2010
Mean and Sneaking, 04/01 – 05/02/2010
The artists in this exhibition all worked with modest, easily available material. They are experts at scrounging and taking items that are part of the daily fabric of contemporary life, and claiming all for their art.
Artists: Elizabeth Adams . Elaine Angelopoulos . Jennifer Bevill . Matt Callinan . Jeff Feld . Matthew Lusk . Michael DeLucia . Mai Braun . Laura Braciale . Drew Shiflett . B Wurtz . Amy Yao
New Work by Carl E. Hazlewood, 03/27/2010
A special one-day reception for the new work of artist and curator Carl E. Hazlewood.
Elizabeth Jospehson: A Two-Part Exhibition of Drawings, 02/11 - 03/21/2010
This exhibition in two parts presented a series of drawings the artist Elizabeth Josephson made while teaching at the Rikers Island correctional facility. Drawing I showed ten large portraits of incarcerated women who collaborated with the artist by writing autobiographical information over their portraits. Drawing II, the second part of the exhibition, was an installation of nine drawings of adolescent inmates cast on the gallery walls with overhead projectors.
Coatlicue Theatre Company, 03/06/2010
Water is My Blood, Written, performed and directed by Hortencia and Elvira Colorado.
Two native woman, the well-known Colorado Sisters, will perform a work on the sacredness of water. It is presented by the Coatlicue Theatre Company the women founded 21 years ago to create original works addressing social, political, cultural, and identity issues, and conducting story-telling/theatre workshops and performances throughout the Americas.
2009
Strange Intersections: New Work by Engels, 12/03 - 02/05/2010
These solid constructions have the authority of a finished work; they none-the-less reveal the process of how they came to be this way. For Engels they resemble a journey, still ongoing and not afraid of detours.
The Soup Show, 10/25 - 11/29
This gallery-wide installation by Adam Niklewicz, explored the unique and emblematic position of soup as a universal phenomenon (means of nourishment) and as a metaphor. Soup – the work proposed – helps to sustain our human civilization and gives insight into its psyche.
Fortune Tellers, 09/13 - 10/18
Oganized by: Kimberly Mayhorn
An exhibition which asks whether artists are the fortune tellers in their societies.
Artists: Sandra Brewster . Torkwase Dyson . Kimberly Mayhorn . Jasmine Murrell . Marisa Swangha . Simone Leigh . Adjua Williams
St. Johns Place on Stage X, 08/22 2-6pm
The annual community barbecue and performance fest, now in its tenth year. With music performed by the Haitian band Djarara, dancing by Special and the St. Johns Place Summer Dancers, plus singing, storytelling and more.
Low Lives, 08/08 6-9pm
Curated by: Jorge Rojas
Low Lives is an event of live performance-based works transmitted via the internet by artists from different parts of the world and projected in real time. In collaboration with Diaspora Vibe Gallery in Miami, FL; and labotanica, Houston, TX.
Love, Life and Redemption, 07/25 - 07/26
A theater work written, produced and directed by Setor Attipoe {http://www.lambtoalion.com}
Turnstile I, 07/16 – 09/06
Curated by Elizabeth Josephson
The first of three exhibitions from The Riker’s Island Project, Turnstile I presents 44 paintings by adolescent inmates. Several of the artists in the exhibit are young men with unusual visual aptitude, who aspire to become professional artists; others use art-making as a means to explore the self.
Hip Hop Summit "Brooklyn Retrospect," 07/11 - 07/12
Organized by Educated Voices
Exhibition of Hip Hop photography and art
Artists: Giselle May, Tron, Vince Hunter, Flint707, Gibran K. Brown, Wayne Winston and Ramon "Redeem" Trevino
Panel Discussion on the past and future of Hip Hop, 07/11 4-7pm
Moderator: Jae Michael
Panelists: Count Coolout, Paula Perry, Break Easy, John Potash, & Bama of The Ex-Vandals.
Open Dance Circle featuring: The Dynasty Rockers, Shack Crew & Kid Freeze
International High School at Prospect Heights, 06/23 - 06/25
Annual Exhibition of artwork made by students from the International High School at Prospect Heights, organized by their art teacher Cynthia Chatman
can we expand MUSIC?, 05/17 - 06/13
Encounters of sound and image by Taketo Shimada, Calder Martin, Keith Connolly, and Yuji Agematsu.
New Work – Two Artists, 03/29 - 05/03
Video installation and sculpture by Anita Glesta and Andra Samelson.
Drawings, 02/07 - 03/15
Rebecca Smith, Mildred Beltre, and Rana Khoury. The work of these three artists shows the remarkable inclusiveness of drawing.
FiveMyles Space Program, 01/10 - 01/22
Photo essays and video presentation by Debby Branch, Michael Britto, Fred Hecker, Stephane Barile, and Faith Astrada.
2008
Student Exhibition, 12/19 - 12/21
An exhibition of student work, with proceeds from sales benefitting the art program at the International High School at Prospect Heights. The exhibition is organized by art teacher Cynthia Chatman.
There’s No Place Like Utopia, 10/25 - 12/15
Curator: Matt Freedman
Artists: Kim Brandt and Walsh Hansen . Rob de Mar . Ben Finer . Janet Henry . Eleanor Himmelfarb . Gerald Jones . red quickness . Adam Simon . Jude Tallichet . Letha Wilson
Bornagain Again, 9/13 - 10/12
An exhibition of political commentaries
Curator: Eddy Steinhauer
Artists: Rico Anderson . Mike Arvan . Chris Ballantyn . Leslie Brack . Alec Dartley . Oasa DuVerney . Anna Ehrsam . Engles . Michael Holden . Josh Jordan . Rodney Leon . Eduard Pierre Louis . Scott Mansfield . Angelbert Metoyer . Kim Mayhorn . Zoe Pettijohn . Phyllis Plattner . James Porter . Jorge Rojas . Christopher Schade . Tony Shore . Suzy Spence . Mahyad Tousi
St. Johns Place on Stage X, 8/23
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Looking and Seeing on St. Johns Place, 7/25 – 8/15
Photography workshop with photographer Michael Britto
Synaesthesia, 3/11 – 6/15
An exhibition of ten large canvases with a sound installation of Tibetan prayer bowls
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Joseph Woolridge and Charles Fambro
Native Voices: Contemporary Indigenous Art, 3/9 – 4/21
Three exhibitions of contemporary Native work:
FiveMyles, March 8 - April 21
Kentler International Drawing Space in Brooklyn, Feb. 1 - March 23
Salena and Humanities Galleries at Long Island University/Brooklyn Campus, March 6 - March 29
Project Director: Hanne Tierney
Exhibition Curators: Raquel Chapa and Deborah Everett
Artists: Jesse Cooday . Nicholas Galanin . Maria Hupfield . Sonya Kelliher-Combs
Jason Lujan . Tanis Maria S’eiltin . Duane Slick . Star Wallowing Bull
BAM at five myles, 2/22-2/25
Three days of performance presented in association with the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Steel and Roses: A Winter Garden, 1/12 – 2/23
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Sam Tufnell
2007
Continuum: Four Artists, 11/9-12/3
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Barbara Hatfield, Sophie Jeehyun Kim, Yoon Jee Nam, Anne Thulin
Leibniz’ Folly, 10/16 – 10/27
Text, construction and performance: Hanne Tierney
Music and voice: Grant Smith and Jane Wang, light design: Trevor Brown
Drawings in Multiples and Singular Sculpture, 9/7 – 10/7
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Nayda Collazo-Llorens, Francks Deceus, Carl Hazlewood , Jean Pierre-Icart, Yasmin Sprio, Roberto Visani
St. Johns Place on Stage IX, 8/25
The Summer King opera presented by The American Opera Project
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
There Goes the Neighborhood, 6/21 – 7/15
Sound Installation
Interviews conducted by the community
Photographs by Michael Britto
Video by Julia O’Farrow
Will the real..., 5/6 – 6/10
Video works
Michael P. Britto, Wayne Hodges, Zach Rockhill
Pleasure Beach, 3/15-4/25
Three installations
Emily Feinstein, Robbin Taylor Peirce, Juana Valdes
Djarara, 3/12
Music at Borough Hall
Organized by five myles
BAM at five myles, 2/22-2/25
Three days of performance presented in association with the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Great Performances
Matt Freedman, Tim Spelios – performance
Wayne Hodge – performance
David Kramer - film, Bobby Hirschhorn – live piano
LEMUR – League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots
Zach Rockhill, - video
Sabir Mateen – saxophone
Hanne Tierney, Jane Wang, Mac Wellman - performance
African Music, Dance and Songs
Masauko Chipembere - acoustic guitar and vocals
Mongezi Ntaka - electric guitar
Yolanda Sangweni – vocals
Jamie Philbert – dance
Haitian Rara Music, Dance and Performance
Djarara - the band
Jee Hui Chang – performance
Zach Rockhill - performance
St. Johns Place Dancers with Chana Adams
Photographs from South Africa, 1/26- 2/25
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Photographer: Ezra Mabengeza
2006
Black Women: A Place in History, 2/18-3/26
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Photographs by LeRoy Henderson
Cardboard Images and Shadows, 2/18-3/26
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Raymond A. King
Drawings, 4/2 – 4/22
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Zach Rockhill
Actions (3), 4/8
with Wayne Hodge, Lucas Kelly, Nathaniel Lieb,
Ivan Monforte, Jeanine Oleson, Clifford Owens,
Erin Thurlow, Carla Repice, Zach Rockhill
Camera Work, 5/14-6/17
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Videos by Kenyan visual artists: Evanson Kangethe, Patrick Mukabi,
Kevin Odour, Frank Odweso, Jimmy Ogonga
Photographs by James Muriuki
St. Johns Place on Stage VIII, 8/12
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Looking Good – Summer Program at five myles, 8/1-9/18
Artist in Residence: Wendy Hirschberg
Photographs: Michael Britto
Changelings: Emerging Artists, 9/23-11/12
Curator: Carl Hazlewood
Artists: Derrick Adams, Jee Hui Chang, Cynthia Edorh, Lennon Jno-Baptiste
Hee See Kim, C. Duane Lee, Tyeakea Miles,San Bin Park, Eddy Steinhauer
A Haitian Christmas, 12/18
2005
Two Artists, 1/29 –2/27
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Howard McCalebb, Mary Ting
Man, the Flower of all Flesh, 4/21 – 5/14
Theater Without Actors – Hanne Tierney
with Jane Wang, Tanya Thomas, Matt Freedman, Trevor Brown
Drawings and Sculptures, 5/21 – 6/24
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Arthur Simms
Golden Libations, 7/25
Spoken word performances
St. Johns Place on Stage VII, 8/20
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Actions, 9/16
on-object art and performances
Curator: Zach Rockhill
Rocks, Houses, Constellations, 9/21 – 10/30
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Box Dioramas by Donna Dennis
Five-Ot-Plus, 10/21 – 10/22
Performances by Moving Sound with Jane Wang and Grant Smith,
Hungarian saxophone player Balvanyos Judit
Night Flight, 11/12 – 12/17
An installation by Maura Sheehan
A Haitian Christmas, 12/18
Organized by Djarara
2004
Kenya Art, 1/4 - 2/12
Project Director: Hanne Tierney
Curators: Carol Lees and Judy Ogana, Nairobi
Participating institutions: Brooklyn Public Library, Kentler International Drawing Space, Salena Gallery at LIU, Welancora Gallery, five myles
Exhibitions, performance and...
Golden Libations, 2/15
Spoken word performances
The Satin Subway Grate Project, 5/8 – 6/12
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Lizzie Scott
St. Johns Place on Stage VI, 7/25
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
The Great Lovely – from the Ghetto to the Sunshine, 9/18-10/16
Acomic strip installation by Nathaniel Quinn
Golden Libations, 10/17
Spoken word performances
Recent Work – Painting: Arlington Weithers Sculpture: Matt Freedman, 11/8-12/5
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Haitian Christmas, 12/18
2003
Bicycle Music, 1/18
Musicians: Adam Fisher, Sabir Mateen, Grant Smith, Nick Thabit, Jane Wang, Stefan Zeniuk
Golden Libations, 2/15
Spoken word performances
Remains of the Day, 2/22 – 3/22
Exhibition Curator: Lilly Wei
Artists: Susan Smith, Jim Osman
Liquidation, 4/12-5/17
Curated by Hanne Tierney in conjunction with THE BUDDHISM PROJECT
An installation by Yoko Inoue
No-Man’s Land, 5/30
Fluxus performances with Allison Knowles
Golden Libations, 6/8
Spoken word performances
Moving Pictures ’03, 7/14 – 8/4
Photography Work Shop with Julie Lemberger
St. Johns Place on Stage V, 7/26
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Meditation for the Hand, 8/11 – 10/4
Curated by Hanne Tierney in conjunction with THE BUDDHISM PROJECT
for Long Island University, Salena Gallery
Artists: Alice Attie, Phong Bui, Lee Etheredge IV, Glenn Goldberg, Barbara Hatfield, Sophie Jeehyun Kim, Barbara Kreft, Renato Orara, Norwegian knitters
Telling, 9/12-10/11
Exhibition Curator: Tom Kotik
Artists: David Baskin, Colin O’con, Andrea Stanislav, Juana Valdes
Two Decades of Painting, 10/18-11/22
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: John Willenbecher
Line to Line: Sculpture by Yokhai Givon, 12/7-12/21
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Haitian Christmas, 12/22
2002
New York Live, 2/16 – 3/19
An installation by architect James Rossant
Fashioning Brooklyn, 3/4 - 4/27
An installation for the Brooklyn Public Library
Organized by Hanne Tierney
Architecture for One, 4/13 – 5/11
Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artists: Stephen Antonakos, Marcia Hafif, Si-Yeon Kim, Howard McCalebb, Richard Nonas,
Atim Anette Oton, Mia Westerlund-Rosen
Local Eyes: Vernacular photography from Brooklyn, 5/15 – 6/7
Curator: Kay Turner
Moving Pictures ’02, 7/25 – 8/10
Photography workshop with Julie Lemberger
St. Johns Place on Stage IV, 8/3
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Golden Libations, 8/18
Spoken word performances
Organized by Ten Nebulah for five myles
Steel Books, 9/5 – 10/21
An exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Gene Flores
Pulpit, 9/7 – 10/6
An installation by Karl Jensen
Klondike and Snow, 10/24-11/9
Director: Stephanie Mnookin
small and tall artists at five myles, 12/19-1/18
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
small artists:Terrence Carney’s journalism class at P.S. 316
tall artists: Helene Brandt, Sinje Ollen
2001
Fashionably Black: Fashion Designs from Crown Heights, 2/24 – 3/17
Fashion show: Brooklyn Boys and Girls Club
Organized by five myles
Paradise Building: Celebrating Prospect Park, 3/19 – 5/19
Panorama Drawing
Artist: Matt Freedman
St. Johns Place on Stage III, 7/20
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
Moving Pictures, 7/2 – 8/11
Photography workshop and exhibition for local children
Director: Julie Lemberger
Pan Yard, 8/30 – 9/22
An installation by Terry Boddie and Nicole Awai
How Wang-Fo Was Saved, 10/11-11/10
Theater Without Actors: Hanne Tierney with Jane Wang
2000
A Closer Look, 7/25 – 8/30
Second of a series of three installations at the Brooklyn Public Library
Organized by five myles
Artist: Timothy Spelios
St. Johns Place on Stage II, 8/12
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
SJP Platinum, 10/7
Hip-hop dance performance at the Brooklyn Museum
Organized by five myles
Strange Attractors, 10/12-11/10
Mad Dog Theater, Phil Soltanoff, Director
A Ghost in Every Kayak, 12/2-12/30
Exhibition Curator: Hanne Tierney
Artist: Richard Nonas
Confluence: Artist’s Books at five myles, 2/26 – 3/25
Exhibition Curator: Marian Griffiths
Artists: Manuel Aceveda, Sanford Biggers, Terry Boddie, Helene Brandt, Lesley Dill, Kaleta Doolin, Shane W. Evans, Gene Flores, Matt FreedmanSuellen Glashausser, DeWitt Godfrey, Alan Govenar, Marina Gutierrez, Caren Heft, Yoko Inoue, Louise McCagg, Sabra Moore, Veronica Ryan, Maura Sheehan, Robbin Silverberg, Barbara Valenta
A Closer Look, 5/13 - 6/26
First of a series of three installations at the Brooklyn Public Library
Organized by five myles
Artist: Yoko Inoue
OBIE award for five myles, 5/17
The OBIE Awards, or "Off-Broadway Theater Awards," are achievement recognition awards given annually by The Village Voice.
Eyes on Africa, 5/23 – 7/15
Photojournalism from Africa
Organized by five myles in collaboration with the Associated Press
Storytelling and Music from Sierra Leone, 6/30
1999
The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other, 10/28-11/20
Mad Dog Theater Company: Phil Soltanoff, Director
Salome, 9/16 – 10/15
Theater Without Actors: Hanne Tierney with Sabir Mateen and Jane Wang
St. Johns Place on Stage I, 8/25
A neighborhood barbecue and performance festival
For Myles, 6/16 – 7/24
Exhibition Curator: Marian Griffiths
Artists: Terry Boddie, Maria Elena Gonzalez, Cathleen Lewis,
Jack Pospisil, Michael Lee Poy, Veronica Ryan
Pigeon Party, 6/6
Spoken word, dance, and music
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