Second Saturday Staten Island

Name

Second Saturday Staten Island

Website

https://secondsaturdaystatenisland.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts & Culture Events

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Music & Dance Festivals (Non-Commercial/Local) (MPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Community art events
• Art exhibition series
• Artist market vendor
• Event venue management
• Creative community programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Staten Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship: The organization generates support through corporate sponsors who provide financial or in-kind contributions to the art community event series. Sponsors include local businesses such as caterers, makerspaces, bookstores, wine shops, and other Staten Island establishments.
2. Event Participation Fees: While most events are free to attend, some events may have prices associated with them. The organization indicates that if an event has a price, it will be clearly marked on the event listing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Second Saturday Staten Island runs a year-round, recurring art event series on Staten Island's north shore featuring visual art, music, dance, and performance art at multiple venues in Tompkinsville, St. George, and Stapleton. The organization coordinates monthly events, artist markets, and gallery exhibitions across partner venues, and provides a free public-facing promotional platform supported by local sponsorships. It also operates the Hub 17 Theatre venue and an event submission service for artists and galleries.

Product overview

Second Saturday Staten Island operates as a unified event platform combining an annual art event series with venue management and artist promotion services. The core offering is the Second Saturday Art Event Series, a year-round recurring event featuring visual art, music, dance, and performance art. This is supported by the Hub 17 Theatre venue space for productions and rentals, the Artist Market component for artisan vendors, and an Event Submission Service enabling artists to list in monthly press blasts. The platform also aggregates gallery partnerships and promotes the creative community across Staten Island's north shore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Second Saturday Art Event Series A year-round recurring art event series on Staten Island's north shore featuring visual art, music, dance, and performance art. Events are generally free and open to the public, taking place monthly on the second Saturday at multiple partner venues in Tompkinsville, St. George, and Stapleton.
• Artist Market A vendor market featuring artists and artisans, often combined with fashion shows and other entertainment, held during Second Saturday events. Open to the public as part of the monthly event series.
• Hub 17 Theatre A multi-purpose venue space at 71 Wave St offering artist markets, music performances, black box theater productions, movie nights, and venue rentals. Supports in-house production for creative projects including a video/photography/podcast studio and large theater.
• Event Submission Service A submission process allowing artists and venues to list upcoming events in the monthly Second Saturday press blast and website listings. Images can be sent via Dropbox for inclusion in event promotion.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Chez Vous CaterersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal catering company at 691 Bay Street that is one of New York's most exclusive off-premises caterers. Properties include historic Edgewater Hall and Shandelee Lake Inn. Supports the local art community as a sponsor.
• S.I. MakerspacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit community workspace at 450 Front St. (Entrance on Thompson St.) for makers, builders, tinkerers, hardware developers, hobbyists, artists, and entrepreneurs. Offers tools, equipment, resources, workshops, and 6000 sq ft of space. A key venue partner for the art community.
• Hypno-Tronic ComicsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndependent comic book store at 156 Stuyvesant Pl. featuring all the usual fare plus locally-produced comics, 'zines, and art. Offers special 10% discount to all Second Saturday attendees.
• Hey Viv!minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline 50s retro clothing store that began in 1986 as a vintage clothing store in downtown Port Richmond, Staten Island. Owner Vivian Vassar runs the business.
• Everything GoescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily of stores at 208 Bay St. including Book Cafe & Neighborhood Stage (208 Bay St.), ETG Clothing (140 Bay St.) specializing in vintage clothing and costumes, and ETG Furniture (17 Brook St.) with 10,000 square feet of display space. A key venue partner hosting the Everything Goes Book Cafe.
• Honor WinesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIsland's only 'Green' wine shop at 36 Bay St. Supports old world and new world growers specializing in natural, organic and sustainable wines.
• S.I. Children's MuseumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChildren's museum at 1000 Richmond Terr. with mission to nurture creativity and curiosity in children, recognizing different learning styles and making learning fun.
• Kenneth Paul MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhotography, media, and design company at 73 Wave Street that manages and maintains the Second Saturday Staten Island website and brand.
• Projectivity MovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic and arts organization founded by Christian Reinsch that has taken over Second Saturday operations, bringing expertise in audio engineering, music production, and creative event production. Provides in-house production capabilities for creative projects.
• Hub 17coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform devoted to contemporary art creation and exhibition at 73 Wave Street. Center of resources for the community revolving around visual, audio, and media arts. Home to an art gallery, video/photography/podcast space, and large theatre for events.
• ArtSpace @ Staten Island ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeeting place and project space at 23 Navy Pier Court. Exhibits both international and local artists including visual artists, poets, musicians, writers, and performers. Focus is on place-based artistic projects.
• Art LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit 501(c)(3) art school at 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building H within Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Offers four semesters of classes and workshops for students of all ages, beginners to advanced.
• Creative Photographers GuildcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner501(C)(3) non-profit organization of photographers at 814 Richmond Terrace whose mission is to bring photography to the community. Premier photography gallery on Staten Island dedicated to innovation in photography.
• Snug Harbor Cultural Center / Newhouse Center for Contemporary ArtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural center at 1000 Richmond Terrace featuring the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art with galleries displaying contemporary art including paintings, sculpture installations, and digital media from across the world.
• Staten Island Creative Community / Art on the TerracecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization at 776 Richmond Terrace operating Art on the Terrace Gallery with hours Thursday and Friday 2:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday and Sunday 12 noon-6:00pm.
• Andrea Phillips StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal artist studio at 48 Montgomery Ave where artist Andrea Phillips opens her home each Second Saturday to showcase art and live performances.
• Staten Island Pride CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative of Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI) at 25 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor providing services and activities promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being for the LGBT community.
• Sky Light CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClubhouse at 307 St. Marks Place established in 1988 committed to offering quality rehabilitation services and support to individuals recovering from psychiatric disabilities through mutual support programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Art in Odd Places: Public-art festival presenting visual and performance art in unconventional NYC venues. Comparable as a recurring, free, multi-disciplinary NYC arts event with a community engagement model similar to Second Saturday.
• LIC Arts Open: Multi-day arts festival in Long Island City featuring visual art, music, dance, and performance across neighborhood venues. Directly comparable in multi-disciplinary programming and free public format anchored to a single NYC neighborhood.
• Flux Factory: Long-running NYC artist-run collective producing exhibitions, performances, and community events. Comparable in multi-disciplinary programming and artist-led operations, though based in Queens rather than Staten Island.
• DUMBO Arts Festival / DAX: Long-running neighborhood-scale arts event in Brooklyn showcasing visual art, music, dance, and performance in multiple venues. Comparable in scope, audience demographic, and free-admission format anchored in a specific NYC district.
• Bushwick Open Studios: Annual multi-venue, open-studio art crawl in Brooklyn with a similar submission-driven model and free public access. Comparable because both rely on a coordinated listings pipeline, a network of small galleries/art spaces, and community-based free admission to drive attendance.
• Gowanus Open Studios: Community-driven open-studios event in Brooklyn where artists and galleries participate via submission. Operates a comparable grassroots, venue-aggregation model with artist-driven submission intake similar to Second Saturday's event submission page.

Broad incumbents

• chashama: NYC nonprofit that supports artists by providing spaces for creation and exhibition across multiple boroughs. Comparable because it is a larger, more established player operating in the same NYC community-arts-events space with overlapping mission (artist exposure, free public programming).
• Snug Harbor Cultural Center: Major Staten Island cultural institution hosting contemporary art exhibitions, education, and events. Already a core partner of Second Saturday. Comparable because it operates permanent exhibition and event programming in the same north-shore geographic footprint.

Regional players

• Staten Island Arts: Local arts council for Staten Island that funds and supports the borough's artists and cultural institutions. Highly comparable geography-specifically as a community arts promoter in the same borough, though structured as a council rather than an event series.

Others

• First Friday events (various metros): Family of monthly art walks/initiatives in U.S. cities that operate on a recurring-cadence, free, multi-venue model analogous to Second Saturday. Included as a thematic peer for the monthly community-arts-walk format rather than as a single identifiable entity; described here in aggregate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StatenIslandArtWalk

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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