Due to the holiday schedule, the gallery walk will take place on
Thursday, January 8th, 2009.

DUMBO 1st Thursday features area galleries, 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:

January 8, 2009 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
A.I.R. Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 228
Amos Eno Gallery, 111 Front St., Suite 202
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.
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.
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.
Umbrage Gallery, 111 Front St.
VII Photo, 28 Jay St.
Wessel + O-Connor Fine Art, 111 Front St., Suite 200

Some highlights include:

	powerHouse Books YES WE CAN : Barack Obama’s History-Making Presidential Campaign January 8-February 8, 2009 Opening reception: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 6-9pm On January 8, we will be open until 9pm for the Gallery Walk The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Dumbo Brooklyn, 866-99-ARENA Yes We Can is the story of Barack Obama’s historic, world-changing journey from junior Senator from Illinois to President of the United States of America as documented by Scout Tufankjian, the only independent photographer to cover his entire campaign from before he announced his run through the Election Night celebration in Chicago’s Grant Park. powerhousearena.com
	A.I.R. Gallery National Members Group Exhibition Curated by Rocio Aranda January 7- February 1, 2009 Opening Reception Thursday Jan. 8th, 6-8pm 111 Front Street #228, DUMBO Brooklyn, 212-255-6651 airgallery.org
	Amos Eno Gallery Presents: MANATEES, A SERIES OF ENCAUSTIC PAINTINGS BY ULRIKE STADLER A reception for the artist will be held at the gallery on January 8 from 6-8pm January 6 to 31, 2009, Tue-Sat 11-6 Manatees is a series of 11 encaustic paintings on lauan board, yellow birch, maple and canvas made by Stadler between 2006 and 2009. 111 Front Street #202, DUMBO Brooklyn, 718-237-3001 amosenogallery.org
	KLOMPCHING GALLERY “Inside The View” by Helen Sear January 8th, 6-8pm Exhibition Dates: January 8 – February 27, 2009 Helen Sear contributes to the long history of montage by superimposing two images- one a portrait of a woman and the other a landscape. Each image is then erased through a process of digital drawing, with the network of lines based upon the patterns of hand woven lace making. ©Helen Sear, courtesy Klompching Gallery 111 Front Street #206, DUMBO Brooklyn, 212-796-2070 klompching.com
	Melville House Publishing Candy Jernigan Exhibition Show runs throughout January Candy Jernigan worked in New York as an artist + graphic designer, and she was an illustrator in every sense of the word. Her eye was evident, whether collecting objects for her paintings and journals to illustrate evidence of where she had been, or making detailed illustrative drawings. She could activate a single line, suddenly revealing horizon, sky, and ground. Candy died in 1991. Melville House Bookstore, 145 Plymouth Street, DUMBO Brooklyn, 718-722-9204 mhpbooks.com
	Galapagos Art Space CAPACITA Claudio Finni Galdiolo in INCAPACITA, Opsvik & Jennings, Amy Kohn Octet + Art by Jill Auckenthaler An evening of art, music, and a short theatre piece called Incapacita. January 8th, 8pm, $10 16 Main Street, DUMBO Brooklyn, 718-222-8500 galapagosartspace.com