Live For the Arts: Culture Beyond Limits from Mallorca to New York

Separated by 4,000 miles, the islands of Manhattan and Mallorca are soon to be connected like never before. Both islands, offering rich culture, deep history, remarkable scenery, and renowned spirit, will come together for the first time at Live For The Arts.

To celebrate the new United Airlines direct flight between Newark Liberty International Airport to Mallorca (and also Tenerife) airports in Spain, Live for The Arts will honor the sights, sounds, and tastes from both iconic destinations. Making a first stop in New York and hosted by Mallorca’s own Meliá Hotels International, the evening will be filled with literary panel discussions, live art installations, musical performances, and delectable cuisine from Mallorca and New York.

Live for the Arts will feature engaging conversations, lively pop-up exhibits, performances, and live art installations, open to the public for free:

4.30 pm Live art installation by Mallorca-based artist Grason Ratowsky

5.00 pm Conversation Sebastià Portell (Mallorca playwright and author) and Brooklyn-based trans author Megan Milks

6.30 pm ‘La anguila’ Live art installation by leading Spanish artist and writer Paula Bonet

7.30 pm Conversation Virginia Feito + Elif Batuman

9 pm Music by Aina Zanoguera , one of the most prodigious voices on the Balearic Islands music scene

4.30pm to 8pm ‘Back for the future’ Carles GOD, Meet the artist at 5.30pm & 6,30pm

La Pajarita, gastronomic experience

Throughout the evening, additional interactive experiences will be curated by New York’s top creative minds, including The Locker Room, a popular femme-owned creative house, that will host a photography and painting installation inspired by Spain and New York City; Brooklyn’s Graff Tours who will engage arriving guests with an interactive graffiti experience; Art Start, a non-profit organization that uses the creative processes to support children and youth, will host a multimedia exhibition featuring work from their Portrait Project; and Rizzoli Bookstore, who will curate a selection of books inspired by Spain and New York City for guests to browse and purchase.