Exhibitions: Brooklyn 1976: An Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture by Brooklyn Artists

September 11, 1975: BROOKLYN’S GALLERIES 1976, an exhibition of paintings, sculpture, and graphics by 23 artists representing eight Brooklyn galleries, will be on view in the Community Gallery of The Brooklyn Museum from November 23 through January 11, 1976. The public is invited to an opening reception for the artists on Sunday, November 23, from 1 to 5 pm. Admission is free.

Although there are various types of public exhibition spaces in Brooklyn, this exhibition focuses on the commercial and cooperative galleries of the Borough. The gallery scene in Brooklyn is dominated by artist-operated galleries, and those participating here are the Atlantic Gallery, Gallery 91, Henry Hicks Gallery, Iama Gallery, The Sixth Estate Gallery, and Work of Art Gallery. Also participating are two commercial galleries, the Brownstone Gallery and Galeria De Los Sures. Collectively, the galleries show the works of approximately 120 artists; from these, representatives were chosen by each gallery.

“This exhibition,” says Richard Waller of The Brooklyn Museum’s Community Gallery, "gives us a chance to bring attention to the lively gallery scene that is flourishing in Brooklyn. The majority of the galleries are located on Atlantic Avenue, which has become the center of the Borough’s art world. By providing a glimpse in the Community Gallery of the work of some of the artists involved, we hope to encourage visits to the galleries themselves.”

The participating artists are: Michael Barboza, Joellen Bard, Jerome Burns, Josephine Burns, David A. Cole, James DeMartis, Gail Edelman, Vivinne Ellis, Diane Fitzgerald, Donna Garvey, Ken Glickfeld, Dan Goldman, Sam Jungkurth, Stephen Lasky, Despo Magoni, Sabra Moore, Roland Morales, Drewann Rodney, John Schloss, Barbara Spiller, George Staples, Richard B. Weiss, and Linda Graves Young.

THE BROOKLYN GALLERY SCENE, a panel discussion on how the galleries operate, will be held on Saturday, December 6, at 2 pm in The Brooklyn Museum’s Members’ Room. The panel will be moderated by Roger Erickson, of the Henry Hicks Gallery, who organized the exhibition. The panel members are Joellen Bard, Jerome Burns, Diane Fitzgerald, Herb Fowell, Gloria Furman, Janis Glander, Ken Glickfeld, John Schloss, and Mike Wolfson. Admission to the panel discussion is also free.

Brooklyn Museum Archives. Records of the Department of Public Information. Press releases, 1971 - 1988. 1975, 023-24. View Original 1 . View Original 2

November 7, 1975: Resident Borough artists are invited to participate in Brooklyn 1976, a selected exhibition of paintings and sculpture by living Brooklyn artists to be shown in the Community Gallery of The Brooklyn Museum from January 18 ["23" penciled in] through March 7 ["6" penciled in], 1976 ["77" penciled in]. To be considered for inclusion in the show, artists are asked to submit to the Community Gallery 35mm color slides of as many as three ["two" penciled in] works -- one slide for each painting, three ["two" penciled in] slides for each sculpture.["with an entry fee of $5.00 per artist" penciled in] Entries are due no later than Friday ["Monday"], November 21 ["15"]. Selection will be made by the Community Gallery Advisory Committee.

Interested artists should mail their slides to Brooklyn 1976, Community Gallery, The Brooklyn Museum, 188 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238. Along with slides, the entry envelope should contain the following typed information: artist’s full name; home address, zip code and name of Brooklyn community; title, size, and media; and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of slides.

For complete information ["and entry form"], ["interested artists"] please call the Community Gallery at 638-5000, ext. 308.

Brooklyn Museum Archives. Records of the Department of Public Information. Press releases, 1971 - 1988. 1975, 022. View Original