Eckford Street Studio (70 Eckford St.) has expanded their pay-what-you-wish programs for artists of all ages with drop-in workshops, month-long courses and other offerings. The non-profit Greenpoint-based community art space […]
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Facing Closure After 20 Years, Spoonbill & Sugartown Books Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
Longtime Williamsburg bookseller Spoonbill & Sugartown Books (218 Bedford Ave.) is facing permanent closure due to the coronavirus crisis and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to save the store. As […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Tony Wolf on His Carmine’s Pizza Cartoon Tribute
Difficult times have often been a catalyst for resilient arts. As such, it will be interesting to see what is created after this enormously trying period. But already, Brooklynites are […]
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Thursday Spotlight: A Podcast To Keep You Entertained While Social Distancing
Depending on how you’re looking at it, the entertainment industry is either in a crisis or renaissance. With no concerts, theaters, or venues to patron, we’re all seeing art that’s […]
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Musician Nate Palan’s Greenpoint Balcony Transforms Into a Stage During the Pandemic
Nate Palan is a musician and songwriter who has seized the quarantined moment to help entertain his neighbors from his Greenpoint apartment balcony. With the help of his acoustic guitar […]
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Quarantine Portraits Show Greenpointers From Their Apartment Windows and Fire Escapes
Waiting out the pandemic, photographer Johnny Cirillo has spent recent weeks indoors along with the rest of his fellow Greenpoint neighbors adhering to social distancing guidelines. His new photo series […]
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Art at Home: Eckford Street Studio Offers Remote Classes
Staying creative at home might seem daunting: even in our silenced world, the noise of the news and our worries can defeat any artistic itch we’ve been meaning to scratch. […]
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Thursday Spotlight: The Generations- and Medium-Spanning Work of Eric Haze
There’s a special nuance that comes with being a New York artist, and by that I mean a true New York artist: one who was not only born and bred […]
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Laid Off Greenpoint Sommelier Creates Nude Paintings of Friends While in Quarantine
After getting laid off from her job as a sommelier at a Manhattan restaurant as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Greenpoint resident Amanda Geller turned to her paint brush […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Alison Clancy and Helping The Flying Dutchman Soar to New Heights
The press release for Greenpoint creative Alison Clancy’s new performance reads “post-punk mystic meets Wagner in ritualistic dance” — tickle me intrigued! A dancer, singer, and all-around-movement artist (and educator), […]