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Cultural and Arts Organizations in Queens, NY

Many non-profit organizations support the arts in Queens. Check out their websites for local concerts, art shows, community events, workshops, and classes.
Art Gallery at Queensborough Community College (QCC Art Gallery) in Bayside
The QCC Art Gallery is a museum-class gallery at Queensborough Community College in Bayside, New York. Housed in the 1920s Oakland Building, the QCC Art Gallery re-opened in October 2004 after two years of extensive renovations.
Flushing Town Hall - Visitors Guide to Flushing Town Hall
Flushing Town Hall is the premier music and arts venue in northern Queens. The Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts runs a tight ship with local artists in the gallery, jazz and other msuic in the concert hall, and special family programs and festivals.
Queens Arts Council
The Queens Arts Council is a non-profit arts organization that supports, promotes, and develops the arts in Queens, New York. Site includes information on local artists and folklore.
Long Island City Artists
Nonprofit arts organization that promotes professional artists in the greater Long Island City and Astoria area. Rents artists lofts and organizes annual Open Studios event.
Black Spectrum Theater
Presents theater, concerts, and films examining issues of concern to the African-American community at 400-seat theater. Also hosts after-school programming.
Queens Symphony Orchestra
The Queens Symphony Orchestra is the oldest and largest professional arts organization in Queens. The orchestra's home is the Queensborough Community College Performing Arts Center. During the summer, the Queens Symphony Orchestra often plays in the borough's parks.
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
This nonprofit arts organization in Jamaica offers public programs at its landmark building, which houses art galleries, art studios, dance studios, a theater, and other arts spaces.
The Rajkumari Cultural Center
In Richmond Hill, the Rajkumari Cultural Center is a community organization dedicated to teaching and preserving Indo-Caribbean art and culture in NYC (Indo-Caribbean refers to people of South Asian heritage from Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad).
Oratorio Society of Queens
This community chorus, one of the oldest cultural organizations in Queens, currently comprises 90-plus voices and performs with full orchestra in the Performing Arts Center at Queensborough Community College.
Musica Reginae Productions
This non-profit is dedicated to promoting classical music in Queens.
Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC)
An equity showcase company performing in Astoria, with performances held in a proscenium theater in the Presbyterian Church on 33rd Street. Also offers youth programs.

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