Events
Woodworking Workshop - by Brooklyn Public Library
This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to woodworking taught using repurposed found wood on the streets and waterfront of Brooklyn.
Sponsored by the Brooklyn Public Library with generous support for programming and interim library services in Red Hook provided by Amazon.
Live at BWAC: Spectrum!
Sunday Salon Series - $10 suggested donation
Aristea Mellos / Daniel Pesca (faculty from the Eastman School of Music) will be performing.
Live Music by Spectrum: Piano+ Series
Piano+ Series - $10 suggested donation at door
Curated by Teodora Stepancic
New ensemble works by Germaine Sijstermans, Gabriela Areal, Laura Cetilia and Teodora Stepančić performed by LCollective
Live Music by Spectrum: Sunday Salon Concert
Sunday Salon Concert - $10 suggested donation at door
Set #1 - 4 PM: Junwen Liang, piano music from four centuries: JS Bach, Frederic Chopin, Ned Rorem, Wanghua Chu and Catherine Likhuta
Set #2 - 5 PM: Stanford Chung, Shazad Ismaily, Andrea Scala: Material from new album, titled “E N D R O L L ”
Live Music by Spectrum: Piano+ Series
Piano+ Series - $10 suggested donation at door
Curated by Teodora Stepančić
Teo Dora An Drea duo (Montreal/New York), album release concert
Music by Laura Cetilia, Andrea Young and Teodora Stepančić
Andrea Young - voice, electronics, Teodora Stepančić - piano, keyboards, objects
Live at BWAC: Porch Stomp
Come out to hear Porch Stomp, an acoustic bluegrass experience. A fun time for all, guaranteed!
Live at BWAC: Piano Salon: Ex Machina hosted by Spectrum
Piano Salon Series - $10 suggested donation
(1) Clara Yang (piano) performs Ex Machina, a collaboration with new-media artist Xuan.
(2) Clare Longendyke, piano
(3) Sergio Sorrentino, guitar
Ex Machina is an interdisciplinary and multimedia project exploring the intricate connections and relationship between technology and humanity through visual art and music.
In this project, we will explore the machine’s multifaceted meanings artistically, musically, and philosophically. Acclaimed new media artist Xuan will create a visually immersed show for the whole program.
Live at BWAC: Piano+ Series hosted by Spectrum
Piano + Series - $10 suggested donation
Curated by Teodora Stepancic. Melodica Duets by Grzegorz Marciniak and piece for piano and ensemble by Eva-Maria Houben performed by LCollective and guests.
Live at BWAC: Sunday Salon Concert hosted by Spectrum
Sunday Guitar Salon Concert - $10 suggested donation
GRAMMY-Nominated classical and electric guitarist Dr. Tom Clippinger has been described as “one of the finest young players I’ve heard,” and “someone to watch” (Oren Fader, guitarist and faculty at Manhattan School of Music and SUNY Purchase).
Also featuring guitarist Colin Fullerton.
Live at BWAC: Pirate Utopias by Spectrum
Pirate Utopias - $10 suggested donation
Live music from Spectrum
Live at BWAC: Sunday Salon Concert hosted by Spectrum
Sunday Salon Concert - $10 suggested donation
Clarinetist / composer / Distinguished Professor (Music and Philosophy) David Rothenberg curates a loosely-themed Hanukkah event: PLAY AN ACCORDION, GO TO JAIL. It’s the Law.
David is joined by: Composer / Ghost Ensemble director Ben Richter on accordion; Leon Gruenbaum on Samchillian and Misha; Thomas Strønen (in from Oslo) on drums.
Live at BWAC: Tribute to David Tamura
$10 suggested donation
Tribute / memorial concert for multi-instrumentalist David Tamura. Curated by jazz / rock musician and film director Alex Lozupone. David Tamura was generous in performing at many Spectrum events in a delightfully-heterogeneous mix of contexts. A significant cross-section of New York City’s avant-garde and experimental music community will present performances honoring David, whose passing surprised many of us and whose absence will be sorely felt.
BWAC Artists’ Market
Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? Check out BWAC's Artists’ Market! You'll find a wide variety of crafts, books, and prints. Plus pottery, whimsical boxes, cat pillows, bags made from kimonos, hand-made soap, glass and beaded jewelry, and glass objects.
Dec 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 2023, 1-6pm
Red Hook Holiday Market
Join us for the 4th annual Red Hook Holiday Market! Find one-of-a-kind, handmade gifts for your loved ones this holiday season while supporting local artisans, makers, and crafters!
Fall for Art - BWAC Auction Fundraiser
Join us for a LIVE auction of donated artworks that remain without bids from our current “Fall for Art” online auction.
This is BWAC’s final fundraiser for the year—help us keep the lights on and continue to show amazing art and provide much-needed community programming. We need your support to make it happen!
RAICES - Closing Party
Join us for live music and celebration! This is your last weekend to see over 300 works of art celebrating Latinx and hispanic heritage.
BWAC Artists’ Market
Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? Check out BWAC's Artists’ Market! You'll find a wide variety of crafts, books, and prints. Plus pottery, whimsical boxes, cat pillows, bags made from kimonos, hand-made soap, glass and beaded jewelry, and glass objects.
Open every Sat and Sun 1-6pm during BWAC shows.
BWAC Artists’ Market
Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? Check out BWAC's Artists’ Market! You'll find a wide variety of crafts, books, and prints. Plus pottery, whimsical boxes, cat pillows, bags made from kimonos, hand-made soap, glass and beaded jewelry, and glass objects.
Open every Sat and Sun 1-6pm during BWAC shows.
Live at BWAC: Latin Jazz with The Willie Martinez Trio
RAICES, a Latinx Art Exhibit presents some Latin Jazz with The Willie Martinez Trio
Willie Martinez – Drums/Vocals . Silvano Monasterios – Piano . Melissa Slocum – Bass
Willie Martinez has been a familiar face in New York City’s eclectic music scene for well over thirty-five years. As well as being one of the most sought-after drummers on the Latin Jazz scene today, Willie is also an accomplished arranger and composer. He is a master percussionist with yet another secret weapon: Willie is also a gifted vocalist.
The Willie Martinez Trio combines the melodies of iconic jazz repertoire with the deep and infectious rhythms of the Afro Caribbean! It shows how this marriage is timeless and smokes with every note.
@williemartinez
Art Demo: Pyrography with Freddy Santiago
RAICES, a Latinx Art Exhibit, presents the sounds of Latin psychedelic cumbia, chicha, and folk music.
Live at BWAC: La Banda Chuska
RAICES, a Latinx Art Exhibit, presents the sounds of Latin psychedelic cumbia, chicha, and folk music.
BWAC Artists’ Market
Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? Check out BWAC's Artists’ Market! You'll find a wide variety of crafts, books, and prints. Plus pottery, whimsical boxes, cat pillows, bags made from kimonos, hand-made soap, glass and beaded jewelry, and glass objects.
Open every Sat and Sun 1-6pm during BWAC shows.
LATINX Arcade
Latinx Arcade and cultural game space exhibit.
Weekends 1-6pm, Sat 10.28 to Sun 11/19.
Brooklyn Public Library Presents Storytime with Araceli Poma
Join Grammy-nominated musician Araceli Poma and dancer Jossie as they play and tell stories in Spanish and English. Araceli will bring her charango from her native Peru and tell us a little about her beautiful culture, with rhythms of Andean and Afro-Peruvian music. Join us for this fun way to learn. Araceli's family programs bring her passion for her traditional music and language to New York children and families.
This special performance kicks off Red Hook Library and Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition's (BWAC) Fall Storytime Series. On select Saturdays (10/28, 11/04, 11/18, 12/02, and 12/09), we will read stories for kids from ages 0-7 and then do a simple craft together. Come for storytime and stay for the art at BWAC -- tell your friends and bring your little ones!
Live at BWAC: Sunday Salon Concert hosted by Spectrum
Sunday Salon Concert - $10 suggested donation
This program explores the meaning and expression of the poetic form of the elegy across multiple generations and cultural landscapes. In this program we hear from artists specifically writing elegies (Takemitsu), artists who write tributes to each other, other artists, and friends (Takemitsu, Kurtag, and Knussen), and artists who explore the meaning of the elegy as a form of memorializing a past version of their life, such as their childhood (Enescu). Through these beautiful pieces, we are able to look at the elegy from multiple angles and explore what is so compelling about the elegy as a form of exploring memory and seeking reflection.
Two sets:
Lauren Conroy, Violin and Matthew Schultheis, Piano
Cornelius Dufallo, Violin and Guy Barash, Composer
Red Hook Open Studios at BWAC
Each year for one weekend, studios and workspaces of artists and makers are open to visitors throughout Red Hook, Brooklyn. Enjoy this unique opportunity to meet the artists and discover how they create their work. The event is free and open to the public.
COLOR Show Art Talk
The COLOR Show was a delightful depiction of creative expression. Please join us as Armando Garcia, the juror for this show shares his thoughts on color and a few select pieces this closing weekend.
BWAC Artists’ Market
Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? Check out BWAC's Artists’ Market! You'll find a wide variety of crafts, books, and prints. Plus pottery, whimsical boxes, cat pillows, bags made from kimonos, hand-made soap, glass and beaded jewelry, and glass objects.
Open every Sat and Sun 1-6pm during BWAC shows.
Live at BWAC: Amplified Ambitions hosted by Spectrum
Friday evening event - $10 suggested donation
A new series at Spectrum, where traditionally amplified instruments (e.g., electric guitar, electric organ, synthesizer) feature prominently. Performances can vary widely, from psychedelic / progressive rock-influenced sets to forms and formats perhaps never seen before. Amplified instruments, unmistakably ambitious music!
Three sets:
Gordon Beeferman’s Organ trio
A Parallax View (progressive rock band)
Gene Pritsker’s Sound Liberation Trio
Red Hook Community Cinema
Red Hook Business Alliance is partnering with Red Hook Open Studios, BWAC, and the Waterfront Museum to bring 4 screenings of films by or about Red Hook to this special weekend. What better way to end an art-full day in Red Hook than a movie! Join us, "after the studios".
Fri 10/6, Sat 10/7, Sun 10/8 - 6-8pm
**Schedule my change. Please check here the day before for the most updated schedule.
All programs:
Doors Open: 5:00pm | Start Time: 6:00pm
Suggested Donation: $10. Cash at the door or *Pay via Paypal
Beer & Wine + Popcorn available by donation.
Art Glass Demo with Renee Radenberg
See a live demonstration by Renee Radenberg about some of the techniques used to create her glass art. In the second floor gallery.
John Strohbeen: Celebration Of Life
PLEASE NOTE: Due to flooding and the city state of emergency, the John Strohbeen: Celebration of Life event originally scheduled for Friday evening has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30 @ 5 pm.
Red Hook Family Storytime + Craft
Red Hook Library and BWAC are hosting this family storytime in Red Hook on the last Saturday of the month, 4-5pm. We will read stories for kids age 0 to 7, and then do a simple craft together. Tell your friends and bring your little ones!
FREE GIVEAWAY: KIDS BOOKS
We’ll have a limited number of kids books to give away while supplies last. Have some books to donate? Bring ‘em by!
4-5pm on last Saturdays: July 29th, August 6th, and September 30th
Art Talk with Renee Radenberg, glass artist
Renee Radenberg will speak about her personal journey of exploration of kiln-forming glass (fused glass) techniques over the years and bringing to life other forms of her art into glass, such as her live model sketches. In the second floor gallery.
Due to inclement weather we will reschedule for Sep 30.