Exhibit: 3rd Wave: The Planet of Brooklyn Transitions

RECEPTION: Friday, October 13, 6 – 8pm
OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, October 14, 1 – 5 pm

Featuring the works of:

Scott Andresen
Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
Betty Alexandra Bastidas
Steven Bornholtz
Martin Brecht
Delphine Fawandu-Buford
Samantha Casolari
Linn Edwards
Cacy Forgenie
Lucy Fradkin
G Grippo
Akintola Hanif
Jayson Keeling
Nsenga Knight
Youme Landowne
Erica McDonald
Ocean Morrisett
Lori Nelson
One9
David Pham
Joan B Reutershan
Misty Rice
Tom Russotti
Hidemi Sato
Rachel Wells

Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) Gallery
111 Front Street, Suite 218
Brooklyn, New York 11201
http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/

A ’ 3rd Wave’ of new Brooklyn residents, which follows two previous large-scale influxes of immigration into Brooklyn, has resulted in a unique mix of traditions, cultures and perspectives on life that characterize the borough today. 3rd Wave: The Planet of Brooklyn Transitions captures this shift in Brooklyn’s ever-changing history through the eyes of 25 artists, working across two dimensional forms. These Brooklyn-based artists contribute works that create a mosaic of images and themes, each representing a dimension that makes up the culture of present day Brooklyn.

By visually translating the effect that immigration, migration,miscegenation and gentrification are having on the cultural, social and economic make-up of “the planet of Brooklyn,” the artists of 3rd Wave provide a visual entrée into a world where cultures intersect across national, racial and social boundaries and form a unique and vibrant community.

ABOUT THE CURATOR
Philip Harvey is the editor of nat creole, an online monthly magazine ( www.natcreole.com) dedicated to offering an entertaining yet informed perspective on the literature, politics, art and music of contemporary global culture. With a focus on broadening the conversation on the arts and their role in an increasingly inter-connected world, nat creole provides an ideal forum for the exchange of ideas, beliefs and forms of cultural expression.

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Founded in 1966, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC) is a service organization dedicated to helping artists, arts organizations and community groups promote and sustain the arts. BAC is unique in the borough in that it assists artists – both amateur and professional – in all disciplines. Major areas of service include BAC’s Community Arts Regrant Program, Professional Development Seminars for the Arts, Arts in Education, BAC Folk Arts, the Printmaker’s Portfolio Project, the BAC International Film and Video Festival and BAC Gallery. Council programs are made possible, in part, with public funds and major corporate, foundation and individual support.

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