smART Brooklyn Gallery Hop & A.I.R. Gallery

Want to check out the Brooklyn art scene? Don't know where to start? Well then smART Brooklyn Gallery Hop is a great chance to become aquainted! This weekend, Nov. 21st & 22nd from 1pm-6pm Free smART Brooklyn Gallery Hop buses will run from five different hub locations. Each bus will be staffed with art docents to inform you about Brooklyn’s art scene and to discuss and distribute smART tip sheets containing important information about buying and collecting art.

A.I.R. Gallery will be on the GOLD LOOP on Sunday that runs through Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, and Red Hook. Meet at Brooklyn Borough Hall/Tourism Visitors Center 209 Joralemon Street (between Court & Adams).

Public Transit: 2,3,4,5 to Borough Hall • A, C, F, to Jay Street/Borough Hall • M or R to Court Street

Click here to see the schedule   - Enjoy!!!

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So much excitment...

...in one blog post!

There is a lot going on this month involving the members and staff at A.I.R. Gallery. Why don't you take a gander and check out some of these upcoming/ongoing events!

Staff
A.I.R. Gallery's Executive Assistant and Fellowship Coordinator   SIMONE MELTESEN  is part of Flux Factory's fundraiser for their new building. She is making a special edition of soft sculptures (along with artists Brandstifter, Bread & Butter Collective, Andrea Dezso, Kerry Downey, Heather Jones, Aya Kakeda, Miwa Koizumi, Nick Normal, Ward Shelley, and Swoon) to be sold at the event December 10th.

Former intern and  Ph.D candidate in Art History (and a Doctoral certificate in Women's Studies)  LIZY DASTIN organized a panel on feminist contact zones in the 1970s and is presenting a paper of A.I.R.'s early history on the panel this weekend (November 19-20th) at Researching New York in Albany, NY. Earlier this fall she presented a panel paper entitled Racism in Their Ranks: The Story of Howardena Pindell at A.I.R. Gallery at the Southeastern College Art Conference in Mobile, AL.

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Generations VII

GENERATIONS VII

ALL WOMEN ARTISTS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE  

A.I.R. Gallery invites you to participate in an invitational holiday exhibition of small works, Generations VII, December 2nd- January 3rd 2010. The exhibition includes a silent auction. Sales will benefit participating artists and A.I.R. Gallery. 60% of the proceeds of each work will be paid to the artist within one month after the close of the exhibition. The remaining 40% of sales will support the A.I.R. Fellowship Program for Emerging and Underrepresented Artists. Please join this biennial celebration of art made by women!


ENTRY FORM POSTMARK DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 22ND, 2009 To reserve space in this exhibition, please fill out and return PART ONE of the registration form with your handling fee of $40 by Sunday November 22,2009. Please make payment to cash, credit or check.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Ready to hang wall works in all media will be accepted. No pedestals and no freestanding floor works. Limit: one piece per artist. SIZE LIMITATIONS: Not to exceed 14" in any dimension, including the frame.
 
DELIVERY OF WORK: Work must be delivered IN PERSON between 12 pm and 6 pm on Monday November 30th or between 8 am and 12 pm on Tuesday December 1st. 

EVENTS: The Opening Reception for Generations VII will be held on Thursday, December 3rd 6 pm to 8 pm. A Holiday Party and Auction Viewing with hors d'ouvre and refreshments will be held on Friday, December 4th from 6 pm to 8:30 pm.
Click HERE for more information and the entry form for Generations VII!

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Video Interviews

Greetings friends! 

Hope this post finds you in good spirits. This past weekend I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Blackwelder and Sylvia Netzer about their current exhibitions. 
 


Enjoy!

Feel free to forward, re-post, and share!
-Stephanie

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Hi Everyone!

The past month went by so quickly and was filled with a lot of excitement: new exhibitions, the launch party of Emma Bee Bertnstein and Nona Willis Aronowitz's book Girldrive, and unfortunately the loss of Nancy Spero... I can't believe already it is time for a new round of exhibitions.

The opening is Thursday, November 5th from 6-8pm!

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