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This week only, we’re heavily discounting our #PWPress publications to make way for new projects. Find artist-created books for $5, $10, & $15—sales raised from the PW Store are reinvested into funding new, ambitious projects by emerging and underrepresented artists and writers.

Gift Guide

From November 28 through December 14, take 20% off products in the Gift Guide with code: ULTRAFESTIVE. 

Ragas 

Pioneer Works's galleries and garden will be closed this Sunday, October 19 for Ragas Live Festival 2025. Learn more 

June closing

Please note, Pioneer Works will be closed for daily admissions until July 7th. We 

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Celebrate 10 years of Pioneer Works by shopping the PW Press Archive Sale! Through October 31, take 10% off Pioneer Works Press items with code 

Flash Flood Closures

Building Closures Due to Flash Floods

Due to weather conditions, Pioneer Works is suspending open gallery hours for Friday, September 29. MHYSA's performance has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 1, with all tickets being transferred to the new date.

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 for the entire month of April and receive an automatic 20% off books, records, apparel, and more. Members save 35%—learn more about membership 

Our galleries and garden are closed to the public today for a United Sounds NYC Festival 2024. Learn more about the festival 

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Pioneer Works will be closed on May 15 & 16, 2026 for a private event. 

Aura Closure 5/27

Please note:

 will close early at 5pm on Saturday, May 27. Learn more and plan your visit 

CEO Announcement

Just Announced: Pioneer Works Names Mara Manus Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Directors of Pioneer Works is pleased to announce that Mara Manus, former Executive Director for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), has been appointed as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. 

We are grateful for your engagement and support of Pioneer Works over the last year. Now through December 31st, we’re fundraising to meet our end of year goal and close out 2024.

85% of our programming is free or accessibly-priced and we rely on our community of supporters to make that possible. Give now to ensure that we can continue nurturing artists and audiences through 2025.


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Aura Closure 6/3

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We're pleased to announce the first major renovation of Pioneer Works! To accommodate the first phase of our construction, we're temporarily relocating to 133 Imlay Street opening in Spring 2022.

Early Closure 5/10/23

Due to programming, Pioneer Works will be closed to the public on Wednesday, May 10. We will be open from Thursday through Sunday for the remainder of the week. Learn more and plan your visit 

Our galleries and garden are currently closed for installation. We will reopen on 

Friday, September 12, 2025, from 7–9 PM

Raúl de Nieves, Tega Brain, and Sam Lavigne

False Harmonics is a series of new music meant to explore alternative approaches to composition, improvisation, and performance. Each installment of the series will feature multiple performances meant to contrast, yet complement each other.


False Harmonics #13: Amir ElSaffar & Lorenzo Bianchi-Hoesch's Inner Spaces and Amirtha Kidambi & Matteo Liberatore (Duo) 

False Harmonics #27: Dean Hurley, C. Lavender

False Harmonics #17: Natural Information Society & Ben Vida feat. Yarn/Wire

False Harmonics #22: Franck Vigroux & Kurt D'Haeseleer, Amma Ateria, Michael Foster & Strings feat. Shelley Hirsch

False Harmonics #11: Battle Trance and Darius Jones / Shahzad Ismaily / Ryan Sawyer Trio


7PM MV Carbon
7:45PM Mesa Ritual
8:30PM Hieroglyphic Being
9:15PM Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton

False Harmonics #18: Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton, Hieroglyphic Being, Mesa Ritual, and MV Carbon

False Harmonics #26: Conrad Tao, Aaron Turner & Randall Dunn, Charmaine Lee

Please note seating is first come first serve, for any ADA requests please contact info@pionerworks.org

False Harmonics #25: Nels Cline’s 70 is the New 70 

False Harmonics #23: Brìghde Chaimbeul, Cleek Schrey & Nora Brown, Laura Ortman

False Harmonics #19: ICE Performs Earl Howard's Boson1

False Harmonics #21: Cowboy Sadness, Jason Nazary & Kieran Daly (Duo)

False Harmonics #12: TILT Brass & Zeena Parkins (Performing the music of Julius Eastman, Phill Niblock, John Bischoff, and Zeena Parkins) feat. James Fei and Josh Henderson

False Harmonics #20: Hilary Woods, Brandon Lopez Big Bad, Patrick Higgins

SET TIMES 
Clone Decay: 8 PM 
SYMPHONY vs. GNR8RZ: 9PM 
 
Tickets 
Advance: $25 
Day-of: $30

False Harmonics #14: Clone Decay (feat. Mary Halvorson) and Symphony (feat. Peter Evans) vs. GNR8RZ (feat. Simon Hanes)

False Harmonics #16: Caleb Giles & Olu Odubiro, HxH (Lester St. Louis & Chris Williams)

False Harmonics #15: Webber/Morris Big Band and NOMON

Doors: 7pm
 
Performances: 8pm
 
 
Tickets:
 
$20 Advance
 
$25 Day-of

False Harmonics #9: Lea Bertucci: Premiere of "Of Shadow and Substance" for ensemble with Henry Fraser, Lester St. Louis, Lucia Starvos & Matt Evans and duo with Olivia Block

False Harmonics #10: CS + Kreme & Contour

This program is free for Pioneer Works members.

False Harmonics #24: Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones, Omar Ahmad, sinonó (feat. isabel crespo pardo, Lester St. Louis & Henry Fraser)

False Harmonics #8: Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Jason Hwang, Ama Birch & David Henderson perform with Alex Harsley’s The First Light

False Harmonics #7: 
Nat Baldwin & C. Spencer Yeh / Charmaine Lee / Chris Corsano Trio

False Harmonics #7: Nat Baldwin &#038; C. Spencer Yeh / Charmaine Lee / Chris Corsano Trio

False Harmonics #6: 
Fly or Die &amp; Irreversible Entanglements

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False Harmonics #6: Jaimie Branch&#8217;s FLY or DIE &amp; Irreversible Entanglements

False Harmonics #5: 
Lucrecia Dalt, Hiro Kone & Roxy Farman, Aaron Dilloway

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False Harmonics #5: Lucrecia Dalt, Hiro Kone &#038; Roxy Farman, Aaron Dilloway

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False Harmonics #4: Peter Brötzmann, Heather Leigh &amp; William Parker

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False Harmonics #3: Bearthoven New Works by Katherine Balch and Sarah Hennies &amp; Luisa Muhr/Wendy Eisenberg Duo

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False Harmonics #2: YoshimiO / Robert A.A. Lowe Duo &amp; Jaap Blonk Quartet (feat. Weasel Walter, Jeb Bishop and Damon Smith)

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False Harmonics #1: Nate Wooley&#8217;s Columbia Icefield (feat. Mary Halvorson, Susan Alcorn &#038; Ryan Sawyer), MV Carbon

False Harmonics is a monthly series of new music meant to explore alternative approaches to composition, improvisation, and performance. Each installment of the series will feature two unique performances meant to contrast, yet compliment each other.

False Harmonics

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