everyday royalty: An Exhibition of Artists Across Henry Street Settlement

September 11–October 18, 2026
Opening reception: September 11, 4pm

Through photography, collage, painting, sewing, and embroidery, participants from the Henry Street Older Adult Center and Community Consultation Center create portraits that honor themselves as everyday royalty: visible, radiant, and powerful. Grounded in commemorative practices, the work reveals the extraordinary within the ordinary, transforming lived experience into our communities’ most valuable legacy. Developed through a summer-long residency and presented for a second year at Abrons Arts Center, the exhibition celebrates community, ritual, and the quiet magnificence of being seen.

Abrons Arts Center’s PATHS (Promoting the Arts Throughout Henry Street) program brings professional artists into Henry Street Settlement programs across the Lower East Side, fostering community, creativity, and connection through hands-on artistic practice. Each PATHS residency culminates in a presentation hosted by Abrons Arts Center, amplifying the creations of the participants.

Opening reception: September 11, 4pm

About Older Adult Services

Henry Street Settlement Older Adult Center is a multi-lingual and multi-cultural center that has been serving the needs of the Lower East Side’s senior community since 1952 by offering a variety of activities, meals, and social services.

About Community Consultation Center (CCC) CONNECT

CONNECT (Continuous Engagement between Community and Clinic Treatment) is a health and wellness program that serves our most vulnerable adult communities with mental health care, help finding housing, and employment support in a flexible model that meets clients where they are.