34th Street, 34 W Th St, New York, NY 10001, US

HistoryThe Carter Burden Center (CBC), established in 1971, promotes the well being of people 60 and older through a continuum of services, advocacy and volunteer programs oriented to individual, family and community needs. In furtherance of the CBC's goals, and in recognizing the unique cultural wealth possessed by older professional artists, the Carter Burden Gallery was born in 2009. While giving older artists an opportunity to show their work and engage in current contemporary artistic discourse, CBG recognizes that these opportunities are hard-won and often difficult to achieve. Therefore, CBG is committed to empowering re-emerging, professional older artists through the exhibition and cultivation of their work.SpecialtiesThe goal of the Carter Burden Gallery is to create a dialogue with the arts community supporting our belief that older, lesser-known artists must not be overlooked due to age or decreased marketability in the current art scene. We demonstrate the transformative nature of art; the work we exhibit is vibrant, cutting-edge and important regardless of the artist's age. Carter Burden Gallery targets NYC artists over the age of 60, fostering a supportive and culturally-diverse community of re- emerging artists. We celebrate this community's unique ability to share lifetimes participating as vital members of New York's arts culture, and work to create opportunities for networking and responding to each other's work, thereby invigorating the creative process. In recognizing this community, we confirm their continued value and contribution to the arts.