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Happy Thanksgiving from Puffin

November 26, 2019

The Puffin Foundation & Cultural Forum wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. We’re thankful for your continued supports of the arts and activism! Our offices will be closed for the weekend staring Thursday and reopening Read More

St. Petersburg Ensemble Cancelled

November 19, 2019

Dear Puffin Friends, we are sorry to announce that the St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble will not be able to perform on Friday, December 6. Their visas were denied for unexplained reasons and their entire US Tour has been cancelled. Thank you for your continuing support of arts and Read More

Younger Americans are getting a bad deal. How?

October 18, 2019

Read all about it in this NY Times article by Astra Taylor.  She’s a Puffin Foundation/Economic Hardship Reporting Project Fellow. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/18/opinion/old-age-president-2020.html Evan Hunt, 9, argued for lowering the voting age at a city council hearing in Hyattsville, Md., in 2015. Jabin Botsford/The New York Read More

State of Flux Opening- POSTPONED

September 26, 2019

The Opening event for State of Flux scheduled for Friday 9/27 will be postponed. Updated Opening date will be announced as soon as possible! Thank you for your Read More

Another Great Review of the Puffin-Supported Exhibit City of Workers at the Museum of the City of New York

September 17, 2019

The exhibition City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York, mounted at the Museum of the City of New York, does almost everything it needs to do in telling the story of a critical mass movement that microcosmically mirrors the large forces that have shaped the Read More

Puffin is proud to support the Economic Hardship Reporting Project

September 10, 2019

The voices of the poor, marginalized and financially struggling are rarely heard in the mainstream media. Puffin is proud to support the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and articles like these: Read More

Review: New York City’s labor history at the Museum of the City of New York

September 8, 2019

The New York Times and In These Times agree. Check out their reviews of the Puffin sponsored exhibit on New York City’s labor history at the Museum of the City of New York. Labor Day Art Guide: Summer Shows to See Before They Close (NY Times)https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/arts/design/labor-day-art-guide.html   A Worker’s Place Read More

Atlantic puffins thriving on remote nesting islands off Maine

August 22, 2019

Good news for Puffins! Let’s hope that concerted efforts to battle global warming will lead to more good years. Read this article from PressHerald.com! “One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons in years for mating pairs on remote islands off the Read More

Puffin Camera Club Fall Schedule

August 19, 2019

Internationally renowned photographer Rachel Banai leads an exploration of the art of nature photography in the Teaneck Creek Conservancy. All formats. Session I Saturdays: October 5, 12, 19, 26. November 2,2019 Sundays: October 6,13,20,27. November 3,2019 Session II Saturdays: November 9,16, 23, December 7, & 14,2019 Sundays: November 10,17, 24 Read More

Puffin Gallery Closed in August

August 6, 2019

The Puffin gallery is closed during the month of August for routine maintenance and renovations. We will reopen in September after Labor Day! Enjoy your Summer and we’ll see you Read More