Susan Newmark’s studio will be participating in this event :94 Ninth Street, fourth floor/ # 13 .
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 2014
Press Contact: Abby Subak, Director, Arts Gowanus
Email: abby@artsgowanus.org
For one weekend each year, the always popular Gowanus Open Studios 2014 (GOS 2014) invites the public to visit private artist studios, attend opening parties and special events, and enjoy the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. Last year, GOS 2013 boasted 231 artists opening their studio doors to over 5,000 visitors in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. This year, with over 200 artists already registered, GOS 2014 promises to be the largest in its 18-year history. This weekend-long arts event is free and open to the public and is recommended for adults, youths and families.
Arts Gowanus presents Gowanus Open Studios 2014 (GOS 2014) October 17-19, 2014.
Arts Gowanus is happy to announce the 18th annual Gowanus Open Studios 2014 (GOS 2014.) Visitors will be able to meet Gowanus artists working in all mediums: painters, sculptors, installation artists, performers, photographers, printmakers, jewellers, ceramicists, mixed media artists, woodworkers, and more. Participating artists range in experience from established artists represented by commercial galleries to emerging artists. Visitors to this free event have a unique opportunity to meet Brooklyn artists within the intimacy of their work spaces, purchase art work, attend openings and talks, and experience the world behind closed doors of Gowanus buildings.These work spaces are in former factories, warehouses, and mixed-use commercial buildings.
The official programming of GOS 2014 will be announced soon, including opening parties, public art events, panel discussions, exhibitions, and more. Please email Abby Subak at abby@artsgowanus.org to be put on the mailing list for up-to-date news or to become a sponsor at any level.
Where: The Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn is surrounds the renowned Gowanus Canal, and is tucked between Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Park Slope, and Sunset Park. GOS 2014 includes studios from Court Street in the west to 5th Avenue in the east, and from Dean Street in the north to 18th Street in the south. You can get to Gowanus Open Studios by foot, bike, kayak, bus, LIRR, car and subway (take the F, G or R to 4th Ave/9th Street Station, or the R to Union Street, or the F or G to Bergen or Carroll).
GOS 2014 is presented by Arts Gowanus, a non-profit organization of artists and arts organizations working together to support each other, to connect to our community, and to ensure the Gowanus neighborhood continues to be a thriving and creative community of art-makers and art-appreciators.
www.artsgowanus.org
Arts Gowanus is happy to be partnering with ArtsicleOpen, the developer of the online Directory of Artists and map for GOS 2014, and Hyperallergic, the online arts blog, and our City Councilmembers Brad Lander and Steve Levin.
