1) Opening Exhibition: Curse of the Black Gold
What: Curse of the Black Gold Artist Presentation and Q&A
When: Opening Reception: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 6-9pm (exhibition runs through Sept 28)
Where: Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Dumbo Brooklyn
To correspond with the recent release of Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta, The powerHouse Arena is pleased to present an exhibition of work by the photographer Ed Kashi. In the form of “film strips,” ranging in sizes of up to 24 inches wide by 168 inches long, this format is a new visual context for examining the impact of oil exploitation in Nigeria.
“I see this format as another way of utilizing the visual language of photography,” Kashi says, “asking the viewer to consider a group of images together in a particular sequence, thereby increasing the authorship of the work and my point of view. I’m quite interested in pushing the boundaries of how still photography is presented and this is just an alternative to the more traditional way of looking at exhibited photography.”
For the exhibit, the images are arranged into six separate series, illustrating the central topics in the Niger Delta which Curse of the Black Gold investigates, including the environment’s degradation, the insurgency against the oil industry, and the human cost. Each grouping of Kashi’s work reveals the ubiquity of oil’s impact since its introduction to the country half a century ago and critiques the network by which the world extracts its natural resources.
2) Brooklyn Bridge Park: Movies with a View Presents The Shining
What: Movies With A View Presents: The Shining
When: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 6-11pm
Where: Lawn, Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park
Short: All Saints Day directed by Wil Frears
DJ: DJ Ayres
For more info, go to brooklynbridgepark.org
3) Opening Exhibition for It Just Happened
What: It Just Happened, Work by Participants in Smack Mellons’s Summer Arts Intensive Program
When: Opening Reception: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 4-6pm (Exhibition Dates: August 29 – 31, 2008)
Where: Lawn, Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park
It Just Happened is an exhibition of work created by students during Smack Mellon’s Summer Arts Intensive program. The students also curated and presented the exhibition. The participants created a diverse body of work, including soft sculpture, paintings on canvas, collage, paper sculpture, string installations, digital photographs, and video. The works in It Just Happened reflect the artists’ daily lives, vivid imaginations, and stimulating surroundings.
Bryah Allison, Marcelo Barrera, Adam Burns, Cody Castro, Kelissa Halley, Jahmel Lawyer, Brianna Payamps, Shawn Pettis, Kai Ché Roxborough, Michael Sheffey
For more info, go to brooklynbridgepark.org
4) Regrant Seminar for BAC for 2009 Community Arts Regrant Program applicants
What: Grants for the Arts Program Seminar
When: Thu, Aug 28, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, 3300 Coney Island Ave
The BAC Community Arts Regrant Program funds Brooklyn-based nonprofit organizations and artists in the areas of visual arts, film and video, photography, craft, folk arts, dance, music, opera, theater, literature/writing, and multidisciplinary arts. Capacity-building grants are also available to Brooklyn-based nonprofit organizations. Regrants are available solely to individuals and organizations with Brooklyn (Kings County) residency to support projects taking place in Brooklyn.
For more on the registration process, go to brooklynartscouncil.org.
