Every exhibition at CUE opens a new vista by under-recognized artists who, despite all of the challenges of sustaining a career in art, provoke and captivate us with their work. This is the magic of discovering an artist at CUE. The quality of their work and our pluralist mission to showcase diverse points of view ensures that you will always see something exhilirating, and occasionally fall in love.
While you may know a thing or two about what CUE does, you might not know how it feels to experience a CUE moment. Every day, small but significant encounters happen between our artists, members and visitors. CUE is a distinct place in New York City to discover some of the most diverse and provocative ideas in contemporary art.
Of course, we want you to know that CUE provides solo exhibitions and residencies for under-recognized visual artists. We want to tell you about our education programs for artists and students, and we definitely want you to discover our public performances and events. But more than anything, we want you to visit CUE and have a one-of-a-kind experience of your very own.
CUE's place in New York's non-profit arts community is possible because of our community of founders, supporters, partners and audiences who have helped us grow exponentially in five short years. Since 2003, we have achieved several notable milestones:
54 under-recognized artists and collectives have had solo exhibitions at CUE.
54 artists, writers and curators have selected those artists for CUE’s solo exhibitions.
121 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant recipients have exhibited at CUE.
24 artists have produced work in CUE’s studio residency space.
600 public school students have participated in internships and CUE’s arts education programs.
17 young art critics have written essays for CUE’s exhibitions.
200,000+ people have visited CUE’s Chelsea storefront venue.
200,000+ Internet users have visited the CUE website.
3,000+ artists have attended 53 professional development workshops at CUE.
77 artists have read, performed and spoken for more than 1,000 attendees at 39 words + music readings and performances.