Apr. 4, 2025 By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen How much can a water tower mean to a neighborhood? Quite a bit, according to the artists of Gowanus. Last weekend, Arts Gowanus opened its fourth annual “Tower Show,” featuring nearly 200 individual works of art all depicting the same object: the old water tower…
Jan. 22, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A limited-run art exhibition at a new luxury development in Gowanus marries the nabe’s industrial history with its more high-end future. “Tides at Gowanus Wharf,” featuring works by five local artists, will run for three days at the new Union Channel building on Third Avenue starting Jan. 24.…
Apr. 27, 2023 By Joanna Insco
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition in Red Hook is combining art and environmentalism in an upcoming gallery exhibition titled “Recycle 2023.” The exhibit celebrates artists who turn discarded materials into art, and will be open to the public on the weekends from Saturday, May 13 through Sunday, June 18.