Preparation for this Saturday’s Black Artstory Month Artwalk on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, Brooklyn are underway! Artwork is being installed today at DC Optics, Corkscrew and Dee & Ricky’s, and is already up at Gnarly Vines. Stop by 10 participating Myrtle businesses this Saturday from 6-8pm to view the art, meet the artists, and then join us for a celebratory toast at our Opening Reception at The Emerson at 8pm.
Here’s a spotlight on two exhibitions: Climate Change and Local Heroes.
Climate Change featuring Try Harder NYC artists Steven Mosley and Jose Baez, Gnarly Vines
For a brief moment in time a snowstorm allows the weathered surfaces of a Brooklyn neighborhood to reveal the layers of its past. Despite its changing appearance, Myrtle Avenue preserves its heritage in its walls and its residents. In Climate Change, the artists position Myrtle Avenue as a landscape for change, using photography and layered painting techniques to show the neighborhood in transition. Photos of Myrtle Avenue were recently taken during a heavy snowstorm.
Local Heroes, PS 20 students, DC Optics
At times, Black History Month seems to focus on the national heroes: the figures who went down in the history books for shaking up the political or social system, who were considered innovators or groundbreakers. But what about the local figures, the unsung heroes, our own community celebrities? PS 20 art teacher, Magin Schantz, encouraged students to create portraits of someone they consider to be a hero or an inspiration. They created watercolors of their music teacher, Lonnie Hampton; chalk portraits of local artist, Warren Parker; and collages of Fort Greene icons like Spike Lee and Erykah Badu.
All Exhibition locations and participating artists. Dowload the Artwalk map.
Gnarly Vines 350 Myrtle Ave
Climate Change featuring Try Harder NYC artists Steven Mosley and Jose Baez
Brooklyn Sweet Spot 366 Myrtle Avenue
Sophia Dawson, Ify Chiejina
DC Optics 390 Myrtle Ave
Local Heroes: Works by youth from PS 20.
Joseph Tyler Salon 458 Myrtle Avenue (window)
Ibou Ndoye
Miracle’s 473A Myrtle Avenue (window)
Ibou Ndoye
Corkscrew 489 Myrtle Avenue
Justin Baldwin, Jules Joseph
Dee and Rickys 503 Myrtle Avenue
Laolu Senbanjo, Jabari Jefferson, Ify Chiejina, Patrick Dougher, Chanel Kennebrew
Pillow Cafe 505 Myrtle Avenue
Teri Sanders
The Emerson 561 Myrtle Avenue
Lissa Rivera, Angel Garcia, Ellie Balk, Chanel Kennebrew, Mirland Terlonge, Amber Doe
Soketah 563 Myrtle Avenue (window)
Ibou Ndoye
Visit our calendar for a complete listing of all events, featured artists, programs and venues.
