Hello art lovers,
We hope everyone's 2023 is off to a great start!

We have been quietly planning our year of programming, and safe to say it's going to be an amazing year! In the meantime, here's some great stuff happening in our community! Keep Scrolling!

BUT FIRST....
CHiPS need our help! Please help one of our favorite neighborhood organizations!

"The city has turned the Holiday Inn Express located at 625 Union Street around the corner from CHiPS into a temporary shelter for migrants from Latin America who arrived last week. We have seen our numbers skyrocket in terms of our breakfast and lunch services now serving 100 meals for breakfast and 300 for lunch. We can't sustain this without help." Donations are welcome 9-4 M-F or donate $ on their website

CALLING ALL LOCAL MURALISTS!

We're starting an exciting new mural initiative this spring; please fill out this form HERE if you're interested in fairly-paid mural work, and we'll be in touch with more information in the coming months. This will hopefully be a multi-site project and have several artists involved.

This Saturday at Open Source Gallery !

Support Artists from Bakhmut, Ukraine + Fundraiser

HOSTED BY: Open Source Gallery
DATE: Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023
TIME: 4-8pm
LOCATION: 306 17th St, Brooklyn
Open Source Gallery event page: https://open-source-gallery.org/support-artists-from-bakhmut-ukraine-fundraiser/

ART:

Showing and selling the work of five artists/craftspeople from Bakhmut (eastern Ukraine), including ink drawings, blouses, tote bags, aprons, table runners, dolls, beaded necklaces, wood plates, ornaments, and more.

All proceeds will go to the artists.

FUNDRAISING:
Support Bakhmut artists: https://gofund.me/7d505d72

Humanitarian aid: Bakhmut Ukrainian (@bahmutukr): https://www.facebook.com/donate/870185987320122/

Animal evacuation & shelter: https://gofund.me/443e2a20

In collaboration with Oberih Creative Workshop of Bakhmut (@OberigTM) and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council (@UACCusa). Organized by Natasha Wanchek, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Bakhmut, 1999-2001 ([email protected]).

Great show at 440 Gallery!

Open until February 5th! Two Truths and a Lie, a solo exhibition of abstract watercolors on paper by Amanda Michele Brown. Employing broad areas of color overlaid with mixed-media mark-making, Brown explores themes that originate from a personal narrative. Identity, memory, and introspection become essential to the artist’s involvement with emotions and structures that are etched into each painting.

BELONGING: A Textile Arts Exhibit at The Old Stone House has been extended to Sunday February 12! Curated by our friends Why Not Art

The Old Stone House gallery is open limited weekend hours and by appointment. All works also on view online at whynotart.com.

Weaving Together: Artists' Panel for Belonging Textile Art Exhibit

Artist’s panel & conversation exploring ideas & processes behind the textile artwork of Kimberly Bush, Stephanie Eche, Traci Johnson

On Sunday, Feb 12 there will be a gallery walkthrough and Q & A with the artists about their intentions and processes in creating their work.

12 noon - 2 pm 
The Old Stone House (2nd Flr)
336 3rd St (btw 4th/5th Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11215

RSVP HERE

Gowanus art spaces in the press! Thanks HYPERALLERGIC!

Our friends at hyperallergic highlighted 4 amazing Gowanus art spaces!

Congrats:
Footnote Projects     @footnoteprojects 
Tappeto Volante        @tvprojects.bk 
KAJE                         @kaje.world
Field of Play Gallery  @fieldofplaygallery ! 

Upcoming!

“Kindred” a solo exhibition by Demarcus McGaughey at Sweet Lorraine Gallery Opening on February 4th!

“Kindred” is mixed-media artist Demarcus McGaughey’s most intimate and revealing series of work yet. One might describe it as his “long walk home.” Reflective and poignant, it comprises a multitude of timeless reminders of family moments. “Kindred” honors the sometimes-forgotten ancestry of Black Americans while acknowledging the cultural contribution of his family beyond enslavement.

The series comprises over 40 mixed media pieces exploring memory, identity, and spirituality and are inspired by his rediscovery of family photographs and cherished stories. These images reacquainted Demarcus with his history and reaffirmed for him the importance of understanding the impact of his family’s existence in the American south for more than five generations.

Opening February 4th at Brooklyn Art Cluster Gallery

Please consider donating and helping us to continue our work!

Help us with our mission! Arts Gowanus works to support, promote, and advocate for artists and a sustainable local arts community. Please consider being part of the driving force that keeps artists in this community and helps them thrive. Whether you are an artist or art lover, your support makes possible professional development workshops for artists, exhibitions showcasing Gowanus artwork, the annual Gowanus Open Studios weekend, and ongoing advocacy for Gowanus and Gowanus artists.

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