BEAT Festival, Sneaker-Design & More Set for Brooklyn Museum in September
The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids in September. Public programs include talks, performances, and hands-on workshops for children and adults that amplify the Museum's exhibitions and permanent collection, serve its diverse public, and support learning through the visual arts.
Brooklyn Museum to Host Conversation with Brooklyn Street Art Founders, 4/24
Jaime Rojo and Steven P. Harrington, Brooklyn Street Art Founders On Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. the Brooklyn Museum presents In Conversation: Brooklyn Street Art. Brooklyn Street Art founders Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo lead a dynamic, multimedia conversation that explores the evolution of street art stories as told by the earliest graffiti writers to today's D.I.Y. artists. They'll reveal secret backgrounds, show what stylistic themes are recurring today, and hint at the future of street art in New York. They are joined in conversation by artists Swoon and Luna Park, and curator Keith Schweitzer. A reception with a DJ, cash bar, and a guest-inclusive art-making project will follow. Presented in conjunction with the site-specific installation Swoon: Submerged Motherlands, on view from April 11 to August 24 in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery on the 5th Floor.
Swoon, Brooklyn Street Art, Ai Weiwei Films & More Set for Brooklyn Museum in April
The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of public programs for adults, teens, and kids in April. Public programs include talks, late night events, performances, screenings, and hands-on workshops for children and adults that amplify the Museum's exhibitions and permanent collection, serve its diverse public, and support learning through the visual arts.
Photo Flash: Behind the Scenes at the 2013 Brooklyn Artists Ball
On April 24, 2013, the Brooklyn Museum hosted its annual fundraising gala, the Brooklyn Artists Ball, celebrating Brooklyn's creative community. Notable guests included: Prince Amukamara (New York Giants), Vik Muniz (artist and gala honoree), Wangechi Mutu (artist and gala honoree), Roxy Paine (artist and gala honoree), Barbara Knowles Debs (museum trustee/curator/gala honoree), Arnold Lehman (Director, Brooklyn Museum), Tamara C. Belinfanti (gala chair), and artists Jules de Balincourt, Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw, Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller of FAILE, Emily Noelle Lambert, Navin June Norling, and Jose Parla, and more. Scroll down for photos from the event!
