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To Our Beloved BWAC Artists and Supporters:
The BWAC season has drawn to a close, and it has been a truly wonderful year.
Wide Open 2, our second national juried art show this past spring, received a staggering number of entries. We were fortunate to be joined by Nat Trotman, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim, as guest juror, and with his help we selected a diverse range of outstanding, contemporary artwork in all media, with dimensions from small to monumental. Convergence in Red Hook, our Spring show, was an exciting exhibition of new techniques, reinterpretations and innovative collaborations between diverse artists. The works in our Summer show, Black and White, were thematically focused on the exploration of primal, wordless experience; a special juried section showcased the work of artists from the New York region. Finally, our Fall Group Art Show, Tales of Breukelen, explored narrative, personal history, and lived experience in our beloved borough.
This fall the mood was somber as we commemorated the tenth anniversary of 9/11. A special set of images from the construction of the World Trade Center by photographer Richard Massie were very moving, and served as a fitting backdrop to a 30ft personal and emotional works-on-paper montage by BWAC artists assembled as part of a memorial ceremony. Finally, we screened the moving documentary Parallel Lines, by award-winning filmmaker Nina Davenport, that explores American identity and the points of intersection between loss and meaning, suffering and hope.
But the year was full of much joy, too. From the Edward R. Murrow students' exhibit in Convergence, to stunning paintings of Brooklyn from the artists of the Brooklyn Watercolor Society in , to the infectious beats and melodies of all of our musicians, to all of our exciting auctions, BWAC shows have been more fun than ever. Our Unplugged in Red Hook series of special events has been a pleasure this year. Repeat visits from some of our favorite musicians and bands - the Wayne Tucker Trio, Red Orange Morning, The Red Hook Ramblers, Scott Fagan and the MAAC Island Band, among others - were a real treat. Films and poetry readings were on the schedule at all our shows, and in Tales of Breukelen we enjoyed the 5th Annual Red Hook Film Festival, a showcase of outstanding short films from around the world. Tales of Breukelen also showcased the work of three magnificent Featured Artists: Richard Capuozzo, Richard Lubell, and Zane Treimanis.
Our warm thanks to all the artists who exhibited, the musicians who played, and the 15,000 people who came to our shows. We'll see everyone in March for the opening of Wide Open 3!
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 Call for Artists!
Wide Open 3, our annual national juried art show, is still accepting submissions. Click here for the show prospectus, with all application information.
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is accepting membership applications. To download the membership application click here for .docx format, and here for .pdf format.
WHY JOIN US?
BWAC membership is as diverse as the borough, and we are always looking for new members. As a BWAC artist, you will be able to...
• Exhibit and sell your work
Joining BWAC gives you the opportunity to show your work in a large, distinctive Civil-war era space in artist-mecca Brooklyn - to an audience of more than 15,000 visitors each year. Come be a part of our more than $100,000 in annual art sales!
• Learn, teach, be inspired
As a member, you can attend workshops and seminars on topics as varied as the latest digital photo editing tools, how to effectively sell your own work, and framing/hanging your art, or organize your own workshop to share what you know with other members.
• Expand your web presence
As a member, you will receive your own mini-webpage affiliated with BWAC (such as http://Jane.Doe.BroooklynArtist.com). Artists are profiled regularly on our website, and being part of our exhibitions means potential mentions in show reviews.
• Become a part of our community
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is an organization seeking to empower living artists, run with dedication and passion by the artists themselves. We are a community of emerging and established painters, sculptors, photographers and musicians with energy and spirit, and we'd love to have you on board.
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