June 30, 2011: Reading with my writing group, 1441, at WORD bookstore in Greenpoint. We’re celebrating the release of our very first-ever hand-bound review, 1441.
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Preparations are underway for the June 3 opening of Stay Gold, at Curbs & Stoops. Here’s the info on what’s going on throughout the building.
Comments closedStay Gold: A group exhibition at Curbs & Stoops Active Space during Bushwick Open Studios featuring artists Don Pablo Pedro, Nathan Pickett, QRST, Quel Beast and Vahge (image below courtesy of Vahge).
Date/time: Saturday, June 4th, 7-10 PM, also open to the public during Bushwick Open Studios (June 3-5) and through July 5, 2011, by appointment.
Location: Curbs & Stoops, 566 Johnson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237, L train to Jefferson Ave.
Brooklyn, NY — Stay Gold is a showcase of five exemplary artists who are based in Bushwick. The expression “stay gold” derives from a Robert Frost poem but became widely known in pop culture because its two short words deliver a simple but powerful directive: be true to yourself and your own character. The works in this show embody these local artists’ commitment to this principle. Each artist has developed their own visual language to communicate their ideas, and when the works are considered together, a motif emerges that reflects the complexities of human experience. The work comprises oil paintings, acrylic portraits, narrative mixed-media works and collage. Stay Gold is produced by Robin Grearson and Throwaway Art at the Curbs & Stoops Active Space as part of Bushwick Open Studios. The Curbs & Stoops Active Space is a Bushwick cultural center that opened its doors in February 2011.
For artist bios, click here.
Comments closedI’m celebrating my one-year anniversary of living in New York this week. When I arrived I had this idea that I wanted to write, so it’s fitting that I woke up with a panic attack on Tuesday, with three deadlines hanging over my head. In typical writer form, I spent the afternoon at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. If anyone had asked I would have certainly told them I took my notes with me, so I could work. And that’s actually true. I don’t usually leave the house without a few projects or a couple of books. As though I might suddenly duck inside somewhere on a beautiful day and find myself tragically idle? Whatever.
So story one of three went online this morning, my first contribution to a blog called The Bushwick Dream. If you’re not familiar with Brooklyn, Bushwick is one of its most creative neighborhoods. I like where I live, and I loved having an opportunity to talk with a well-known (and prolific) UK street artist about his art and my neighborhood, which, it turns out, is not so different from where he lives in East London (Hackney Wick, Bushwick–sisters?!)
Story two is for Curbs & Stoops, I’m writing that one next, er, now, um, as soon as I publish this blog. In fact, hopefully it’s going to be finished so soon that there’s no sense in talking about it. And the third story has been the hardest, it’s a short-ish essay for my super-brand-new, we-just-got-our-name writing group, 1441. Stay tuned for more out of us, including our 1441 Review launch party & reading. (That will of course happen sometime after I finish writing my essay.)
When I finish writing those three stories, I hope I’ll be able to focus on the backlog of ideas I want to work on. And some other non-writing projects, like Bushwick Open Studios, for instance. Well, BOS kind of includes writing, but kind of doesn’t. Stay tuned. I missed living with seasons more than I remembered: Spring really does explode with new birth around here, and I’m glad to be a part of it this year. Happy First NY Birthday to me, and thank you for your support.
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