ABC No Rio is a volunteer-led nonprofit community center for arts and activism. Since 1980, we have provided a home for the culture of opposition – facilitating cross-pollination between artists and activists committed to social justice.
We are currently undergoing construction of our new building, slated to be finished by the Spring of 2026.
ABC No Rio Mailing List
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ZIne Swap – July 19th!
We’re cohosting a zine swap with our neighbors over at Bluestockings on July 19th, 2-6 PM! Food Not Bombs & Don’t Forget the Streets are bringing zines & harm redux supplies, our friends at Centro Corona are teaching a know your rights workshop midway through the day, and Paperthirst will be running a zine-making station.…
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// Exhibitions
PEST
PEST: An exhibition organized by the ABC No Rio Visual Arts Collective PEST is an exhibition that takes aim at our collective enemies, exploring what irks us, makes us uncomfortable, or just creeps us out. We endure pests and we fight them yet they never seem to quite go away. PEST artists will explore notions…
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// Benefit
Clothesline Benefit Art Show – March 29th
On March 29th, ABC No Rio will reprise its Clothesline Benefit Art Sale. We will hold this year’s benefit at 519 Evergreen Ave in Bushwick. Come for an evening of good company, drinks, and affordable art! Like previous clothesline benefits, artwork donated by ABC No Rio’s art community will be presented on clotheslines strung throughout…
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// News
Groundbreaking
We broke ground on our new building on July 16, 2024. After a decade of setbacks, rising construction costs, and supply chain issues due to the pandemic, we are fast moving forward on our new building. Follow our progress on our Instagram.
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Steven Mark Englander 1961 – 2024
To the entire ABC No Rio community — It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our visionary director, Steven Englander. As many of you knew, Steven was diagnosed with a rare form of lung disease over a decade ago. Despite a successful lung transplant 6 years ago, Steven passed away on…
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