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Peace in Destruction" highlights art from Rikers Island
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (119+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Peace in Destruction" highlights art from Rikers Island CROWN HEIGHTS " GROUNDSWELL AND WEEKSVILLE HERITAGE CENTER present "Peace in Destruction: Art from Rikers Island," an exhibition on view through Saturday, June 27. Groundswell, a nonprofit arts organization, works with young…...
Borough president hosts free art supply swap
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (137+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Borough president hosts free art supply swap DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN " A FREE ART SUPPLY SWAP will take place at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Saturday, June 13, according to the Community Board 2 newsletter. Brooklynites can donate art supplies that are in…...
State awards $82 M for arts and culture projects
1+ week, 3+ day ago (202+ words) Brooklyn Eagle State awards $82 M for arts and culture projects STATEWIDE " GOV. KATHY HOCHUL on Tuesday announced $82. 2 million has been awarded through the New York State Council on the Arts" Capital Projects Fund to support 132 projects in every region of…...
Artist with disabilities debuts first solo exhibition in Williamsburg
3+ week, 3+ day ago (246+ words) WILLIAMSBURG " JIMMY TUCKER IS an artist with disabilities and a member of YAI Arts, a nonprofit arts organization for those with disabilities. His first solo show, "Delores Nita Felicia," is on view through June 13 at Summertime Gallery, exploring his love…...
BBG presents "Ancestral Ecologies" exhibition
3+ week, 3+ day ago (271+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN presents a site-specific exhibition from Saturday, May 23, through October titled, "Ancestral Ecologies." As part of BBG's inaugural Heidi Nitze Art and Environment Fellowship, artist Olalekan Jeyifous and environmental art and architecture practice AD"WO explore…...
May 15: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (26+ words) Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it." " painter and sculptor Jasper Johns, who was born on this day....
Disappearing before our eyes: Brooklyn photographer's passion project of capturing local newsrooms
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (463+ words) And she's nowhere near done. Even as someone who spent time in newsrooms herself professionally " Hermes worked for several years at the Christian Science Monitor " she didn't anticipate it turning into such a passion project. "I love these spaces," she…...
Brooklyn Museum UOVO Prize winner's art installation draws from her family history
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (200+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn Museum UOVO Prize winner's art installation draws from her family history PROSPECT HEIGHTS " THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM WAS SET TO UNVEIL an outdoor art installation by UOVO Prize recipient Keisha Scarville on Friday. Leave a Reply Cancel reply…...
BWAC returns with its first in-person exhibition since fire
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (92+ words) Starting May 22, the first in-person exhibition since the blaze, "Unmoored/Unbound," will be free to view at Powerhouse Arts, 322 Third Ave....
BWAC makes a comeback
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (297+ words) GOWANUS " FOLLOWING THE FIVE-ALARM FIRE that ripped through the Beard and Robinson Warehouse Stores at 481 Van Brunt St. last year, which was the home of the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition for 35 years, the organization returns with a new exhibition. Starting…...