A fascinating story in the December 12, 1917 Brooklyn Daily Eagle explained that almost a century ago our local library hosted a blockbuster art show of Greenpoint artists. It is too […]
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East River Eyes: Jeffrey Gamblero
If you ride the East River Ferry you’ve likely seen the 20-foot-tall letters that spell out JEFFREY GAMBLERO on the dock of the India Street stop. They are outlined in […]
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GAMBAZine: An Island of Literary Independence
“What happens to all of the pages that people put under the bed?” That is a question that artists Melissa Hunter Gurney and Chris Carr asked themselves during the months […]
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Italian Pizza & Paninis Just Around The Corner
“Sotto casa” is an Italian idiom that translates roughly to something like, “below the house” or “on your doorstep”; in English the closest phrase we have might be something like […]
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Greenpoint Open Studios 2016: 2 days, 350 studios, 1700 Instagram photos, and 1 incredible community
Wow! What an awesome weekend with Greenpoint Open Studios this year — I’m still recovering! GOS had a record-setting 350 artists open their studios to thousands of visitors. But don’t take […]
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Get Yo’ Art On: Greenpoint Open Studios is This Weekend!
Greenpoint Open Studios (GOS) kicks off tonight and goes all weekend (April 29-May 1), celebrating Greenpoint’s rich pool of artistic talent. From paintings to sculptures, video to photography, weaving and textiles to ceramics and more, there are seasoned artists to […]
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Thursday Spotlight: A. Brian McDonald & Sara C. Sun
This week we’re spotlighting two neighborhood artists participating in Greenpoint Open Studios this weekend: A. Brian McDonald and Sara C. Sun. Their styles may be different, but their work is […]
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A New Local Gallery Offers More Than Art
Abhay Wadhwa’s Gallery AWA is a unique addition to our neighborhood. Located on the third floor of the Pencil Factory at 61 Greenpoint Avenue, the gallery is an attempt to […]
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Greenpoint Open Studios 2016 Walking Tour #3: Greenpoint’s Alphabet City
As you know, Greenpoint’s West/East running streets are named in alphabetic order from North to South, starting with “B” for Box Street “A” for Ash Street. This art walk, at […]
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Greenpoint Open Studios 2016 Walking Tour #1: One Stop, Dozens of Studios
If you’re looking for the most bang for your buck at this year’s Greenpoint Open Studios, you can rely on the studio-rich block of Greenpoint Avenue between Franklin and West. […]