine: daleview Biscuits & Beer
Daleview Biscuits & Beer in Brooklyn hosted our artist Lovedom for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
ART & Dine: Pretty Ricky's
Pretty Ricky's in Manhattan hosted our artist Francis Gautier for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
ART & Dine: the grey dog Chelsea
They Grey Dog in Manhattan hosted our artist Kate Segal for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
The Botanica
The Botanica was a pop-up at The Brooklyn Art Cave in December 2021, sponsored by Manifest Maquette, featuring 16 artists who create work on the topic of spirituality, additionally the pop-up featured 13 small businesses, a live DJ, live black-lit neon painting, giveaways, live spiritual cleansing demonstrations from Brujas for 150 attendees and more!
Queens Market: La Tiendita
La Tiendita was the start of the now well-known Jackson Heights Market in partnership with One NYC Shop. This market held in September 2021 consisted of a variety of artists, craft makers, small businesses and more!
MC Hewlett at hibiscus cafe
One week exhibition at Hibiscus Cafe for NYC Art Week 2023
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Hibiscus Cafe
June 2023
CINSATIONAL SMOKE SHOP
CIN4ME
SOLO EXHIBIT AT THE KETCHUP GALLERY
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MAY 2023
The Grey Dog SPRING 2023 Art & Dines
Curated by The Culture Candy, three of The Grey Dog locations in Manhattan hosted our artists for quarterly exhibitions:
The Grey Dog Chelsea
JULIA AMBROS
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The Grey Dog Soho
DECO POPZ
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The Grey Dog University Pl
SANDRA JOCKUS
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Oct 3rd - Jan 3rd
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
MC Hewlett
Lee Lee La Cubana
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for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
February 2023
lA bOTANICA mIAMI aRT wEEK eXHIBITION
We held our first Miami Art Week exhibition Nov 30th - Dec 3rd at Orange Blossom on Collins Ave with over 2000 registered attendees
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Featured Artists:
Monito Bandido
Junior Charles
Lee Lee La Cubana
Lara Arbore
MC Hewlett
The Grey Dog Fall 2022 Art & Dines
Curated by The Culture Candy, three of The Grey Dog locations in Manhattan hosted our artists for quarterly exhibitions:
The Grey Dog Chelsea
MC Hewlett
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The Grey Dog Soho
Junior Charles
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The Grey Dog University Pl
KurraBee Art
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Oct 3rd - Jan 3rd
DALEVIEW BISCUITS AND BEER
Curated by The Culture Candy, Daleview Biscuits and Beer in Brooklyn hosted our artist for a quarterly exhibition:
Drawn by Rai
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September - December 2022
ON VIEW: BQE FITNESS
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist:
Jonathan Wendt
for a one month exhibition
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BQE Fitness
October 15th - November15th, 2022
Made in New York
Made in NY is a group exhibition curated by The Culture Candy at Chelsea Market featuring artists Jency Sekaran, Lee Lee La Cubana, Zalika Zeni, MC Hewlett, Eye of Robyn and Eric Freur.
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Chelsea Market
July 15th to September 15th, 2022
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on view: bqe fitness
Curated by The Culture Candy, BQE Fitness the largest gym in NYC hosted our artist Toons NYC for a one month exhibition
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Toons NYC
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July 10th - August 10th, 2022
ART & Dine: Bierwax
Bierwax in Brooklyn hosted our artist Darren Toliver for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
ART & Dine: the grey dog soho
They Grey Dog in Manhattan hosted our artist Lee Lee La Cubana for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
ART & Dine: ink harlem
Ink and Belle Harlem in Manhattan hosted our artist Michelle Buser for NYC art week curated by heART Con by The Culture Candy
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NYC Art Week June 2022
Art & Dine: The Bun Hut
The Bun Hut hosted our artists Lee Lee La Cubana, Zalika Zeni, Monito Bandido, Calabash & more at their Lower East Side restaurant the month of November 2020. The opening night included a live DJ, MC host, bar specials, giveaways, contests, auctions, and more putting the art & dine concept on the map!
Astoria Summer Art Market
This market held at Astoria Park consisted of over 20 artists and small business vendors in August 2021.
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