Lauren Goshinski is a visionary curator and cultural producer behind renowned festivals, public programs, and projects that traverse virtual and physical space. Lauren’s work is rooted in creating new ways to activate and save space for culture while simultaneously propelling it forward. For over a decade, her initiatives have connected global communities across the arts, performance, music, technology, film, nightlife, and urbanism to catalyze new forms of audio-visual performance and public programs. Her results merge entertainment, critique, play, and community building into site-responsive experiences.
Cross at least one bridge.
From pioneering the acclaimed VIA Festival, to co-directing New Forms Festival, and beyond Lauren’s projects are situated in-context, networking institutions, nightlife scenes, and community/DIY organizations. Her programs connect practitioners across disciplines, generations, and geographies.
Supporting over 1,000 emerging and established names, she has
brought creative technologists such as Alfredo Salazar-Caro, Char Stiles, Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab, Jeremy Bailey, Kyle McDonald, Nate Boyce, Sam & Andy Rolfes, and Quayola
together with performers, musicians, and DJs including Actress, Christeene, DJ Marcelle, Debit, Elysia Crampton, Four Tet, Empress Of, ESG, Oneohtrix Point Never, Juliana Huxtable, Junglepussy, Kelela, Rakim, Lafawndah, Laurel Halo, Mhysa/Scraaatch, Tommy Wright III, Underground Resistance, Teklife, and Yaeji.
She has spearheaded residencies, screenings, and symposia showcasing Babycastles, FLUCT, Salome Asega, Lorna Mills, Astria Suparak, Alisha Wormsley, John Wilson & LJ Frezza, Morehshin Allahyari, Yatta, Geng, Via App, Dreamcrushr, and Jeremy Toussant-Baptiste,
and curated virtual / hybrid programs and exhibitions featuring Arca, Ahya Simone, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Rebecca Salvadori, Nicolas Sassoon, and LaTurbo Avedon … just to name a few.
Pay it forward.
Lauren's work is driven by a commitment to advancing equity on stage and behind the scenes. From serving as a board member for the global music platform Resident Advisor, review committees for Creative Capital and The Map Fund, and mentoring artists at NEW INC., she is a generous and trusted consultant. Her work with a range of cross-sector partners from government to private organizations helps to serve creative communities more deeply. Her contributions to COVID-19 responses include running global streaming platforms like Public Records/PRTV, advocacy with the National Independent Venue Association (Save Our Stages Act), contributing to VibeLab’sGlobal Nighttime Recovery Plan, and launching mutual aid projects like NightLifeLine to raise funds for freelance cultural and nightworkers. The new set of challenges communities face in a post-pandemic landscape motivated her to pursue a master’s degree from Pratt Institute in Urban Placemaking, and collaborate with NYC’s Office of Nightlife on initiatives like NYC’s 2024 City of Yes for Economic Opportunity, aimed at helping diverse, independent cultures stay and thrive in place.
She brings this spirit of collaboration into her own practice as a DJ and AV artist. Herlive sets andimprovisational b2bs on The Lot Radio with some of the biggest names and emerging talent in club music offer an intimate peek.
A trusted ear in more ways than one, this conversation with students at The New School shares the value she places in collaborative world-making, and remembering to have fun while you’re doing it.