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At the corner of 54th Street and Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan is the Saint Peter's facility where The Arts and Architecture Conservancy rents space to promote arts and culture programming at low or no cost to those who attend.

We are a non-religious, non-profit organization

Promoting classical, folk, and jazz music, theatre, dance, and visual art, our mission is to foster community engagement, preserve modernist art and architecture, and ensure a vibrant future with and around the landmarked Saint Peter’s Church at Citicorp Center (1977).

Nearly all of what we offer is free-of-charge thanks to generous donors large and small, foundations, corporate philanthropy, and planned giving.

(R.I. Sutherland-Cohen)

We reach people from all walks of life — across languages, cultural heritage and socio-economic conditions.

  • Jazz on the Plaza

  • Feeding programs are one part of how the Conservancy looks to serve the community.

    Community Outreach

  • An image from a recent panel discussion on light and architecture at Saint Peter's: Public lectures and panels are often a way in which the community is able to learn more about art and culture together.

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  • A group of people at an opening event for an art exhibition: The Conservancy runs rotating exhibitions in two public galleries.

    Public art galleries

  • An image of the impressive skylights at Saint Peters: New York City Landmark Saint Peter’s Church (1977, designated 2016) is the work of architects Hugh Stubbins and Easley Hamner.

    Architectural programs

Home to modernism and the arts in Midtown Manhattan since 1976

The Conservancy supports and enables public arts and cultural programming. The Center for Community, Arts and Culture is a three-level complex for performing and visual arts run by the Conservancy. Rebuilding in the lowest level will bring the Theatre, The Loft, meeting rooms and music studios back in use. The newly imagined spaces are designed by MQ Architechture using the vocabulary of Vignelli Design.

Numerous people are shown here in a musical number from the stage of the Theatre at Saint Peter's: A Black Box Theatre in the lowest level has been home to numerous off-broadway productions.

Dedicated to life in the City

The work of architects Hugh Stubbins and Easley Hamner with designers Lella and Massimo Vignelli, Saint Peter’s is rich in history, iconic in architecture, design, and the arts, and dedicated to the life of the city.

This place is one of bold welcome and persistent service to those in need. This place is a home for many nestled in the busy landscape of midtown.

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