ABC No Rio Dinero: The Story of a
Lower East Side Art Gallery
Edited by Marc Miller and ABC No Rio co-founder Alan Moore; cover art by Joseph Nechvatal.
Steven Englander Memorial Fundraiser: ABC No Rio Building Fund
This past Thursday, surrounded by biological and chosen family, ABC No Rio director Steven Englander drew his final breaths.
Steven left us just 18 months before he would have had the chance to see ABC No Rio open the doors to our new community arts center - a project he dedicated his life to making happen. We are determined to secure the funding to make Steven’s dream a reality.
To make this happen, we have set up a memorial fundraiser. The best way we can honor him is to ensure that his life’s work gets completed. Any donation, big or small, will help us open the doors to our permanent home to inspire and nurture the next generations of DIY artists, dreamers, and co-conspirators.
> Click here to view the Steven Englander Memorial Fundraiser <
Steven Mark Englander 1961 - 2024
It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our visionary director, Steven Englander.
As many of you knew, Steven was diagnosed with a rare form of lung disease over a decade ago. Despite a successful lung transplant 6 years ago, Steven passed away last night, Thursday, December 12th, comfortable, pain-free, and surrounded by the two things he lived for - his family and the ABC No Rio community.
Those who knew Steven were touched by his commitment to the New York City DIY arts community. He helped mold ABC No Rio into a sanctuary for New York activists, artists, and musicians through the simple act of believing that what you had to say was relevant, powerful, and, if given a platform, transformative. Steven dedicated his life to inclusive, community-run art spaces that give voice to oppositional culture, and we will be forever grateful for his work.
Steven's family has asked that in lieu of flowers or other things, people make donations to ABC No Rio
Design for a New No Rio
ABC No Rio's new facility has been designed by local architect Paul Castrucci. It features a planted facade suggestive of the utopian vision of the Lower East Side described by Peter Lamborn Wilson in Avant Gardening, and will be constructed in line with our environmental politics, utilizing sustainable design principles. (read more)
Your support is important!
¡Donate now and help us realize this bold vision!
Featured Project
Breaking Ground
July 16, 2024
At long last, we finally broke ground.
Same location. Same ABC No Rio. We'll have everything we had before, and more.
Keep an eye out for news and updates.
Center of Art and Protest to Get a New Home
