Past Projects
2024
exhibitions: main gallery and plus/space
a room without a house
3/2-3-31
Sarah Crofts presents a Plus/Space installation that investigates and documents four generations of her family history.
New work: four artists
3/2-3-31
Darla Ebanks, John Descarfino, Kathleen Maximin and Angrette McCloskey exhibit.
paradise, a light in our stars
2/15-2/25
An exhibition of painting, drawing, ceramics and collage by Scarlett Lingwood. The exhibition is curated by Ruby Lindsey.
the secret chamber of the heart
2/17-2/25
An exhibition of paintings by Nick Wolf.
POSSIBLY PAINTINGS
1/13-2/11
A group exhibition featuring works by Miguel de la Cruz, Roger Loft and Isaac Paris.
ROADSIDE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
1/13-2/11
An installation by Paul Zelevansky.
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4/15
Jovani Plunkett presents Di Jurnalz, a self-written and directed play.
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4/2
Hans Accola presents The Last Sculpture, an edited time-lapse video that follows the formative years of a large sculpture as it comes into being.
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3/30
BLOOM: An evening of song, movement and words with Serena Jost, Julian Maile, Rob Jost and Konrad Meissner.
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3/14
Join us for a fusion of music, poetry, and creativity with a reading by Anca Stuparu, music by Nicole Brancato and performance by Marie Christine Katz, to celebrate their collaborative work The Blade Of Words.
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2/22
Christine Stoddard and collaborators screen a selection of video poems based on her critically-acclaimed book Belladonna Magic, as well as her experimental documentary, La Gringa Guananca.
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1/21
An afternoon of poetry and music, with poetry by Janee Pittman, poetry and music by Titania Musiq and drumming by Kwesi Camara.
2023
exhibitions: main gallery and plus/space
three artists
11/25-1/7
A group exhibition featuring works by Deborah Everett, Nina Meledandri and Susan Newmark.
wing study i
11/25-1/7
An installation of sculpture by AV Ryan with lighting design by Linnaea Tillett.
Barbara Hatfield & Rudolph Serra: Out in the Open
10/21-11/19
Barbara Hatfield and Rudolph Serra, two artists who keenly explore the tradition and deconstruction of plein-air activity are brought together here for the first time. The exhibition is curated by Allyson Spellacy.
alien bloom
10/21-11/19
Eteri Chkadua and Gocha Chkadua present an installation of sculpture and painting.
roundabout
9/9-10/15
Debra Pearlman exhibits a series of photo-based paintings and sculpture built around images of children.
Trapping Reality
9/9-10/8
Kerwin K. Williamson exhibits digital prints inspired by the vandalised ads that plaster the streets of New York City.
The exhibition is curated by Allyson Spellacy.
the hysterical sublime
8/19-9/5
Barbara Friedman exhibits her latest series of oil paintings. The works depict animal and sometimes human figures that have emerged from pools of paint poured onto the canvas.
The Garden
8/19-9/3
Ricardo St. Louis exhibits his nature photographs, all taken in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
gathering
7/8-8/13
Cecile Chong and Sophia Ma curate the work of 33 Asianish artists.
being seen, part II
7/8-8/13
Ann Rosen presents a photographic series highlighting the personal histories of women affected by homelessness, addiction and displacement. The exhibition is curated by Charlotta Kotik.
benefit exhibition
6/15-6/25
An exhibition of 70 original artworks donated by FiveMyles artists.
potato readers
5/13-6/25
The Midnight Milk Show presents a kinetic installation in the Plus/Space.
A Través de Nuestros Ojos
5/13 - 6/11
A Través de Nuestros Ojos by Orlando Hunter and Ricarrdo Valentine is an intimate, tender, and authentic photographic narrative of the in/visible African heritage of Afro-Mexican kinfolk in Coyolillo, Veracruz.
two artists
4/1-5/7
A two-person exhibition with prints by Mildred Beltré and sculpture by Elisa D’Arrigo.
Inside Outside
4/1-5/7
An exhibition of Windowphilia paintings by Meridith McNeal.
environmental memorial
2/25-3/26
A solo exhibit by Linda Cunningham, featuring sculpture and works on canvas.
CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE
2/25-3/26
Barbara Campisi exhibits a sculptural light installation in the Plus/Space.
Dreaming woman
1/21-2/19
Jo Wood-Brown showcases collected stories of “Dreaming Woman” through painting, video, installation, and performance.
may the tide
1/21-2/19
Jessica Tawczynski exhibits collaged and painted works on paper that explore the literal navigation of this life, steered within the vastness of the cosmos.
Curated by Marine Cornuet.
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12/3
TOGETHER – with Poets and Musicians on a Sunday Afternoon. Enjoy the surprise and delight of poetry, music and art in a relaxed salon atmosphere, featuring Felice Belle, Kate Gardner, The Aaron Irwin Trio, Travis Montez and Katie Ann Turner.
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11/11
Grammy award winner Joel Thome and Phil Moffa present Event Horizon along with performances by members of Artists4Peace, Deborah Thurlow, Clive Smith, Mike Amacio, Veronica Santiago, Padmaja Ganapathy and Homayoon Beigi.
11/10
Christina McPhee presents “XTINA3000 AND FRIENDS: A CATASEISMIC BLAST AND MUSICAL OFFERING”, a screening of four immersive landscape and animated short films.
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10/27, 10/28
The Crown Heights Film Festival will host two nights of short film screenings at FiveMyles.
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10/13
Poet and art writer Jonathan Goodman reads his poetry.
10/7
“When They Have Their Own Historians: Wearable Books II": Art, Poetry, and Culinary Traditions. Reading event and book launch curated by Fei Li of Accented Projects.
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10/8
The well-known, Brooklyn based poet Keisha-Gaye Anderson will read from her latest book, A Spell for Living.
10/1
An evening of poetry with Jennifer Firestone, Sarah Riggs, Reagan Upshaw and others.
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9/23
Kuba Dworak, the internationally acclaimed classical trained jazz double bassist from Poland performs.
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9/15, 9/16
Clara Wiest presents Exploration of the Everchanging, Iteration 7, One-on-One. This interactive, experimental performance art project dissects the audience-performer relationship to its core.
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8/18
An evening of performance with vocalist Shakema.
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6/19
Cait Campbell presents a day of programming at FiveMyles, to honour and celebrate Juneteenth.
6/10
Tony Saunders, artist and musician, performs synthesised sounds in the Main Gallery.
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6/9
Christine Stoddard screens her latest film Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares.
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5/19, 6/2
Andrea Hintermaier presents two live readings, CHOICE and EXPERIMENT TINDER, performed by a Devin Burnam, Devon Caraway and Rebecca Harris, Andrea Hintermaier and Jack O’Neill.
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5/13
Rickie T. James presents Work of Art in Architecture, an exhibition and short film exploring the local architecture and monuments of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene in Brooklyn, NY.
5/6, 5/7
Marc Lafia presents two evenings of distinct performances of “The Practicing Human”, in Hanne Tierney’s studio.
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4/2
Jazz legend Keisha St. Joan presents a spiritual journey through jazz alongside Ricardo St. Louis on harmonica, Kim Clarke on bass, and Michael Dawson and Sabor on the conga drums.
3/11
Experimental quartet spit temple perform, with tinuade on vocals, kiowa on sax/percussion, jacqui on guitar, and pauline on keys.
2/4
Shinnai Meets Puppetry: The Peony Lantern
A work-in-progress, performed by Sachiyo Takahashi, Rowan Magee and Emma Wiseman.
2022
SpaceProgram
11/18
Elisabeth Houston performs and launches her book, “Standard American English”, published by Litmus Press.
10/29
“Mujeres Atrevidas” (Bold Women), a 10-minute short, documentary film about female laborers who have been impacted by the pandemic, screens at FiveMyles, followed by a Q&A with artist Cynthia Tobar. Organized with KODA.
10/15, 10/16
Leah Ogawa performs “Divine Generation”, a performance in puppetry inspired by Jindai Zakura ( 神代桜 ), a legendary cherry tree in Japan that is roughly two thousand years old. Music by John Tsung.
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9/23
Join us for a reading by painter and writer Basil King to celebrate the book launch of his new book There Are No Ghosts, There Are Portraits.
9/19
Cait Campbell and FreeStrata Projects present Modes of Freedom IV: Beyond Crime and Punishment. There will be a screening of “Silence is Consent: The Crime” directed by filmmaker, artist, writer, and carceral system survivor Kamisha Thomas, followed by live music.
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9/18
Brothers-N-Business LLC present a screening of the 1972 movie Across 110th Street.
9/10
Jazz legend Keisha St. Joan performs with her ensemble.
8/27
An evening of performances, organized by and with Madi Dangerously, featuring The Deadwildin Band.
8/19
Cait Campbell and FreeStrata Projects present their third instalment of ‘Modes of Freedom’. Cait will read an excerpt from her play “The Age of Time”.
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8/7
Community activist Ron McClammy gives a second presentation.
8/6
an-humans, Over these great distances
An evening of live performance, original music, and short film compilation. Arranged, co-created, and performed by Annie Wang, Angela Schöpke Gonzalez, and david yates.
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8/2
Pop-up solo exhibition by 1970s graffiti legend Richie Bama.
7/31
Community activist Ron McClammy gives a presentation.
7/30
Handle with Care, an evening of performance by The Moving Company and Friends, organized by Rebecca Pristoop and Laura Bernstein.
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7/19
Modes of Freedom: II
Cait Campbell and FreeStrata Projects present the second edition in their four-part programming that explores freedom as medium.
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7/16
inside/outside space
Kiowa Hammons uses a selection of text scores by American composer and Accordionist Pauline Oliveros as catalysts for an evening of musical performance.
7/10
Francesca Hyatt launches her new book, ‘Forestwish’.
6/26
The Djembe Drumming Ministry perform on the sidewalk in front of FiveMyles.
6/26
A reading by Ron Singer, and a three-way conversation with Francks Deceus and Kassahun Checole.
6/24
Celia Bland, Jackie Johnson, David Mills and Dr. Jason Schneiderman give readings of their poetry in the Main Gallery.
6/19
Modes of Freedom I: Juneteenth, organised by Cait Campbell and FreeStrata Projects, is the first in a three-part programming that explores freedom as medium.
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6/16
FiveMyles presents Australian performer and storyteller Jess McAvoy, in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
6/8
Anonymous Ensemble present Flight, a live-film screening bringing together performers and audiences from all over the world. At 8:30pm Tiappa performed live music.
6/4
"New Storytelling: How NYC has Shaped Contemporary Puppetry in the U.S."
Hanne Tierney and Leslee Asch, author and former Producing Director of the Henson International Festivals of Puppet Theater, discuss puppetry in NYC. The conversation was made possible thanks to the support of Humanities NY.
5/1
SoHo, Architecture and Art-making: Exhibiting artist Robert Yasuda in public conversation with art critic and curator Lilly Wei.
The conversation was made possible thanks to the support of Humanities NY.
4/30
The Dancing Crane Georgian Dance Ensemble and Men’s Choir “Zekari” perform traditional dances and songs from the Republic of Georgia at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, presented by FiveMyles.
4/3
Public conversation: Women Forming Artist Communities in the City.
Dr. Myrah Brown Green and professor/poet Cathie Wright-Lewis discuss Green's Main Gallery exhibition.
4/2 Observation/Transformation, a lively evening of life drawing and spontaneous tableaux vivants with improvised movement, music and guest performers. Organized by Edward Monovich.
2/27 Public Conversation with Richard Green and Larry Weekes, on the Fulton Art Fair and its Social Impact in Brooklyn. The conversation was made possible thanks to the support of Humanities NY.
2/3 Richard J. Heby moderates an artist talk with Plus/Space artist Jacob M. Fisher and FiveMyles founder/director Hanne Tierney.
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
Rendering / abrading / redacting / repairing
11/26-1/15
Anne Gilman exhibits large-scale scroll drawings that map information, thought, and emotion. The exhibition is curated by Seph Rodney.
works on paper
11/26-1/15
Pat Broadbelt explored a variety of media, ephemera and found objects to create art works on paper.
hekate’s grove
10/22-11-20
Karen (Karsen) Heagle, Elizabeth Insogna and Kay Turner unfold the archetype of ‘Hekate’, the Greek goddess of the occult, with sculpture, painting and performance.
dongnae
10/22-11-20
Woomin Kim presents an installation of textile works in the Plus/Space. The works depict street scenes of South Korean markets and Queens NY, two places the artist calls home.
A RETROSPECTIVE
9/10-10/16
Michael Kelly Williams exhibits found-object sculpture, ceramics and painting. Curated by Carl E. Hazlewood.
PROOF OF EVERYTHING AND NOTHING AT ALL
9/10-10/16
Peter J. Ketchum presents an exhibition of mixed-media works created with found, repurposed photos.
Junkanooacome
8/6-9/4
A celebration of 60 years of Jamaican Independence, in partnership with KODA. Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow presents costumes, prints, and textile pieces as part of her ongoing, multi-year performance project.
blaxulted - the black lips series
8/9-9/4
Tinuade Oyelowo is Artist in Residence in the Plus/Space.
augmented patterns
7/22-8/7
Angelique Anderson presents a series of digital prints that utilize Augmented Reality (AR).
Light is generous
6/28-7/29
Tuce Yasak is Artist in Residence in the Main Gallery.
The gallery space will be filled with lights and objects that have shaped the artist’s opposing states of mind throughout her life.
boatload
7/1-7/17
Stacey Davidson brings her dolls to the Plus/Space in response to this political moment and the history that drives it.
mumbo jumbo
5/28-6/26
Francks Deceus presents a painting installation in the Plus/Space.
Homage to popova: an experiment in puppetry
6/2-6/18
Hanne Tierney presents an installation and performance.
Dream, 1976
4/23-5/22
Edward Shalala exhibits thirteen three-dimensional drawings in wire on wooden panels. This series is inspired by a dream the artist had in 1976.
Translucent and Transparent
4/16-5/15
Robert Yasuda presents sculpted paintings that utilize reflective color and the gallery's changing natural light.
In These Times
3/16-4/17
Emily Feinstein presents an eight-foot-long wooden structure on stilts, the artist’s ode to New York City’s pandemic dining sheds.
My Underground Railroad and How I Got Through
3/19-4/10
Dr. Myrah Brown Green presents a mixed-media exhibition of quilt forms and photography.
Fulton art fair artists’ exhibit
2/12-3/13 22 members of Fulton Art Fair exhibit painting, sculpture and multi-media work. The exhibition is curated by Klaudia Ofwona Draber.
TIME ???
2/12-3/13
Larry Weekes presents a mixed-media Plus/Space installation.
all in a day’s work
1/8-2/6 An exhibition of work by Patrick Alexis and Marvin Franklin, two artists whose daily experiences working for the City of New York inform their work. Michelle Samedi and Hanne Tierney curate Alexis’ paintings. Barbara Campisi curates Marvin Franklin’s drawings and prints.
and if monday never had to come
1/8-2/6 Jacob M. Fisher creates an installation of light, string and multi-media material in our Plus/Space for the darkest month of the year.
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12/19 An evening of poetry with David Mills and Jacqueline Johnson.
12/15 Betty Yu leads a panel discussion with KODA: The Art of Community-Based Mapping Practices and Storytelling.
12/14 Artist Sari Carel joins KODA and 350Brooklyn for a climate chat.
11/19 Bradly Dever Treadaway curates Archival Interventions, an evening of archive-based digital cinema works.
11/20, 11/21 Jean Carla Rodea, Rebeca Medina, Miriam Parker and Jo Wood-Brown present Lost Voyage/Dwelling, a video and sound installation and performances.
11/7 Tree care and art-making workshop with Sari Carel and Trees NY.
10/30 Nathan Sinai Rayman presents Tales from the Crypt of Capitalism: How Artists Can Capitalize on Capitalism, a lecture in the Main Gallery.
10/22 IDIO-MATHS by Sprechgesang Institute, a performative lecture on our personal relationships with math over time.
10/10 A day of art, poetry and music with graffiti legends BAMA, Chic, V. Reid and Lauren Stevens.
10/8, 10/9 The Crown Heights Film Festival screens short films.
10/3 Poetry by Reg Lewis, as part of The Way We See It.
10/2 Eight poets read their work, organised by Jacqueline Johnson.
10/1 Kiowa Hammons performs on experimental and toy instruments, inviting audience collaboration.
9/25 Poetry by Reg Lewis, as part of The Way We See It.
9/18 Alyson Murray celebrates the voice with Sound Line.
9/10, 9/11, 9/12 Jessica Weinstein, Plus/Space artist in residence, performs with Anonymous Ensemble.
9/04 Djembe: Evan Ferguson, Jayden Fuller and Dr. Ava Jolley perform West African drumming.
8/29 Spoken Word, performances organized by Mackenzie Ambroise and Armonni Danielle.
8/21 Solid Drift: A performance by Dulce Lamarca, Chip Rybak and Olakiitan Adeola.
8/12 Lead by Stefan Zeniukand presented by FiveMyles, The Green Mambo, a 1950’s era Latin band, perform at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
8/10 Two Brooklyn ensembles perform New Music, organised by Mohammad Galabi.
8/8 Centrifugal Revolving by Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia, a performance/conversation with the audience.
8/6, 8/7, 8/8 Exploration Of The Everchanging - An interactive theater piece by Clara Wiest and collaborators.
7/31 Jazz legend Keisha St. Joan, performing with her ensemble.
7/25 Isabel Umali performs interpretative dance to the music of her band.
7/24 Tony Saunders and Scooter McCrae perform experimental scores on synthesizers.
7/18 Cyrene Renee performs self-composed music and poetry.
7/11 Presented by FiveMyles the Djembe Drumming Ministry perform at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. More details here.
7/10 Cellist and singer Serena Jost performs with poet and songwriter Atoosa Grey.
6/28 Australian singer/songwriter Jess McAvoy reads and performs from her Yet To be Named Play.
6/26 Writer Courtney Long reads an excerpt from his new satirical novella, Keisha Trump.
5/22 Rowan Renee in conversation with Chloe Hayward, discussing Rowan’s exhibition That Day, We Looked Happy.
5/2 Presented by FiveMyles, Jazz legend Keisha St. Joan performs with her ensemble at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. More details here.
4/02 Live-streamed artist talk with Rob Swainston and Zorawar Sidhu, with guest printmaker and Shoestring founder Lane Sell.
3/18 Live-streamed artist talk with Thad Higa and Tammy Nguyen, and guest critic John Yau.
11/1/2020 - 01/07/2021
Footprints on Montague
An exhibition curated by FiveMyles and KODA on the fence surrounding St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church in Downtown Brooklyn.
2021
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
Drawing a line
11/27-1/2 An exhibition of drawings from eleven artists: Andrea Alfaro - Roberta Allen - Lucile Bertrand - Crystal Z Campbell - Oasa DuVerney - Ewa Harabasz - Baseera Khan - Nate Lewis - Jelena Prljević - Sa’dia Rehman - Pema Rinzin. Curated by Klaudia Ofwona Draber
maps
12/4-1/2 Sari Carel and Betty Yu present works based on various kinds of mapping of peoples and places in NYC, as part of an artist residency at KODA. Curated by Klaudia Ofwona Draber
Even-toed ungulates
10/30 - 11/28 Nora Chellew and Jude Tallichet present an uncanny and fantastic installation of disembodied beeswax forms
75-Foot Riot
10/23 - 11/14 Lane Sell’s 75ft silk screen labyrinth installation commemorates the 1991 Crown Heights riots
infinite butterfly
9/18 - 10/24 Luisa Caldwell’s 14ft candy wrapper and mylar Plus/Space installation
mas! steel pan! calypso!
10/13 - 10/17 Pat Nurse exhibits her hand-made Trinidadian Carnival Parade costumes and the traditional musical instruments of the festival
the way we see it
9/16 - 10/9 Meridith McNeal’s Inside Outside Windowphilia paintings and the artwork of her ART YARD 2021 students, inspired by her series
out of sight
8/14 - 9/12 Andy Van Dinh, Kathleen Granados, Peter Hoffmeister and Dionis Ortiz
Songs from a tall room
8/14 - 9/12 Plus/Space residency with Jessica Weinstein and Anonymous Ensemble
tin foil has many uses
07/10 - 08/08 Olivia De Chiara, Jackson Denahy, Ruby Lindsey, Manny Ofori, Holden Hue Pham, Jairo Serna and Khalif Tahir Thompson Curated by George Simonds
EXPLORATION OF THE EVERCHANGING
07/10 - 08/08 Plus/Space residency with Clara Wiest and collaborators
waters meet / sangam
06/05 - 07/04
Mildred Beltre, Leslie Jean-Bart, Tara Sabharwal, Mary Ting
CHICKEN SOUP IS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL
06/05 - 07/04
Installation by Sam Tufnell
That day, we looked happy
04/24 - 05/30
Installation by Rowan Renee
Daughters of lam
04/24 - 05/30
Rachelle Dang, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow
O,
03/06 - 04/11
Thad Higa, Tammy Nguyen.
Curated by Marine Cornuet
ESSENTIAL SERVICES: 2020 WOODCUTS
03/06 - 04/11
Zorawar Sidhu, Rob Swainston in the Plus/Space MORE DETAILS >>
FOUR ARTISTS: TWO PAINTERS, TWO SCULPTORS
01/16 - 02/21
Extended until February 27
Kathleen Maximin, Michael Filan, Gerard McCarthy, Gunnar Theel
Co-curated by Charlotta Kotik and Hanne Tierney
Into the Maelstrom
01/16 - 02/21
Extended until February 27
An installation by Etty Yaniv in the Plus/Space
CROSSTALK; STILL NOW
12/05/20 - 01/10/21
Jan Meissner - Richard Nonas
Curated by Filippo Fossati
IF NOT, WINTER
12/05/20 _ 01/10/21
A sculpture and light exhibition by AV Ryan - Linnaea Tillett
In the Plus/Space
2020
SpaceProgram
11/21 - 11/22
Book-Launch and Exhibition by Keisha-Gaye Anderson. A virtual reading live-streamed on Keisha-Gaye Anderson’s Facebook page for “A Spell for Living”, her new book of poetry. And an exhibit her visual art, along with the work of other artists she has selected.
10/25 - 11/4
Run the Vote with Nasty Womnx, an outdoor art installation by Shawn Lane.
09/26
Tony Saunders’ performance on a modular synthesizer included spoken-word elements from classic films and the golden age of radio.
09/19
Singer-songwriter Jess McAvoy performs with drummer Max Maples and base player Carl Limbacher.
09/07
Shakema and Company perform in the Plus/Space.
#DNGRSLYFREE:
09/05
Music & Spoken Word Outdoors with Madi Dangerously, SoSoon, Trezure Empire, Path P and more.
Outdoor concerts in August:
08/08
Singer and performer extraordinaire Keisha St. Joan performed jazz standards with her ensemble. Click here to see a recording.
08/15
The Djembe Drum Ministry performs at FiveMyles for the first time. Click here to see a recording.
A few minutes with…Kyana Brindle
06/23
Kyana Brindle offers a powerful video entitled "Tipped, And Poured Out".
A few minutes with…Dionis Ortiz
06/14
Dionis Ortiz presents a painting he made of his son and himself, talks about the beauty of the color brown, and of what composes a painting.
A few minutes with…Kiowa Hammons
05/19
Kiowa Hammons records a “daily meeting” with himself.
A few minutes with…Barbara Hatfield
05/12
Artist Barbara Hatfield shares her acute perception of her surroundings in this short, poetic video, composed of still life photographs and text.
A few minutes with…Thad Higa
05/03
Artist Thad Higa shares tiny retractable zines and other book sculptures and contraptions.
A few minutes with…Daonne Huff
04/13
Daonne Huff shares a new piece made in her home, along with a new text.
A few minutes with…George Simonds
04/07
George Simonds makes whimsical kinetic sculptures, and takes us first inside his Brooklyn apartment to show us his latest work
Against Jails: A conversation about abolition and pandemic
04/04
With Nadja Eisenberg-Guyot, Jarrod Shanahan, Kevin Steele, and Kei Williams.
The online panel discussion is co-organized with the Brooklyn Rail.
A few minutes with…Nia & Ness
04/03
In this video, dancer/poet duo Nia & Ness perform an excerpt of their work entitled "run", in the woods behind their house somewhere upstate New York.
A few minutes with…Connie Fu
03/23
In these times of confinement and social distancing, we need to stay in touch with each other. FiveMyles commissions our artists to make very short videos to share their work and what they are going through.
The Lil’ Saints
03/07
A comedy night hosted by Dom O Briggs with a roster of local talent.
Conversation with Françoise Vergès
02/28
Conversation by Omar Berrada and Sarah Riggs with Françoise Vergès about her upbringing in Réunion and Algeria, her conversations with Aimé Césaire, and decolonial feminism in France.
KODA: a series of Public Events
Thu., Feb 13, 6:30 - 9pm: Night of DanceBands, a night of sound and movement
Sat., Feb 15, 3-6pm: Hidemi Takagi, Stories, an artist reception for Takagi’s three most recent bodies of work, exhibited in the gallery.
Fragments
02/01
Fragments, installation and Butoh Opera by Scoop Slone
Fine Print
01/25
Vicky Virgin screened her video “Fine Print”, a probe into the absurdity of student loan agreements, while dancers performed part of the loan dance. Followed by a community conversation and info session.
Give Hope
01/24
An event organized by Madi Dangerously and Kwasi Ennin to support City Harvest, featuring visual artists, musicians, spoken word poets, and comedians.
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
10/10 - 11/17
Installation by Ronen Gamil in the Plus/Space.
SHE TAUGHT ME TO STAND ON HER SHOULDERS
10/10 - 11/16
Curated by Dr. Myrah Brown Green
Adama Delphine Fawundu, Vanessa Greene, Jacqueline Johnson , Tayllor Johnson, Myra Kooy, Deborah Singletary, Cheryl Thomas, Cathie Wright-Lewis
BEING SEEN
09/05 - 10/04
Photographs by Ann Rosen in the Plus/Space
APPAratus
09/05 - 10/04
Sculpture and installation by Grayson Cox, and painting by Joan Waltemath
Curated by A.V. Ryan
LOST VOYAGE
07/16 - 08/30
Summer artists in residence Miriam Parker and Jo Wood-Brown continued their collaboration in the Main Gallery, inviting artists in various media to participate (Merche Blasco, Jean Carla Rodea, Tiffani Moore, Asiya Wadud, Rebeca Medina, and Alystyre Julian).
A Setting
07/06 - 08/30
A textile, light, and sound installation by Sara Jimenez and Jason Schwartz. This exhibition could be seen during the day and at night, through the open-work gate of the Plus/Space
A TWO-Artist Exhibition
07/01 - 07/15
Digital collage prints by Jay Moses and comic strip drawings on paper by George Cochrane.
A SOCIALLY-DISTANCED EXHIBITION: Paintings by Jessica Frederick
06/02 - 06/30
In the PlusSpace.
HAUNTINGS
02/22 - 06/27
Barbara Friedman, Jillian McDonald, Marigold Santos in the Main Gallery.
backroads
02/22 - 05/30
New work by Almaz Wilson in the Plus/Space.
BETWEEN WATERS
01/04 - 02/02
Paintings by Francks Deceus and Heather Holden in the Main Gallery.
Curated by Vladimir Cybil Charlier.
LOVER / NO REASON
01/04 - 02/16
An immersive installation by Connie Fu in the Plus/Space.
2019
Exhibitions: Main Gallery And Plus/Space
Trajectory: FiveMyles
10/19 - 12/15
An exhibition celebrating FiveMyles’ 20th anniversary, curated by Charlotta Kotik with William Corwin. In the Main Gallery.
Nicole Awai, Mildred Beltre, Bahar Behbahani, Martha Haile, Alexandre Kyungu Mwilambwe, Sa’dia Rehman, Roberto Visani
The Waters of the Future
10/19 - 12/15
An exhibition of wood-block prints by Florence Neal. In the Plus/Space.
18 STANZAS SUNG TO A TATAR REED WHISTLE
09/19 - 10/05
Exhibition and performances by Hanne Tierney
Conceived, constructed and performed by Hanne Tierney; Music: Jane Wang; Video Art: Hannah Wasileski; Narrator: Rachel Lu; Lighting Design: Trevor Brown ; Co-performer: Brooke Van Hensbergen
ALWAYS LIGHT
09/14 - 10/13
Painting and Drawing by Barbara Hatfield, in the Plus/Space
Work In Progress
07/18 - 09/05
A.V. Ryan was FiveMyles’ artist in residency of the summer, building a wooden continuation of her welded temple into the Plus/Space.
Condo Conundrum
08/01 - 08/30
24 tents constructed of flattened aluminum cans, referencing homelessness, and the tent cities that house refugees. By Ronen Gamil. In the Main Gallery.
Provenance
06/01 - 07/07
New series of manipulated prints by Shervone Neckles. In the Main Gallery
WORK MACHINES
05/30 - 07/07
Kinetic sculptures by George Simonds in the Plus/Space
FiveMyles Benefit Exhibition
04/27 - 05/19
An exhibition of exceptional work by 81 FiveMyles artists. The works were donated for the FiveMyles benefit.
Strange Fruit
03/30 - 04/28
An installation and performances by Eleanor Kipping in the Plus/Space
FROM PLANE TO SPACE
03/23 - 04/21
Judith Murray, Cordy Ryman. In the Main Gallery.
Curator: Lilly Wei
A Sound Of Light Appearing Around the Bend
02/09 - 03/16
An interactive, maze-like, light installation by Barbara Campisi, following a three-week installation residency in the gallery.
Inception
02/16 - 03/17
Cyanotype prints on fabric and vinyl tile inlays by Dionis Ortiz in the Plus/Space
HOPE
01/05 - 01/28
Installation and photography by Andres J. Hoyos in the Plus/Space
SpaceProgram
Time is a Spell
12/03
A Listening & Vibe session celebrating the latest music release & visuals by Madi Dangerously, with live sets by Path P, Wumxxn, Krak!, Dom O Briggs, and Marc Andre.
Crown Heights Open Studios
10/16
Artist opened their studios to the public in Crown Heights, and FiveMyles participated with:
- Seven artist group show, curated by Charlotta Kotik
- Solo exhibition in the Plus/Space by Florence Neal
- Solo exhibition at the Haiti Cultural Exchange by Marie St. Cyr
- Studio exhibition by Giovanni Rivera
Crown Heights Film Festival
10/10, 10/11, 10/12, 7pm
Three evenings of short films from Brooklyn, New York, and all over the world. More info at www.crownheightsfilmfestival.com
Concert with Keisha St. Joan
08/10, 6-9pm
Celebrate summer with Keisha St. Joan who will perform during the opening reception for A.V. Ryan, and Ronen Gamil, on the wide sidewalk in front of FiveMyles.
Play Reading: “The Slave” by Amiri Baraka
07/22
This reading featured Julian Rozzell, Jr. andLibby King, with direction by Alec Duffy. Co-organized with JACK.
Up/Root
07/06
A ritual performance that explores finding “home” amid displacement and loss through the daily practices that create grounding and connection. By Kyana Brindle.
Make Music New York
06/21
With Keisha St. Joan and her band on the FiveMyles sidewalk.
Screening of “10/6”
06/22
An experimental film by fashion designer Nigel Moore, and a live music performance by Kaira.
Amulet Sonnets
05/02 - 05/09
Work on paper by Sarah Riggs
In Conjunction with Double change Poetry Reading, with Zhara Patterson, Leynie Browne, and Omar Berrada reading Aimé Césaire.
Strange Fruit: Performances
03/30, 04/18, 04/28
Eleanor Kipping performs poems, stories, and songs about the state of racial inequality in the United States
Fear is Beautiful
03/29
A concert of showcasing original songs in gestation by Emily Jeanne Brown and Kate Victor
Keisha St. Joan
01/26
Fabulous octogenerian performer Keisha St. Joan and her band perform to raise awareness about the lack of affordable and welcoming facilities for old people in our society.
Work In Progress #3
01/19-20
A staged, musical immersion into celebrated poet Timothy Donnelly’s exquisite long poem Hymn to Life . Composed by David Skeist, directed by James Rutherford, and choreography by Laura Butler.
Fiction Reading by Infinite Dimensions Collective
01/16
Michael Ben-Zvi, Shirley Chan, Jennifer Graham and Mackenzie Reide will read their work. Stories will feature science fiction, mythical tales and adventures.
SpaceProgram
Nia & Ness // Suku Dance
11/10
An evening of dance and poetry. Nia & Ness perform and excerpt of a new work in progress, “Home”. Suku Dance presents the premiere of “Anima”.
Crown Heights Film Festival
10/18-21
38 short films from Brooklyn and beyond, screened over the course of four days.
Urban Array
10/18 - 21
An exhibition of paintings by Cynthia Chatman.
Pay Thunder No Mind
10/12
A performance examining the economics of Jazz, its role as social music and the legacy of longtime Brooklyn resident Eubie Blake. Justin Randolph Thompson, Bradly Dever Treadaway, Jason Thompson and Andre Thomas Halyard.
Double Change
10/11
An evening of poetry and poetry in translation with Olivia Elias, Cynthia Manick, and poems by Etel Adnan.
Next, Nature
09/08 and 9
A multimedia performance by Hot Hands
Marigram
06/28 and 30, 07/01
A performance/installation within a constructed public square of the imagination. Main collaborators: Annie Wang, Tuce Yasak, and Mohamed Yousry Shika.
Vocals in the Dark
06/23 and 24
Sound installation by Muriel Louveau & Dance performances by Teresa Fellion, Bodystories (only Saturday at 3, 4 and 5pm)
Lavi Miyò
06/21 and 06/22
A collaborative dance, music, and visual arts project by Veroneque Ignace - Kriyol Dance!, and Nathalie Jolivert
The New Regulars
05/17
Screening of the season premiere of a documentary series about Crown Heights
Garden of Florine: Impeding Storm
05/19
A performance by Patti Bradshaw
Fields: (Intro)
05/04
A performance by Aye Eckerson
in the main gallery space.
Staged Reading: "A"
04/13
"A" is a 16 year-old Black girl in search of herself. She attempts to ask and to answer the question: Who has the right to self-creation? By Taji Senior.
Robyn Carter, Protest Songs
04/07
Robyn Carter sang her own compositions with her 4 members band.
Kawbs Dance Company Launch and Showcase
02/25
Organized by Kwabena "Kwabs" Safo-Agyekum, dancer, choreographer and founder of KDC, and performance artist Richel Cuyler.
Lady Pandora
02/02 - 02/04
Opening reception and reading 02/02, 7pm
A Brooklyn storytelling installation rooted in feminist film and poetry. By Christine Stoddard and Quell Bell Magazine contributors.
Puppetry Performances
01/25
Three performances: Sachiyo Takahashi presents of work in progress of "Everything Starts with a Dot", Hilary Chaplain performs "The Last Rat of Theresienstadt", and Maiko Kikuchi presents "Daydream Tutorial"
The Art Of Hijab, Kohl Black, And the Right Way To Pray
01/11-23
Using multimedia, testimony, nonlinear narrative and culturally diverse and cross-gender casting, Sarah Sakaan and Polybe + Seats examines gender roles, faith, identity, and Islam in the United States.
2018
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
The PHilosopher’s Clothes
10/27 - 12/30
An exhibition of paintings by Vittoria Chierici.
Curated by Jennifer Bacon. In the Main Gallery.
TEXT/Traces/Faces
10/29 - 12/30
Paintings and Drawings by John Valembrun
In the Plus/Space
Masculine/Us
10/27 - 11/18
72 photographic portraits of masculine presenting women, by Sheba Legend, in the Plus/Space.
STANDING ON THE SQUARE
09/13 - 10/14
An exhibition of work by photography legend Jamel Shabazz in the main space.
Curated by Myrah Brown Green.
BETWEEN BLACK & WHITE FROM HERE TO THERE
08/04 - 09/02
New work by Carl E. Hazlewood in the Plus/Space
Artist in Residence: Charmaine Bee
07/17 - 08/04
The artist will build new work in the main space.
The resulting exhibition was entitled "Dream Sequence" and ran from August 4 to 30.
Samanà
06/27 - 07/29
New paintings and installation by Quiara Torrè
WIND BLOWN CANVAS THREAD IN NYC PARK
07/05 - 07/15
Edward Shalala in the Main Gallery
New Work
05/26 - 06/17
An installation by Trokon Nagbe in the Main Gallery
Selebrasyon ! Ayiti Angaje
05/26 - 06/17
Maksaens Denis in the Plus/Space, in partnership with the Haiti Cultural Exchange in the Plus/Space
the failed utopian & Other Stories
04/21 - 05/13
An exhibition of two- and three-dimensional felt work and work on paper by Cyrilla Mozenter
In the Main Gallery
DESIRE, JOHNNY WAS
04/21 - 05/13
A site-specific Plus/Space installation by Vladimir Cybil Charlier
Unreality Bomb
03/15 - 04/17
Eric Ashcraft, Jake Brush, Dan Fig, Paul Gagner, Maggie Goldstone, Duy Hoàng, Jessica Tawczynski.
Curated by Alex Sewell
In the Main Gallery
IN BETWEEN DAYLIGHT
A site-specific installation by Cecile Chong
In the Plus/Space
THE ART LIFE
02/10 - 03/11
Recent work by Otto Neals and Emmett Wigglesworth
Curated by Carl E. Hazlewood and Hanne Tierney
In the Main Gallery
(UN)OBSCURED ECHOES
02/10 - 03/11
A site-specific installation by Rachel Lee Zheng in the Plus/Space.
everything you do is perfect
01/06 - 01/28
New paintings by Nina Meledandri in the Plus/Space.
2017
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
BETE NOIRE
11/11 - 12/17
A group exhibition curated by Mario Naves in the Main Gallery
With work by Matthew Blackwell, Nancy Cohen, Elisa D’Arrigo, Laura Dodson, Nancy Grimes, Natasha Hesketh, Stephanie Hightower, David Hornung, Loren Munk, Thomas Nozkowski, Fara’h Salehi, Lee Tribe
Resolution
11/11 - 12/17
An installation by Larry Weekes in the Plus/Space
The People Games Play
10/14 - 11/05
Painting and Games by Nicolas Cueva
in the Main Gallery
The Tug
10/14 - 10/29
Drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture by Erin Gleason in the Plus/Space.
MIGRATION
09/09 - 10/08
An installation by Maura Sheehan in the PlusSpace
GUERRILLAS IN THE MIDST
THE ART OF UNDOING SPELLS
09/09 - 10/08
Anthony Akinbola, Mary Chang, Francks Francois Deceus, Amber Robles-Gordon, Jamal Ince,
Jean Patrick Icart-Pierre, Navin Norling, Sol Sax
In the Main Gallery
In My Sleep I Migrate Back
08/05 - 08/28
An installation by Roya Amigh, FiveMyles summer artist in residency from July 17 to August 5 in the Main Gallery.
HOC EST QUOD VIDEO
"THIS IS WHAT I SEE"
07/20 - 08/18
An exhibition of beads and sequin work by Nicholas Heller in the PlusSpace
Heartbeat
06/18 - 07/16
An installation with mixed-media works by Columbia Fiero in the PlusSpace
Weightless
06/23 - 07/15
Multi-disciplinary work by Dan Carlson
TRIAD
04/29 - 05/28
Paintings by Yevgeniya Baras, Mike Cloud, Zachary Wollard
Curated by Kara Rooney
The Battle Days
04/29 - 05/28
Recent paintings by Alex Sewell in the Plus/Space
Curated by Marine Cornuet
MOVING ON
03/04 - 04/16
New paintings by Sara Erenthal in the Plus/Space
Foundations
03/04 - 04/09
Sculpture and wall works by Kimberly Mayhorn and A.V Ryan
EVERYTHING CONTINUES
01/14 - 02/19
Artist: Sarah Crofts, Franks Deceus, Susan Hackett, Monica Palma, Fransix Tenda Lomba, and Kerwin Williamson.
Curator: Hanne Tierney
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR POETRY
01/21 - 02/19/17
An exhibition of poems by the members of the Sweet Action Collective in the Plus/Space.
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2016
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
NO-ONE GETS OUT
11/12 - 12/11
Sculptures and wall works by Bianca Schreiber in the Plus/Space
IWE
09/09 - 10/16
Three-dimensional mandalas and collages by Larry Weekes, in the Plus/Space.
ALOE: A LANGUAGE OF EXALTATION: SEVEN ARTISTS REFLECT ON THEIR WORK
09/10 - 10/09
Amy Jenkins, Christopher K. Ho, Erika Ranee, John Jurayi, Rob Swainston, Sally Webster, Tyler Vlahovich.
Artists selected by Larry Qualls, art chosen by each practitioner. In the Main Gallery
BUILT ON OUR BACKS: INVISIBLE HANDS AND BLACK MAGIC
08/14 - 09/04
Installation by Jasmine Murrell. In the Main Gallery.
COLLAGES
07/17 - 09/03
An exhibition of work by Grace Markman, Meridith McNeil, and Anna Rindos. In the PlusSpace.
AND STILL, SHE GROWS FLOWERS IN HER FLESH
07/17 - 08/07
New work by Alexandria Smith and Katherine Toukhy. In the Main Gallery.
QUEER HOME SWEET HOME
06/11 - 07/10
An installation by Tony Whitfield in the PlusSpace
ABYSSAL
05/28 - 07/03
Installation by Sara Jimenez
Curated by Kim Whitener
In the Main Gallery.
Baby, said Alice B. Toklas . . .
04/23 - 05-15
An experiment in self-performing theater. Concept and construction by Hanne Tierney. Engineering design by Oskar Strautmannis. Unstrung, a concurrent installation of performing objects from Tierney’s previous work was also on view in the Main Gallery.
Fences & Neighbors
04/10 - 05/08
Installation by Janet Goldner in the FiveMyles PlusSpace
PROGRESS
03/05 - 03-18
Installations and Performances by MacKenzie Angelo Seecharan and Anthony Rosado. In the Main Gallery
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
01/14 - 02/20
An installation by Marcus Jahmal in the FiveMyles PlusSpace.
DESIRING TO BE DATA FOR OTHERS
01/21 - 02/21
New work by Amanda Turner Pohan.
Curator: Carl E. Hazlewood
In the Main Gallery.
2015
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
ENDLESS, ENTIRE
11/21 - 12/20
Curator: Rachel Nackman
Work on or made with paper by 59 members of the American Abstract Artists.
DETROIT: 2 STORIES
11/01 - 12/11
An installation by Detroit-born Sandra Osip and Douglas James in the FiveMyles PlusSpace.
TRACE/MATTER
10/10 - 08/11
Curator: Charlotta Kotik
Artists: Ruth Hardinger, Kara Rooney.
Panel discussion with the artists, the curator, as well as architect Martin Kropac and philosopher Tom Huhn
The Sublime of the Mundane
07/19 - 08/23
Curated by Jasmine Murrell
Interactive works and installations: Jisun Beak, Mallory Cain Breiner, Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick, Florine Demosthene, C. Finley, Dominika Ksel, Shellyne Rodriguez, Andre Springer, Anonymous B.
Performance by Rufus Tureen. Video by Jisun Beak, Kiran Chandra, Angel Favorite, Jason Gregory Isaacs and Jasmine Murrell, Maya Jeffereis, Kelsey Lu, Tiana Marenaj, Kwantaeck Park, Shani Petes.
COLOR: SCULPTED AND PAINTED
06/06 - 06/28
Dieter Kuhn, Norbert Masal, Cindy Millin, Scott Reeds
Artistic Weapons of Mass Communication
04/23 - 05/24
Curated by Souhad Rafey
Samira Abbassy, Rajie Cook, Ganzeer, John Halaka, Mary Tuma
New American Sculpture
02/28 - 03/29
Leonardo Benzant, Bradly Dever Treadaway, Lindsay Dye, Hugh Hayden, Asif Mian, Clive Murphy, Matt Sears, Kate Stone, Justin Randolph Thompson
Curated by Dexter Wimberly
DEPTHFORMS
01/17 - 02/15
Installations and prints by artists/architects Alex Cornelius and Yu Nong Khew.
BKHP New Year's Eve Event and Community Action Report
12/31
A night of performances by Brother(hood) Dance!, Mahogany L. Browne and Jennifer Falu, and Community Action Reports by Black Lives Matter Pratt and Insurgent Poets Society, Decolonize This Place. Organized by Jive Poetic.
Beyond Magic: The Labor of Transformation
11/03
Artists Taja Lindley and Brother(hood) Dance! - Ricarrdo Valentine and Orlando Hunter - share an evening of performance activating and conjuring the labor of liberation, healing and emancipation.
Distance
11/02 - 11/05
An exhibition of collages by the late Brian Huff. Reception: Saturday, November 4, 1pm
Crown Heights Film Festival
10/26, 27, 28
Three evening screenings of 34 short films from Brooklyn and around the world.
making sense of it
10/10
Reception and screening of a film by Mark Ledzian: making sense of it
A documentary about the artist Robert Yasuda and his installation for MoMA PS1’s 40th Anniversary Exhibition.
Some Domestic Art
10/11
An installation and performance by Taylor Clayton Brooks involving a 600-pounds knitted wedding gown.
run.
10/20
an evening-length dance-poetry story of two, black, out-lesbian women in a committed relationship, who navigate the daily struggles and joys of life in NYC. By Nia & Ness.
Object Dance
09/28
With Un Yamada & Sachiyo Takahashi. A work-in-progress performance exploring objects and body.
DNGRSLY.FR33 EXPERIMENT
09/02, 2-6pm
Outdoor mini-fest organised by Made Dangerously with poetry, live music and live art.
Only With the Heart Can One See Rightly
08/12
Performances at the intersection of movement, speech, music, and collective consciousness. With Ehizoje Azeke, Pastiche Lumumba, Rindon Johnson, Ruthie Fish, Sarah Schulman, Whitney Mallett. Curated by Darryl Westly and Teriha Yaegashi.
The Sunrise Kingdom
07/16
An afternoon of performances and visual art that celebrates Black creativity. Curated by Jason Stone. With Venus Flower, Rocio Marie, Solaris Sapiente, Rebel Kitty, Ivette Urena, Kadeem Phillips, Julius Pearson, Fvdge, Shayla Russ, and more.
The Collective
06/16-17
A group exhibition featuring new and current work by 1970s graffiti legends Bama, Wayne Pearce, Amril, Lauren Stevens, Chic, Arron, Flint and Vernon Reid.
The View From Here
06/01 - 06/15
An exhibition of paintings by Meridith McNeal.
Reading and Conversation with Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
06/14
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor reads from her latest poetry collection Arrival (Northwestern University Press). Followed by a discussion moderated by poet Keisha-Gaye Anderson.
Vocals in the Dark
06/08-06/11
A sonic experience by Muriel Louveau, in the Plus/Space.
Three Performances
05/20
Multimedia performances by Yuliya Lanina, Alon Ilsar, and Blake Carrington. As part of Techweek NYC.
Wild Women Tea Party
05/11
An event to celebrate women performers, organized by Madi Dangerously.
The Prelude
04/22
An afternoon of live music and live painting with and curated by Sophia Dawson, shedding light on Black Panther activists imprisoned in America.
SuperLike
04/20
A multimedia performance piece that plays on the skewed new American Dream for Latinx immigrants, by Trigger Warning.
Preview Performances
04/13
Sans-LImites Dance hosts a preview of performances featured in the The Hudson Guild Theater's Spring Season.
KIND OF BLUE
02/24 -02/26
A pop-up benefit exhibition towards the Siwe Project.
Lanterns for Peace
01/20-01/26
A post-election community-response installation by Jessica Maffia in the Plus/Space.
New Paintings by Jess Frederick
12/14-12/23
JessFrederick presents recent works, sketches and paintings on paper and on canvas.
Maelstrom
12/3 - 12/11
New paintings by Jonathan Allen
In Flux Festival: 12/03
Motherwit, words and wisdom from three fierce poets tackling motherhood and modern life, featuring J.P Howard and Vanessa Martir, and Keisha-Gaye Anderson
In Flux Festival: 12/02
Three Movement Performances, by Sari Nordman, Andrea Haenggi, and Bell and Clixby.
In Flux Festival: 11/26
Carrefour, an immersive performance experience taking an audience on a journey in Crown Heights, by Renegade Performance Group
Can we make it to the stars?
11/21
C Bangs, artist & Greg Matloff, astronomer, explore the philosophical doctrine of panpsychism.
In Flux Festival: 11/19
Prism, Mirror, Lens, a multimedia performance combining live music, movement and text, conceived and performed by Kiowa Hammons
and Daonne Huff (Hot Hands collective), with sculptural works by Ethan Green.
In Flux Festival: 11/18
Woolgatherers, a fantasy performance piece inspired by Patti Smith's artistry, by Ensemble Asylos, directed by G.J Dowding
In Flux Festival: 11/12
SAD KING, choreographed and performed by Malik Nashad Sharpe. Source materials are removed from the performance to make place for the body and political discourse.
In Flux Festival: 11/11
Daydream Anthology by Maiko Kikuchi and Everything starts from a Dot by Sachiyo Takahashi, two object and puppetry performances.
Palm Trees Swaying in a Hurricane
11/04, 7pm
Poetry performances by Gabriel Ramirez, Rin (Don) Johnson, Ximena Izquierdo Ugaz, curated by Sweety's.
Crown Heights Film Festival
10/28 and 29
Two evenings of international short films
In this drawn-out space
10/15
Durational drawing and performance by Jaanika Peerna, Chris Moffett, and David Rothenberg.
Crown Heights Anthology
09/10 - 10/09
A sound installation of true stories, memories, and encounters on the street told by residents and neighbors of Crown Heights. Project by Xandra Clark, set up on an old-fashioned telephone.
Beat Festival at FiveMyles
09/18
Performances of Hanne Tierney's experiment in self-performing theater: Baby, Said Alice B. Toklas...
09/21
Spoken word and poetry performance by Derick Cross and Gabriel Ramirez, curated by Keisha-Gaye Anderson.
Loud Relation
08/25, 7pm
A new movement piece by Sophie Bromberg and Lindsey Weaving.
Fists Up / Guns Down
08/19
A series of spoken word, poetry, a capela singing, theater and dance performances to protest against police brutality. With an intervention by Sean Bell's fiancee.
SYMBIOH
07/08 - 07/09
A new performance by Lauren Cox / Human Collective blending dance and story telling with roots in Modern, Jazz, African and Improvisation.
Long Live Brooklyn: Rhythm and Soul
05/22
An evening of performances by Brooklyn poets, emcees, singers and musicians. Organized by Alia Pierre.
#BlackGirlLit: Between Literature, Performance, and Memory
05/21
Performances featuring work that pivots off of the written and oral traditions of black feminist/womanist frameworks. Organized by Dell M. Hamilton, with Ayana Evans, Bryana Siobhan, Dell M. Hamilton, Helina Metaferia, Kal Gezahegn, Marcelline Mandeng, Tsedaye Makonnen.
Apartment 4D
05/19-20
A new play for children using shadow puppetry, projections, and headsets.
Soul Psychedelized
05/17-18
Live music and pop up exhibition for graffiti legends BAMA, Flint 707, Wayne Pearce, OUI, Charmain...
Interlude Reception
05/15
Reception for current Interlude artists: George Cochrane, Barbara Norman, Mariano Gil, Ryan Clayton-Cox & Malcom DePalma, Jess Frederick, Enrique Figueredo.
the book of lyte/ eve, Chapter One
04/09
Interactive, multi-media experience & conversation introducing “the book of lyte”, a collection of poems, prose, prayers & personal narrative inspired by Women & Gender Non-conforming MC's. By Queen GodIs.
Maybe Sometime
04/03
A 5 hour film and installation with Nevada sound and landscapes by Peter Shellenberger
Almost Chosen
04/01
An evening of live music (R&B and rap)
The Painted People InThe Sky and Beyond
03/24 - 03/26
An interactive video installation featuring the "Cloud Tunnel", by Jeanne Wilkinson.
BRAIDS
02/26, 8PM
A interactive performance on stilts by Anonymous Ensemble
BAU Institute
01/09 - 01/19
Seven artists from the BAU Institute residency in Cassis exhibit their work.
Sofar Sounds
01/11, 8pm
Sofar Sounds is a live music experience in unique spaces over 200 cities worldwide.
SpaceProgram
Gritty Nativity
12/19
A pre-holiday night of spoken word and live music hosted by Alia Pierre and A.M.P (Art Music People).
Lee Breuer: a reading
12/12
Lee Breuer reads an excerpt of his new play.
ASSIMILATION
12/04
The first of a multilogical-Afrofuturistic choreographic project that imbricates queer, Black, and anarchist ontologies with a current state of affairs. Choreography and performance by Malik Nashad Sharpe
Paraiso
11/12, 13 and 14
Choreography by Rebeca Medina. Based on 25 letters from women answering the question "What is paradise for you?", this work explores the diasporic experience of carrying paradise in the body.
What a Witch: A Ritual of Recognition
11/07
Promoting a queer rethinking of the witch figure, artist, folklorist and Detroit native Kay Turner presents a lecture and participatory performance with stories, songs, candies, kisses, and perverse pedagogy.
Rise #3
09/20
Gelan Lambert presents the third iteration of his four point piece about spiritual renewal, hope, fearlessness and courage in the midst of uncertainty.
Beat Fesitval: Look Up!
09/17
Beat Festival presents an evening of powerful spoken word artists curated by poet Keisha-Gaye Anderson - including Cheryl Boyce Taylor, JP Howard, Ras Osagyfo and Keisha herself.
Bounty of the Sea
08/29 - 09/19
An exhibition of sculptures and wall works by Lennox Warner, beautifully highlighting the problem of pollution of our oceans and waterways.
Ode to Jackeen
08/28, 8pm
Electro-acoustic chamber music piece by composer Jonah Rosenberg in collaboration with Ensemble Sans Maitre. Based on “The Journal of Albion Moonlight” by Kenneth Patchen.
On Griffin Alley
08/09
An interdisciplinary performance by Constance Winston, directed by Joey Huertas, re-imagining the trial of Lena Baker, 44-year old Black American female, the first and only woman to ever be electrocuted in the state of Georgia.
Wonderspark Puppets + Spoken Word & Live Music
08/01
An afternoon performance of "Goldilocks" by Wonderspark Puppets, and an evening of spoken word open-mic organized by Alia Pierre.
Silently To The Night
07/14
Experimental multimedia screening and interactive social media experience by visual artist, Christie Neptune.
Running Out Of Thread
Opening 07/01
Performance and closing 07/11
Exhibition of suspended sculptures by Constance Slaughter. Performance choreographed by Felix Aarts, performed by Sarah Rodak.
Workroom (1)
06/18
A curated interdisciplinary, experimental performance series presented by lonely collective.
About TIme: A Meditation in Six Movements
06/13
A multi-disciplinary work in progress performance, part narrative, part abstract immersion. By Sandra Taggart.
Bama: Flags and Tags
06/03 and 06/04
A pop-up exhibition featuring the art of graffiti legends Bama, Wayne Pearce, Wicked Gary, Snake, Flint..., Flint 707, OUI, Shawn Tucker and Charmaine 65.
Introspective Mega Fluff
05/31
Work-in-progress performances by MadmenoftheMountain, Marie Christine Katz, and Naked Roots Conducive.
The Chosen (l'Elu)
05/27
A film by Aurélien Grèzes - part documentary, part fiction, it is the portrait of a French town councilor who wants to become the President of the French Senate.
A Flag of No Nation
05/21
Poetry and dance performance & installation. that revolve around a nationless flag. Project by Tom Haviv, choreography by Jules Bakshi
Women are Legends, Too
04/11
Performances by poets, emcees and singers for an all-women's event organized by Alia Pierre
In Private Moments
04/12-12
An exhibition of photography by Nakeya Brown, co-organized with Top Rank Magazine.
Rise#2
04/05
A performance by Gelan Lambert, the second of a 4-point work in progress showing at FiveMyles
A Conspiracy of Proletarian Shamans
02/21
A performance directed by Gary Heidt.
Get in the Pot: A work in process
02/07-08
Choreography by Emie Hughes in collaboration with dancers.
Light Keepers
01/08 - 01/11
A multimedia performance by Amanda Villalobos combining puppetry, film and live music.
Rise #1: New Year's Day performance with Gelan Lambert
01/01
A dance piece in development over 2015
2014
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
My Mother's Store
11/08 - 12/14
Installation by Jack Ceglic
FiveMyles Benefit Exhibition
10/13 - 10-26
With work from 78 artists. Click here for more info.
New Visions: Crown Heights Artists
09/06 - 10/05
Organized by Carl E. Hazlewood and Hanne Tierney
Lourdes Bernard, Fran Kornfeld, Oasa DuVerney, Carl E. Hazlewood, Musa Hixon, Naomi Reis, Naomi Safran-Hon, Amanda Turner Pohan
Korea
06/25 - 07/13
Works by South and North Korean artists.
Curated by Heng-Gil Han
Co-organized by Korea Art Forum and Gallery HO
Chang Ho Choi, Gye Keun Choi, Ildan Choi, Suntek Chung, Tcha Sup Kim, Kakyoung Lee, Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, Yooah Park, Chang Ri, Sungsook Setton
Graceful Transitions
05/10 - 05/31
Anders Bernard Jones.
Curated by Ivy Nicole.
Re: purpose
04/12 - 05/04
Pamela Council, Sara Jimenez, Sondra Perry, Patrice Renee Washington
Curated by MoCADA fellows Ali Rosa-Salas and Amanda Reid
For Marian
03/1 - 03/31
Robert Chambers selected Aaron Gilbert
Matt Freedman selected Ceaphas Stubbs
Donna Dennis selected Hannah Haworth
Beverly Semmes selected Mira Friedlaender
Mia Westerlund selected Alex White Mazzarella
Fred Wilson selected Andrew Wilson
Color Formed
01/16 - 02/23
Rachel Beach, Tom Doyle, John Monti, Don Porcaro, Carol Salmanson, Rachel Urkowitz
Curated by Jim Osman
SpaceProgram:
Bau Institute
12/27 - 01/04
Exhibition of work by BAU Institute artists created during a residency in Cassis, France hosted by the Camargo Foundation.
Bloom. She Is Descending.
12/19 to 12/21
A multidisciplinary performance by Lindsay Abromaitis-Smith about living with ALS.
Dance at FiveMyles
12/14
Short dance performances by NonaLee Dance Theater and Ian Spencer Bell
Awake
10/16
NonaLee Dance Theatre Company
Night sky and Beyond
10/08 to 10/12
Exhibition of paintings by Sandra Taggart
Gnomes and a Rosebush
08/15 to 10/30
Two outdoor sculptures by Sam Tufnell
EcoHybridity: a love song for NOLA. Nesting (aka couch-surfing in a time of chaos).
09/19 to 09/21
Installation, visual opera, and performance by Kai Lumumba Barrow, tackling the question of displacement of African-Americans throughout history.
Sun/Son
09/11
A performance by Brother(hood) Dance and Ob!ka Dance. Sun/Son is a multidimensional dance experience that seeks to excavate the meaning of freedom.
It's very difficult to keep...
08/28 to 08/31
Installation and performance inspired in part by notable hoarding families such as the Collier brothers of Harlem and the Beales of Grey Gardens. By Eric F. Avery and Julia Smith.
Brooklyn Renaissance
08/19
An evening of music, poetry and dance organized by Alia Pierre.
St John's Place on Stage
08/16
Puppetry performance by Cathy Shaw
Artificial Romance
08/05 to 08/07
Exhibition of work by Katherine Toukhy
The Perception of Wilderness in the Garden of Us
07/19 to 08/03
Exhibition of work by Rashanna Rashied-Walker
Second Saturday on St Johns Place
07/12
Featuring poets/rappers/spoken-word performers Tommy Scott Young, Dreama, and Nene. With music by DJ Speedy. Special durational trade performance by Laura Sofia Perez, "Will Trade".
Second Saturday on St Johns place
06/14
Featuring the Cocoon Project Project and DJ Speedy
Surveillapocalypse
06/07 to 06/24
An exhibition of multimedia work by Brooklyn-based Native American Collective artCodex and Canada-based Native American Collective OO7. Guest artists: Oasa Duverney, Laura Napier, Joshua Peters, David Gregory Wallace, Bryan Zimmerman.
Searching for Sebald
06/04 and 05
A multimedia performance by the Deconstructive Theatre Project
Overheard: “The most daring thing I’ve ever done is take the bus to work.”
06/02
Performance by Writer-performer, Kirya Traber. Directed by Sara Lyons.
Capitalizing on the Crown
05/31
Screening of a documentary that explores the realities of gentrification in Crown Heights. By Public Allies NY.
Dream Within a Dream
05/30
CD release concert by B. Judah
Big Sir
05/25
Concert-performance on compassed gender by The American Laboratory
Night and a Switchblade
05/24
Film screening
Written, Directed and Produced by Ben Finer
Crown Heights Comedy Night
05/22
Comedy show hosted by Swartzlander
Splash
05/17 - 06/30
Sculpture by Engels for HCX's Selebrasyon Festival
The Welcome Book
05/20
Release party and exhibition of a book written by ESL students from Kurt Hahn School.
Finding a Vision
05/07 and 05/08
Multimedia exhibit showcasing original animations and related art by New York City-based artists with disabilities.
Π= 3.14…22
02/22, 03/22, and 04/22
Concept, Design, and Direction by Yoshiko Chuma
Half-Life
02/25
Choreography by Stormy Budwig
2013
Main Exhibitions:
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
New Work
11/2 - 12/16
Olu Oguibe, Carl E. Hazlewood
Process and Synthesis
9/12 – 10/20
Emily Berger, Nicholas Constantakis, Iona Kleinhaut, Kimberly Mayhorn
Empire
5/5–6/9
Jaishri Abichandani, Hacksworth Ashley, Daniel Bejar, Brendan Fernandes, Yoko Inoue, Pooneh Maghazehe, Yeni Mao, Wardell Milan, Aime Mpane, Glexis Novoa, Roberto Visani, Shoshanna Weinberger
Curated by Natika Soward
"Abstraction and Empathy"
3/16–4/22
Barbara Hatfield, Nancy Haynes, Jan Meissner, Gwenn Thomas
Curated by Carl E. Hazlewood
Sign Of The Tides
1/19–2/21
Helmut Dick, Karni Dorell, Jennifer Protas, Roel van Timmeren
Organized by Jennifer Protas
SpaceProgram:
Rosa Tu
01/26
CD release concert
Art. Love. Life: The Cypha
01/10
A live performance by Roxann Remekie
The Hood Has Talent
10/28
An musical event with talented young artists from Crown Heights. Popular Republic, Bank Boys, Suave Luciano, Young Snap, Twixx, Benjamin Stacking, FLI Brooklyn, Dope Gang (FASB), Young Lyric, Chilla Blunt & Stax Money, Hotep, Double O., Cathy Richards
Hosted by Teamm Phuckit, Angel, Nooks & Casey Empire.
An n' Pale
10/27
A conversation with Haitian storyteller and poet Charlot Lucien. Presented by the Haiti Cultural Exchange
Crown Heights Film Festival
10/21-26
Organized by Erin Gleason and Pedro Martí
Incubatio
09/08-09
Jo Wood-Brown and Miriam Parker. Film, installation and dance performance.
Kont ak Mizik Anba Tonèl: Ochan pou Mimi Barthélémy
08/24
Sharing Haitian folktales by the late Mimi Barthélémy, presented by Melissa Beauvery, Jennifer Celestin, Atibon Legba, Laura Simms & music by Riva Nyri Precil. Presented by
Haiti Cultural Exchange.
Convergence
8/3-8/18
Jimmy Greenfield, Barbara Norman, Renee Van der Stelt. Photography, works on paper, sculpture.
Cedric Michael Cox
7/13–7/27
Paintings & Drawings
From Decay to Illumination
6/22–7/7
Finn Gleeson, David Mcleish, Matt Miley
From The Streets To FiveMyles High
6/14–6/15
Art, photography, music.
Curated by Richard Admiral.
Sidewalk Assembly
5/18
An evening of music, video, performance and storytelling organized by Salome Asaga in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange.
Legacy Lounge
4/27
Richel Cuyler presents an evening of music, dance, poetry, images, video and interactive art.
An n'Pale with photographer Marc Baptiste
3/22
Haiti Cultural Exchange at FiveMyles
Caribbean Ballroomers in Concert
3/7–3/10
2012
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
American Landscapes
11/17–12/19
New works by: Marin Abell, Josh Bricker, Dan Carlson, Chad Curtis, Dymph de Wild, Ben Finer, Daniel J. Glendening, Peter Lapsley, Jan Mun, Tom Pnini, Leah Raintree, Rick Reid, Corina Reynolds, Greg Stewart & John Wanzel
Organized by Dan Carlson
Two Artists — Sculpture
Merril Wagner, Monique Luchetti
Since The Beginning Of Resistance
8/23–9/16
New work by Mildred Beltre
Breathing
5/3–6/3
Installation by Chin Chih Yang
In No Strange Land
3/25–4/22
Multimedia installation by Edouard Steinhauer
Time Harvest
2/11–3/10
Installation by Musa Hixson
SpaceProgram:
Crown Heights Film Festival
10/30–11/10
Organized by Erin Gleason and Pedro Martí
A Map Is Not The Territory
6/29–7/8
Curator: Jessamyn Fiore
The Great New York City Mapping Project – Martin McCormack
Knowledge and Love of Mankind – Elizabeth White
Continent w/o Boarders
7/13–7/15
Music, painting, sculpture from the cultures of the Americas
Field Notes
7/19–8/2
New Paintings by Deborah Everett
Still Movement
2/3–2/5
A dance performance by Hattie Mae Williams and The Tatooed Ballerinas
Material Dreams from China
1/19–1/23
Etchings and ceramic sculptures by Robert Toyokazu Troxell
Woman of the Moon
1/19–1/23
Multimedia works by Grace Sachi Troxell
ArtQuake
12/16/11–1/15/12
Exhibition of portfolio works, organized by Haiti Cultural Exchange
2011
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
Asia Unspecific
10/29–12/3
Curator: Lilly Wei
Artist: Onmegumi Akiyoshi, Noriko Ambe, David Diao, Kyung Woo Han, Shih Chieh Huang, Amy Kao, Po Kim, Kunie Sugiura, Haeri Yoo
Two One Person Shows
9/10–10/9
Spin — installation by Caroline Cox
Cacophony Part 1 — paintings by C. Michael Norton.
Contemporary Expressions: Art from the Guyana Diaspora
8/13–9/3
Curator: Carl E. Hazlewood
Artists: Arlington Weithers, Philip Moore, Frank Bowling, R.A.Victor Davson, Donald Locke, Andrew Lyght, Dudley Charles, Leila Locke
Short Stories
5/21–6/19
Artists: Jamie Ellen Davis, Michael Ensminger, Stephen Kuzma, Sandra Osip, Caroline Parker, Sam Tufnell
Art/Sewn: Tradition, Innovation, Expression
3/26–5/8
Curator: Ward Mintz
Artists: Emily Barletta, Sandy Benjamin-Hanniba, Denise Burge, Elisa D’Arrigo, Linnea Glatt, Janet Henry, Cyrilla Mozenter, Jessica Rankin, Laura Splan, Anna Von Mertens
The Page Turners
2/5–3/6
Curator: Kwame Jaco
Artists: Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Jamal Ince, David Shrobe, Jason Mager Dominica Paige, Musa Hixson, Ricardo Gonzalez, Rakeem Taylor, Mohamad Sardar, Noel RipollS, Joshua Humphries, Rico Anderson
Space Program:
12/9–12/11 Street Art Legends Collective
Curator: Frank Gerard Godlewski
Artists: Bama, Clyde, Flint 70, Lava I & II, MICO.
12/10 H.A.L.T (Hungry . Angry . Lonely . Tired)
Presented by Movement in C
Written and choreographed by Cathy Verdicia Richards
10/19–10/27 Flags of Whose Father
by Claudia Canizzarro
10/12–10/15 Crown Heights Film Festival
Organized by Erin Gleason and Pedro Martí
8/20 An Evening of Haitian Poetry and Music, presented by Bowery Arts + Science and City Lore, in collaboration with Haiti Cultural Exchange and La Troupe Makandal, Performances of oral and literary poetry were accompanied by building-sized projections via the poetry mobil.
To Gather
8/6–8/13
Part performance, part installation, part gathering place in FiveMyles Garage Space. Event organized by Erin Gleason
7/31 Poetry and Music
Event organized by Katie Byrum
7/16–8/6 Crown Heights Memory Project
Photographs by Hiroki Kobayashi
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
7/12
Theater Installation with Bob Dylan Puppet by Daniel Parmanetter
10.000
7/1–7/9
Installation of 10,000 Toy Soldiers by Francis Hollenkamp
When the Drum is beating (film)
6/26
Haitian Cultural Exchange presents the film directed by Whitney Dow.
New Work by Ernest Rosenberg
6/21 –6/ 27
Curated by Kevin L. Walks
F.O.K.U.S. and Soul of Brooklyn Art Market
6/1
Stand (*an autumn play)
5/12–5/15
Presented by The American Laboratory
Definitions
3/11–3/18
Exhibition of artwork made by students from Pratt Institute, organized by The Drawing Club.
1/6–1/9 ‘We Are Nebeneinander (We Are Side By Side)’
With devised text from James Joyceʼs A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man
Presented by The American Laboratory
2010
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
What’s Your War?
10/30–12/5
Curator: Oasa Du Verney
Artists: Jay Gaskill, Jonn Alex Gonzalez, Juan Hinojosa, Frank Justich, Sarah McCann, Allison Malinsky, Freya Powell Christine Peterson, Elisa Soliven, Sabrina Saneaux, Adam Thorman, Sharone Vendriger
A State of Flux
9/12–10/10
Artists: Karni Dorell, Derek A. Haffar, Tony Whitfield
Mean and Sneaking
4/1–5/2
Curator: Viki Sher
Artists: Elizabeth Adams, Elaine Angelopoulos, Jennifer Bevill, Matt Callinan, Jeff Feld, Matthew Lusk, Michael DeLucia, Mai Braun, Laura Braciale, Drew Shiflett, B Wurtz, Amy Yao
Turnstile I
2/11–3/21
Paintings by inmates at Rikers Island Correctional Facility, organized by Elizabeth Josephson
Space Program:
Vodou Brooklyn—Book Launch and Performance
12/18
Hosted by Stephanie Keith and Mambo Marie Carmel
Hanukkah puppet show
12/8
By Craig Judelman
Ain’t No Respect (for the soulsinger)
10/23–10/24
An AfroFuturistic One-Woman Show by Karine Fleurima
Crown Heights Film Festival
10/7–10/9
organized by Erin Gleason and Pedro Martí
Photographs from the Book
8/8–8/29
In the Presence of Family: Brooklyn portraits by Ann Rosen
Paintings by Charles Lutz
7/10–8/1
Fashion Show
6/27
New Designs by George Beck
Gentrifying Brooklyn: The Buying, Selling and Repackaging of Crown Heights
6/19
Film by Laurel Brown and Abeni Garrett
Neighborhood borders and identities are being shifted in Crown Heights to attract more affluent buyers into this community.
The Slave Theater
6/6–6/20
Photographs by Hiroki Kobayashi
Expats
5/16–5/29
Multimedia work by Salome Asega
Video by Yared Zeleke
Third Avenue Repertory Theater
5/13
A workshop-performance sequel to The Immigration Project – Anything to Declare?
International High School at Prospect Heights
5/8–5/9
Annual Exhibition of artwork made by students from the International High School at Prospect Heights, organized by their art teacher Cynthia Chatman
Jack Ceglic draws neighbors on St. Johns Place
5/6–5/8
New Work by Carl E. Hazlewood
3/27
A special one-day reception for the new work of artist and curator Carl E. Hazlewood.
Coatlicue Theatre Company
3/6
Water is My Blood, Written, performed and directed by Hortencia and Elvira Colorado.
2009
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
Strange Intersections: New Work by Engels
12/3–2/5
The Soup Show
10/25–11/29
Installation by Adam Niklewicz
Fortune Tellers
9/13–10/18
Oganized by: Kimberly Mayhorn
Artists: Sandra Brewster, Torkwase Dyson, Kimberly Mayhorn, Jasmine Murrell, Marisa Swangha, Simone Leigh, Adjua Williams
can we expand MUSIC?
5/17–6/13
Encounters of sound and image by Taketo Shimada, Calder Martin, Keith Connolly, and Yuji Agematsu
New Work—Two Artists
3/29–5/3
Video installation and sculpture by Anita Glesta and Andra Samelson
Drawings
2/7–3/15
Rebecca Smith, Mildred Beltre, and Rana Khoury
Space Program:
Strange Intersections: New Work by Engels
12/3–2/5/2010
The Soup Show
10/25–11/29
Installation by Adam Niklewicz,
Fortune Tellers
9/13–10/18
Oganized by: Kimberly Mayhorn
Artists: Sandra Brewster, Torkwase Dyson, Kimberly Mayhorn, Jasmine Murrell, Marisa Swangha, Simone Leigh, Adjua Williams
can we expand MUSIC?
5/17–6/13
Encounters of sound and image by Taketo Shimada, Calder Martin, Keith Connolly, and Yuji Agematsu
New Work – Two Artists
3/29–5/3
Video installation and sculpture by Anita Glesta and Andra Samelson
Drawings
2/7–3/15
Rebecca Smith, Mildred Beltre, and Rana Khoury
2008
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
There’s No Place Like Utopia
10/25–12/15
Curator: Matt Freedman
Artists: Kim Brandt and Walsh Hansen, Rob de Mar, Ben Finer, Janet Henry, Eleanor Himmelfarb, Gerald Jones, red quickness, Adam Simon, Jude Tallichet, Letha Wilson
Bornagain Again
9/13–10/12
An exhibition of political commentaries
Curator: Eddy Steinhauer
Artists: Rico Anderson, Mike Arvan, Chris Ballantyn, Leslie Brack, Alec Dartley, Oasa DuVerney, Anna Ehrsam . Engles, Michael Holden, Josh Jordan, Rodney Leon, Eduard Pierre Louis, Scott Mansfield, Angelbert Metoyer, Kim Mayhorn, Zoe Pettijohn, Phyllis Plattner, James Porter, Jorge Rojas, Christopher Schade, Tony Shore, Suzy Spence, Mahyad Tousi
Synaesthesia
3/11–6/15
An exhibition of ten large canvases with a sound installation of Tibetan prayer bowls
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Joseph Woolridge and Charles Fambro
Native Voices: Contemporary Indigenous Art
3/9–4/21
Three exhibitions of contemporary Native work:
FiveMyles
3/8–4/21
Kentler International Drawing Space in Brooklyn
2/1–3/23
Salena and Humanities Galleries at Long Island University/Brooklyn Campus
3/6–3/29
Project Director: Hanne Tierney
Exhibition Curators: Raquel Chapa and Deborah Everett
Artists: Jesse Cooday, Nicholas Galanin, Maria Hupfield, Sonya Kelliher-Combs Jason Lujan, Tanis Maria S’eiltin, Duane Slick, Star Wallowing Bull
Steel and Roses: A Winter Garden
1/12–2/23
Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Sam Tufnell
Space Program:
Student Exhibition
12/19–12/21
An exhibition of student work, with proceeds from sales benefitting the art program at the International High School at Prospect Heights. The exhibition is organized by art teacher Cynthia Chatman.
St. Johns Place on Stage X
8/23
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Looking and Seeing on St. Johns Place
7/25–8/15
Photography workshop with photographer Michael Britto
BAM at FiveMyles
2/22–2/25
Three days of performance presented in association with the Brooklyn Academy of Music
2007
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
Continuum: Four Artists
11/9–12/3
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Barbara Hatfield, Sophie Jeehyun Kim, Yoon Jee Nam, Anne Thulin
Leibniz’ Folly
10/16–10/27
Text, construction and performance: Hanne Tierney
Music and voice: Grant Smith and Jane Wang
Light design: Trevor Brown
Drawings in Multiples and Singular Sculpture
9/7–10/7
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Nayda Collazo-Llorens, Francks Deceus, Carl Hazlewood , Jean Pierre-Icart, Yasmin Sprio, Roberto Visani
There Goes the Neighborhood
6/21–7/15
Sound Installation
Interviews conducted by the community
Photographs by Michael Britto
Video by Julia O’Farrow
Will the real...
5/6–6/10
Video works by Michael P. Britto, Wayne Hodges, Zach Rockhill
Pleasure Beach
3/15–4/25
Three installations by Emily Feinstein, Robbin Taylor Peirce, Juana Valdes
Space Program:
St. Johns Place on Stage IX
8/25
The Summer King presented by The American Opera Project
Emily Feinstein, Robbin Taylor Peirce, Juana Valdes
Djarara
3/12
Music at Borough Hall
Organized by five myles
BAM at five myles
2/22–2/25
Three days of performance presented in association with the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Great Performances
Matt Freedman, Tim Spelios – performance
Wayne Hodge – performance
David Kramer - film, Bobby Hirschhorn – live piano
LEMUR – League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots
Zach Rockhill, - video
Sabir Mateen – saxophone
Hanne Tierney, Jane Wang, Mac Wellman - performance
African Music, Dance and Songs
Masauko Chipembere - acoustic guitar and vocals
Mongezi Ntaka - electric guitar
Yolanda Sangweni – vocals
Jamie Philbert – dance
Haitian Rara Music, Dance and Performance
Djarara - the band
Jee Hui Chang – performance
Zach Rockhill - performance
St. Johns Place Dancers with Chana Adams
Photographs from South Africa
1/26–2/25
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Photographer: Ezra Mabengeza
2006
Exhibitions: Main Gallery and Plus/Space
Black Women: A Place in History
2/18–3/26
Photographs by LeRoy Henderson
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Cardboard Images and Shadows
2/18–3/26
Artist: Raymond A. King
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Drawings
4/2–4/22
Artist: Zach Rockhill
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Actions (3)
4/8
With Wayne Hodge, Lucas Kelly, Nathaniel Lieb, Ivan Monforte, Jeanine Oleson, Clifford Owens, Erin Thurlow, Carla Repice, Zach Rockhill
Camera Work
5/14–6/17
Videos by Kenyan visual artists: Evanson Kangethe, Patrick Mukabi, Kevin Odour, Frank Odweso, Jimmy Ogonga
Photographs by James Muriuki
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Space Program:
St. Johns Place on Stage VIII
8/12
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Looking Good – Summer Program at FiveMyles
8/1–9/18
Artist in Residence: Wendy Hirschberg
Photographs: Michael Britto
Changelings: Emerging Artists
9/23–11/12
Artists: Derrick Adams, Jee Hui Chang, Cynthia Edorh, Lennon Jno-Baptiste, Hee See Kim, C. Duane Lee, Tyeakea Miles,San Bin Park, Eddy Steinhauer
Curator: Carl Hazlewood
A Haitian Christmas Celebration
12/18