The art scene in Bushwick is as unique and diverse as its residents. Just as we hate typecasting ourselves, our galleries are both true to their identities yet flexibly push their own boundaries (and ours!) in order to continue to challenge and engage our community’s many faces.  This week’s art picks offer an array of themes and medium – from exploration of modern myths to sustainable societies, and from abstraction to interaction – that are guaranteed to entice and excite each of Bushwick’s multiple facets.

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View from outside Schema Projects. (All photos by Cheyenne Sophia (cheyennesophia.blogspot.com) for Bushwick Daily)

Bushwick’s beloved Beat Nite returned to the neighborhood last Friday night in its eighth iteration, supplying an eclectic mix of art ranging from grafitti-inspired art, abstract painting, to full-blown installation and performance. Entitled The Limited Edition, this “nite” boasted an artfully and well-curated selection of ten participating galleries between the Jefferson, Dekalb, and Myrtle Avenue stops. According to Beat Nite curator and Outlet Fine Art co-founder Julian Jimarez-Howard, his goal this time around was to be more selective in choosing the participants in order to make the gallery crawl a manageable size for attendees, and to highlight certain newer galleries on the tour in order to build excitement and momentum into these new spaces.

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Biannual Bushwick gallery stroll produced by Norte Maar is coming back this Friday, February 15, 6-10PM!! This time, Beat Nite is coming in a limited edition of 10 participating art spaces/galleries, many of which you probably don’t know. Take this awesome opportunity to check out the spaces curated by Julian Jimarez-Howard from Outlet Fine Art that will include:

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Bushwick! Open yourself up to a serendipitous adventure even on a school night! You can get an extra shot of espresso the next morning; right now go with the flow of this incredible neighborhood, and enjoy the moment without the weekend crows. Pencil these events into your social diary!

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Are you going to Miami? (Image via Tripadvisor.com)

Waiting for the holiday is a lot easier if you’re an art lover. Early December is traditionally dedicated to Art Miami Basel and a number of satellite art fairs. The burgeoning Bushwick art scene will not be left out this year, and many Bushwick artists and galleries are headed to Miami beach. So who is going and who is not going and why? What are the expectations of Bushwickians in Miami? Will Bushwick DIY chic prove itself next to the big art world glamour?

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Now that your short film or a video art piece is nicely edited and ready to be seen, you are probably asking yourself: Where to submit and what to expect?

We have two awesome open calls for you: Cinema Club and Microscope Gallery.

Cinema Club: Watch your short film in a movie theater!

Inside of Indiescreen (image via IndieScreen Google+)

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To have a normal weekend feels really precious these days. There is no apocalypse on the schedule, just the pure fun of Bushwick life. Normal should not be taken for granted, so let’s be grateful for all the creativity and good people we are surrounded with every day!

Feeling a little nostalgic, I also have to say that here at Bushwick Daily we’ve been collecting and highlighting events for almost two years now. While during the first year we were able to list everything in one short side bar, nowadays we need a special calendar where everyone can list their events because there are just too many things happening every day! Bushwick is maturing and it’s maturing good!

Now let’s take a look at 12 coolest cultural events happening this week!

#1 “Myth, Science, and Color” by Cycle @ Weldon Arts (Thursday, 6-9pm)

Weldon Arts, a gallery on Irving Ave that is popular among street artists and other color loving folk, is inviting you tonight to the the opening of Cycle’s Myth, Science, and Color. They are promising a trip through time and unconscious thought. Music will be provided by DJ I-Truth and drinks from Balls Vodka. Oh yeah!

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The life in Bushwick hasn’t stopped despite the devastation in other neighborhoods. Let’s be grateful for this and take this opportunity to explore the neighborhood beyond our regular routes. According to Bushwick business owners, it seems that that’s what many Bushwick residents have been doing in the past couple of days. Support local art and go to the openings this weekend, because as we saw in Chelsea and other places in New York, art shouldn’t be taken for granted.

 #1 The Zenith Group Show @ CCCP Gallery (Friday, 6-9PM)

CCCP, a gallery in the basement of 56 Bogart building is opening a show tonight featuring works of Ron Richter, Boris Tyomkin, Holly Prochilo, Silvia Forese and John Holt.

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By Katarina Hybenova

Welcome to Bushwick! This is the real deal – the living, breathing art scene of New York. 35+ galleries and hundreds of artist studios. Let’s be thankful that we are here to enjoy it. At Bushwick Daily we have been asked on numerous occasions when the best day is to visit Bushwick galleries and what else there is to do. I believe that the best day for an art adventure in Bushwick is Sunday because most of the galleries have open hours, and you can combine the gallery stroll with a Sunday brunch and après-gallery drinks.

Start with brunch

Cafe Ghia

Whether you’re coming from another borough or just from two blocks down the road, you should start your artsy Sunday with a delicious brunch. A middle aged couple from Manhattan stopped me on the street last week to ask if there were any safe brunching options in Bushwick. I had to laugh because Bushwick could be easily renamed to Brunchwick. Bushwick has plenty of great brunch options. This week, I would like to highlight Cafe Ghia, which immediately became a neighborhood favorite when it opened over a year ago. Basically, everything about this place is lovely. The bright interior has plenty of light, nice service and, most importantly, delicious and affordable brunch. My personal pick is Vegan Scramble for $10 (Tofu, sweet potato, kale, scallion, spicy black bean sauce, and ginger-lime tofu “cream,” served with toast.)

Cafe Ghia, 24 Irving Ave, one block from Jefferson L stop

Cafe Ghia (all photos by the author unless stated otherwise)

Regina Rex

Two birds with one stone (wink wink)! Regina Rex is in the same building like Parallel Art Space recommended for their closing brunch. They are open on Fridays through Sundays 12-6pm with their current exhibition Not About Love (featuring EJ Hauser, Nancy Haynes, and Sarah Peters).

Regina Rex, 1717 Troutman building, #329, Jefferson L stop

Storefront Bushwick

Walk over to 16 Wilson Ave and enjoy the current exhibition of Abdolreza Aminlari and Drew Shiflett in the main room, and a group show Cosmology in the project room (Nancy Bowen, Matthew Mahler, Paula Overbay and Lauren Seiden).

Storefront Bushwick, 16 Wilson, Jefferson or Morgan L stop, open on Saturday and Sunday 1-6pm 

Microscope Gallery

When on the Sunday gallery stroll, don’t miss the opportunity to check out the extended exhibition of Emma Bee Bernstein’s polaroids titled Exquisite Fucking Boredom. Emma Bernstein committed suicide at the age of 23 in Venice, Italy. Bernstein transformed “the spontaneous, on-the-spot Polaroid aesthetic into a generational portrait of hyper-self-conscious, passionately alluring young women and men taking on adulthood with deadly serious abandon.”

Microscope Gallery, 4 Charles Pl, Broadway/Myrtle J, M, Z train stop, open Thursday to Monday 1 to 6pm.

Exquisite Fucking Boredom (image courtesy of Microscope Gallery)

Enjoy what comes after the galleries…

After the gallery stroll, stop by for an artisanal beer or cocktail at Miles on 101 Wilson, or for a beergarita at Cain’s Tavern at 36 Wilson.  If you didn’t get enough culture, you can catch an excellent play at The Bushwick Starr theater Violette Violette at 8pm.

Beergaritas at Cain’s Tavern (image from Cain’s Tavern facebook page)

Miles, 101 Wilson Ave, Central M train stop or Jefferson L train stop

Cain’s Tavern, 36 Wilson Ave, Jefferson or Morgan L train stop

The Bushwick Starr, 207 Starr St,. Jefferson L train stop

Have you noticed that Bushwick has been suspiciously silent lately? That’s because the neighborhood is bracing itself for the biggest event of the year. Yes, Bushwick is gearing up for the annual Pigeon Flight Parade on the first weekend on June! The pigeon keepers from all over Bushwick will meet at Maria Hernandez Park, with their pigeon flocks on a leash early morning on June 1. They will release their pigeons from the leash with an uneasy task: to fly around the planet Earth and bring back artifacts from every continent. The first flock to return wins the eternal glory!*

However, despite the glorious Pigeon Flight Parade being in preparation, some brave Bushwickians set themselves to organize awesome events for us even this week. Here is 5 coolest ones!

#1 Charting the Not @ Centotto (Friday, 7-10pm)

With all the DIY charm that belongs to an apartment gallery, luckily still not forgotten in Bushwick, Centotto’s founder Paul D’Agostino will open the doors to his home, gallery and heart in a friendly manner, nonchalantly presenting his curatorial mastery. Charting the Nod will feature 4 brilliant artists: Austin Thomas, Meg Lipke, Josh Willis and Gili Levy, and will remain open also for the subsequent weekend of Pigeon Flight Parade.

#2 R O O F T O P / / M E M O R I A L D A Y Z @ a Bushwick roof (Saturday, 2-10pm)

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the weather looks promising! David Teller of BirdDog who is getting ready to open his very own music venue off Mogan L stop, is throwing an amazing rooftop party with bands (Not Blood, Paint; Monogold, and more), booze and kiddie pools. Sounds terrific? It will sound even better when we tell you it’s free!

#3 Outdoor Yard Party @ Secret Project Robot (Saturday, 3-8pm)

Secret Project Robot is one of the coolest venues in Bushwick, and we love it’s quirkiness and DIYness. On Saturday they are inviting you to their outdoor yard party with bands (Call of the Wild; Animals; Black Dice), BBQ and watermelon drinks.

#4 Exquisite Fucking Boredom @ Microscope Gallery (Thursday, 6-9pm)

Microscope similarly like Centotto belongs to the good kids who are ready for Pigeon Fly Parade already one week before and are inviting you to escape the madness and simply enjoy their opening. The exhibition will feature Polaroids by Emma Bee Bernstein (curated by Phong Bui). And we simply want to see them!

#5 Concerts @ Shea Stadium (Friday, 8pm-2am)

Shea Stadium is organizing many concerts, which is making the entire Bushwick very happy. On Friday they will present something exceptionally good. Amen Dunes, Gary War, Highlife and Woodman will play to make you jump and tune in to the Memorial Weekend atmosphere.  $8 will get you in!

*It’s a total lie Bushwick is gearing up for Bushwick Open Studios!!