Newtown Creek: Past, Present, Future
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.
Lehna Huie: Out of Many, One People
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.
Watermelon Mafia & the Battle for Mau Mau
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.
Bionic Garden video
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…
Flux Thursday: July 12, 2012
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.
Soda_Jerk
Soda_Jerk is an Australian two-person art collective that works with found material to trouble existing formulations of cultural history. By strategically reimagining historical trajectories, the artists are concerned with producing counter-mythologies of the past that open new possibilities for the present.
Reclaiming Vacant Land for Community Use
Wednesday, June 20, 7 – 9pm In conjunction with Flux Factory’s June exhibition Bionic Garden, we’ll present Reclaiming Vacant Land for Community Use with Paula Z. Segal of 596 Acres. The 596 Acres project focuses on identifying vacant City-owned property and working with communities on coalition building, political action, and ultimately, influencing the City to turn over control of this property for use as gardens and open spaces.
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Flux Thursday: June 14, 2012
June 14, 8pm+ Brooklyn Grange, the greenest New Yorker Erik Baard, Jean Barberis and Elizabeth Larison, and the high school student curators of Project:Curate! will talk about their recent projects.