TRANSCENDENCE PRESERVED
Artist Cheryl Riley explores the similarity between seemingly disparate cultures through the lens of my African American ancestry. Riley examines her family’s plight shaped by the history of racism and sexism and strives to find the intersection between tools for survival and artistic sculpture. She showcases these explorations through various mediums such as public art, installation, murals, sculpture, furniture, wall art and works on paper.
When
March 20 - April 17
Where
675 Hudson St
“I incorporate artifacts utilized for gardening, hunting and fishing that are often very sculptural yet utilitarian in my TRANSCENDENCE PRESERVED sculptures. These sculptures represent pride as preservation by enclosing these reminiscent implements in custom vinyl slipcovers, painting them gold where the human hand would touch them, thus transforming them into protected sacred objects of pride and survival.” – Cheryl R. Riley
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April 3, 2025
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April 4, 2025
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TRANSCENDENCE PRESERVED
Sculptures by Cheryl R. Riley
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
Free Friday Nights
Admission to the Whitney Museum of American Art is now free on Friday evenings from 5–10 pm.
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April 5, 2025
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April 7, 2025
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April 8, 2025
Wednesday
April 9, 2025
Thursday
April 10, 2025
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Saxelby's Cheesemongers
TRANSCENDENCE PRESERVED
Sculptures by Cheryl R. Riley
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
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Friday
April 11, 2025
$3 off Grilled Cheese Happy Hour
Saxelby's Cheesemongers
TRANSCENDENCE PRESERVED
Sculptures by Cheryl R. Riley
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
Free Friday Nights
Admission to the Whitney Museum of American Art is now free on Friday evenings from 5–10 pm.
Saturday
April 12, 2025
Monday
April 14, 2025
Tuesday
April 15, 2025
Wednesday
April 16, 2025
Thursday
April 17, 2025
Friday
April 18, 2025
$3 off Grilled Cheese Happy Hour
Saxelby's Cheesemongers
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
Free Friday Nights
Admission to the Whitney Museum of American Art is now free on Friday evenings from 5–10 pm.
Friday
April 25, 2025
2025 HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES ART SHOW
Hosted by Chelsea Market
$3 off Grilled Cheese Happy Hour
Saxelby's Cheesemongers
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
Free Friday Nights
Admission to the Whitney Museum of American Art is now free on Friday evenings from 5–10 pm.
LIVE MUSIC & SLIDERS
Hosted by Dickinson's Farmstand
Saturday
April 26, 2025
Monday
April 28, 2025
2025 HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES ART SHOW
Hosted by Chelsea Market
$3 off Grilled Cheese Happy Hour
Saxelby's Cheesemongers
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
Tuesday
April 29, 2025
2025 HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES ART SHOW
Hosted by Chelsea Market
$3 off Grilled Cheese Happy Hour
Saxelby's Cheesemongers
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
Wednesday
April 30, 2025
2025 HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES ART SHOW
Hosted by Chelsea Market
$3 off Grilled Cheese Happy Hour
Saxelby's Cheesemongers
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Cull & Pistol
Half Priced Oyster Happy Hour
Every Monday-Friday at Lobster Place
$11 Happy Hour at The Standard Grill
Every Monday-Thursday
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