Just as new restaurants, bars, shops and markets continue to pop up like mushrooms all over town, the Bushwick art openings are keeping the holiday madness going through the weekend

Though they never really left us (I caught a new show every other week this summer), Bushwick art openings are reviving in bulk starting this Friday night

400 artists; six walls; two rooms filled with their small works

Last weekend’s opening event for the annual Bushwick Open Studios Benefit was a blast, and remember the date of May 10th for the official raffle party where you can take home your very own piece

While many of our artist friends are down in Miami for Art Basel – the coolest winter fair mixing sand, surf and art – it’s still an event-filled weekend for those who stayed behind in Bushwick. Warm back up with openings at Hood Gallery and Honey Ramka, plus artist talks at ODETTA Gallery and Momenta Art! #1 “MAKS” @ Hood Gallery (FRI 8-11 PM) […]

[contextly_auto_sidebar id=”w6h9DVawY43A1VqlWd6iCzfgzcls5oB5″] it’sover The next two weeks are pretty much my favorite time to be in the city. Everyone’s on vacation, tourists are concentrated into a couple of areas that I never go to anyway, and I can usually get a seat on the subway in the morning! August is also the time when Bushwick […]

Each week it seems that the galleries of Bushwick threaten to truly begin their summer vacations, and each week we are pleasantly surprised that they stay with us for yet another weekend! This weekend these five art events across the neighborhood are all truly about capturing the spirit of summer with performance, group shows, movie screenings, and even a block party

Ok, so if there was any doubt left in anyone’s mind, summer is officially here — in full force. All around the neighborhood there are scenes of people attempting to install their window AC units without letting them plummet three stories; scantily-clad guys and girls trying to wear as little as they can get away with; […]

Ok, so we know its cold

Speech is my hammer bang the world into shape now let it fall – HUH!  -Mos Def, “Hip Hop” (1999)

While ghouls and goblins might be a wanderin’ this weekend, several art galleries have decided to brave the frightening atmosphere to host their openings.  From a Friday night performance, Saturday night openings, and even a reception brunch on Sunday, these events will have you traipsing around the entire weekend – and maybe give you another […]

Two ideas were organically integrated into nearly every discussion during the citydrift panel discussions over the weekend

By Sean Alday

Just a perfect mix