Contemporary Art Programs
Public programs in conjunction with BRIC's Contemporary Art program and the art exhibitions on view.
Family Workshop: Present Bodies
Jan 11, 2020 • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPEngage in hands-on activities directly inspired by the artwork on view!
Coffee & Conversation: Present Bodies
Dec 14, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPJoin artists Noel W. Anderson, Tricia Wright, and Oasa Duverney as they discuss their work on view. Coffee provided!
Present Bodies: Papermaking at Dieu Donné
Dec 5, 2019 • 11:00 AM - Feb 2, 2020 • 5:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE AdmissionAn exhibition highlighting new and ambitiously scaled work in handmade paper, featuring eight artists.
Oasa DuVerney: Black Power Wave
Dec 5, 2019 • 11:00 AM - Feb 2, 2020 • 5:00 PM @ Project Room at BRIC House · FREE AdmissionA large-scale drawing of a graphite wave that uses allegorical and natural imagery to confront cultural networks and hierarchies as a symbol of protest.
Opening Reception for Present Bodies: Papermaking at Dieu Donné
Dec 4, 2019 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLICJoin us for the opening reception of an exhibition highlighting new and ambitiously scaled work in handmade paper, featuring eight artists.
Opening Reception for Oasa Duverney: Black Power Wave
Dec 4, 2019 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Project Room at BRIC House · FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLICA large-scale drawing of a graphite wave that uses allegorical and natural imagery to confront cultural networks and hierarchies as a symbol of protest.
Family Workshop: Beyond Geographies
Nov 2, 2019 • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPCreate richly decorated folded paper sculptures and patterned mixed-media collages inspired by works in the exhibition Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience.
An Evening of Performance Art with Nooshin Rostami and Baseera Khan
Oct 9, 2019 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPJoin us for performances by Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience artists Nooshin Rostami and Baseera Khan.
Challenging Identities: Muslim Artists and Visual Narratives
Sep 26, 2019 • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM @ Brooklyn Historical Society · $5 General Admission / Free for BHS and BRIC MembersJoin three artists whose works challenge and defy conceptions about Muslim-American experiences and identities in this discussion inspired by exhibitions at Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) and BRIC.
Coffee & Conversation: Beyond Geographies
Sep 21, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Gallery at BRIC House · FREE w/ RSVPJoin Beyond Geographies: Contemporary Art and Muslim Experience artists Morehshin Allahyari, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Mona Saeed Kamal, and Umber Majeed as they discuss their work. Coffee provided!
