BWAC’s Three New Spring Art Shows Roode Hoek—Wide Open 7—Recycle

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The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) opens the iron gates of their historic pier gallery in Red Hook for the 24th Annual Spring Pier show with three distinctly different exhibits:

Roode Hoek, a celebration of Red Hook’s Dutch past leading up its multicultural present where ~200 BWAC artists are exhibiting; Wide Open 7, a national juried show selected by Metropolitan Museum assistant curator, Beth Saunders with 120 pieces in all media, chosen from over 1900 submissions;  Recycle, juried by Harriet Taub of NYC’s Materials for the Arts, which has introduced many of our visitors to the new re-use genre. 65 pieces are exhibited.

 

Special music events:

Saturday, June 4th: Today’s performances are Sam Rasiotis of Astoria’s Dirty Wings, performing gritty, reflective Alt-Americana, rooted in location and relations, with inventive, paired down popular alt-rock and pop interpretations.1:30PM

And The Word Cabaret program:  “Roode Hoek” Revels:  Five Writers Read Fiction with Hal Ackerman, Melissa Lewis-Ackerman, Mary McGuigan, Joe Pfister and Tim Tomlinson, 4PM

Sunday June 5th: Today’s performances are Alex Kolontyrsky, guitarist on the NYC jazz scene, bringing beauty to everyday life. 1:30PM  

Angel Band -their music and members span generations of the American roots, folk, country and spiritual. 3:30PM

 

The show is open weekends 1-6PM and runs through June 12

481 Van Brunt (Door 7) in Red Hook.

718- 596-2506

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or for more information, go to bwac.org