Art-Making
Karon Davis. Nicotine, 2016. Plaster, cloth, oil paint, synthetic hair, clothing, wire, shredded bills, coffee cup, wood, mirror, cigarette, 50 1/2 × 50 1/4 × 31 in. (128.3 × 127.6 × 78.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Purchase gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody, 2018.2. (Photo: Courtesy of Wilding Cran gallery)
Art and Empathy: Community Care Through Art
Thursday, June 3, 2021 3–5 pm
Online
Join art therapist Sarah Pousty and museum educator Dalila Scruggs as we make space for self-care, conversation, and connection.
Karon Davis. Nicotine, 2016. Plaster, cloth, oil paint, synthetic hair, clothing, wire, shredded bills, coffee cup, wood, mirror, cigarette, 50 1/2 × 50 1/4 × 31 in. (128.3 × 127.6 × 78.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Purchase gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody, 2018.2. (Photo: Courtesy of Wilding Cran gallery)
Art and Empathy: Community Care Through Art
Thursday, June 3, 2021 7–9 pm
Online
Join art therapist Sarah Pousty and museum educator Dalila Scruggs as we make space for self-care, conversation, and connection.
Switch n’ Play. (Photo: AJ Jordan)
First Saturday Lite: Still Here, Still Queer
Saturday, June 5, 2021 2–6 pm
Brooklyn Museum Plaza
Celebrate Brooklyn Pride at First Saturday Lite with music, art-making, and local vendors.
Hannah Lou. (Photo: Mettie Ostrowski)
Drag and Draw with Bushwig
Thursday, June 10, 2021 6–7:30 pm and 8–9:30 pm
Biergarten, Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden
Sketch from live models and enjoy musical sets and drag shows in honor of Brooklyn Pride in this installment of our monthly “Drink and Draw” series of life drawing classes.
Drink and Draw: The Slipstream with David Shrobe
Thursday, July 15, 2021 6–7:30 pm and 8–9:30 pm
Biergarten, Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden
Sketch from live models, enjoy musical sets, and learn more about our newest contemporary art exhibition in this installment of our monthly series of life drawing classes.
Drink and Draw: The Slipstream with Nona Faustine
Thursday, August 19, 2021 6–7:30 pm and 8–9:30 pm
Biergarten, Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden
Sketch from live models, enjoy musical sets, and learn more about our newest contemporary art exhibition in this installment of our monthly series of life drawing classes.
Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977). Barack Obama, 2018. Oil on canvas, 84 1/18 × 57 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (213.7 × 147 × 3.2 cm). National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the following lead donors for their support of the Obama portraits: Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, Judith Kern and Kent Whealy, and Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley. (Photo: Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery)
Drink and Draw: The Obama Portraits Tour
Thursday, September 16, 2021 6–7:30 pm and 8–9:30 pm
Biergarten, Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden
Sketch from live models, enjoy musical sets, and learn more about the Obama portraits in this installment of our monthly series of life drawing classes.
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Pop-Up Market
Sun, May 16, 2021
10:30 am–5:30 pm
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Pop-Up Performance: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
Sun, May 16, 2021
2–4 pm
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Brooklyn Artists Ball
Wed, May 19, 2021
7 pm
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Brooklyn Reads: Bird Uncaged with Marlon Peterson and Ilyasah Shabazz
Thu, May 20, 2021
6–7:30 pm
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Brooklyn Talks: Lorraine O'Grady and Zoe Leonard
Thu, May 27, 2021
6–7:30 pm
