The Village Trip is an annual festival celebrating Culture and Community
across Greenwich Village and the East Village

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025

FRAMING THE VILLAGE 2025
the annual Village Trip Art Exhibition, is now open for entries

Once again, Marc Kehoe, esteemed Village artist and art historian, is the curator, and the theme this year is Freedomland! The venue will be The Revelation Gallery at St John’s in the Village, where the first Village Trip Art Exhibition took place in 2022.

Freedomland is the West Village, the East Village, the Lower East Side.
Freedomland is where we experiment, where we create, and where we have freedom to be who we are!

Painting, drawing, collage, photography, video, and sculpture expressing our freedom are all welcome entries. All-weather sculpture will be exhibited in the church’s beautifully landscaped courtyard garden.  Entry is open to all artists aged 18+ who have a connection to Greenwich Village or the East Village/Lower East Side, who live or have lived or worked in these neighborhoods. Full details of entry requirements can be found here.

Those whose work is selected for exhibition will be invited to The Village Trip’s opening party at the Revelation Gallery on September 16.

Credit: Marrapodi, Ornstein, Ball, Schreier

Credit: Marrapodi, Ornstein, Ball, Schreier

PERSON PLACE THING LIVE PODCASTS

We will begin announcing highlights of The Village Trip 2025 over the next week or so, and subscribers to our newsletter will enjoy early booking opportunities. Please encourage family, friends and neighbors to sign up – and don’t forget to check your inbox!

Meanwhile, we are delighted to share with you some photos from our two recent Person, Place Thing live podcast recordings with Jamie Bernstein and Janis Siegel, which will be broadcast on WAMC Northeast Public Radio in early September when the episodes will also be available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The Village Trip is now in its eighth year, and our annual celebration of culture and community has never been more important, for it shines a light on the people whose lives and work have shaped not only the Village, and not only New York City and these United States but in many cases the world. We owe it to them not to forget. We owe it to them, and ourselves, to honor their achievements. Let’s keep the flame burning.

And please consider a donation. However modest, please know that your money makes a big difference to our small non-profit. Every cent goes to performers and production costs – the organizers all volunteer their time.

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