Events

Please join The Legal Aid Society for this amazing community event on Monday, September 3. We will be tabling at the parade and distributing Know Your Rights materials. More details to come.

Now-August 25th

Harlem Week

Harlem Week began in 1974 as Harlem Day, a day of encouragement and fellowship in Harlem for New Yorkers. Given the huge success of the celebration, more days were added to showcase the community's rich economic, political, and cultural history. Celebrating its 44th year in 2018, Harlem Week offers over 100 events throughout the summer to over 2 million attendees from all over New York and the world. Harlem Week celbrates the neighborhoods' assets and unique flavor, promoting Harlem's rich African, African-American, Caribbean, Hispanic and European history, culture, arts, religion, entertainment and sports.

Now–Aug 27

An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017

Through the lens of the Whitney’s collection, An Incomplete History of Protest looks at how artists from the 1940s to the present have confronted the political and social issues of their day. Whether making art as a form of activism, criticism, instruction, or inspiration, the featured artists see their work as essential to challenging established thought and creating a more equitable culture. Many have sought immediate change, such as ending the war in Vietnam or combating the AIDS crisis. Others have engaged with protest more indirectly, with the long term in mind, hoping to create new ways of imagining society and citizenship.

Now – September 2

DAYBREAK: New Affirmations in Queer Photography

DAYBREAK: New Affirmations in Queer Photography features twelve emerging photographers whose work engages with queer identities and perspectives. The work in this exhibition argues for fullness, potentiality, complexity, nuance, and for a queer future. The photographers included in Daybreak employ an array of strategies, a determined engagement with the medium of photography, and a through-line of affirmation. The twelve photographers are: Kevin Aranibar-Molina, Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Ryan James Caruthers, Ryan Duffin, Andrew Jarman, Mikaela Lungulov-Klotz, Groana Melendez, Vanessa Rondón, Alexis Ruiseco-Lombera, Matthew Papa, Jess Richmond, and Elias Jesús Rischmawi.

August 10-16

Women at Work: Radical Creativity

Often undervalued, or altogether overlooked, the contributions of women have had a profound and continuous effect on our cultural and political landscape, drastically shaping not only the way we visualize our world, but also the ways in which we experience it as citizens. “Radical Creativity” highlights the persistent efforts and agency of women in shaping culture, critical thought, and the governing of their own communities.

August 13th
7:00 pm

Brooklyn Poetry Slam July

The Brooklyn Poetry Slam brings together Brooklyn’s best slam poets for a monthly gathering of words and wisdom, hosted by poet, activist, and educator Mahogany L. Browne with music by DJ Jive Poetic. As Mahogany says, “These poets will make you feel things.” This edition will be a "welcome back" for the Brooklyn Slam Team who has just competed in a national competition.

Aug 17—Aug 30

Say It Loud: Cinema in the Age of Black Power, 1966—1981

As black consciousness spread across the globe in the mid-1960s, it gave rise to a radical cinema that both reflected and worked to further the cause of African-American liberation. From surprisingly subversive major releases to on-the-ground documents of Black Panthers in action to the expressive social portraits of the LA Rebellion, this cinematic companion to the exhibit Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (opening September 7 at the Brooklyn Museum) brings together raw, revolutionary, powerfully relevant records of a struggle that continues to this day. Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power first ran at London’s Tate Modern from Jul—Oct 2017. Special thanks to Zoe Whitley, Curator, International Art at Tate Modern.

Thursday, August 30
7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Film: Basquiat: Rage to Riches

Join us for the U.S. premiere of this American Masters, BBC Studios documentary chronicling the life and legacy of Brooklyn’s own Jean-Michel Basquiat. Basquiat: Rage to Riches (David Shulman, 2017, 90 min.) tells the story of Basquiat’s personal and artistic journey, through interviews with those who knew him best, including an exclusive interview with his sisters, Lisane and Jeanine, as well as art dealers, friends, lovers, and fellow artists. Basquiat’s art remains at the heart of the film, from his early days visiting the Brooklyn Museum to the recent record-breaking sale of his work Untitled, 1982, at Sotheby’s. Followed by a talkback with Lisane and Jeanine Basquiat, director David Shulman, and producer Janet Lee.