The Assembled Picture Library of New York City was a collaborative exhibition and workspace environment organized by artists Robin Cameron and Jason Polan (1982–2020).

The exhibition offered free and open access to hundreds of images from the image collections of Robin and Jason. Visitors were invited to come in during gallery hours and use these images—which included manuscripts, advertisements, prints, original drawings, and more—as raw material for their own artworks, which was displayed on the walls of Esopus Space for the length of the exhibition. Visitors were also encouraged to submit their own images to build upon the collection, and had the opportunity to participate in a dialogue with both artists, who were in attendance throughout the run of the show.

With this project, Robin and Jason created a collaborative and creative relationship with the general public—an important component of their previous work, as well as an essential aspect of the Esopus Foundation’s mission. The artists were also interested in engendering a sense of community around the production of self-published books, zines, and editions. Along those lines, they created a book featuring visitors’ artworks, The Assembled Picture Library of New York City Book, that was available at the closing reception on March 18, 2010.