LIC-A @ ATLANTIC: A Winter Salon, 2026

JANUARY 20TH – FEBRUARY 14TH, 2026

OPENING RECEPTION: 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 6 PM – 8 PM

LICA at Atlantic: A Winter Salon 2026, is a group exhibition featuring the works of 30 artists, all of whom are members of Long Island City Artists. This diverse showcase includes painting, sculpture, graphics and textile art, and is on view from January 20th – February 14th, 2026, at Atlantic Gallery, 548 West 28 Street, Suite 540, in the Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea, Manhattan, NY 10001.

A reception for the artists will be held on Thursday, January 22nd, from 6 – 8 pm. In addition, a continuous digital slide show will provide glimpses into the studios of the show participants. All events are free and open to the public.

We also want to take the opportunity to honor LIC-A’s former president, Carol Crawford, who passed away on Sept. 17, 2025. Carol was part of LIC-A since the founding in 1985 and served as its president for 15 years until 2024.  She was also a member of Atlantic Gallery since 2008, where she exhibited her work in many solo and group exhibitions.   

Carol was the driving force in establishing the LIC-A/Atlantic relationship which she initiated with the Over the Bridge exhibition in January 2015.  In addition to running the LIC-A @ Atlantic exhibitions, Carol curated and facilitated numerous exhibitions with LIC-A all with the goal of fostering meaningful interactions between artists, communities, and audiences, encouraging dialogue, shared understanding, and deeper appreciation of the creative process.

“For me, the creative process is akin to giving birth, with all the effort, hope, struggle and joy. You shape and love what results; you give it to the world.” –Carol Crawford

LIC Artists, Inc., and Atlantic Gallery have much in common: both are artist-run and share a mission of supporting the creative freedom and careers of their independent artist-members. LIC Artists, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) arts advocacy organization, founded in 1985. It launched the Annual Open Studios tradition in Queens in 1985, and continues in service to the artists and communities of Queens and New York City with an extensive program of exhibitions, workshops, and performances in its new headquarters at the LIC-A Art Space at The Factory LIC, 30-30 47th Avenue in Long Island City, Its history, activities and the works of its members can be seen on its website, www.licartists.org

Atlantic Gallery was founded in 1974 in Brooklyn as an artists’ cooperative. In 1979 it moved to SoHo, then to Chelsea in 2007, and in 2012 it opened a new gallery in the Landmark Arts Building at the High Line. Its current gallery was designed by mixed-media artist and interior designer Carol Crawford, a member of both LIC ARTISTS INC. and Atlantic Gallery, and the organizer of this exhibition. This is the tenth LIC-A group exhibition hosted by Atlantic Gallery. For more information and to see members’ works, visit www.atlanticgallery.org