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It’s been eight months since a five-alarm fire tore through a Red Hook warehouse, destroying the home of the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. Alicia Degener, the president of the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, joined Spectrum NY 1’s Annika Pergament on “The Rush Hour” on Monday, June 1, 2026 to talk about the revival of BWAC.
Three exhibitions have opened for Summer 2026 at a temporary location in The Whale Building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn:
• Between Two Waterfronts: A Brooklyn Landscape (a BWAC member exhibition)
• Summer of Soccer: The World’s Game (a national juried exhibition)
• Crazy Joy Time for You (a solo exhibition by BWAC member Kumi Hirose)
2025 Press
“BWAC’s Summer Show really sizzles,” said Janice Weiss, public relations coordinator at BWAC. “We had the opportunity to have the Associated Artists from Pittsburgh exhibit their artwork in our beautiful Brooklyn Waterfront Gallery. In addition, we have some fond memories come alive with our National Juried Show entitled “Amped!!!
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition presents four exhibitions that immerse visitors in the beauty and complexity of the natural world.
BK Reader Staff
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) is presenting four new shows during its spring season at the Beard and Robinson Warehouse Stores, 481 Van Brunt St. starting Saturday, April 26.
Fresh Art Offers a Spring Burst of Inspiration at BWAC
A lively spring season begins at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition on Saturday April 26, with the opening of four fresh new shows:
A lively spring season begins at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition on Saturday, April 26, with the opening of four fresh new shows: Animalia; Threaded Visions; Fashion in Art; Order/Chaos; Sergei Saakian – Dreamscapes: Reimagining What Was Left Behind..
A lively spring season begins at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition on Saturday, April 26, with the
opening of four fresh new shows:
The spring season begins at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition on April 26, with the opening of four new shows.
2024 Press
If you have not read the review of the Salon des Refusés 2024 show in the Oct 30th Art Review of the New York Times yet, it is available below.
It’s a good comparison with the Brooklyn Museum’s show, which inspired our show. Salon des Refusés has been extended and will open Nov 2 along with 3 other great exhibitions.
We are so pleased that our Salon des Refusés show has received so much attention. It’s gratifying to be able to provide this space to emerging artists and to be covered twice by an industry ambassador like Hyperallergic.
Our spin on rejection has generated some interest, including a this great article in Hyperallergic by Valentina Di Liscia.
The BWAC Fall 26 exhibitions opened on Thursday, September 17 at the Whale Building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, The significance of the Thursday night opening, unusual for BWAC, was to commemorate the one year anniversary of the fire in Red Hook that left BWAC without a home. The Whale Building space is being utilized while the organization looks for a more permanent location. ABC New York (Channel 7) was there, and here is their report that was aired.
Spectrum NY1 was also there at the Fall 26 opening on Thursday, September 17 at the Whale Building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Here is Ron Lee’s report that was aired.
The Brooklyn Paper interviewed BWAC President Alicia Degener and BWAC artists for their report on the Fall 26 exhibitions that opened on September 17.
* Exclaim!, a national juried exhibition
• One Year Later: New Works, New Perspectives, a BWAC member exhibition
Here is how The Rockaway Wave covered the BWAC Fall 26 exhibitions. Much appreciation goes to them for including so many images!
The Canarsie Courier published a piece about the Fall 26 shows in their September 11 edition.
The Canarsie Courier ran a story on our upcoming Fall Season opening September 21. Read the full story below and be sure to join us for opening reception Saturday 1pm, September 21.