Extraordinary art in the heart of the city.

CUE Art Foundation is a distinct place in New York City to discover some of the most diverse and provocative ideas in contemporary art. CUE provides solo exhibitions for under-recognized visual artists, education and professional development programs for artists and students, and hosts a variety of public performances and events. 

CUE's diverse programming is made possible by the support of its community of founders, supporters, partners and audiences, all of whom have helped the organization to grow exponentially over the past eight years. Since 2003:

77 under-recognized artists and collectives have had solo exhibitions at CUE. 9 have held group exhibitions.

79 artists and writers have curated exhibitions.

146 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant recipients have exhibited at CUE.

30 artists have produced work in CUE’s studio residency space.

43 young art critics have written essays for CUE’s exhibitions.

More than 7,330 artists have attended 71 professional development workshops at CUE.

1,280 middle and high school artists have participated in internships, arts education, and student exhibition programming.

80 artists have read, performed, and spoken to more than 1,300 attendees at 41 Words & Music events

More than 350,000 people have visited CUE's Chelsea venue, including artists, students, recent graduates, educators, school groups, curators, museum professionals, writers, scholars, tourists, gallery-hopping New Yorkers, passersby with a budding interest in art, and serious art collectors.