First opening reception: July 22, 5 pm Dates: Weekends, July 22 - August 27 Times: noon - 6 pm Location: Marina 59, 5914 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway MarinArt is launching an exhibition space at Marina 59 in Far Rockaway, as a sub-project of Flux Factory's ongoing Sea Worthy exhibition. Curator Arthur Poisson is currently seeking artists to exhibit work at MarinArt for the four weekends of August.
Boatel lures summer vacationers in Far Rockaway By JON KALISH Read the original here.
Social Hijinks! A screening and live action lecture night Wednesday August 10, 7:30 pm Free + Bring your own beverages and snacks In conjunction with the exhibition Why Participate?, Angela Washko has organized a lineup of videos and live performative lectures by artists whose projects take place within social spaces.
Opening reception: August 5th, 6 pm on Exhibition Dates: August 6 - 7 & August 10 - 11, noon - 4 pm The artists included in Why Participate? are constructive critics of collaboration, participation, and the proliferation of art in spaces outside of traditional museums and galleries.
July 14, 8 pm+ Flux Thursday is our monthly potluck and salon, where artists can present their recently completed projects or works-in-progress. Join us in our communal kitchen for Pakistani cuisine prepared by guest chef Farah Shaikh. After dinner we'll go to the gallery for presentations by Flux artists-in-residence Adrian Owen, Tom Watson, Alex Young, and Hannah Heilmann, as well as a performance by MART and a discussion on the work of traditional Tibetan artist Tenzin Lama by Noni Pratt.
Check In, Swim Out: A Floating Hotel as Art By MELENA RYZIK Read the original here.
Opening reception: July 9, 6 pm Dates: Wednesdays through Sundays, July 9 - 30 Invite or Reject is an ambitious new Irish Visual Arts Exhibition curated by MART’s Ciara Scanlan and Matthew Nevin. The show consists of 15 selected Irish artists to create new work spread over a three-city exhibition.
Sea Worthy: Workshops and Excursions By MINDY BOND Read the original here.
Miatta Kawinzi is an inter-disciplinary artist whose practice includes painting, film/video, photography, poetry, and installation. She is interested in raw materials, abstract expressionism, and aesthetics that reflect the chaotic and layered nature of the ideas she engages in her work…