The Clemente is a Puerto Rican and Latinx cultural space rooted in the Lower East Side. We connect and co-create with contemporary artists, cultural workers and small arts organizations by offering subsidized studios, exhibition, rehearsal, office and venue spaces; and produce our own programming in a spirit of responsiveness, heritage conversation and provocative collaboration.
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DDC and DCLA Press Release for Groundbreaking Ceremony of our Elevate Access Project
Article on Broadway World: “The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center Breaks Ground On Accessibility Project During Annual Three Kings Day Celebration”
New Partnership Residency with Incite Columbia, featuring Bones Jones as it’s inaugural Resident!
Julieta Rada Concert & Holiday Market in support of asylum seekers
Read the New York Times article on this year’s Puppet Fringe Festival HERE!
Article published in NACLA: ‘Puerto Rican Women Push the Boundaries of Latinx Art and Culture in New York City’
Playbill article about International Puppet Fringe Festival, coming up at the Clemente!
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Rehearsal Space
Are you a performing artist in need of rehearsal space?
Prioritizing BIPOC artists and performing arts entities from underserved and under-resourced communities, The Clemente’s Subsidized Rehearsal Space Program will provide discounted rentals to artists and entities in New York City
Host Your Event
The Clemente offers multiple venues for artists and organizations to book to host community events and activities ranging from film screenings, artist workshops, community festivals, and music and performance.
Propose a Partnership
We welcome program proposals that support our mission of connecting and co-creating with contemporary artists, cultural workers, and small arts organizations to produce programming in a spirit of responsiveness, heritage conversation, and provocative collaboration.