Williamsburg Art & Historical
Center
SCHEDULE 2004
Jan. 10- Feb. 1; Reception Sat. Jan. 10th 4-6
P.M.
7th
Annual WILLIAMSBURG SALON 2004
Group show with over 70 salon members curated by
Carol Quint
Abstract
Works - Shields & Banners
A one person show by Williamsburg Salon member Wayne Meiggs
January 18, 8 P.M. $5
Film Night at the WAH
featuring winners of the Surrealist
Film Festival, plus more.
February 7 - 29; Reception Sat. Feb. 7th 4-6 P.M.
Winners -
5 Artistic Achievement Award recipients from the juried show “Characterism” April
2003, juried by Charlotta Kotik, Curator and Chair, Department
of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, with Hitomi
Aida, CHAVAL, Kelly Newcomer, Masakazu Takebayashi, Maki Yamamoto
EXPLORATION
Discovering Cultural Diversity Through Art
WORKS FROM "THE
MUDPIT"
Pottery & Clayworks
from the Studio of
Cindy Gatto & Mark
Petrin
March 6 — March
28;
Reception Saturday March 6th 4-6 P.M.
FIBER ART
2nd Floor Main Gallery:
Jae Hi Ahn, Gretl Bauer, Jappie King Black, Pam Cooper, Elizabeth Duffy, Robyn
Love, Carol Westfall, Marcia Widenor
2nd Floor Small Gallery: Sally Shore
VARIATIONS ON A THEME
Creative Adventures in Truth and Beauty — paintings by Sam
Jungkurth, sculptures by Linda Smith
BRIDGING
ART & ABILITY — " EXPLORING
WELLNESS AND TRANSFORMATION"
6th Annual Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities
April
3 - 25; Reception April 3, 4-6 P.M.
Six Expressions - Japanese Aesthetics curated
by Shoko Kanai - works incorporating traditional Japanese
media - Washi (rice paper), Sumi (ink), Kinpaku (gold leaf),
etc., by Hidenori Izumi, Sachiko Kobayashi, Namiyo Kubo, Nana
Ono, Teigi Tauchi, Hideo Murakami
The Work of Artists Who Run Galleries in
Williamsburg in
collaboration with Williamsburg Art Central
Tuesday, April 20,
6:30-8:30 p.m.
New York Creates
BAC/Independence Professional Development Seminar Series 2003-2004:
Making Art Work. Sponsored by the Independence Community Foundation.
Saturday,
April 24, Noon-6 p.m.
FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS!
Williamsburg Arts and Historical Center and MetroPlus Health
Plan Sponsor a Free Resource Day for Artists
May 8 - 30;
Reception Saturday May 8th, 4-6 P.M.
Pratt Institute MFA Thesis Show organized by Donna Moran, Chair,
Fine Arts Dept., MFA and BFA Program at Pratt Institute
New Graphic Designers Graphic design students from CUNY, curated
by Sue Karnet
May 8th
Williamsburg Auction viewing starts.
This special fund-raising auction will supplement a $100,000
grant provided through the auspices of Brooklyn Borough President
Marty Markowitz with the help of City Council Woman Diana Reyna
to help restore the exterior of our building, the magnificent
KINGS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK BUILDING, which is on the National
Register of Historic Places and the seventh building in New York
City to be landmarked. PLEASE DONATE ART, ANTIQUES, JEWELRY TO
OUR AUCTION — TAX DEDUCTIBLE !
Sunday, May 9th MOTHER’S
DAY, 3 P.M. Admission $5
TERRANCE LINDALL RECITES PASSAGES FROM JOHN MILTON’S PARADISE
LOST AND DISPLAYS ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
Terrance Lindall will recite excerpts from his book PARADISE
LOST ILLUSTRATED (poetry by John Milton) and also lecture on
philosophy of art and aesthetics, as well as related metaphysical & epistemological
issues.
Also:
“
...Milton’s Satan and his impact on countercultural artistic
movements from William Blake to the Beat poets—in essence,
the artists 'between' Milton and Lindall, the radical
artistic legacy.” with Professor Karen Karbiene, New York
University
Wednesday, May 12th
Benefit Dinner “Fete des cuisinieres” and special viewing of the Williamsburg
Auction, with live chamber music and afterwards, dance and performances
in the theater. Cocktails 6:30-7:30, Dinner 7:30- 9:00, Theater
9:00 - 11 P.M. Tickets $100 per person, $160 for couples
Friday & Saturday May 14th and 15th @ 8 P.M. with follow
up performances in June (the 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th). Admission
$10
The Sea Heiress a new musical play by Peter Dizozza about how
the righteous shall control the sea ports of Hamburg and Williamsburg,
while the bulk of the population remain landlocked...
Saturday, May 22nd, 7:30 P.M. Admission $10
6th ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT DANCE
FESTIVAL Coordinated
by Kelly Kocinski, assisted by Rachel Cohen, & Ariane Anthony
June 5 - 27; Reception Sat. June 5th 4-7 P.M.
7th Annual Mermaid Show Celebrating the Coney Island Mermaid
Parade. Curated by Carri Skoczek
SINGULAR OBSESSIONS Breakthrough as Process & Art - Creative
Projects of Persistent Preoccupation. Curated by James Pinney
July 3 - 28, Reception Sat. July 3, 4-6 P.M.
Williamsburg Bridges Aoteroa (New Zealand) - Te Marae Atea
A group show of Maori artists
Trespassers Will Be Eaten Organized by Carolyn Stone
Williamsburg Art & Historical
Center
SCHEDULE 2003 FALL
Events & Exhibits
Sept.
20th - Nov. 3rd, 2003
Opening reception Sat. Sept., 20th 4-6 P.M.
BRAVE DESTINY
Nearly 500 international artists including Ernst Fuchs and H.R. Giger
September 20th 8 P.M.
THE GRAND SURREALIST
COSTUME BALL!
Many events during the show: film festival, fashion show, Butoh dance, music,
theater, poetry, story tellling
Friday October 3, Saturday October 4
The
Brave Destiny Surrealist Film Festival
Sunday October 12th, 2003 8 P.M. Admission
$6
AN
EVENING OF BUTOH DANCE
Theophratus Bombastus, a dance with Zack
Fuller, accompanied by Jonathan Vincent accordion,
and Tatsuya Nakatani, percussion.
October 10, 11 & 17, 18: Friday & Saturday,
8:00PM
THE
MARRIAGE AT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
A New Musical Pageant Created by Peter Dizozza
Presented by the Royal WAH Theatre & EMIAJ Movement Ltd.
Sunday Oct. 26, 5 PM
SURREALIST
FASHION SHOW
Nov. 8th - Nov. 30th, 2003
Opening Reception Sat. Nov. 9th 4-6 P.M.
Three shows:
Murcurial by Gloria Kisch, Tamiko
Kawata, Daniel Rothbart
Tears An installation based
on dollar bills by Rie Hachiyanage
Nov. 13, 14, 15; 20, 21, 22 at 8pm
Betty
Smith in 1-Act: an evening of comedies
Greenpoint’s The Spartan Theatre presents three 20-minute
plays by Williamsburg’s Betty Smith
Dec. 6th thru Dec. 28th, 2003
Opening reception Saturday, December 8th, 4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Three shows:
TEXTILE & GLASS
ART in collaboration with
Urban Glass and One Sixty Glass
Two exhibits curated by James Pinney:
FORMS OF DIVINITY —
Exploring Sacred Iconography in Myth and Religion
LOCAL TALENTS - SMALL WORKS —
2nd Annual Invitational Group Exhibition
All 2003 exhibits sponsored by the New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Independence
Community Foundation and Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz
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