Largest BRIC Exhibition Ever to Showcase Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights Artists

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN – With its opening reception this Wednesday, “BRIC Biennial: Volume II, Bed Stuy/Crown Heights Edition” touts itself as the largest, most ambitious exhibition ever from nonprofit organization BRIC (Brooklyn Information & Culture).

And it will focus entirely on artists who are based in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights.

The work of hundreds of artists was whittled down to around 40 pieces that will be on view
around the neighborhood at the BRIC House, Weeksville Heritage Center, the Brooklyn Public Library's main branch and FiveMyles.

The BRIC Biennial, which generally showcases the role of Brooklyn in the lives of New York City artists, will narrow its focus on these smaller neighborhoods to provide a comprehensive take on how artists in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights make creative contributions with their work.

Curated by BRIC's Vice-President of Contemporary Art Elizabeth Ferrer and Assistant Curator Jenny Gerow,
the exhibition will be on display until Jan. 15. Tours will be available for individuals and groups on Wednesday mornings at BRIC House, where the works will focus on the theme of “Affective Bodies,” which will emphasize bodily experience as opposed to learned knowledge.

The exhibition's themes at the other venues will explore how people endow urban settings with emotion and how artists reinterpret source material to reflect their lives and eras.

Wednesday's reception, which is free and open to the public, will go from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the BRIC
House at 647 Fulton St.

Main image of the BRIC House via Google Maps