NEWS

BROOKLYN'S SIXTH ANNUAL ATLANTIC AVENUE ARTWALK BRINGS FREE ART AND MUSIC TO THE STREETS FOR A
CULTURAL CELEBRATION

ArtWalk Specials

ARTWALK09 SPECIAL EVENTS

In addition to the ArtWalk artists studio tour, work from over 300 artists across a range of media will be on view during the weekend. Events during ArtWalk include public art, participatory projects, artist receptions and artist talks, music, film screenings, readings, workshops, demonstrations, and much more.

*** Programs Great for Families and Kids

BOTH SATURDAY & SUNDAY:

• CANNONBALL PRESS AT AXELLE FINE ARTS GALLERY

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Axelle Fine Arts Gallery, 312 Atlantic Avenue

  Just back from a collaboration with Non Grata from Estonia and Czentrifuga from Berlin, Cannonball Press boys will return to ArtWalk bringing a giant cash register, exhibiting several new 4'x8' works, and giveaways all weekend!

  

  Founders of the highly popular, "Prints Gone Wild" event, Cannonball Press have presented their work everywhere from the Oppikoppi Music Festival in South Africa to the PopRally at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

  Cannonball Press will show quality, fine-art editions for just $20 each by over 50 artists such as Martin Mazorra, Mike Houston, Dennis McNett, Sean Star Wars, Tom Huck, Ian Jones, Danielle Spradley, Davin Watne, Jenny Schmid, Marwin Begaye, Bill Fick, Joey Garfield, Maya Hayuk, David Rees, David Ellis, Alice Helander, Mike Ming, Chris Cardinale, Gracia Therber, Nic Berry, Joe Stauber, Lump Lipshitz, Charlie Hewitt, Youme Landowne, Florence Neal, Peter Gourfain, Charles Hancock, John Hancock, Courtney Woodliff, Derrick Riley, Brandon Gardner, Joseph Velasquez, Icecreamlandia, Damara Kaminecki, Crystal Kanney, Deb Chaney, Becky Durham, Nicole Schulman, Aiyana Udesen, Claudio Orso, Swoon, Chris Mendoza, Yuri Shimojo, Joel Dugan, Joseph Ari Aloi aka JK5, Bill McRight, Eric Knisley, Alex Lebedev, Madsaki, Props, Cotter Luppi, Chuck Webster, Laura Lashley, Marcia Neblett.

  www.cannonballpress.com

• PUBLIC MURAL PROJECT ***

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Atlantic Avenue and Boerum Place

  NOTE: work will remain on view indefinitely throughout 2009

  A collaborative group of leading artists create two blocks - over 100 feet of mural and more public works to launch at ArtWalk09.

  This mural program and public arts initiatives are on going projects contributing to quality of life and beautification by local artists for the local communities and work to define more spaces for public art including construction walls and other non-traditional venues which create opportunities for viewers to experience artwork with zero barriers.

  The collaborative mural project at Atlantic Avenue/Boerum Place is designed to bring nature to the heart of this district. Working with lead artist, Christian Mendoza, the artists' each bring organic forms and their interpretation of a garden, inspired by the large and barren empty lot. Artists include:

  + Christian Mendoza
  + MikeMing
  + Pablo Power
  + Yuri Shimojo
  + Rage Skott Johnson
  + Alex Lebedev
  + Julia Chiang
  + AIKO

• FAUST: Public Art Project at ArtWalk09 ***

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Atlantic Avenue

  NOTE: work will remain on view indefinitely throughout 2009

  Faust is a visual artist living in New York. His work is a response to the perpetually changing image of the city drawing on influences from graffiti and art history. He strives to change the way people look at the streets and challenge the popular perception of graffiti.

  This year Faust's work was exhibited in the Le Tag exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris and adorned the facade of White Box Gallery in the Lower East Side. He previously collaborated with the Graffiti Research Lab (artist collective) projecting his tag in the Museum of Modern Art as part of the Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit last year. Faust was recently published in Definition: The Art and Design of Hip Hop by Cey Adams (Harper Collins Publisher, 2008) and Going Postal by Martha Cooper (Mark Batty Publisher, 2009).

• BROOKLYN BLOCK PARTY FEATURING LIVE MUSIC, ARTWORK, PUBLIC PROJECTS ***

  + Saturday, June 6, 1pm-6pm; Rain Date Sunday, June 7, 1pm-6pm

  + Nevins Street between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street

  Artists, musicians, and DJs will perform and exhibit original work in true Brooklyn block party style, including performances and exhibitions:

  - Connection Works Performance and Interactive: The Connection Works Ensemble engages the audience in an interactive session, discovering jazz through call and response, rhythm, melody, form, improvisation, and style. They will then demonstrate these elements as they perform their original work. The group will consist of Michel Gentile (flute), Daniel Kelly (keyboards), and Rob Garcia (drums).

  - DJ Rage Skott Johnson

  -Artists from the BoCoCa Arts Festival Performance: a theater troupe will perform scenes from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, staging scenes randomly on the street and musicians will perform. The BoCoCa Arts Festival taps into the unique and varied aspects of the Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Gowanus communities to support artistic expression and our local businesses, while providing entertainment and inspiration to the community. The Festival will present a collection of outstanding emerging works in the fields of Art, Music, Theater, and Performance Art. Staged in unconventional venues, the performances will reflect the truthful and exciting expression of human aspiration evident throughout our communities.

  - Public Portraiture Project - In the tradition of early portrait studios, photographer, Julia Hassett Sutton will present a public "photo store" where people can walk in off the street and have their portraits taken. And just as they did in the early studios, backdrops and props will be used for these portraits. Those who participate will get a 4x6 print. The inspiration for this project comes from and incredible photographer, Seydou Keita who had a photo store in his town in Africa. The aritsts's intention is to further create documentation of the people who live in Brooklyn neighborhoods today.

  - Public Garden Site - open space for visitors to stop, relax, picnic, and enjoy the music and art at the Block Party.

• WE-ARE-FAMILIA PUBLIC ART PROJECT ***

  + At ArtWalk Block Party on Saturday, June 6, 1pm-6pm; Rain Date Sunday, June 7, 1pm-6pm

  + Nevins Street between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street

  WE-ARE-FAMILIA artist collective will present a public project inspired by the Mail Art of artists such as Ray Johnson to take advantage of the postal system as a vehicle for connecting and extending a family of artists. Mail art is art which uses the postal system as a medium. Ray Johnson was a seminal figure of the Pop Art movement. Primarily a collage artist, Johnson was also an early performance and conceptual artist. Once called "New York's most famous unknown artist", he is considered the "Founding Father of Mail Art" and pioneered the incorporation and use of language in the visual arts. Johnson developed mail art as a distinct verbal-visual activity, from his early beginnings in the mid-forties, correspondence as art was incidental and did not warrant separate treatment as a distinct form of art.

  The idea is simple; make something, mail that something, add something, and mail it on. However it promises to have boundless reach and extraordinary impact. WE-ARE-FAMILIA will provide the base card with instructions. All Post Art cards will be returned to WE- ARE-FAMILIA in accordance with the guidelines outlined below. Once the Post Art Club pieces are gathered, an exhibit can be held. This exhibit will literally exemplify a uniquely modern approach to art, connecting communities, redefining authorship, encouraging experimentation and collage. While the Post Art Club will literally cross lines, borders, nationalities; it will also function to combine various forms of style, technique, and methodology, while passing through hands of amateurs and professionals alike. This clear, beautiful concept embodies the core identity of WE-ARE-FAMILIA. Literally a tangible object can be traced from artist's hand to artist's hand, thereby creating an extensive, unified, community-based body of work.

  WE-ARE-FAMILIA is an independent creative study on the concept of family, founded by New York creative directors/designers Jennifer Garcia and Christian Calabro. 50 artists, designers and musicians have come together to explore the powerful, complex ties which consciously and unconsciously touch all that we experience as humans. Presented in 25 one-of-a kind "keepsake boxes" made from recycled furniture and found materials, WE-ARE-FAMILIA showcases original mementos contributed by its family of artists. our first exhibition was at colette in paris. images are attached. WE-ARE-FAMILIA recently exhibited these works at colette, paris. More work can be seen at upcoming shows at Reed Space, NYC and Open Space, Beacon, NY.

• 93 NEVINS REBIRTH EVENTS ***

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + 93 Nevins Street at the corner of Pacific Street

  

  93 Nevins will open its doors to the public with an extensive display of green exhibits & artists. View living art, group show, special Esty "pop-up" retail store, and displays - all thematically "Green" in keeping with the philosophy of 93 Nevins. Work will be shown both inside 93 Nevins and on the exterior of the building such as: Robert Dandarov , Iliana Emilia Garcia, Scherezade Garcia, Alive Structures and more artists, exhibitors, and sculptors to be announced. The "green" store at 93 Nevins will be curated by The {NewNew} comprised of Etsy artists and artisans using reclaimed, upcycled, vintage, and responsibly sourced materials.

  The artists, artisans, and organizations showing at 93 Nevins will all be working under the theme of "REBIRTH" such as the development of 93 Nevins, which itself has had a complete transformation from a toxic site to the environmentally and ecologically and responsibly developed new building.

• The {NewNew} Present Green Etsy Popup at ArtWalk09

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + 93 Nevins Street - enter on Pacific Street

  Shopping local & green within the top tier of craft
  The {NewNew}, a collective of independent Etsy artists and artisans will participate in ArtWalk09 by highlighting artists that use environmentally-friendly materials in their creations. Find green gifts made from sustainable materials such as silkscreened apparel, fine art drawings and prints, handmade ceramics, paper goods, plush toys, jewelry and housewares from shops like Cakehouse, Wabisabi Brooklyn, KnitKnit, and many more to be announced!

• WALKING TOUR OF MURALS IN PARK SLOPE/GOWANUS

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7

  + 339 Douglass Street

  This independently led walking tour takes in five murals was created Groundswell Community Mural Project between 2004 and 2008. Each mural is a collaborative effort, created by teams of young people working with professional artists and partnering with local community based organizations. Beginning on 4th Avenue and Sackett Street, the tour takes you through the need for conserving and sustaining New York's water supply; the challenges faced by young women and their struggles to achieve their dreams and the history of community organizing for tenants rights and affordable housing in Brooklyn. Moving onto 3rd Ave and walking towards Atlantic, another mural addresses the urgent need for drivers to slow down to prevent traffic related deaths. The tour closes with a mural acknowledging mutual community support and empowerment at a local community center. Independently this tour takes between 45 mins to an hour. Please contact Groundswell for more details, 718-254 9782 or visit their website.

• ARTWALK "RESTAURANT WEEKEND"

  + Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7 - all day and long into the night!

  + Various Locations

  In celebration of ArtWalk, Atlantic Avenue area restaurants and bars present ArtWalk: Restaurant "Week"end. Over 30 venues throughout the five historic neighborhoods surrounding the Avenue featuring a rich, international array of food and drink will offer promotional specials just as unique as the festival's artists. Visitors participating in ArtWalk09 simply present their free tour map to receive special pricing, happy hour drink specials, and much more. Simply present your ArtWalk tour map to receive special offers.

  Some of the participating establishments include: Apartment 138, Betty Bakery, Bombay Dream, Building on Bond, Chip Shop, Damascus Bread & Pastry, Deity, Downtown Atlantic, Floyd NY, Flying Saucer Café, Kili, La Flor del Paraiso, Last Exit, Lunetta, Mai Restaurant, Ocean View Diner, Soul Spot, Stan's Place, Stir It Up, The Brazen Head, The Moxie Spot and many more will be offering food and drink promotions for the ArtWalk weekend.

  For further details about each offer, see below and you can pickup a detailed listing of all specials and promotions along the Avenue all weekend long.

• ARTWALK MUSIC SERIES

  + Saturday & Sunday, June 6th - 7th

  + Various Locations

  LIVE MUSIC ALL WEEKEND - featuring everything from rock and acoustic to country and DJ sets during ArtWalk09.

  • Live Latin Music
    Saturday, June 6, 12pm-3pm
    Location: Bacchus, 409 Atlantic Avenue
    Enjoy live Latin music while brunching on fine French cuisine.
  • DJ Skott / RAGE Johnson
    Saturday, June 6, 3:30pm
    Location: ArtWalk Block Party, Nevins Street between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street
  • Connection Works
    Saturday, June 6, 4:30pm
    Location: ArtWalk Block Party, Nevins Street between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street
    Live Performance and Interactive: The Connection Works Ensemble featuring Michel Gentile (flute), Daniel Kelly (keyboards), and Rob Garcia (drums).
  • DJ Night
    Saturday, June 6, 10pm-1am
    Location: Building on Bond, 112 Bond Street
    Chill out with cool DJ jams at Boerum Hill's Neighborhood Chill Spot.
    Also offering a buy one get one free speical on beer and wine, with purchase of a meal.
  • Stephanie Disla, Ricardo St.Louis and many more!
    Saturday, June 6, 1pm-4pm
    Location: The Flying Saucer Café, 494 Atlantic Avenue
    Live music will envelope this coffee house.
    Also offering all weekend, 10% discount off your entire purchase when you present your ArtWalk map.
  • Live Jazz and Bluegrass
    Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 5pm
    Location: Kili, 81 Hoyt Street
    Saturday will feature live jazz and Sunday will feature live bluegrass.
    Also offering all day Happy Hour specials for ArtWalkers.
  • Live New Orleans Blues & Jazz Band
    Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 12:30-2:30pm
    Location: Stan's Place, 411 Atlantic Avenue
    Live music featuring Jeff Kerestes and Bill Sunday, will place on both days of the ArtWalk.
  • Ahficionados, Brooklyn Bounce, and Unity Sound Reggae
    Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 10pm
    Location: Deity, 368 Atlantic Avenue
    On Saturday June 6th, Ahficionados are in the Lounge and Brooklyn Bounce in the Cellar.
    On Sunday June 7th, Unity Sound Reggae is in the Cellar.

• PUBLIC ART AT ATLANTIC GARDENS

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Atlantic Gardens, 525-535 Atlantic Avenue; Garden will be open to the public each day.

  Group Show will include:

  Wayne Coe: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the close of the Broadway male porn district and the 40th anniversary of Warhol¹s coupling of male exploitation film hyperbole to Fine Art marketing (with the opening of X-rated films LONESOME COWBOY and FLESH at the 55th Street Playhouse), Wayne Coe will execute a series of site-specific sand paintings at related art world locations. "Sand painting aestheticizes the male figure, as opposed to nude paintings or photos which sexualize. They said Michaelangelo could never make flesh out of marble, but he did." - Wayne Coe

  Robert Cannon will present a living sculpture installation.

  Aakash Nihalan's street work consists mostly of isometric rectangles and squares selectively placed around New York to highlight the unexpected contours and elegant geometry of the city itself.

  This work offers people a chance to step into a different New York than they are used to seeing, and in turn, momentarily escape from routine schedules and lives.

• FILM SCREENINGS BY MAC PREMO & OLIVER JEFFERS ***

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + 132 - 134 Nevins Street

  Visitors will have a chance to see many special screenings of new works such as a special screening by artist and author, Oliver Jeffers' of his animated film "Lost and Found" recently released in the UK and now available on DVD in the US.

  Mac Premo will present a new film installation at ArtWalk09. Premo is an artist and award-winning director recently recognized with an Emmy-award for his the PSA directed for ArtWalk in 2008 and again in 2009 for his PSA created for BAM.

• ARTISTS DEAN LANDRY & YURI SHIMOJO / ENJOY REFRESHMENTS STEVEN ALAN ALL WEEKEND

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Steven Alan, 349 Atlantic Avenue

  View artwork by Dean Chooch Landry featuring his Polaroid Series and recent works by Yuri Shimojo. Stop in and enjoy refreshments at Steven Alan during both days of ArtWalk.

• Shahrazad, 101 Works by 101 Artists Group Show

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 12pm-6pm

  + metaphor contemporary art, 382 Atlantic Avenue

  Current Exhibition: Shahrazad, 101 works by 101 artists on view 12-6pm June 6-7, during ArtWalk09 and through July.
  Regular Hours Sept-mid June: 12-6 pm Saturday and Sunday and always by advance appointment
  Summer Hours: mid June-July by appointment.

  metaphor contemporary art was founded in 2001 by painters Julian Jackson & Rene Lynch as an artists' run social sculpture and labor of love. Metaphor exhibits new works of exceptional quality by emerging and mid-career artists. Over the years with the production of over 85 exhibitions, metaphor has become known as an incubator for talent inspiring an artist to feel the freedom to create a special new installation or series, often times their first major NY show.

  Metaphor is active in the vibrant downtown Brooklyn community, and dovetails and exchanges with the broader NYC and international art community at regular openings of new shows, artists' talks and panel discussions and through an extensive archival website, art writing, curatorial projects, consulting and lectures.

  Expert at presenting a museum quality experience on a shoestring, many collectors, curators, critics, and art lovers have been delighted to discover exceptional new talent at Metaphor.

• PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION AT TRUDY MILLER LAYERS

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 3pm

  + Trudy Miller Layers, 394 Atlantic Avenue

  This performance and installation will freature various Trudy Miller Layers artists.

• CHILDRENS ARTS PROJECTS AT THE MOXIE SPOT ***

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7

  + The Moxie Spot, 81 Atlantic Avenue

  Saturday 1pm-6pm: Create your own ArtWalk masterpiece!

  Sunday 11am: Mermaids on Parade Book Reading with Melanie Hope Greenberg. Make a mermaid tail and crown to get ready for the Mermaid Parade!

• REFRESHMENTS AT FUSION DESIGNS GALLERY

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Fusion Designs Gallery, 140 Atlantic Avenue

  Cool off with light refreshments, provided both days of the ArtWalk.

• GROUP SHOW AND ACTIVITIES AT STARTING ARTISTS ***

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Starting Artist, 211 Smith Street

  Starting Artists, Inc. (SA) is a 501(c)3 community-based arts organization benefiting under-served teenagers through hands-on training in the arts and entrepreneurship. SA's after school programs in media arts and business prepares and inspires middle and high school youth to create arts-based enterprises. SA is a unique space where students are expected to take initiative as they would in the work force. The open, welcoming, and safe environment, enables young artists to take the seed of an idea and see it grow and develop under guidance and one-on-one tutorials from SA staff and volunteer artists. Renovated in 2008 by youth, volunteers, and supporters from the neighborhood, SA's storefront is a dynamic, creative space featuring a 20-foot mural, gallery, photography studio, multi-media lab, garden, & offices. Through the Afterschool Program, Classes on Demand, Vacation Arts Intensives, and Community Events, SA reaches hundreds of families and starting artists of all ages each year.

  SA is proud to work with artists from all walks of life. Throughout ArtWalk 2009 SA's storefront will feature the works of dozens of Brooklyn-based artists of all ages through the Broad Visions arts consortium and a window installation as part of Windows Brooklyn 2009. In addition, SA will host free, family-friendly arts activities for all ages and abilities. Please visit us in person at 211 Smith St. or online at: www.startingartists.org to: "Get inspired. Get creative. Get to work!"

• TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT OMALA

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Omala, 400 Atlantic Avenue

  -Live Window Models from 2-5pm both Saturday and Sunday
  -Birthday Balloons
  -Complimentary/Free Virgin mocktails
  -Free giveaway with any purchase made on Saturday and Sunday
  -Pilates/Yoga Integration work/SHOP on Saturday morning from 9:30-11am - free with purchase or $10
  -Yoga class on Sunday morning from 10:30-noon - free with purchase or $8

• TWO FOR ONE ADMISSION AT THE NY TRANSIT MUSEUM ***

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 12pm-5pm

  + New York Transit Museum, Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street

  Visit the New York Transit Museum, the country's largest museum of urban public transportation history and get an insider's look at how mass transit keeps New Yorkers on the move! Located in an authentic 1936 subway station, the Transit Museum houses a unique collection of over 19 examples of vintage subway and elevated cars and presents permanent and temporary exhibitions and programs that explore the past and present of regional public transportation. Currently the museum is featuring:

  The Route of the Dashing Commuter: Incorporated in 1834, the Long Island Railroad, is the oldest rail road in the United States still operating under its original name. Initially built to be a shortcut to Boston, it has adapted to the ever-changing needs of its customers and survived competition, takeovers, hard times and bankruptcy. Today it is the busiest commuter railroad in the country and is embarking on a massive expansion project known as East Side Access which will bring LIRR trains into Grand Central Terminal. Historic and contemporary photographs, maps, illustrations, and objects on loan and from the museum's collection tell the fascinating story of the railroad and how it contributed to the development of Long Island.

  Guest Car: Transit Museum guest cars highlight vintage and current vehicles not normally included in our permanent exhibit. Supplementing the exhibit on the Long Island Rail Road's history, a vintage caboose is on display at the Museum. Steel Cabin Car No. C-60 was built by the International Railway Car Company in 1961 and used by the LIRR until 2003. Preserved and newly restored, the car is on loan from the National Railway Historical Society, Twin Forks Chapter.

  The Triborough Bridge: Robert Moses and the Automobile Age: Examining the legacy of Robert Moses, this exhibition focuses on the Triborough Bridge, now renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, designed and built to connect three boroughs and accommodate New York's burgeoning auto traffic. Enjoy illustrated family exhibit labels! Kid-friendly pictures and diagrams explain the operation and maintenance of bridges to the littlest engineers.

  Adults: $5, Children (3-17) and seniors: $3, Museum members: Free
  Purchase one museum admission and receive a second one of equal or lesser value free.
  May not be combined with other offers. No cash value.

• BAKE SALE AT HOPE VET CLINIC

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Hope Vet Clinic, 390 Atlantic Avenue

  Infinite Hope will be representing on both days with a bake sale and raffle! Come and get fresh home baked goods, our brand new IH totebags, or a chance to win YANKEE GAME TICKETS or a custom pet portrait!! Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about available cats for adoption and volunteer opportunities. Come on down and find out more about what we do and how we are working to better the quality of life for animals and people in our community. Help support Infinite Hope's work helping homeless animals, and enjoy a beautiful afternoon of art and culture in the process!

  Infinite Hope is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) not-for-profit rescue group, affiliated with Hope Veterinary Clinic, located in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Since its inception in early 2004, Infinite Hope has placed over 400 cats (and a handful of dogs and rabbits) into loving, permanent homes.

  Our group is comprised of folks who live and work in Brooklyn - friends and neighbors who volunteer their time and resources toward the cause of eliminating the problem of stray, unaltered animals in our city. Infinite Hope is currently developing a foster care network for pets of people experiencing crisis such as domestic violence, homelessness and setbacks due to the economy. When space and availability of staff permits, Infinite Hope also "rescues" animals from Brooklyn ACC (Animal Care and Adoption Center), a facility overrun with homeless animals.

  We are committed to a 100% no-kill philosophy and will not accept animals beyond our capacity to care for them.

SATURDAY ONLY:

• DONATO ARTS DEMONSTRAION

  + Saturday, June 6, 2pm-3pm

  + Donato Arts, 397 Pacific Street

  Performing live, Donato with share his technique, knowledge and approach to producing skillfully drafted drawings. From sketch to finish, the aesthetic and technical decisions the artist makes will be laid bare for observation and comments. A wonderful insight into the process of a modern figurative artist.

  

• DANCEWAVE SPRING CELEBRATION 2009 TECH REHEARSAL ***

  + Saturday June 6, 1pm-6pm

  + PS 77, 62 Park Place b/w 5th & 6th Ave, ring door bell to enter

  

  Come witness Dancewave's 3 companies in action! They will be running through all of the pieces that will be performed the next day at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 2pm & 7pm for our annual Spring Celebration. Each piece will get a chance to run through entrances, exits and spacing to prepare us for our performance. This is a rare opportunity to see the inner workings of putting a dance performance together.

  Kids Company, Dancewave's premier company, will perform the work of Garth Fagan, Lar Lubovitch, Susan Marshall, Carla Maxwell, Donald McKayle and Paul Taylor. Ages 14-18, this company has worked very hard throughout the year to bring professional work by acclaimed modern dance choreographers the public.

  Kids Company II performs the work of emerging NYC-based choreographers Sydney Skybetter and Jamal Jackson. Our second tier company provides a special opportunity to learn rep directly from the choreographer who are currently creating work in NYC.

  Young Movers Ensemble, Dancewave's youngest company, debuts a new work by emerging choreographer Bergen Wheeler. Between 10 yrs and 13 yrs, these company members are introduced the ways of dance company life and work for the first time.

• ARTIST RECEPTION AT THE MELTING POT ***

  + Saturday, June 6, 4-6pm

  + The Melting Pot, 492 Atlantic Avenue

  Enjoy mingling with the artist at this venue and check out the store wide sale!

• ARTIST RECEPTION AT COUNCIL

  + Saturday, June 6, 5pm-9pm

  + Council, 360 Atlantic Avenue

  Join artist Stephanie Schwallie for a reception for the artists at Council with Fellini's as refreshments.

• ARTISTS RECEPTION AT GUMBO ***

  + Saturday, June 6, 6pm-8pm

  + Gumbo, 493 Atlantic Avenue

  The public is invited to mingle with the many artists at Gumbo and admire Ceremonial Banners from Haiti. There will also be a Book Signing and Reading by Children's Book Illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg, Saturday, June 6, 11:30am-12:30pm.

• ARTIST RECEPTION AT STERLING PLACE

  + Saturday, June 6, 6:30pm

  + Sterling Place, 363 Atlantic Avenue

  Listen to artist, Greg Frux, speak about his work at this artist reception. Light refreshments provided.

SUNDAY ONLY:

• CURATOR AND ARCHITECT TALK AT SUPERFRONT

  + Sunday, June 7th, 5pm-7pm

  + Superfront, 1432 Atlantic Avenue

  SUPERFRONT architecture gallery and project space will present ARCHEOGRAPHY IV, a site-specific installation produced in conjunction with Movement Research Festival 2009: ROLL CALL.

  This installation is on view from April 30, 2009 through June 30, 2009.

  James Coleman and Carlo Maria Ciampoli of Live Architecture Network, a collective of young architects that works between Barcelona, Boulder, and Brooklyn, have designed an installation specifically for an evening of performance with the Movement Research Festival 2009. Constructed of 1,000 feet of elastic and fixed to the gallery walls through digitally fabricated tracks, the installation creates undulating planes for observation and movement. The installation will remain on view at the gallery, following the one evening of performance, through June 30, 2009.

  Archeography IV is the fourth and final installation of the Archeography Project series at Superfront, which has presented the combined work of architects and choreographers since October 2008. The investigation presumes that precepts of movement may act authoritatively upon architecture and, conversely, that architecture may operate within a logic of performance.

• ARTIST RECEPTION AT THE BORDEN BUILDING

  + Sunday, June 7th, 2pm-4pm

  + Borden Building, 324-328 Dean Street

  Mingle with the artists of the group show at the Borden Building at a reception.

  

• ARTISTS RECEPTION at ARTEZ'N

  + Sunday, June 7, 6pm-9pm

  + Artez'n, 444 Atlantic Avenue

  Join artez'n artists and participants of ArtWalk at artez'n for a reception with light refreshments.

ARTWALK09 RESTAURANT "WEEKEND!"

ARTWALK SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS:

Present your ArtWalk Tour Map to receive special pricing.

Food & Fun

• Hotel Promotion at Nu Hotel

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7

  + Nu Hotel, 85 Smith Street

  ArtWalkers in town for the weekend or locals looking for a tranquil in-town getaway, can take advantage of a special ArtWalk09 weekend promotion - use code ILNUB for rates starting at $179 at Nu Hotel - www.nuhotelbrooklyn - featuring exquisite amenities and modern loft-inspired accommodations centrally located at the heart of the ArtWalk tour and conveniently located to lower Manhattan and all of Brooklyn.

• 10% off a purchase at Callalilai

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7

  + Callalilai, 296 Atlantic Avenue

  Be a source of envy with these gorgeous designs of these Japanese designed whimsical cheery dresses.

• Bake Sale by Infinite Hope

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 1pm-6pm

  + Hope Vet Clinic, 390 Atlantic Avenue

  Local animal rescue group affiliated with Hope Vet Clinic, Infinite Hope will sell baked goods in front of the clinic both days during the ArtWalk. Visit their website at: www.infinitehopeonline.org.

• Store wide sale at The Melting Pot

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7

  + The Melting Pot, 492 Atlantic Avenue

  Enjoy this store wide sale on unique handcrafts, whimsical clothing, accessories, housewares and gifts made using the traditional batik wax and dye method.

• Free Giveaways and Classes at Omala

  + Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7 1pm-6pm

  + Omala, 400 Atlantic Avenue

  Celebrate Omala's two year anniversary with free giveaways with any purchase made on Saturday and Sunday. Also enjoy the Pilates/Yoga Integration work/SHOP on Saturday morning from 9:30-11am, free with purchase or $10. And the Yoga class on Sunday morning from 10:30am-12pm, free with purchase or $8