Launch of Season Four
On This Spot is a steadily growing archive putting pioneering women artists on the map. Our new Season Four begins with the remarkable women of Coenties Slip, Chryssa, Agnes Martin, and Lenore Tawney, and continues with Maria Lassnig, Colette Lumiere, Marcia Marcus, Margaret Morton, Mimi Gross, Deborah Kass, Marisol, Liliana Porter, and Ursula von Rydingsvard.
Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art
Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art at the 92nd Street Y Weill Art Gallery explores the innovations of performance, craft, abstraction, and eco-feminism through photographs, text, and a selection of short documentary films produced by On This Spot.
Curated by the book’s authors: Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal, and Sue Scott.
The Women of Coenties Slip: Art,Connection, and Place
A Screening and Discussion at The South Street Seaport Museum
Saturday, May 9 | 3:30p.m.
213 Water Street, New York, NY 10038
Collective Power: Women Artists Shaping Downtown New York A Screening and Discussion
As we reflected on Women’s History Month, Collective Power: Women Artists Shaping Downtown New York revisits the feminist collectives that transformed the city’s art world—and revives the spirit of consciousness-raising that shaped them.
Unearthing the Hidden City: The On This Spot Story
New York Preservation Archives Project (NYPAP)
(BAR)d Birthday Breakfast Benefit
Featured speaker Loretta Howard
Academy Art Museum three-part lecture series
The Academy Art Museum presented a three-part lecture series and screening featuring On This Spot. Easton Maryland
Deborah Buck Foundation “Stepping up to the Plate” Award
We are honored to announce that we are the recipient of the 2025 Deborah Buck “Stepping Up To The Plate Award.” This annual award recognizes institutions and women artists’ collectives across the U.S. that advance and support gender equality in the arts.
On This Spot is incredibly grateful for this recognition.
Leroy Street Studio Window
In the summer of 2025, On This Spot partnered with Leroy Street Architectural Studio to present Season Three: Lower East Side Artists. The window exhibition highlighted pioneering women who shaped the neighborhood’s cultural and artistic identity. The pop up exhibition brought these stories directly into the community.
SOHO Memory Project
On This Spot videos featured in a series of the SoHo Memory Project newsletters. Dedicated to celebrating the history of SoHo as a New York City neighborhood, this collaboration helps preserve its past and connect present generations a rich cultural legacy.
Village Preservation webinar
Village Preservation hosted a webinar with historian William Roka and curator Loretta Howard discussing On This Spot. The evening included screening of a number of videos including The Guerilla Girls and Joan Mitchell. The conversation introduced the project’s broader aims while highlighting how New York itself serves as the leading character across all the videos.