Opening reception: Friday, August 24th, 6 - 9 pm Dates: August 25th - September 2nd Flux Factory is pleased to present Terribilis Tubus, a group show of four Glasgow-based artists in collaboration with David Dale Gallery & Studios, including works by Hirofumi Suda & Risa Tsunegi and current Flux Artists-in-Residence Rory O’ Connor and Theodoros Stamatogiannis.
August 22nd, 8 pm - 10 pm Planners, advocates, architects, and urbanists will converge on Flux Factory to argue over sustainable urban tactics, who is empowered to make the biggest impact, and how to measure change on a city-wide scale.
August 14th, 7 pm - 9 pm Our August workshop will highlight some projects currently underway in Queens that are helping to increase park space, make transportation safer for pedestrians and cyclists, and empower community members to reclaim a major part of NYC: the streets.
August 9th, 8 pm - 11 pm Performances by Human Shield, Sandix Servat, Michael DiPietro, Pedro Jiminez and Lena Hawkins, Jason Tschantre, Jacob Cohen and Uniska Wahalo Kano, and Ariel Wolf-Burlesque, with an experimental dance film by Ye Taik and the Black Sheep, and an installation by Andrea Burgay.
Flux Factory is pleased to launch its rolling application review! In addition to our semi-annual calls for applications, we are also reviewing applications each month. Candidates now have more flexibility when sending their application and can submit it in at…
Thursday, July 26, 7 – 9pm Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Newtown Creek, but were afraid to ask! Eric Sanderson of the Mannahatta Project will share historical research he’s collected on the Superfund site and Kate Zidar, Executive Director of Newtown Creek Alliance, will present information on how community members can participate in materializing visions for its future.
Opening Reception: July 14th, 7 pm – 11 pm Exhibition Dates: July 15, 21, 22, 6 pm – 9 pm In this exploration of her biographical links to Jamaica, Lehna Martine Huie addresses assumptions stemming from tourism and ways of “tasting” the island. She combines a series of multidisciplinary artistic approaches that will activate the five senses in order to reflect on the Jamaican-American experience in 2012.
Over twenty collectives, combines, artists, innovators, and adventures joined in a battle of epic proportions this weekend in the middle of Jamaica Bay. Flux Factory assembled a team of current and former residents, administrators, board members, and extended community members in an effort to build a seaworthy boat vessel to compete in the Second Annual Battle for Mau Mau Island, organized by Swimming Cities.
Yabla.com, an online immersion site that teaches people foreign languages through video clips of cultural programming, recently conducted a brief interview at Flux Factory. Watch this clip to see Jean Barberis discuss the amazing rooftop and gallery installations at Flux…
Fluxer Jaime Iglehart and friends-of-Flux Eric Bowman, Mark Bolotin, and Alan Webber will present their recently completed projects and works-in-progress during our monthly potluck dinner and arts salon.