When our group got together to start FIGMENT in 2007, we never had any idea that it could ever grow this much, this fast. In 2010, our three-day NYC event had nearly 25,000 participants, and our Boston event, just in its first year, had something like 10,000 participants. It’s really amazing to see how quickly the community around FIGMENT has grown, and it’s exciting to see where it can go next.

FIGMENT began in New York in 2007 as a way to bring three important …

Last weekend’s FIGMENT Boston event was a tremendous success!  Thank you so much to all of the dedicated and talented artists and volunteers who made it happen.  Photos are being posted online as we speak, and you can view some of the ones on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=figmentboston2010&m=text.
We’re gearing up for this weekend’s FIGMENT NYC event, this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on Governors Island.  
For all info, including directions, please visit:  http://figmentproject.org/2010/events/figment-nyc-2010/
To preview the artwork, performances, and activities, and see a map, please visit:  http://figmentproject.org/2010/events/figment-nyc-2010-event-projects-artists/
If you are an iPhone user, you …

Have a look at our wonderful new FIGMENT video, directed by Justin Lange and produced by Ashley Martinez!

Please join us to preview FIGMENT art for our 2nd annual Groundbreaking Fundraiser, April 28th at the Gershwin Hotel.  For more information & tickets:  http://figmentproject.org/groundbreaking

We are excited to announce that so far, FIGMENT projects have received 5 grants this year. BRAF, LMCC and NYC DCA are supporting various FIGMENT projects.
Out of over 300 submissions, the Black Rock Arts Foundation chose 2 FIGMENT projects to support. BRAF has collaborated with FIGMENT in past years; they provided initial funding for the first ever FIGMENT Mini-Golf Course in 2008. This time around, no less than 2 of 12 or so BRAF grant submissions for FIGMENT projects have made it to their final selection. We are thrilled to …

We are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2010 City of Dreams Pavilion Design Competition: ECHOMATERICO (Berardo Matalucci, Fabiano Spano, Guillermo Ivan López Dominguez, Enrico Crobu), Unchung Na and Sorae Yoo of NAMELESS ARCHITECTURE, Ann Ha and Behrang Behin, and Lonn Combs, RA, of EASTON+COMBS.

Submissions are now open for FIGMENT 2010 events in NYC (June 11-13) and Boston (June 5)! Project submissions are welcome in every medium imaginable–from sculpture and installations to performance, workshops, games, electronic art, music, dance, etc. To submit, go to http://figmentproject.org/participate. FIGMENT event submissions close on May 1. What are you bringing?

FIGMENT, The Emerging New York Architect Committee (ENYA) of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY) and the Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY) are pleased to announce the jurors for the 2010 City of Dreams Pavilion Competition to design and construct a pavilion on Governors Island. In addition, in response to requests from individuals and teams who are preparing proposals for the competition, we will be extending the deadline. Entrants must register by Tuesday, February 16, and submissions must be received by Tuesday, February 23.

We are thrilled to announce the dates for FIGMENT NYC 2010 and invite artists and audiences to become a part of the project. FIGMENT 2010 will be held on June 11-13, 2010, on Governors Island in New York Harbor. While submissions are open for our season-long projects (the pavilion, the minigolf course, and the sculpture garden), we will be accepting submissions for the FIGMENT event beginning on February 15.

Your challenge is to design and construct a single hole for this mini golf course, following the theme. We intend to interpret our theme very loosely, and are seeking 18 holes that interpret this theme with as much diversity of perspective as possible. You can interpret the theme metaphorically, literally, historically, or with as much poetic license as you like. Designs will be selected on creativity, structural integrity, playability, feasibility, adherence to theme, and budget.