Upcoming Events
Hands-On Art
Saturday, August 4, 2018 6–8 pm
Con Edison Education Gallery, 1st Floor
Create and decorate your own noisemaker using festive colors inspired by the West Indian Day Parade and by our collection of instruments in Life, Death, and Transformation in the Americas. 330 free tickets in Hands-On Art line at Admissions at 5 pm.
Drink and Draw
Saturday, August 4, 2018 6:30–9:30 pm
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Grab a drink and sketch from live models from traditional and contemporary mas camps as they show off the diasporic costume traditions that have found a home in Brooklyn. With sounds provided by Rodney Hazard.
Pop-Up Gallery Talks
Saturday, August 4, 2018 6:30–7:30 pm
Luce Center for American Art, 5th Floor
Teen Apprentices host ten-minute talks highlighting Caribbean art and stylistic influences in our American Art collection.
Music: Alex Mali
Saturday, August 4, 2018 7 pm
Biergarten, Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden
Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter Alex Mali plays modern R&B with reggae-infused pop that pays tribute to her Jamaican and Trinidadian roots.
Pop-Up Poetry: Cave Canem
Saturday, August 4, 2018 8 pm
Luce Center for American Art, 5th Floor
Enjoy readings by Caribbean-identified poets Rico Frederick, Erica Mapp, and Camille Rankine. Presented in partnership with Cave Canem Foundation, committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets.
Community Talk: Organizing Caribbean Communities in Brooklyn
Saturday, August 4, 2018 8:30–10 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Learn about the political impact of people of Caribbean descent in New York and ways to get involved in supporting our Black immigrant neighbors from Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America with Ernest Skinner, Dr. Waldaba Stewart (Medgar Evers Caribbean Research Center), Ninaj Raoul (Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees), and Albert Saint Jean (Black Alliance for Just Immigration). 330 free tickets in Auditorium line at Admissions at 7:30 pm.
Music: Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra
Saturday, August 4, 2018 8:30–10 pm
Biergarten, Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden
Brooklyn-based Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra celebrates the contemporary possibilities of the steel pan while bringing together youth to advance the art form.
Inside caribBEING House. (Photo: Courtesy of caribBEING)
caribBEING House
Sunday, August 5, 2018 11 am–6 pm
Plaza on Eastern Parkway
Stop by mobile art center caribBEING House, in residence throughout August.
Inside caribBEING House. (Photo: Courtesy of caribBEING)
caribBEING House
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 11 am–6 pm
Plaza on Eastern Parkway
Stop by mobile art center caribBEING House, in residence throughout August.
Inside caribBEING House. (Photo: Courtesy of caribBEING)
caribBEING House
Thursday, August 9, 2018 11 am–10 pm
Plaza on Eastern Parkway
Stop by mobile art center caribBEING House, in residence throughout August.
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Closing Celebration: Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985
Sat, July 21, 2018
1–3 pm
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Summer Salons with PEN America: Alexander Chee, Darnell Moore, Saeed Jones
Thu, July 26, 2018
7–9 pm
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Book Release: She Begat This
Thu, August 9, 2018
7–10 pm
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Wine Your Waist: Caribbean Movement Workshop
Thu, August 9, 2018
7 pm
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adidas: Art & Yoga
Sat, August 11, 2018
9–11 am
