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events exhibitions
panels donated by artists for the “10squared Silent Auction“. If you head up along Northern Blvd, Material for the Arts will highlight their Spring Artist in Residence, COFFEED hosts Pop Culture Pop Up Art & Shop, and Aurora Gallery presents a group show in their beautiful gallery/event space. Heading north on 27th St from Queens Plaza, the lovely Resobox hosts a solo and interactive show. Crescent Grill’s Dougherty Gallery presents 2 solo shows, and local artist Castelan has not only curated a socially engaged show, he has personally engaged with Space Gallery by creating a site-specific mural within it! Nearby, check out the photography show at the new gastropub Dutch Kills Centraal, or relax to the sounds of contemporary Brazilian Music at Beija Flor. Heading towards the river, see conceptual works by a Korean artist at New York Minded, and experience a blend of modern and tradition Korean dance at Green Space.
718.729.2150 materialsforthearts.org
THE LAST OF THE GOTHAM SHOWS!
May 14-18 // 12-6pm Receptions: May 16 // 5-8pm
graphite on vellum. “The circle has closed. I have returned to where it all started, a graphite mark on paper, strangely comfortable like an old pair of shoes. The subject; social commentary, the urban landscape or fragments of the world traveled, the eye to hand to eye.
GO.FIGURE.
KEITH SAARI, masks inspired by traditional Puerto Rican masks.
The Last Gotham Signature Show for the LIC Arts Open features local artists who draw inspiration from the figure as a starting point. That is where the similarities end. Overt or implied. Present or absent. Sublime or grotesque. Timeless or today. And everything in between. Artists: Jude Amsel [judeamsel.com] Chuck Baker [cbakerinteriorphotos.com] Bennett Blackburn [artsitesgallery.com] Karen Dimit [kkdimit.com] Jessica Doh [jessicadoh.com] Beth Williams Garrett [bethwilliamsgarrettart.webs.com] William Garrett [williamgarrettart.webs.com] Kenny Greenberg [neonshop.com] Peter Goldwater [pgceramics.com] Jack Howard-Potter [steelstatue.com] Eliot Lable [eliotlable.com] Marko Markovic [markovichmarko.blogspot.com ] Glenn Marlowe [SculpturesNYC.com] Maria Spector [mariaspector.com]
LATERAL ITINERARIES in CLAY
This exhibition offers snapshots from the creative itineraries of 12 artists who work at BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center. A concentrated exploration of how clay can be shaped to reflect individual visions. All the work began with the same basic gesture – digging into a bag of clay. Then their itineraries diverged immediately. They ran out along paths of individual inspirations from function to installation, to figuration, to abstraction. These 12 artists offer glimpses into 100+ individual creative itineraries, from beginners to professionals, that all began with a bag of clay. brickhouseny.com
10SQUARED SILENT AUCTION
Over 100 pieces of incredible original works on 10” x 10” wood panels in all kinds of media will be auctioned off. The works may be bid upon from Wed, 14th through Sunday, 18th Bidding stops at 9pm MAY 18th. Bidders must pre-register to take part in this exciting event. Minimum bids start at $100 with a minimum increment of $10. Pay $10 to register before you can bid – if your bid is successful, we will take $10 off the final bid price. All proceeds go to 2 great worthy causes – Queens Council on The Arts’ “High School to Art School” and LIC Arts Open. Two Gotham Center Queens Plaza South at 28th St
BERNARD KLEVICKAS
MFTA Spring Artist in Residence Reception May 16 // 6-8pm Materials for the Arts welcomes our new artist-in-residence BERNARD KLEVICKAS. Klevickas’ work involves taking apart discarded objects made from plastic, metal, styrofoam and more. He then reassembles those materials into large patchwork sculptures composed of dynamic “quilts” of different materials and colors that remind us to rethink the things we put into the waste stream every day. Materials for the Arts, a unit of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, collects thousands of tons of materials from the industries of New York and donates them, for free, to non-profit arts organizations, schools, and community centers. Materials for the Arts (MFTA) 33-00 Northern Blvd
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GROUP EXHIBITION May 14-18 // 12-6pm May 16 // 6-8pm
ANNALISA IADICICCHIO
Photo assemblages A collection of raw found materials and photographs that create a context and emotional environment for the images portraying a continuous flow of connections. annalisaiadicicco.com
BARRY STERN,
Priscilla Stadler,
an interdisciplinary visual artist created the Favors Project and various Oracles. Aurora Gallery 3518 37 St, 2nd Fl 917.745.0003 theauroragallery.com
POP CULTURE POP UP ART & SHOP
May 16 // 7-10pm Join us on May 16 as we hold our third pop-up art and shop event at the COFFEED LAB & ROASTERY event space! Featuring works by Josh Dorman and Rafael O. Gonzalez. Enjoy modern makers, accessory and fashion designers, installations, original art, music, poetry, beer & wine selections and delicious eats. First 10 guests receive a complimentary drink and gift bag! Show your love for all things local! COFFEED 37-18 Northern Blvd 718.606.1299 coffeednyc.com
TIME AFTER TIME: IMAGES IN HISTORICAL DISPLACEMENT
CAROL CRAWFORD, Mixed media May 16-18 // 11-6pm Reception – May 16 // 5-7pm An interactive installation and exhibition of an ongoing creative project, to be continued in different venues throughout 2014, and included as part of my solo exhibition at Atlantic Gallery, Manhattan, in October 2014. A related series of figurative mixed media constructions is aligned with a continuously- folded ribbon of paper on which viewers are invited to help create a story in their own written words, inspired by their interpretation of what they see. As this collective narrative grows progressively, is read and re-written, it becomes a shared experience of creative imagination. carol-crawford.com RESOBOX 41-26 27th St 718.784.3680 resobox.com
TWO SOLOS@DOUGHERTY GALLERY
May 16-June 22 // Reception May 16 // 6-8pm GET SMALL NEW YORK: A Solo Exhibit By The Artist Known As Conrad REFLECTIONS: A Solo Exhibition by ELINORE SCHNURR Crescent Grill 38-40 Crescent St (@39th Ave) 718.729.4040 Doughertygallery.com Crescentgrill.com
NEW YORK MINDED