When I moved to this neighborhood in 2010, I was absolutely stunned by its vibrant gallery scene. Bushwick was home to about 10 galleries, which seemed like a lot at the time, especially if you wanted to attend all their art openings. Well, things have changed, and trying to keep up with the Bushwick gallery scene these days literally amounts to a super-hero feat. In 2017 Bushwick, East Williamsburg and Ridgewood, collectively house 83 galleries (!!!).

That’s an 830-percent increase in seven years. Fortunately, most of these galleries are still independent, artist-run spaces.

To get acquainted with the artful offerings of our local galleries, I suggest you take it in stride, and join the crowds at this Saturday’s (March 4) Bushwick Galleries Late Night walk. Obviously, it is not within the capabilities of us, regular humans, to visit all of the 83 galleries, but hey, how about five or six? That’s perfectly doable.