nbPAC is now nbART!

We are excited to re-launch North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition as nbART, with a brand new website www.nbART.org

Moving forward please visit us on www.nbART.org

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first-ever Nuit Blanche festival taking place in New York City October 2nd!

The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition is pleased to be supporting the first-ever Nuit Blanche festival taking place in New York City — right in our very own Greenpoint!

Bring to Light is New York City’s first-ever Nuit Blanche festival. A Nuit Blanche is an all night arts festival of installations and performances celebrating the magic and luminance of light. Nuit Blanche events enliven cities all around the globe, but there has never been one in New York.

Bring To LightNYC will be held in Greenpoint, Brooklyn primarily on Oak Street between Franklin St. and the East River waterfront in Fall 2010, beginning at sundown. This unique block will play host to local and international artists, performers, galleries, and musicians as they Bring to Light the street itself as well as its unique assets including metal, set design and textile workshops, residential facades, an indoor gymnastics park, and much more.

For more information please visit: http://bringtolightnyc.org/

Last chance to RSVP for Making Temporary Public Art & Performance: What Artists Need to Know

Making Temporary Public Art & Performance: What Artists Need to Know

Led by Erin Donnelly, Special Projects Consultant, LMCC and Independent Curator

As luxury towers rise, storefronts vacate, and new public spaces are designed, community and street life have become more important than ever. Artists have the opportunity to connect with civic life through the creation of temporary public art. What kinds of resources are available to guide you in making temporary public art in New York City? What essentials must you plan for in order to realize your project? This talk will introduce such resources as well as address such logistical and legal matters as securing locations, obtaining permits, and insurance.

This workshop is free and nearly at capacity. Registrants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will receive confirmation by email.

RSVP is required.

Date and Time:

Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 6:30PM–8PM

Location:

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor
Between Pearl and Water Streets [map]

Register now for your space in this workshop!

St. Nicks Alliance Open Call

Open Call: Sound Installation for Spring 2011

nbAUDIO 2011

An Open Call for Sound Artist in North Brooklyn

Deadline: Monday, August 30, 2010

The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) is pleased to announce an open call for Brooklyn–based artists to propose projects for an upcoming sound installation.

Artists are invited to submit proposals through August 30, 2010.  The selected artist will be notified on September 15, 2010.

Project Description & Guidelines

NbPac invites Brooklyn-based artists to propose projects for a sound installation to be displayed for the greater North Brooklyn community (Bushwick, Greenpoint, Williamsburg) in Spring 2011.  Artists are asked to consider the historical, social, and political atmosphere of North Brooklyn’s community in their proposals for sound art.  A critical element of the project requires artists to select a site and describe how the public will be engaged in that space and with the artwork itself.  Artists are encouraged to create a new work or expand upon former projects that act in response to / in conversation with / or as a commentary on North Brooklyn.  Collaborative group projects are welcome!

Artists interested in being considered for nbAUDIO 2011 should submit a completed Proposal Cover Page (attached), as well as the required attachments by Monday, August 30, 2010.  Proposals received or postmarked after the due date will not be taken into consideration.

The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition

c/o Arielle Friedman

160 Nassau Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11222

About NbPac

The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) is an arts organization dedicated to collaborating with artists and community stakeholders in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick to produce, present, and support art in public spaces.  Formed in 2009, NbPac is a group of artists, arts administrators, and community members who believe that public art and activated public space is vital to an engaged and integrated neighborhood.  NbPac aims to promote dialogue concerning urban space; enhance the creative profile of artists living and producing art in North Brooklyn; and advocate on behalf of the North Brooklyn arts Community.

By presenting nbAUDIO 2011, NbPac will assist the selected artist by providing professional, financial and logistical support in the creation of the new artwork.  An estimated budget of $5,000 will be used for research, production, and installation of the piece.

Contact NbPac

Please contact us with any questions:

Arielle Friedman, Curator

914-261-8247, afriedman@nbart.org

nbpac.wordpress.com

Download RFP

Join NbPac This Saturday, June 19th, for the Unveiling of Future Phenomena!

1066 Manhattan Avenue (at the southeast corner of Eagle) Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Unveiling Onsite with Artist at 3pm, Opening Celebration (Roof Party!) to follow at The Ceeflat, 988 Manhattan Avenue (at Huron) Greenpoint, Brooklyn (Suggested $15 donation in support of Future Phenonema and NbPac)

Future Phenomena, a large-scale, fabric sculpture created by local artist Amanda Browder, will blanket the façade of 1066 Manhattan Avenue through Sunday, June 20th.

Check out this short video about Future Phenomena and Browder’s process!

Community Sewing Event #2: This Sunday

Join Amanda and NbPac for Community Sewing Date #2 this Sunday, April 18th at Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 129 Russell Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn from 2-5 pm.

No sewing skills necessary.  We’ll be sewing, sorting, cutting, measuring and having fun.  Drop in for two minutes or two hours!

We need fabric! If you want to donate fabric but can’t make it to a sewing event, contact Anne Palermo at anne.palermo@gmail.com.  Put “NbPac Fabric” in your email header.

Opportunities Update: Abron Arts Center Artist-in-Residency (Lower East Side), Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center (Williamsburg)

The Abron Arts Center Artist-in-Residence Workspace Program is now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 residency. The AIR Workspace Program provides free studio space for visual artists for 11 months (beginning September 2010). Applications are due May 1, 2010, 5pm.

The Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center Inc., (NTHCCC) is looking for artists to present their work in the currently vacant Engine 212 Firehouse – the future home of the NTHCC. All applicants MUST attend a site visit on March 20th from 2pm – 4pm before submitting their proposal.  Deadline for Applications is March 31st, 2010.

See our Opportunities page for more information about these and other artist calls!

Opportunities and Resources Update

The Trinity Project is an art and community exchange program with a home base at Most Holy Trinity Church in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Artists of all disciplines can get free or low-cost space for their projects in exchange for volunteer teaching at Saints Joseph and Dominic Catholic Academy or general volunteering with Most Holy Trinity Church.

To further our mission of support for local artists, NbPac will be adding and updating our directory of opportunities and resources for artists in North Brooklyn in the coming weeks.  Opportunities are deadline-based calls for proposals for specific projects in the Tri-State New York area.  Resources are local organizations dedicated to bolstering the artistic and creative communities in New York City, particularly Williamsburg, Bushwick and Greenpoint.

If you work with or know of an organization, space or other asset for artists in the community, please email a link and project description to northbrooklynpublicart@gmail.com for inclusion on these pages.

March 27th – Help Construct Public Art!

Cut, sew, donate and participate – Make public art a community act!

Join Brooklyn artist Amanda Browder and North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) in the construction of Future Phenomena, Browder’s temporary public art project sponsored by NbPac and the Brooklyn Arts Council. To help bring this immense, sewn artwork to life, NbPac will be hosting three COMMUNITY SEWING DAYS and we need your help!

Saturday, March 27^th

St. Cecilia’s Convent (with Round Robin)

21 Monitor Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

12-4pm

Sunday, April 18^th

Lutheran Church of the Messiah

129 Russell Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

2-5pm

Saturday, May 1^st

Gymnasium of Saints Joseph and Dominic Catholic Academy

140 Montrose Ave, Bushwick, Brooklyn

2-5pm

DONATE –  Contribute your unused fabric to help make the piece! We are covering a building and we need a lot of materials! Looking for cotton, sheets, pants, and non-stretchy fabric, and sewing tools such as needles, thread, and scissors. We are also seeking to borrow sewing machines for just one day or donations of machines for the project. For questions or to arrange donations, send an email to anne.palermo@gmail.com with “NbPac” in the subject header.

CUT – Help cut fabric to form the chevron shape which will make a true spectacle!

SEW –  Help sew with easy straight stiches on a sewing machine (tutoring available!) to physically bind the donated fabrics into it’s awesome shape.

CONVERSE – Help cheer on people working, make new friends and meet other community members, learn and collaborate

It will be a fun day of volunteerism and artmaking!  Bring your craft-loving family members and friends!

Future Phenomena will be installed in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in Spring 2010.  To learn more about this project, visit:

http://futurephenomena.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/about-the-project/