Get a Jump on Spring with The Elements!

 BWAC is excited to open the Spring season with the juried show The Elements. Don’t delay, entry deadline is March 13.

Link to the prospectus for The Elements.

Submit your entries here.

 

BWAC is pleased to have Curatorial Fellow Scout Hutchinson of the Whitney Museum of American Art as the juror for this exhibition.

The theme of this juried show is the five elements. Many cultures and traditions have wanted to simplify the workings of the universe to five components/building blocks.  The different philosophies have their own unique lists but with much overlapping. This exhibit defines the five elements as wind, fire, earth, sky and air. 

This is the BWAC challenge: visualize what this ancient tradition means in our modern world. What can you add to this age old dialogue?

Prizes

What’s in it for you? First, second and third Best of Show winners will be featured on BWAC’s Artsy page. Every accepted entry will be on exhibit at the BWAC gallery space in Red Hook, Brooklyn from April 30th to June 5th, 2022 and on sale to gallery visitors. 

BWAC's Artsy gallery 

The prospectus for the show provides all the details about the submission process, please read it carefully.  Here are a few highlights. 

Submission is through SmarterEntry with online payment starting the process. The fee for three images is $35 and $5 for each additional image. There is a discount for BWAC members, be sure to check the BWAC newsletter for details. This show is open to all residents of the US and territories who are 18 years or older. 

Submitted images need to be JPG, TIF, or PNG files with the longest side 1,280 pixels or less, up to 2MB each. The image entry number is to be included in the filename when submitted.

This is a wonderful opportunity for BWAC members and artists all over the country to exhibit their work at our fabulous space in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Be sure to share this information with friends.

Link to the prospectus for The Elements.

Submit your entries here.

Why I'm A Member of BWAC: Join Us

Kristin Reiber Harris:

I have been making animation, prints, drawings and teaching for over 40 years. I moved to NYC (Bay Ridge) three years ago. I came for family reasons but liked the idea of being in such a creative environment. As luck would have it, Alicia Degener (BWAC co-president) is a neighbor and I met her soon after I arrived. She was very generous to include me in a number of shows last year as a non-member. I am now officially a member and on the Board of Directors. 

I enthusiastically embrace my active participation in BWAC because it is inclusive, ambitious and truly invested in supporting the arts and its members. The space is an exciting venue. I have seen some incredible artwork and met (despite this crazines) many wonderful artists. The more the merrier, JOIN US!  KristinHarrisDesign.com

Brooke Lambert:

Although I live and work in Lowell, MA, I am always looking for new ways to expand my network and exhibit my art beyond the Boston area. I first discovered BWAC while searching for printmaking calls for art in New York. I applied for BWAC’s juried show Prints 2021 and was excited to get in. At the show opening and closing, co-presidents Susan and Alicia both encouraged me to join BWAC. I was so thrilled! Living in Massachusetts, BWAC membership involves  traveling 4-6 hours to participate in shows and my volunteer contributions are done remotely. I think it’s well worth it for this amazing opportunity to enter into the New York art scene and share my art with the impressive community of artists in this gallery and beyond. JOIN US!

BrookeLambertArtist.com

                                         

Alicia Degener:

I am a member to work with fellow artists to run one of the most inspiring exhibition spaces in NYC.

I have no less than 25,000 sq ft of civil war warehouse space overlooking the Statue of Liberty in Red Hook Brooklyn to dream up and curate shows with my fellow members. Providing artists with an amazing space to realize even their biggest ideas is very rewarding as well as the appreciation folks express when they interact with art in person. JOIN US!  www.etsy.com/shop/BrooklynLish

                                         

Susan Handwerker

Why I’m in BWAC? So many reasons! I’ve learned so much about making and displaying art, jurying, curating, publicizing shows, interacting with other artists and visitors, the extraordinary complexities of maintaining a gigantic gallery space and a volunteer organization simultaneously. But mostly, i just know it’s the best deal in town for artists, friends, visitors and collectors! It makes the New York art scene a little more friendly and encouraging for artists to engage with other artists, to access professional feedback and have a beautiful space to exhibit. Bwac allows our diverse community to give voice to new creative directions and push past boundaries with each other’s help. Artists helping artists. Really! JOIN US!

susanhandwerker.com

Check out the BWAC website for information about membership benefits.

BWAC Membership Application

Meet BWAC Artist: Gene Dunn

Gene contacted Joe Banish of the Communication Committee about his intervew in Portray magazine. He wanted to know if we could run it on the blog. Joe passed the information on to me. I appreciated the heads up and contacted Gene to see if he would like to participate in my series of artist interviews. The link to the Portray article is at the end of this post with other links to his work and social media. 

As we are rolling out the blog, I am particularly interested in producing series of posts that are similar in style and easily accessible for the reader. I think it adds to the conversation in a short interview to see the artists in context to each other because they are answering the same questions. Do you agree? 

Meet Gene Dunn:

pastel and charcoal on paper, 11x14

Why do you make Art? 

 

I’m not so sure if I’m making something, or if something is making me. That being said I’m fascinated by aiming to be present to some of the more sublime moments I’m experiencing from the subject and expressing it, or get as close as I can to expressing it. It’s a good place for me to put some of my more intense feelings.

Meet Audrey Anastasi: BWAC Artist

I have a story about how I met Audrey. Soon after I moved to Brooklyn two years ago, I met one of my neighbors because I was admiring her dog. Marie was very friendly, the dog too, and we got to chatting. I told her I was an artist and she said her best friend was an artist. Marie took me to meet Audrey in her studio/gallery in Sunset Park. As a collage artist, I have been particularly interested in her work. You never know where a casual conversation will take you.

New York Wants to Give You $15K

There are two exciting grants opportunities open to artists in New York.  One is for all state residents, the other only for NYC residents. They have relatively short deadlines and one requires a fiscal sponsor. 

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) FY2022 Round 3 – Support for Artists

$10,000

Deadline September 1

Program Overview

The New York State Council on the Arts recognizes that artists are at the center of creative endeavor. NYSCA is committed to providing opportunities for artists, at all stages in their careers, to continue to develop and present their work.

NYSCA Support for Artists:

For FY 2022 artists may apply for a creative grant to NYSCA, via a sponsoring organization (fiscal sponsor), by selecting from the following artistic areas via a drop-down menu in the application portal.

• Choreography Commissions

• Composer Compositions

• Film, Media, and New Technology

• Folk and Traditional Arts

• Interdisciplinary

• Literature

• Theater Commissions

• Visual Arts

City Artist Corps Grants

$5,000

Deadline August 10

Program Overview

City Artist Corps Grants are intended to support NYC-based working artists who havebeen disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The program will distribute one-time $5,000 grants to over 3000 artists to help sustain their practice and engage the public across New York City’s five boroughs this summer beginning July. Artists working in any discipline are eligible to apply. (From their website)

Grant applications are accepted in three cycles, two of which are over. 

Application Cycle 3

CAC Grants - Program Overview (updated 06/07/21)

Engagements from September 3 to October 31

Open: Tuesday, July 27, at 10:00AM

Close: Tuesday, August 10 at 10:00AM

Recipients notified: Wednesday, August 25