The DUMBO 1st Thursday Gallery Walk. DUMBO 1st Thursday features area galleries and artists’ studios, open from 5:30 to 8:30, on the first Thursday of each month. There is no admission fee – participating galleries are open to the public. Gallery receptions, neighborhood dining and bars, and live music add to the evening’s festivities:
September 4, 2008 First Thursday Participants include, but are not limited to the following list. Please check with each gallery to confirm that they will be open late on Thursday.
5+5 Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 210
Aswoon Gallery, 14 Jay St.
Brooklyn Arts Council, 111 Front St., Suite 218
Byrd Hoffman Watermill Foundation, 111 Front St.
DUMBO Arts Center, 30 Washington St.
GalleryQB, 163 Plymouth St.
Gloria Kennedy Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 222
Henry Gregg Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 226
Klompching Gallery, 111 Front St.
Melville House, 145 Plymouth St.
Nelson Hancock Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 204
Pochron Studios, 20 Jay St.
Powerhouse Books & Powerhouse Arena, 37 Main St.
Rabbithole Studio, 33 Washington St.
Robert Wilson/rw Work Ltd, 111 Front St.
Safe-T Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 214
Smack Mellon, 93 Plymouth St. @ Washington Street
Spring, 126a Front St.
Tivoli Home, 111 Front St., 1st floor
Umbrage Gallery, 111 Front St.
VII DUMBO, 28 Jay St.
Wessel + O-Connor Fine Art, 111 Front St., Suite 200
Some highlights include:
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Farmani Gallery Inside Iran | Inside North Korea Opening Reception and Book Signing: September 4, 6-8:30pm September 4 -28. Wed-Saturday, 12-6pm | Sunday 1-5pm Selections from the award-winning book series on these enigmatic countries at center stage in today’s geopolitical arena. 111 Front Street, Suite 212, DUMBO Brooklyn, 718-578-4478 www.farmanigallery.com (Photo credit: Mark Edward Harris, “Traffic Officer” Pyongyang, North Korea 2008″) |
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Prep: The Spirit of a High School Football Team by Richard Corman- Book Launch and Exhibition Richard Corman September 4, 2008, 7-10pm Exhibition runs through October 5, 2008 Saint Peter’s Preparatory School (or simply “Prep”) is New Jersey’s only Jesuit high school. A community of learners that seeks to find God in all things, Prep prides itself on molding young men of competence, conscience, and compassion. The school has created an iconic football program that is annually ranked as one of the best in America, and is the subject of Richard Corman’s Prep: The Spirit of a High School Football Team. The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO Brooklyn, 718-666-3049 www.powerhousearena.com |
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Rabbitholestudio 33 WASHINGTON: A RETROSPECTIVE Opening reception Thursday, September 4th, 5-9pm Sept 4 – Sept 29 (Open throughout Dumbo’s 12th Art Under the Bridge Festival) Wed-Fri 6-8pm and by appointment through September 29 Works by Helen Brough, Christopher DaSilva, Marc Dennis, Jason Gandy, Justin William Lin, Benjamin Marxen, Joseph Marxen, Sono Osato, Dean Russo, Clifford Shikler, Marilou Villanueva. Recognizing the impact of the artists who have created within the studios of 33 Washington Street and their contribution towards Dumbo becoming the artistic epicenter of Brooklyn – Rabbitholestudio presents 11 exciting artists working in a variety of media. 33 Washington Street, DUMBO Brooklyn, 718-852-1500 www.rabbitholestudio.com |
RICE
(81 Washington Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn)
Low Bar, The cocktail lounge below RICE
(81 Washington Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn)
Superfine
Live Music, Fine Art, & Fine Dining at Superfine
(126 Front St., Dumbo, Brooklyn)
