2022 Van Lier Fellowship Recipient Announced
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022
The Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Connor Sen Warnick for its 2022 Van Lier Fellowship. The fellowship includes a $6,000 unrestricted cash award and eight months of professional development training and career support to foster the next milestone of Warnick's artistic career.
BRIC Announces Winners Of $100K Art Prize
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2019
BRIC, Brooklyn's leading presenter of arts and cultural programming, is pleased to announce the recipients of the first Colene Brown Art Prize, which awards ten under-recognized New York-based visual artists with $10,000 unrestricted grants. The Colene Brown Art Prize is underwritten by artist and BRIC Board Member Deborah Brown in memory of her late mother, Colene Brown, and is funded through the Harold and Colene Brown Family Foundation.
Recipients of 2016 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts to Be Revealed Today
by BWW
News Desk - May 6, 2016
The Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will award the 22nd Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts to five exceptional mid–career artists, presented at a lunch hosted by the Herb Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica on May 6th 2016.
Recipients of 2016 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts to Be Revealed 5/6
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 23, 2016
The Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will award the 22nd Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts to five exceptional mid–career artists, presented at a lunch hosted by the Herb Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica on May 6th 2016.
Brooklyn Museum Opens KAWS: 'ALONG THE WAY' Exhibition Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2015
The Brooklyn Museum presents KAWS: 'ALONG THE WAY,' an exhibition of work by KAWS, the internationally acclaimed Brooklyn-based artist who bridges the gap between art and pop culture in his large-scale sculptures and meticulous, brightly colored paintings. The exhibition, on view today, June 10 through December 6, 2015, will highlight ALONG THE WAY, an 18-foot-high wood sculpture that will occupy a prominent position in the Museum's lobby; it is the first piece by KAWS to be acquired by the Brooklyn Museum.
Brooklyn Museum to Open KAWS: 'ALONG THE WAY' Exhibition, 6/10
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2015
The Brooklyn Museum presents KAWS: 'ALONG THE WAY,' an exhibition of work by KAWS, the internationally acclaimed Brooklyn-based artist who bridges the gap between art and pop culture in his large-scale sculptures and meticulous, brightly colored paintings. The exhibition, on view June 10 through December 6, 2015, will highlight ALONG THE WAY, an 18-foot-high wood sculpture that will occupy a prominent position in the Museum's lobby; it is the first piece by KAWS to be acquired by the Brooklyn Museum.
Brooklyn Museum Celebrates 'A NEW REPUBLIC' Exhibition at Target First Saturday Today
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2015
Today, May 2, Target First Today celebrates the special exhibition Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic, with artists and performers who introduce new and alternative representations of the black experience into art and history. Highlights include DJ sets by Juliana Huxtable and Total Freedom, a vogue dance showcase, a screening of Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace, and much more.
Brooklyn Museum to Celebrate 'A NEW REPUBLIC' Exhibition at Target First Saturday, 5/2
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2015
On May 2, Target First Saturday celebrates the special exhibition Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic, with artists and performers who introduce new and alternative representations of the black experience into art and history. Highlights include DJ sets by Juliana Huxtable and Total Freedom, a vogue dance showcase, a screening of Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace, and much more.
Project EATS to Run Farm Stand on Thursdays in Front of Brooklyn Museum, Beg. 7/17
by BWW News Desk - Jul 14, 2014
Fresh produce will be sold from a farm stand in front of the Brooklyn Museum's glass front entrance beginning Thursday, July 17 from 3:30 p.m. until 9 p.m., and continuing every Thursday through the summer and fall. Project EATS will sell produce grown on their community farms in several New York neighborhoods, including Brownsville and East New York in Brooklyn.
The Bruce High Quality Foundation Opens at Brooklyn Museum Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2013
A retrospective of fifty works created by the Brooklyn-based art collective known as The Bruce High Quality Foundation, which takes its name from a fictional artist named Bruce High Quality who supposedly perished in 9/11, will be presented at the Brooklyn Museum from today, June 28 through September 22, 2013. The Bruce High Quality Foundation: Ode to Joy, 2001-2013 will include a wide range of work by a group whose production has included subversive and often humorous installation art, live performance, film, and social sculpture in the tradition of agit-prop.
Photo Flash: Behind the Scenes at the 2013 Brooklyn Artists Ball
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013
On April 24, 2013, the Brooklyn Museum hosted its annual fundraising gala, the Brooklyn Artists Ball, celebrating Brooklyn's creative community. Notable guests included: Prince Amukamara (New York Giants), Vik Muniz (artist and gala honoree), Wangechi Mutu (artist and gala honoree), Roxy Paine (artist and gala honoree), Barbara Knowles Debs (museum trustee/curator/gala honoree), Arnold Lehman (Director, Brooklyn Museum), Tamara C. Belinfanti (gala chair), and artists Jules de Balincourt, Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw, Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller of FAILE, Emily Noelle Lambert, Navin June Norling, and Jose Parla, and more. Scroll down for photos from the event!