Index is a center for peer-led, public PROGRAMMING and the generous exchange of knowledge and ideas. We have shared studios and event spaces in NYC and LOCATIONS all over the world. Learn ABOUT our organization, or explore our community RESOURCES.
Index NYC (Chinatown)
120 Walker St.
Manhattan 10013
Index NYC (Greenpoint)
696 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn 11222
Ours
Richmond, VA
post-office
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lagori
Bengaluru, India
ishinoko kitchen
Ishinawa, Japan
Far away? Explore our digital offerings and participate in our community online.
Our peer-led programming model invites anyone to teach a course or host a workshop online. Have something you'd like to share? Get in touch with our programs team!
Asynchronous Courses
Intro to Coding for Designers
Our flagship Index course, taught by Alexa Ann Bonomo. Learn at your own pace through 8 chapters and creative prompts.
Calendar
Noticing: Public Spaces of Midtown
3:00 pmA group walk led by artist Alex Wolfe
Saturday, Apr 26, 2025
3:00 pm — 6:00 pm UTC
$30
Noticing: Public Spaces of Midtown
A group walk led by artist Alex Wolfe
Saturday, Apr 26, 2025
3:00 pm — 6:00 pm UTC
$30
Seed + Soil
6:00 pmA hands-on workshop using seeds and soil to create native pollinator seed balls and dig into ecofeminist frameworks within guerrilla gardening practices.
Sunday, Apr 27, 2025
6:00 pm — 8:00 pm UTC
$32
Seed + Soil
A hands-on workshop using seeds and soil to create native pollinator seed balls and dig into ecofeminist frameworks within guerrilla gardening practices.
Sunday, Apr 27, 2025
6:00 pm — 8:00 pm UTC
$32
Philosophy for Artists: From Utopia to the War Machine
11:30 pmA philosophy/studio course that investigates the notion of “utopia” through a mix of unique readings and creative assignments.
Mar 31, 2025 — May 6, 2025
Mondays from 11:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Philosophy for Artists: From Utopia to the War Machine
A philosophy/studio course that investigates the notion of “utopia” through a mix of unique readings and creative assignments.
Mar 31, 2025 — May 6, 2025
Mondays from 11:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Slow Sessions: Tools for Focused for Clear & Focused Days - Blossoming
1:30 pmSlow Sessions teaches foundational tools for starting your day with intention, clarity, and better decision-making in a rushed world. April’s slow theme: blossoming.
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025
1:30 pm — 2:30 pm UTC
$35
Slow Sessions: Tools for Focused for Clear & Focused Days - Blossoming
Slow Sessions teaches foundational tools for starting your day with intention, clarity, and better decision-making in a rushed world. April’s slow theme: blossoming.
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025
1:30 pm — 2:30 pm UTC
$35
Writing in Public Space: Exploring Memory, Movement, and Meaning in the Everyday
10:30 pmA five-week generative writing workshop using everyday environments to inspire new work rooted in memory, movement, and observation.
Apr 23, 2025 — May 22, 2025
Wednesdays from 10:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Writing in Public Space: Exploring Memory, Movement, and Meaning in the Everyday
A five-week generative writing workshop using everyday environments to inspire new work rooted in memory, movement, and observation.
Apr 23, 2025 — May 22, 2025
Wednesdays from 10:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Philosophy for Artists: From Utopia to the War Machine
11:30 pmA philosophy/studio course that investigates the notion of “utopia” through a mix of unique readings and creative assignments.
Mar 31, 2025 — May 6, 2025
Mondays from 11:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Philosophy for Artists: From Utopia to the War Machine
A philosophy/studio course that investigates the notion of “utopia” through a mix of unique readings and creative assignments.
Mar 31, 2025 — May 6, 2025
Mondays from 11:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Writing in Public Space: Exploring Memory, Movement, and Meaning in the Everyday
10:30 pmA five-week generative writing workshop using everyday environments to inspire new work rooted in memory, movement, and observation.
Apr 23, 2025 — May 22, 2025
Wednesdays from 10:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Writing in Public Space: Exploring Memory, Movement, and Meaning in the Everyday
A five-week generative writing workshop using everyday environments to inspire new work rooted in memory, movement, and observation.
Apr 23, 2025 — May 22, 2025
Wednesdays from 10:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Living Room Lectures x Queer Aperitivo: The Pleasure Principle
11:30 pmA queer lecture series building community through shared learning and reflection.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
11:30 pm — 2:00 am UTC
$35
Living Room Lectures x Queer Aperitivo: The Pleasure Principle
A queer lecture series building community through shared learning and reflection.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
11:30 pm — 2:00 am UTC
$35
Noticing: Public Spaces of Midtown
3:00 pmA group walk led by artist Alex Wolfe
Saturday, May 10, 2025
3:00 pm — 6:00 pm UTC
$30
Noticing: Public Spaces of Midtown
A group walk led by artist Alex Wolfe
Saturday, May 10, 2025
3:00 pm — 6:00 pm UTC
$30
From Waste to Wonder: How Material Innovation is Reshaping Design
11:00 pmA roundtable on the messy, creative, and hopeful process of building a more circular world, one material at a time.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
11:00 pm — 12:30 am UTC
Upcoming
From Waste to Wonder: How Material Innovation is Reshaping Design
A roundtable on the messy, creative, and hopeful process of building a more circular world, one material at a time.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
11:00 pm — 12:30 am UTC
Upcoming
Writing in Public Space: Exploring Memory, Movement, and Meaning in the Everyday
10:30 pmA five-week generative writing workshop using everyday environments to inspire new work rooted in memory, movement, and observation.
Apr 23, 2025 — May 22, 2025
Wednesdays from 10:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Writing in Public Space: Exploring Memory, Movement, and Meaning in the Everyday
A five-week generative writing workshop using everyday environments to inspire new work rooted in memory, movement, and observation.
Apr 23, 2025 — May 22, 2025
Wednesdays from 10:30 pm — 1:30 am UTC
Registration Closed
Creative Showcase: Spring Cleaning Edition
11:00 pmA chance for creatives to show off what they’ve been working on or be inspired by others in a series of quickfire 20-slide presentations.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
11:00 pm — 12:30 am UTC
$10
Creative Showcase: Spring Cleaning Edition
A chance for creatives to show off what they’ve been working on or be inspired by others in a series of quickfire 20-slide presentations.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
11:00 pm — 12:30 am UTC
$10
Get involved
Teach something
Want to lead an event, workshop or course at Index? We believe in teaching as an expression of the creative process, and our instructors are a mix of first-timers and seasoned pros. We split profits 50-50 with instructors so you can make money too.
PALs
Index Patronage Program
Index is graciously supported by our community of Patrons and Liaisons (PALs). We hang in Discord, join collective reading and research groups, and get 10% off of all courses, workshops and paid events.
If you're in a position to give back to your creative community, we promise to make your contribution go as far as possible.
C'mon. Be a PAL