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Author: John

Tumult at Stand4 gallery

In Bay Ridge, an Art Show About the Dire Urgency of Right Now

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 John  Arts, Culture  Elena Soterakis, Michael Clemow, Samantha Vacca, Stand4, Tatiana Arocha, Tumult

Elena Soterakis’s TUMULT is full of dispatches not from a distant future but a desperate present.

Near Bay Ridge, Artists Create One-of-a-Kind “SciArt” Space

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 John  Arts, Culture  BioBAT, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Elena Soterakis, Jeannine Bardo, SciArt

The new exhibition space at BioBAT, at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, mixes art with science.

Andrew Gounardes

Andrew Gounardes on the Arts: “A Lot of Candidates Don’t Talk About This Because They Don’t Understand”

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018 John  Arts, Culture, Government and Politics, News  22nd Senate District, Andrew Gounardes, Arts, arts funding, Local Arts, state senate

An in-depth interview with the state senate candidate about the value of the arts and what government can do to support them.

LABVERDE

In Bay Ridge, An Art Exhibit Inspired by the Amazon

May 3, 2018May 15, 2018 John  Arts, Culture  Invisible Landscape, Michael Clemow, Stand4

AMAZON: Invisible Landscape, at Stand4 Gallery on 78th Street, consists of works by participants in LABVERDE, a residency in the rainforest.

Stand4 Dailylife

A Bay Ridge Gallery Asks Big Questions About the Nature of Art

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 John  Arts, Culture  art show, Arthur Brum, artist, Arts, Daily life, Dailylife, David Gitt, Paul Manlove, Stand4

The Dailylife project at Stand4 asks participants to challenge preconceived notions and social conditioning.

A painting by Tina Joy Sclafani

On Parenting, Painting and Jazz: Tina Joy Sclafani (Interview)

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 John  Arts, Culture, People  jazz, Long Island, painting, parenting, photography, portrait of the artist, Tina Joy Sclafani

Talking with the Bay Ridge artist before her two-person exhibition opens this weekend.

The artist Tamara Zahaykevich

Interview: Artists As Activists For Affordability

July 3, 2015July 6, 2015 John  Arts, Culture, People  artist, Artist Studio Affordability Project, ASAP, portrait of the artist, sculpture, Tamara Zahaykevich

Aside from being an artist, Tamara Zahaykevich has taken on a role as an activist, and is working to create a more sustainable environment amid the outrageous rent increases families, artists and businesses face in NYC.

Anthropology of a Book Club

Interview: A Play About a Bay Ridge Bookclub

June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 John  Arts, Culture, People  Anthropology of a Book Club, Barbara Cassidy, bookclubs, Brooklyn College, Mac Wellman, portrait of the artist, theater

Talking with playwright Barbara Cassidy about her Bay Ridge-inspired theater piece, her work on “seeing rape,” and more.

The View From Here: A Photo Essay By Jason Jamal Nakleh

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 John  Arts, Culture  69th Street Pier, 9/11, Chadwick's, Dome of the Rock, Indecision, Jason Jamal Nakleh, Jerusalem, Justin Brannan, photo essay, photographer, Sean Quinn, Union Square, Verrazano Bridge  1 Comment

From a photographer living and working in his native Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

NIC#1

Irish Haven as Artist Haven?

June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 John  Arts, Culture  art show, CCD Art & Supply Co., HBO, Irish Haven, pop-up art show, Relay for Life, Sunset Park, Tommy Lombardozzi

How local artist Tommy Lombardozzi and the CCD Art & Supply Co. are transforming the Sunset Park bar into a space for pop-up art exhibitions.

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