A Thousand Perspectives: Seoul Street Photography Organized by Iron Velvet July 12 – August 15, 2024 Opening reception Friday, July 12, 2024 5-8pm Contact Photo 51 Porter Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237 ..read more

For Huma Bhabha: Before the End, Public Art Fund, in collaboration with Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, will host a screening of Close-Up. By Public Art Fund Saturday, August 3 · 7:30pm EDT Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 3 Plaza 334 Furman Street New York, NY 11201 On the occasion of Huma Bhabha: Before The End, Public Art Fund, in collaboration with Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, will host a screening of Close-Up, a cinematic masterpiece directed by revered Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. Selected by Bhabha for its unconventional beauty and compelling power, Close-Up is widely consider ..read more

Are you a handmade artisan? Do you sell your products online? Do you live in or near NYC? Then the NY Handmade Collective—NYC’s nonprofit artisan and maker guild—invite you to apply to join their supportive community of fellow makers. We help each other achieve our business and creative goals through selling opportunities, member promotion, community, professional development, and more. Don’t forget to submit your new member application by August 2, 2024! We represent 240+ artisans and are 100% powered by members volunteering their time and talents. We especially encourage makers from historic ..read more

The summer season heats up at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) starting Saturday, July 13 with a pair of new shows: The Art of Coney Island 3, and In the Neighborhood. The Art of Coney Island 3 is the latest edition of BWAC’s popular series, a juried show inspired by the city’s favorite destination for summer fun. Coney Island is a universally loved Brooklyn icon, a summer outing for New Yorkers for the past 201 years. It has always fascinated artists who are drawn to its unique charms, and wild, exciting, gritty beauty. Coney Island 3 celebrates all the attractions of the boar ..read more

In honor of Pride Month, the Transit Museum is leading a walking tour of the West Village’s transit and LGBTQ+ history. Stops will include significant historic transit sites and landmarks like the Stonewall Inn, the site of the 1969 key uprising that energized LGBTQ+ activism and launched the annual Pride tradition. Additional stops will honor places and organizations that centered LGBTQ+ cultural life in the neighborhood. As you stroll, you’ll learn about recognition and resources for the LGBTQ+ community within the MTA over time, as well as broader transit history that contributed to the dev ..read more

“Lick My Wounds” is Boehmer’s first solo show at SATELLITE LES. The exhibition features recent works on canvas and an installation artwork that explore themes of anxiety, fantasy, and nostalgia. Brightly colored faux fur and yarn are sewn by hand together with taxidermy to depict gory imagery with art historical references. The soft sculptures have a push/pull of attraction and repulsion with glittering textures and subversive narratives. “Lick My Wounds” is on view July 2nd-27th, 2024 at SATELLITE GALLERY, 279 Broome Street New York, NY 10002. The opening reception will be held July 2nd (6 ..read more

Come one! Come all! March with Arts Gowanus and creatively show everybody your Gowanus love!   All are invited to join us on Saturday, June 1 for the inaugural Gowanus Art Parade!  Let’s come together to uplift and reinforce the community spirit in our beloved and rapidly changing neighborhood! The theme is Creatures of the Canal – Real or Imaginary. Come rain or shine, join us and show us your creature creations!   ..read more

FOREST FOR TREES is a diverse and expanding collective of artists working across creative disciplines to address issues of environmental, social, and political importance. FOREST FOR TREES creates and curates multimedia, genre-expanding environmental artworks that address gaps in climate, environmental, and ecojustice education in spaces and places where captivating art, engaging events, and educative programming are needed and supported. Entangled Futures: To be human in the world today is to bear witness to interconnected crises, to feel the past catching up even as the present speeds toward ..read more

Lesley Bodzy Katie Commodore Womanhood 102 May 31-June 8, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, May 31, 6 – 8 PM Space 776, 37-39 Clinton St., 1st Fl., New York, NY 10002 In Womanhood 101 we studied modes of gender socialization, outlined acceptable behavior for the sexes, and saw many attempts to constrain and box in women. Women passed down rules and unrealistic standards to girls that became reinforced in society through culture and media. Welcome to Womanhood 102 where women speak out. Artists Lesley Bodzy and Katie Commodore’s rebellious sculptures, tapestries, paintings, and prints serve as ph ..read more

Short Descriptions BWAC Spring 2 2024 Exhibitions Show Dates: June 1 to June 23, 2024 Opening receptions for all shows: Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 6 pm Works on Paper A national juried exhibition that encompasses a diverse range of media — from drawing, printmaking, painting, collage, and beyond. Far from being confined to studies and experiments, works on paper represent important modes of art-making in their own right. The Cardinal Compass The connection between the Carolinas and New York City is a strong one. This juried exhibition presents more than 50 artists who have a direct connection ..read more