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| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Type | Performing arts collective |
| Focus | Performing and visual arts |
| Location | |
| Origins | Lower East Side, New York City, U.S. |
Area served | New York City, U.S. |
Members | 8-15 (typical) |
| Endowment | Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, private donors |
Collective:Unconscious is a non-profit (501(c)(3)) corporation, founded in New York City in 1993, and incorporated in 1995.[1] Originally based on Avenue B in Alphabet City, it moved to 145 Ludlow Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side; in 2004 it relocated to Tribeca until July 2008.
Collective:Unconscious has had a notable effect on New York City's downtown culture, society, and entertainment, and has been recognized in the way of financial support by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council,[2] the New York Department of Cultural Affairs,[3] partial support from a 2001 Absolut Angel grant for art and technology,[4] and a formal permanent position in the New York University Elmer Holmes Bobst Library special Fales Library Downtown Collection.
A nearby performance art space in the East Village was known as Gargoyle Mechanique (Laboratory), Collective: Unconscious, and Unconscious Collective, and while some overlap between these organizations exists, they have no official affiliation with Collective:Unconscious or Collective:Unconscious Corporation.[5]
- ^ Tax Exempt Status
- ^ The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Past Recipients Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (October 31, 2005), "Arts Groups Pessimistic Over Prospects for Culture Downtown", The New York Times, retrieved 2008-08-11
- ^ Williams, Geoff (June 2001), "Absolut Investment", Entrepreneur Magazine, retrieved 2008-08-11
- ^ Kharakh, Ben (July 27, 2007), "Francis Hall, Host of Faceboyz Open Mike", The Gothamist, archived from the original on April 9, 2008, retrieved 2008-08-20