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call for artists Bushwick Art Crawl 2020

We are calling for visual artists (painters, sculptors, muralists, collage, textile artists), musicians, performance artists, circus performers, photographers, conceptual works to celebrate ART in these challenging times!
Following all protective precautions ART should be visible, sharable and enjoyable even during difficult times of infectious disease risk.
The event takes place in the open air, with 6 feet of distancing rules, mask or face shield required for all participants.
  • Event: ART CRAWL outdoors on sidewalks, open air, safe for social distanced precautions, along Wyckoff Ave in Bushwick between Jefferson Street and Willoughby Street.
  • Event DateSept 20 2020
  • Hours:  10 am – 6 pm
A registration fee for visual artists
of $25 includes your name promotion with link to your work, coordination of your set up or installation and space assignment.
To apply for registration  send an email to artsinactionny@gmail.com with name, weblink, short description of work, jpegs of work.
Subject line “Art Crawl visual artist”
Performers, musicians are free to register,
we will have a sound stage and a separate area for performances to take place.
Email to artsinactionny@gmail.com with your name, stage name, web links,
short description.
Subject line “Art Crawl performer”
(our photos are of past events when COVID has not existed yet, and no masks were worn or required..)
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BUSHWICK ART CRAWL

 

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Open studios, connected with street activities on Wyckoff Ave between Flushing Ave x Willoughby, Troutman Street, Jefferson Street

Jefferson L train stop

June 1, 2019   10am – 6pm

A FREE art festival in the public space in Bushwick,
connecting open studios, street art, street activities, festivities and galleries for one big art crawl.

Proudly sponsored by Arts in Action, SoHo Art Materials, Monster Energy, The Keep NY, and The Bushwick Market.

We invite the community to IMMERSE into celebrating art with the many artists studios, local music talent, performance art, live art, body painting, installations, a creative experience that sparks new bonds and reshapes the neighborhood!

@ Basement Town studios – More than 30 art studios, a full program of music with DJ Marcos and guest djs, live music with Garden of Surgery, Happiness and the KeepKats, Baby Killers, Z-man music, electronic band Hooligan Lovers.  10am – 10pm

@ Wykoff Avenue public space – Live art with painting temporary murals, body painting by Human Arts Connection, installations, sculpture making in paper mache, paint the fridge participatory project, performance art series Bushwick style cutting edge, art trucks, outdoor graffiti painting classes.

@ Bushwick Market – artist market and music stage, vendors as emerging designers, art and fashion, interactive games. On Stage: DJ MarcusGlitteriS, DJ Hans and DJ Love Technique, live music by Lyda, Gwendolyn Fitz, Lily Mao, Rose Daly, Freddi Price piano Diana Lovrin vocals, Pavat Rock,  Happiness and band.

@ Willoughby Galleries – Century Pictures, TigerStrikesAsteroids, Microscope

Follow us on Fb artsinaction and IG @fishwithbraids @arts_in_action_

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Arts in Action with the help of supporting sponsors is proud to facilitate an interactive platform for artists, in a local community, public space, and bring people together through the magic of ART!

To get onto our email newsletter please email us at artsinactionny@gmail.com

or follow on Instagram

@arts_in_action_, @fishwithbraids

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Call for Art Parade Walkers

Call for walkers of our first small ART PARADE, part of the Bushwick Troutman Art Fest!
We invite all characters, costumed goons, circus performers, burners, giant puppets, weirdos, dancers, stilters, body painted models, and all the friends of the arts!!
The line up at the Art Fest is from noon – 4, including puppet shows, body painting, styling, photo booth, and sample acts.
contact Heather to participate or questions:
heather.r.piper@gmail.com

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Call for Artists and Creative Vendors

CALL FOR ARTISTS
and DESIGNERS, ARTISAN VENDORS:

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/704772539857792/?ti=cl

art spaces,                                                                visual art $40                                                                                                                                          (our special deal to support artists)

designer, maker spaces for wearables or merchandise    $65

art trucks                                                                                     $100

food trucks                                                                                  $175

Apply with following details:
Name
Company name if applicable
Address
phone
Email
Description of work or items
Web page/ facebook page
Instagram
NY State tax ID or temporary vending permit for street fairs ($10 x month, consumer affairs) or food license for food vendors

email to artsinactionny@gmail.com
with paypal of $10 non refundable application fee. The paypal address is artsinactionny@gmail.com

For accepted participants the fee is applied towards your balance.

No import products, no massproduced merch, art and designer works only,

locally made!!

Art: description, mini bio and photos will get into our PLAYBILL if submitted by Sept 12

 

 

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Bushwick Troutman Art Fest

 

A FREE art festival in the public space in Bushwick, on Troutman Street between St. Nicholas Ave and Wyckoff Ave, next to the Jefferson L Train exits,

celebrating art in the community with the many artists that have studios or live/work in the neighborhood, local music talent, deejays, performance art, costumes and puppetry for a mini art parade,

art displays, installations

art parade, line up and walk at 5pm, giant puppets by Heather Piper, @piedpiperpuppets, shadow theater by Midnight Radio Show @midnightradioshow, performances and styling by Cult Party Nyc @cultpartynyc

bodypainting of nude models: Human Arts Connection, turning people into a human canvas, creating with the entire body  works of art and expression. Sign up at http://www.humanconnectionarts.org, Andy Golub @humanconnectionarts

performance art curated by Ming Liu @mingliu22  with performers

Gordon Berry

Flo Flow & Brian McCorkle

Alex Chêllet

Olivia Coffey & Eva Henderson

Os & En

James Emerson

Anna Hafner

Myk Henry

Felix Morelo

Os & Eng

Claribel Pichardo

Polina Riabova

Caridad Rivera

Valerie Sharp

Huge Sillytoe

 

designers and local makers of awesomeness, Dylan Goldberger, Karan Kalra, Lisa Levy, Moon Rae Yoga, Cult Nyc, Nicole artistry, Isabelle Ewing, Sticker Social Club, Harlow Design Collective, Belle Weara, Michael ..

art trucks

live painting with Kaliptus, Isabelle Ewing (findizzcreate), Anjl, Edward Ching, Peter Carlson, the Bee artist

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MUSIC:                    Noon – 6 pm     Deejay Pastiche, dub techno,  electro

Musicians:                2 pm – 3pm    Gold Stars forEveryone,  Chris Carr, Lily Mao

                                 4pm – 5pm       Samonik, Omi Love, Lizz McBeth, The Pink Louds

Bushwick Troutman Art Fest Invite

OCT 7, noon – 6pm

We thank our sponsors to support the arts in Bushwick, fostering growth in the neighborhood, helping the mission of this non profit in every way.

Bushwick Daily, our favorite Bushwick media source, The Wyckoff Beer Garden, also supporters of the arts, Naked Juice supporting art and health!, Monster Energy, Supreme Digital Printing specializing in art services

Transportation: L train shuttles take them from     Marcy Ave (J train), Myrtle Wyckoff (M train), or Broadway Junction (J train)

B 57 bus along Flushing Ave, connect to J train at Flushing Ave, Woodhull Hospital

GPS: look for 33 Wyckoff Ave or 421 Troutman Streetsponsors

any question,  email us at artsinactionny@gmail.com

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Emergence, emerging artists in New York

On January 17th, 2017 this one day exhibit features emergence-showemerging artists who have never had their artwork exhibited in a gallery.

View a wild mix of diverse art from over 20 new york based artists:

Akito Nara
Randy Spike
Julian Hunting
Nicholas Jozwiak
Beatriz Simonsohn
Eric Alonso
Simona Conti
Yes Friend
Jameela Thompson
Ezra Brauser
Danica Pantic
Jenna Yoon
Camila Ruiz
Giovanni Perez
Mimi Granville
Andre Beverley
Lauren Schweikert
Peter Hartsock
Yu Okazaki
Elizabeth Flores
Dave Harty
Shayna Denburg
Janine Gaines
Sasha Olin
Elce Shawe
Anna Corso
Teerapat Parnmongkol
Juliana Palomino
Peter Best
Loren Jakobov
Alyss Black
Tammi Dow
Juliana Palomino

Paintings, collages, photographs, drawings, sculptures, performance pieces and fashion art:
everyone bringing their own aspect and passion to art!

Give these artists a great kick off!

At the Living Gallery, 1094 Broadway, Brooklyn NY 11221                  6pm – 9 pm

murals · projects

Morgan Walls opening reception

Join 20 + artists at this outdoor gallery, Urban wall where curated themes meet graffiti writers, street art and a visual dialogue.

At the MORGAN WALLS Bushwick  20 artists brought their expressions or renderings about the FEMALE:

Icons, characters, portraits, emotions, words.

FEMALES  Opening reception

May 22,  6pm – 8 pm

Morgan Ave x Harrison Place x Knickerbocker Ave, next to Morgan Ave L train stop.

light refreshments,  afterparty at Kings County Bar

Arts in Action Bushwick presents Morgan Walls, art on walls in the public space, the Mural Project with rotating themes and exhibits every 4 months.

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Bushwick Mural Project

Call for mural artists:

ARTS IN ACTION BUSHWICK presents :   Walls at the Morgan L train stop,

on Morgan and Harrison, surrounding the All American cement plant.   PRIME BUSHWICK LOCATION !!

Walls are 12ft tall, cinder block, approximately 80 ft long on Morgan Ave, and 30 ft long on Harrison Place, a prime corner at the Morgan L train exit.

We have 21 spaces for artists for each 4 month theme/installation

Theme 1)  Women portraits:  proposals due  april 5, 2015

images of women who inspire, women of achievement, women of specific and personal meaning to the artist, women activists, women of your imagination

Theme 2) to be announced, period august – november

theme 3) your own expression,  dec – march

you need:

-your own paint, brushes, tools, spray paint, wheat paste, paper

-materials if other than paint

-a description printed out with your name,  artist statement about the piece, your links as            instagram handles, website

-you agree to maintain your mural with touch ups, removal of items for next artist

we have:

tall ladder, tarp for sidewalk, generator, lights  if working at night

Murals will rotate exhibits every 4 months, offering local artists in the  Bushwick/Brooklyn/ NYC area great visibility and mural surface.                                                                                Themes will vary, curatorial proposals are welcome.

please send your proposal to Uta, email:   utaartandculture@gmail.com

To DONATE a tax deductible contribution, paint, sealers, rollers, brushes, ladders and small scaffold please send a check made out to Arts in Action Corporation,  mail to Uta Brauser, 240 Broadway #204, Brooklyn NY 11211

or email for materials pick up.

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our mission

Art in it’s many forms, driven by a divine energy, channeled and processed by artists,

is in continuous need of endorsement and support.

Arts in Action seeks to create various platforms for visibility, network and self reliance for artists.

It is our aim to own buildings and land  by and for an art community at large, with the goal to create permanent spaces, sanctuaries, reliable work environments, art centers, educational spaces  not subject for displacement.