Present Tense: Art, Archives, & Radical Hospitality
A Conversation with Micah Bucey, Howie Chen, & Charlotte Priddle
November 18, 2026 6:00pm
The Gym at Judson Memorial ChurchVisitor Access & Registration
Seating is limited and RSVP is strongly encouraged—please register to attend this event.
Doors open 5:45PM
Panel Discussion 6:00 – 7:00PM
Reception at 80 Washington Square East 7:00 – 8:30PM
80WSE and Judson Commons are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on Wednesday, November 18, exploring the intersection of the arts and social justice through the lens of Incendiaries: The People's Flag Show 1970, currently on view at 80WSE.
Join us for a conversation with Howie Chen, Curator of 80WSE, who organized the exhibition, Micah Bucey, Senior Minister of Judson Memorial Church, and Charlotte Priddle, Director of NYU Special Collections. Together, they will reflect on the legacy of The People's Flag Show and how art, archives, and institutions shape our understanding of cultural experimentation and collective life today.
A reception will follow the discussion at 80 Washington Square East.
Visitor Access & Registration
Seating is limited and RSVP is strongly encouraged—please register to attend this event.
Rev. Micah Bucey serves as the Senior Minister at Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village, a community of radical hope committed to curiously seeking the intersections between expansive spirituality, collective liberation, and unfettered creative expression. They are also the Artistic Director of Judson Commons and the author of The Book of Tiny Prayer, out now from Fordham University Press. They love to talk about queer spirituality, Dolly Parton, and whatever movie they've just seen.
Howie Chen is a New York–based curator and writer engaged in collaborative art production and research. He is Director and Curator of 80 Washington Square East at NYU and co-founder of Chen's and Dispatch, two independent curatorial initiatives. Chen is the curator of Incendiaries: The People's Flag Show 1970 with Jon Huron at 80WSE. His writing has appeared in Artforum, Frieze, and Art in America. He serves on the board of Primary Information and formerly with W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy).
Charlotte Priddle is the Director of Special Collections and Associate Curator at New York University. In this role, she provides leadership and strategic vision for the department, which includes the Fales Library & Special Collections, the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, and the New York University Archives. She holds a BA and MA from the University of Sussex and an MLIS from Rutgers University. A faculty member of Rare Book School, she has also co-taught book history in the English Department at NYU. She has published on a variety of topics in journals including College & Research Libraries; RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Cultural Heritage; and Libraries: Culture, History and Society, among others.
About Judson Commons
As a secular, independently governed nonprofit, Judson Commons stewards a 135-year legacy of cultural innovation and justice-driven action, while building new infrastructure to meet the needs of today’s interconnected social movements. Judson Commons’ mission is to cultivate a community-rooted commons that uplifts unfettered art and radical justice-making without restriction. The work is shaped by the endangered, resilient communities who have always driven cultural and social progress and already have roots in Judson’s space. Working together in solidarity, Judson Commons makes it a habit and practice to listen, say ‘yes,’ and meet the moment. Each day, Judson Commons advances a vision of society in which generous shared space and resources fuel collective liberation.