Order/Chaos
Order and chaos are often considered opposites, but they are actually interconnected and can coexist. This exhibition will examine these relationships and the variety of ways to interpret them. Artists are encouraged to include a narrative addressing these concerns.
April 26 to May 18
Order and chaos are often considered opposites, but they are actually interconnected and can coexist.
In this exhibition BWAC Members tackle questions of how artists in general and how they themselves deal with this dynamic in art. Do they employ techniques governed by outside or objective concerns (physical shape, space, distance, etc. This show is about how do they approach order from that chaos.
If you enjoyed our “Creative Process” exhibition last year you will like Order/Chaos as the member artists share not just a collection of wonderful works but a bit of context as well.
We hope to see at the pier.
● Gallery Exhibition Dates: Saturday, April 26 – Sunday, May 18, 2025 weekends 1‐6 P.M.
● Opening Reception: Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 1‐6 P.M.
Dreamscapes: Reimagining What Was Left Behind
This solo show blends personal memory and imagination of landscapes and figures from Sergei's childhood in Dagestan.
April 26 to May 18
BWAC is proud to feature Member artist Sergei Saakian's solo show Dreamscapes: Reimagining What Was Left Behind.
This show blends personal memory and imagination of landscapes and figures from Sergei's childhood in Dagestan. Through subtle abstraction and vivid imagery, his works explore the shifting nature of memory and identity, reflecting on how the places and people we leave behind continue to resonate within us.
Sergei Saakian (b. 1959, Makhachkala, Soviet Dagestan) is a New York-based artits whose work explores themes of displacement, identity, and cultural memory. Growing up in a multicultural, historically complex region deeply shaped his approach to painting and drawing, which continues to evolve since his move to NYC in 1990.
The exhibit will be on view on the second floor for our Spring open.
● Gallery Exhibition Dates: Saturday, April 26 – Sunday, May 18, 2025 weekends 1‐6 P.M.
● Opening Reception: Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 1‐6 P.M.
Animalia
BWAC kicks off our 2025 season celebrating our relationship with “Animalia” of all kinds. In partnership with local animal rescue groups; dogs and cats will be available for adoption during the show. Trap, Neuter and Release (“TNR”) workshops will also be available for people to get involved helping to maintain NYC’s exploding feral cat communities.
April 26 to May 18
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is proud to announce its national juried art exhibition “Animalia.”
45,000 years ago Homo sapiens pulverized ochre into a powder and mixed it with water to produce a vivid paint they used to represent something with deep symbolic significance and spiritual value on their cave walls in Indonesia: a pig. These “warty pig paintings” are the earliest known examples of abstract thinking and artistic skills by early man. Since that time our obsession with representing animals in art has not waned but flourished.
BWAC kicks off our 2025 season celebrating our relationship with “Animalia” of all kinds represented in various media.
In partnership with local animal rescue groups; dogs and cats will be available for adoption during the show. Trap, Neuter and Release (“TNR”) workshops will also be available for people to get involved helping to maintain NYC’s exploding feral cat communities. “Animalia” celebrates artists long fascination with animals and the art that began with a pig in ochre.
● Gallery Exhibition Dates: Saturday, April 26 – Sunday, May 18, 2025 weekends 1‐6 P.M.
● Opening Reception: Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 1‐6 P.M.
Threaded Visions
Fashion has long been more than just clothing—it is a statement, a form of self-expression, and a reflection of culture, identity, and time. Join us in this exploration of fashion in art.
April 26 to May 18
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is excited to announce the national juried art exhibition “Threaded Visions: Fashion in Art.”
Fashion has long been more than just clothing—it is a statement, a form of self-expression, and a reflection of culture, identity, and time. Throughout history, artists have depicted fashion in their work, immortalizing trends and styles that tell stories of class, power, and innovation. Simultaneously, fashion designers have drawn inspiration from art, incorporating techniques, textures, and narratives from paintings, sculptures, and architecture into their creations. Threaded Visions presents a dialogue between these two worlds from traditional to experimental expressions of art.
This is an interesting show.
● Gallery Exhibition Dates: Saturday, April 26 – Sunday, May 18, 2025 weekends 1‐6 P.M.
● Opening Reception: Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 1‐6 P.M.