Artists Who Write

I'd like to think that Artists Who Write, Salon II, was as moving for audience members and performers as Salon I. Thank you Swati Khurana and Montana Ray for sharing your never-before seen or heard works. Thank you Jenny Douglas for trusting my curatorial vision and for the warmth and generosity that makes The Brooklyn Cottage a community home.

We just might do this again sometime, when The Cottage resumes programming in September. Until then, enjoy the summer. I leave you with some of my favorite photographs from 6/17...

Update on Social (Virus) Exhibit

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I participated recently in an exhibit at non-profit NurtureArt Gallery in Bushwick, Brooklyn. What made this exhibit special was the age of the curators. They are high school students in the Juan Morel Campos Secondary School. 

My piece consisted of two small narrative embroidery pieces (at left), and my blog entry. I left a small notebook where viewers could leave comments. Here is my favorite comment:

"I think this work reflects me in the best way possible. I think I should lose the glasses, too."

Social (Virus) exhibit

I found out that I will be exhibiting an entry from this blog in an exhibit held at NurtureArt, a non-profit gallery in Brooklyn, NY. The exhibit is unusual in that the curators are high school students participating in NurtureArt's education program. I'm excited to be working with people outside of the art world's mainstream. I loved high school and the intellectual and social energy I had at that age. I hope this exhibit reflects some of that. I am thrilled, also, that my blog is understood to be part of my art.

Check out my "Facebook, blogging, Twitter" entry to see what I will exhibit. And if you're in the New York area, the show opens on Thursday, May 14 from 6-8pm at NurtureArt: 910 Grand Street. Visit their web site for travel directions.

Image above is the cover of a notebook I created so that visitors can comment on my blog in analog format.