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EVENT

Constellations presented by the NARS Foundation


Dates:
Fri Nov 01, 2013 18:00 - Fri Nov 15, 2013

Location:
Brooklyn, New York
United States of America

The NARS Foundation is proud to present Constellations, a group exhibition at our new gallery and studios at 201 46th Street, 4th Floor in Sunset Park, just 11 blocks south of our former location. We have finally settled in after an extended transition period and are excited to officially open our doors. We are grateful for the continued heartfelt support of the community and would like to cordially invite you to join us in celebrating our new home on Friday, November 1, 2013 from 6-8pm for the opening reception of Constellations.

Like the myriad stars that eternally inspire and move us, the exhibition will feature beautifully abstracted interiors to visually stirring video installations to quirky sculptures and paintings by NARS studio and residency artists, past and present. We look forward to presenting a more challenging exhibition program in our 800 sq. ft. gallery space and to developing and strengthening our diverse programs for emerging and underrepresented artists.

Participating Artists: Guy Ben-Ari, Ross Berry, Liene Bosquê, Ana Delgado, Natasha Frisch, Kyoung Eun Kang, Taiyo Kimura, Adam Levett, Amanda Millet-Sorsa, Bari Mohammed, PEICHRITER, Brian Stinemetz, Yefeng Wang, Jennifer Williams, Leah Wolff, So Young Yang

NARS Foundation
201 46th Street, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11220


Gallery Hours

Monday-Friday: 12-5pm
Saturday & Sunday: By Appointment only


EVENT

NARS FOUNDATION and J&M NY OPEN STUDIOS


Dates:
Fri Sep 20, 2013 06:00 - Sat Sep 21, 2013

Location:
Brooklyn, New York
United States of America

On Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 1:00PM-6:00PM, the NARS Foundation invites you to Sunset Park to experience art in the environment where it is created. The NARS and J&M Open Studios offer an invaluable exchange that benefits artists and community members alike. Artists open their doors to expose an otherwise private workspace, gaining feedback and broader exposure that might lead to other opportunities. Neighbors and visitors, in turn, get access to the creative process happening right next door and a glimpse into spaces that they might not otherwise see.

Opening Party

Join the artists the evening before Open Studios for a sneak peek and celebration of their new works Friday, September 20, 2013 from 6:00PM-9:00PM.

Participating Artists:

Studio Artists
Roxanne Bohana, Dorothea Buschell, Betty Hart, Griselda M. Healy, Aaron Hillebrand, Kunio Iizuka, Ellen Coleman Izzo, Anatoly Mikhailov, Tempest NeuCollins, Marcie Paper, Mason Saltarrelli, Kathi Wattson

NARS Residency Artists
REICHRICHTER (Rebekka Reich/Marcus Vila Richter), Yefeng Wang

The New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization committed to supporting artists and curators on an international level as well engaging the local community in Brooklyn and the Greater New York area. NARS provides an array of creative support services and professional development opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists through short-term integrated residency programs, affordable long-term studio spaces, progressive exhibition programs, and engaging public programs. These services operate in conjunction with our education and community outreach initiatives. Our mission is to present diverse platforms on which to nurture creative inspiration and innovative cross-pollination of ideas.


OPPORTUNITY

[OPEN CALL] NARS Foundation International Artist Residency Program 2014 - 2015


Deadline:
Fri Oct 04, 2013 17:00

Location:
Brooklyn, New York
United States of America

NARS Foundation International Artist Residency Program 2014 - 2015

The NARS Foundation International Artist Residency Program provides national and international artists with the advantage of creating new work while engaging with the vibrant arts community in New York City. Artists-in-residence have access to an individual studio space and various professional development programs, including studio visits, artist talks, and workshops, as well as opportunities to share their work through exhibitions and an open studio event.

Applications must be submitted by Friday, October 4, 2013. The 2014 Season I (US Based Applicants) and 2014 - 2015 Season I & II (International Applicants) Guidelines are currently available through our website. Please note that the online application form will be made available in September.

To apply, please visit our website: http://narsfoundation.org/application.php


EVENT

2013 NARS Foundation Emerging Curator Exhibition


Dates:
Fri Jun 21, 2013 18:00 - Fri Jul 19, 2013

Location:
Brooklyn, , New York
United States of America

2013 NARS Foundation Emerging Curator Exhibition

June 21 – July 19, 2013
F_ll in the bl_nk.
Curated by Shlomit Dror

Friday, June 21st
Opening Reception
6-8 PM
Curator’s Talk
7pm



The New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation is delighted to announce the opening of F_ll in the bl_nk, a group exhibition curated by Shlmoit Dror, winner of the 2013 annual NARS Emerging Curator Program Open Call.

The exhibition contains artworks whose visual and conceptual gaps evoke opposing elements of presence and absence. Fragmentation, disassembled forms and (in)visibility are core principles that the artists in the show convey through their creative process. Fragments shown in the artworks reference an experience from the past, a historical moment, a geographic location, a voyage or a situation. The absent section in the work, the “negative” space (that is the void which in fact references the presence of something that was there) becomes the main visual experience. The fragments and other elements that used to be part of a whole (which is now absent) have new meanings (detached from their origin) and hence are visibly dominant. The negative and empty spaces challenge the viewers’ expectations. Using our visual memory and archive, we find links to fill in these gaps, which are contingent on our past experiences and pre-conceived notions. The remnants existing in these works are linked to sources that cannot be retrieved, and as a result, these traces reclaim the original contexts (the source), and become the origin themselves.

Revealing only fractions of a structure, image or object, these oeuvres compellingly raise issues of memory, loss, destruction, disassembly, emptiness, temporality and infinity. Consequently, these works also create an interesting tension between the invisible and visible as well as between the corporeal and the cerebral. They invite us to consider which we are more likely to notice, things that are present or absent?

The idea of displacement and traces from the past (origin) comes through in many of the artworks in the show. These traces, which serve as evidence for something that is absent, become present. In other words, finding “presence in absence” means that the absence presents something that is not there, and as a result, that great abyss (the absence) becomes the prominent element, and therefore is still present. The artists in the show Keren Benbenisty, Liene Bosquê, Paul Clay, Ellie Krakow, Ann Oren and Lindsay Packer incorporate text, found objects and popular culture imagery from film and magazines, emphasizing the simultaneous encounters of absence and presence, fraction and whole, as well as reality and illusion. The works in the exhibition are both two and three-dimensional and include video, works on paper, sculpture and installation.

– Shlomit Dror




EVENT

6th Annual NARS Foundation Open Studios


Dates:
Sat Jun 08, 2013 13:00 - Sat Jun 08, 2013

6th Annual NARS Foundation Open Studios

Saturday, June 8th
1 - 6pm

Residency Artist Talk
2pm

As the NARS Foundation prepares for its big summer move, please join us for our sixth annual and final Open Studios event in our Sunset Park location. The lease is up, so is the rent, and on Saturday, June 8th, don’t miss our swan song; this is a great chance to celebrate our home of nearly seven years, and the artists who help make Sunset Park the radiant creative resource that it is. The neighborhood is quickly evolving into a cultural hub; Open Studios offers an invaluable exchange that benefits artists and community members alike. Artists open their doors to expose an otherwise private workspace, gaining feedback and broader exposure that might lead to other opportunities. Neighbors and visitors, in turn, get access to the creative process happening right next door, a glimpse into spaces that they might not otherwise see, and experience art right where it is created.

Artist Talk & Performance, 2pm
88 35th Street, 3rd FL / Parlor Room

Before Open Studios kicks off, join the artists of the 2013 Season II International Residency Program as they briefly introduce their diverse practices and mediums. Take in their insights, perspectives and sounds before checking out their group exhibition, currently on view, and exploring what’ve they working on in their studios during their recent residency terms.