Collage show - June 13th

OPEN SPACE is proud to present:

Collage
featuring the art of
Patrick Winfield
Mr Kiji
John Cason
Rick Price
June13th - July 5th
Artists Reception: June 13th - 6pm - 9pm

A great weekend!

A big thank you to everyone who came out, over and up for our OVER/UNDER opening and NEXT STEP fundraiser this weekend. The weather was fantastic and the day progressed from there. After some last minute touches and Jim and Tina's AWESOME window installation (a recycled wood plane crashing into an ocean of wood scraps spewing smoke clouds made out of paper airplanes being attacked by an octopus) and then one by one our friends started to arrive, they came from all over to check out the show and rock out at NEXT STEP. For those that made it out to NEXT STEP people were treated to an amazing roster of musicans and DJ's. El Jeffe started off the night and Jeff Bujak followed with a incredible keyboard and light performance that unfortunately was cut short due to some technical problems. DJ Bobby Collins quickly stepped in and unleashed an assualt of audio and video that left people deciding if they should watch or dance. Everyone finally decide to just dance and the crowd went wild for most of the night. DJ Wisdom finished off the amazing night and evreryone went home with smiles on their faces! This weekend was also the first official BEEP (Beacon East End Presents) weekend and the crowds at Zarah's Studio, Zuzu's coffee shop, Joes Irish Pub, and the Piggy Bank had a great time listening to live music all night.

Check out some picts from the day.


Tina and Mandy making paper airplanes.


Jim Finishing off his plane


The gallery


Kalene with Rick Price and Christine
Jim and Pollux


Jim, Greg,Tina and Lai


Bottle of Smoke at Zahara studio

Jef Bujak

The Crowd!
Rissa and TC going at the painting board

Thanks!

OVER & UNDER Preview opening

Despite rain earlier in the day the skies cleared and we had great weather for the preview opening of one of our most anticipated ever, The OVER&UNDER Show featuring our the amazing Jim & Tina Darling . Even though the full opening isn't until next week, there was a steady stream of visitors, collectors and friends throughout the evening enjoying the work and the Miller Lite and Chardonnay ( thanks Bev!).

In case you can't make the full opening next week, or just want a sneak peak, here is a look at all the amazing work from this current show!

OVER & UNDER - Preview

If you are in the NY are next week do your best to make it up for the full opening, the Darlings are working on an installation for the window a few more pieces and we will be holding it down till late in the morning at the Piggy bank with Bobby Collins and the rest of the Next Step & Beep Crew!

See you then!

CUT IT OUT - Recap

Thanks to everyone who came out for the opening reception of CUT IT OUT. It was a great time! Special thanks to the NYC based artists that took advantage of the great weather and made the trip up to Beacon for the day!

below are some picts from the exhibition and the opening!

All the work from the show will be available to view and purchase online soon.

Special thanks to Kieth for helping us with the vinyl install.



Dan Funderburgh not playing soccer


everyone did there best to hide the beer from the green street goblins lurking outside...
Mike Perry, man of the hour.

this guy comes to all our shows.
Nick and Sal made the trip.

Limited Run 2 / Next Step

Wow, what a great opening! Saturday night exceeded even our expectations for the night. An amazing crowd of local and visiting artists, patrons, and friends showed up for the opening. Everyone was amazed by the work on the walls as well as the amazing dj set by Beacon resident/world traveler Knox Robinson and the special performance by the NYC based Mascott. Special thanks to Pearl, Raul and Melissa for all your help.

The crowd at the opening was packed all night.

Our youngest artist in the Show, Bryce, and his family.

Kendal from Mascott.

Grahm and Liam pose infront of the drippy window.


The Next Step All lounge session at Ironfish was also an amazing event. Big thanks to Shawn Trail and John Cason for all their amazing work putting the event together. It looked and sounded absolutely amazing! Special thanks to Dan and Brian for holding down the bar and door.People were really into the Lounge Vibe of the night.


Ben Neil put on an amazing performance! if you don't know Ben's music definitely check it out.

2nd annual Print and Zine Show - Brooklyn Run

This past Wednesday I took another trip down to Brooklyn to pick up work for our 2nd annual print and zine show. The day started off around 9am and i covered a lot of ground. However, unlike last year when I spent time in 3 out of the 5 boroughs. This trip I focused exclusively on Brooklyn.


I started off in Park Slope picking up some amazing prints from Wayne Pate at Good Shape Design.

After a tour of his beautiful home/office Wayne and I talked for a while about life, children and all things art and design. Wayne has some great insight on process and life... Maybe there will be a good shape interview in the future... Unfortunately the conversation went a little long and I ended up with a parking ticket, oh well, my fault.
NYC is like that...

After leaving Wayne, I headed over to Caroline Hwang's spot in Fort Greene. She was in a hurry so we didn't get to chat, but she did give me some amazing Prints and Zines for the show!


Next, staying in Fort Greene, I stopped by the amazing illustrator Fernanda Cohen's house/studio. I have known Fernanda for 3 or 4 years and have worked with her on numerous projects through SHERBERT, MTV and the gallery and in all that time we have never actually met. So it was nice to finally catch up and connect the dots.

After saying goodbye to Fernanda I made a quick stop at the Pratt Store for some supplies and since I was close I had to swing by Castros on Myrtle for a delicious Chiles Rellenos sandwich, so good! If you are ever over there I highly recommend one.


Next I headed over to Green Point to meet up with superstar designer Dave Heasty over at Triboro Design. He was in the middle of some top secret projects so I didn't get to see the studio, but I did manage to get a shot of the door to where the magic happens.

Next I was supposed to head into the depths of Bushwick to meet up with August Heffner but due to some scheduling conflicts we were unable to meet up. August will still have work in the show I just don't have anything else to report about our meet up.


I had a few more stops in Bushwick though and I met up with Imminent Disaster over at her new studio. In addition to the great prints she gave us for the show that she was finishing off when i got there, I got a sneak peak of the massive installation piece she is working on for the January "From the Streets of Brooklyn" Show that AD HOC is putting together at Think Space in LA. It is going to be an awesome installation!


After leaving her studio I went over to Factory Fresh to meet up with Ad of Skewville and pick up some work. Ad and Ali are always fun to talk with and always has great stories about art and life.

Over all the 2nd annual print and zine show Brooklyn Run was a huge success. I inched my way through the Thanksgiving traffic and headed back upstate...

Another Great Opening!

Our Saturday Night Opening of "Freakopolis" featuring new work by Andy Rementer was a huge success! For those that came out to the opening you got to see this amazing show in person and were treated to the amazing all record set of mostly early 30's jazz by Knox Robinson. For those who missed the opening you should definitely try and make it to the gallery to see the show in person, but if you can't below are some picts from the Saturday night and a view of the installation. We will be posting all the work online for sale very soon.