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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 4, 2025?
35 free events take place on Tuesday, November 4 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!
New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out November 4 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of November . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!
Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 4, 2025?
35 free events take place on Tuesday, November 4 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!
New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out November 4 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of November . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!
Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, November 4, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.Editor's Picks
Workshop | Central Park Running Session (All Levels Welcome)
If you prefer not to run alone or are looking to improve your running performance, you can run with a club! Open to runners of all levels. Weekly changed routes through the park. Coaches, training, running company and inspiration!
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
Free
Free
Workshop | Adult Zumba
Featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography. Work on your balance, coordination and range of motion.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free
Free
Tour | All About the Garment District: Fashion, History, Immigrants
Join born and raised New Yorker, Mike, in exploring the Garment District of New York. Learn about the apparel industry developed in New York and how it came to be located in its current district. Expect to hear about iconic designers Ralph, Oscar, and Calvin, as well as the Gangsters and Labor Unions that shaped New York and this District. Tour Guide Mike has spent the greater portion of his life working in the Garment industry himself -- expect first-hand anecdotes and wisdom
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free
Free
Classical Music | Serene Organ Meditations in Intimate Venue
Enjoy a program of hymns, anthems, and voluntaries for the organ.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
Free
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Film | Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds: Natural Horror Thriller with Tippi Hedren
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren Alfred Hitchcock was an English filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films. Known as the "Master of Suspense," he became as famous as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director despite five nominations. Tippi Hedren is a retired actress. Initially a fashion model, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines (among others), she became an actress after being discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock. Hedren achieved great praise for her work in two of his films, including The Birds, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, and the psychological drama Marnie. She performed in over 80 films and television shows. Among other honors, her contributions to world cinema have been recognized with the Jules Verne Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She's also well-known for her animal rescue philanthropy.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
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Workshop | Learn the Ins & Outs of Flash Photography
This session will focus on flash photography. Working with a model, portrait photographer Tony Gale will demonstrate how to use flash by focusing on light placement and optimal camera and flash settings. You'll leave with a greater understanding that will give you confidence to light your subjects in any condition.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
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Talk | Abstraction & Realism Painter Anthony Cudahy Discusses His Career & Craft (In Person AND Online!)
Painter Anthony Cudahy speaks about his evolving career, from museum shows to institutional exhibitions. Cudahy's first US museum solo show, Spinneret, opened at Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Maine in 2024. In the fall of 2024, his solo show, Like Night Needs Morning, was on view at CAP Centre d'arte de Saint-Fons in Saint-Fons (FR). In 2023, Cudahy's first solo institutional exhibition, Conversation, opened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Dole, France. Cudahy's parallel solo shows, Fool's gold and Fool's errand, were on view at Hales and GRIMM's New York galleries in the fall of 2024. Previous solo shows include, Double Spar at Hales and GRIMM London, accompanied by a publication, Coral Room at Hales New York, USA; Burn Across the Breeze at 1969 Gallery, NY and The Moon Sets A Knife at Semiose Gallery, Paris, France. In 2021, he exhibited work with Ian Lewandowski and Kenny Gardner in It Was Dark in His Arms at Deli Gallery.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Book Discussion | Understanding the Future of Capitalism with Two Economics Professors/Authors
A conversation about the future of capitalism with Professors Cédric Durand and Michael A. McCarthy, two leading scholars of contemporary Capitalism, moderated by Julia Ott, Associate Professor of History and Director of Programs, Heilbroner Center. Durand will present his book, How Silicon Valley Unleashed Techno-Feudalism: The Making of the Digital Economy, an account of the forms of control and exploitation exerted by tech monopolies. And McCarthy will present his book, The Master's Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (and a Radical Plan to Rebuild It), showing the ways financial capitalism has deepened inequality and offering democratic alternatives for economic organization.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Talk | Understanding Political Expression Online & Russia's "Foreign Agent" Label (In Person AND Online!)
Postdoctoral researcher Kristina Pedersen presents findings from a study that exploits the temporal variation in Russia’s “foreign agent” labelling to investigate how repression impacts political expression online in (1) the content produced by those labelled as political pariahs, and (2) user engagement with the “suspect” content. Using a quasi-experimental research design on over 200,000 YouTube videos and more than 100 million adjacent comments posted between 2014 and 2023, reserchers find that targeted actors not only retain their online presence but also increase their level of regime criticism. In contrast, users substantially reduce their comment engagement with the targeted creators’ content. These findings indicate that regime deterrence signals can effectively stifle online engagement with politically sensitive content while simultaneously fostering political dissent.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Free
Free
Lecture | Award-Winning Artist Talks on Her "Psychologically Charged" Paintings
Fall 2025 Alex Katz Chair in Painting Vera Iliatova gives an artist talk about her work: psychologically charged images that often depict women at instances of impending melodramas either with each other or within themselves, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty in the painterly mise-en-scène they are populating. As she moves through memory and time, Iliatova’s self-portraiture method anchors the dreamlike imagery of her paintings. She describes the vicissitudes of her younger self as “ciphers, stand-ins, imposters, and actresses.” The hybrid environments they inhabit mirror the changes in modern spaces; whether postindustrial cities, cryptic boarding schools, or suburban landscapes. Iliatova’s employment of naturism and emotive color schemes aid in an oscillation between the observational and, in the artist’s words “an anxious frenzied fête galante.” She intertwines elements of hyperrealism with fantastical narratives, weaving a tapestry that delves into the depths of memory, identity, and the subconscious.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Learn to Juggle, All Skill Levels Welcome
This juggling class is ideal for a quick lesson, an extended practice session, or just enjoy watching jugglers put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons.
All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | "One of the Great Documenters of America" Discusses His New Photobook, Miles and Miles of Texas (+ Signing)
Enjoy a conversation with "one of the great documenters of Americana," (The Guardian) Henry Horenstein, to celebrate his book, Miles and Miles of Texas. This book is a collection of nearly 100 photographs taken all over the state of Texas. He will be in conversation with Nashville-born, New York-based country music artist Laura Cantrell, followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Accalimed Pianist Performs Beethoven, Stravinsky, & More
Attend a concert with acclaimed pianist Elenora Pertz, featuring music from her next album, TERRA. In TERRA, Italian-American pianist Elenora Pertz connects the piano with the earth element: grounding, primal and cyclical. Inspired by time spent on her mother-island of Sicily, this program invites listeners into a musical meditation on the energy of the earth. Through works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Fazil Say, Sheila Silver and others, TERRA reimagines classical music not as distant or cerebral, but as a living, physical and elemental force that connects us to nature and to ourselves.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Poetry Reading | Biligual Poetry & Conversation with Writer Roxana Crisólogo & Translator Kim Jensen
Enjoy a bilingual poetry reading and conversation with Peruvian poet Roxana Crisólogo and her translator Kim Jensen. Together, they will share key poems from two of Crisólogo’s most recent collections: Kauneus: Beauty and Where to Leave This Much Noise.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
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Workshop | Bodyroll Aerobic Dance Workout
This class teaches the bodyroll dance practice, which ignites embodied empowerment and energize a cathartic release. The experience is designed to alchemize a playful perspective for rolling, releasing, and reinventing yourself. Together, the group will tap into the spiral rave through body rolling, movement energetix, embodiment practices, and aerobic dancing. No dance experience is encouraged!
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Book Launch: 25th Anniversary Edition of Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers by Dr. Deborah Willis
Celebrate the release of Reflections in Black: A Reframing, the 25th anniversary edition of Dr. Deborah Willis’ internationally acclaimed publication
Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present. This book launch will include a reception, a panel of selected speakers to be announced, and conclude with a book signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Reading | Celebrate the Translation of Award-Winning Author Pierre Guyotat's Memoir, Idiocy (In Person AND Online!)
To mark the U.S. release of Pierre Guyotat’s, newly translated by Peter Behrman de Sinéty and forthcoming from the New York Review Books, enjoy an evening of readings and conversation exploring the legacy of the radical, experimental French writer. Published in French in 2018 and awarded the Prix Médicis (the French literary award), Idiocy is a searing autobiographical account of Guyotat’s formative years, his rebellion against familial and military authority, and his imprisonment during the Algerian War. Blending linguistic experimentation with a meditation on state violence, eroticism, and the possibility of artistic resistance, the memoir is both an indictment of colonial domination and the formal culmination of a literary vision that Edmund White once described as belonging to “one of the few geniuses of our day.”
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Contemporary Organ & Choir Works
Organists team with Trinity Choir to perform works by David Hurd. A leading composer and organist in Episcopal church music for decades, Hurd will direct his own choral works, which blend spiritual depth and bold harmonies.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Workshop | Creative Writing Using Sacred Texts
Harness the generative and emancipatory power of scripture. Discover your interpretive voice and expand your creative horizons. Develop an original piece of writing, engaging with a sacred text – the Quran, the Gita, the Granth, the Gospels, the Torah, or any other scripture. Learn about the creative practice of “liberation philology” and subversive interpretation. Approach sacred writing with fresh understanding and interpretive confidence. No prior knowledge of any scripture or sacralized text is required. Just bring your curiosity and creative spirit.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Opening Reception | Multi-Artist Exhibtion: Monographs Inspired by Picture Library
This event celebrates the multi-artist exhibition: Picture Library 2025, which features a selection of the School of Visual Arts' class of 2025’s Senior Monographs alongside books from the College’s Library that have inspired their work. This special edition of the show surveys all prior iterations of Picture Library from 2018 – 2024, collectively showcasing previously exhibited Senior Monographs along with their inspiration books in an adjacent reading room. Of the exhibition, department Chair, Joseph Maida, says, “We hope that this expanded version of Picture Library encourages visitors from the SVA community and beyond to spend time with pictures in books. One of the most impactful vehicles for circulating photographs to global audiences over the last two centuries, the printed image meaningfully endures in the digital age.”
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
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Party | Play Bridge in a Stress-Free Environment
The card game of Bridge requires four people to play: two teams of two people. Join the group with your bridge partner, or you will be matched with someone to play as a pair. If you would like to learn how to play bridge, organizers can offer some instruction, and you can observe others.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Reading | Vigil & Readings of Resistance Writers/Activists: Gilles Deleuze, Frantz Fanon, & Pier Paolo Pasolini
In this vigil, the names Deleuze, Fanon, and Pasolini will be invoked not so much in their individual capacities, but as a collective force, a revolutionary assemblage. 2025 marks 100 years since the births of Gilles Deleuze and Frantz Fanon, and also 50 years since the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini. More than a confluence of dates, this is a confluence of some of the most consequential contributions to renewed practices of liberation in critical thinking, art making, and anti-colonial, anti-fascist resistance. Organizers read selected texts from the three authors, vocalizing Deleuze's, Fanon's, and Pasolini's critical vigilance and vital militance, their belief in the world and in art as a powerful anti-fascist, anti-colonialist, and anti-homophobic weapon. The weapon, of course, always conceived as collective line of flight, as aberrant movement, as poetry, as music, as image, as a beautiful thing: life.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
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Author Reading | Art Historian Discusses Her New Book on Socially Engaged Public Art
Enjoy a talk by art historian/writer Katia Arfara on her new book, Curating the Commons: Socially Engaged Public Art. Since the 2008–2009 financial crisis, the subsequent uprisings in the Global South and the Occupy movements around the globe, artists have increasingly turned to socially engaged art to create new models of artistic production and community engagement. Arfara explores this shift through an in-depth study of performance-centered public projects she curated in Athens at a time when the city stood at the crossroads of sociopolitical, economic, and migration crises in the Global South. Drawing on Henri Lefebvre’s theories of social space and the right to the city, alongside current debates on the commons, Arfara proposes a slow curatorial approach in response to socio-ecological urgencies. Her book contributes to a broader effort to resist processes of exclusion and segregation and reclaim public space as a commons.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Origami Group Meet-Up
This event is for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami--an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws.This group meets to teach each other new models and share paper, books, and tips. This meeting is free and open to all level of folders from beginner to advanced. There will be free paper available to share. You may choose to bring your own paper and books and just show up and fold! If you have models you would like to learn, or teach, let the organizers know, and they will try our best to accommodate.
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Discussion | Prize-Winning Writer Discusses His New Book, The Twilight of Bohemia: Westbeth and the Last Artists in New York
Celebrate Peter Trachtenberg’s The Twilight of Bohemia: Westbeth and the Last Artists in New York, as Trachtenberg appears in conversation with writer Francine Prose, artist Howard Michels and writer/curator Sur Rodney (Sur) to tackle the larger question of what “Downtown” means at this precarious cultural moment. Moderated by Ava Chin, American Studies Certificate Program. What is “Downtown” NYC? Is it the Abstract Expressionists’ West 9th Street, or the Soho and Tribeca of succeeding generations of artists? Is it the East Village of the St. Mark’s Poetry Project, the Nuyorican Poets’ Café or the Bowery of CBGB? Is it Williamsburg, Bushwick, or Ridgewood? Is Downtown synonymous with the avant-garde or any art movement in its nascency? Is it the interval between the time an art movement becomes a scene and the time it becomes a commodity?
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Jazz in Dialogue: Mentors and Mentees on Stage
Experience an evening where emerging jazz musicians perform under the guidance of established artists Charles Altura on guitar and Jonathan Paik on piano, joined by Matt Brewer on bass and Jeremy Dutton on drums. This performance highlights the exchange between mentors and mentees, blending professional skill with fresh perspectives in contemporary jazz.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Dance Performance | Paul Taylor Company Opening Night at Lincoln Center
See the legendary Paul Taylor Company at Lincoln Center. Known worldwide for its innovative choreography, precision, and emotional depth, the company has shaped modern dance for decades. A live orchestra will accompany the performance as dancers bring a dynamic mix of works to the stage.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$10, reservation required
$10, reservation required
Comedy Club | Super Story Party
Enjoy a lively night of true stories and comedy as seasoned performers and fresh voices take the mic for a spirited storytelling showcase. Hosted by a veteran producer and storyteller, the evening also features a "Magic Hat Open-Mic," giving audience members a chance to share their own tales.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Tracing Stories Through Still Life
Step into the world of historical storytelling through objects and images. This session uncovers how photography can reconstruct forgotten lives and reimagine the past with poetic detail.
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Lecture | Visual Biographer & Photographer Discusses Her Craft
Enjoy a talk with photographer and SVA faculty member Stacy Renee Morrison. Morrison often forgets what century it is, as she spends her time in the present creating visual biographies for women from the past. Morrison has exhibited her photographs nationally and internationally, including New York City, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Italy, Argentina, and Korea. Her photographs have been published in The Creative Independent, Harper's Magazine, Dear Dave, Feature Shoot, and Photography Quarterly. She was awarded grants from NYFA and the Rhode Island Council of the Humanities. Morrison is currently working on an illustrated narrative non-fiction book about her 19th-century muse, named Sylvia, and has also launched a clothing line named for her, made of hand-screen-printed vintage clothing and accessories.
New York City, NY; NYC
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