Carnival in the Netherlands coming years are: Traditionally a Carnaval feast was the last opportunity to eat well before the time of food shortage at the end of the winter during which one was limited to the minimum necessary. On what nowadays is called "vastenavond" (the days before fasting) all the remaining winter stores of lard, butter and meat which were left would be eaten, for it would soon start to rot and decay. The selected livestock had in fact already been slaughtered in November and the meat would be no longer preservable. All the food that had survived the winter had to be
No Longer Empty installations at two storefronts adjacent to the Hotel Chelsea. Established and emerging artists, including five Hotel Chelsea resident artists, responded to the space and its history, creating site-specific works. Since then, No Longer Empty has organized ten exhibitions in New York City, including the Andrew Freedman Home. With its exhibitions and programming, No Longer Empty attempts to synthesize the contemporary art world and the values of community building. Members of the advisory board include artist Scherezade García. No Longer Empty No Longer Empty is a New York City-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization dedicated to orchestrating site-specific public art exhibitions in