Upcoming Exhibits

Public Perspectives Season

Independence Community Gallery at BHS

BHS congratulates the 2006-2007 season Public Perspectives awardees:

From Synagogue to Church: Converted Brooklyn Houses of Worship
Curators: Ellen Levitt and Howard Dankowitz
Exhibit dates: November 15, 2006 - February 11, 2007

A Drum Beats in Brooklyn: A Photography Exhibition Celebrating the Drum-Based and African Influenced Traditions of Brooklyn
Curators: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Nsenga Knight, Delphine Fawundu-Buford, Kerika Fields, Ava Griffiths
February 14 - May 13
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 15, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Five photographers visually cover several Brooklyn drum gatherings such as the West Indian Day Parade, J'ouvert, A Tribute to the Ancestors, Dance Africa, and the Drummer's Grove. Through photographic portraits and film documentation, as well as an essay, this exhibit will immerse the viewer in the communal culture that has been established in Brooklyn and depict how these events preserve African culture here. A Drum Beats in Brooklyn has been made possible by The Lily Auchincloss Foundation.


Up From Flames: Mapping Bushwick's Recovery from the Ashes
Curators: Adam J. Schwartz, Josh Lapidus, and students at the Academy for Urban Planning
Exhibit dates: May 23 - August 26, 2007

These three projects were selected by a panel of cultural and community members in response to an open call to Brooklynites for submissions of exhibition proposals. The Public Perspectives exhibition series at BHS provides Brooklynites with an active voice within the Society by lending insight into the creative ideas and views of the borough's community members. The next round of applications will be accepted in spring 2007.

Public Perspectives has been made possible by a generous grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation  .

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