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NM's 2017 Summer Artist-In-Residence: Rob de Oude
Now in it's third season, Norte Maar is pleased to announce our 2017 Summer Artist-In-Residence, Brooklyn based painter Rob de Oude. Norte Maar’s Artist-In-Residence Program offers artists housing for a week with studio space and the Au Sable River to wade in. The program also aims to introduce artists to new communities and communities to new artists. The program is supported in part by The Friends of Norte Maar.
The Return of the Brooklyn Performance Combine!
We are psyched to announce the return of our ambitious collaborative event The Brooklyn Performance Combine, a mashup of poets, painters, performers and this time includes aerialists and a meteorologist! The two-hour durational performance will take place at The MUSE on Saturday, June 3, 7-9pm. Check out whose performing!
Long live the age of the apartment gallery!
Apartment galleries have a special place in our heart. Norte Maar’s apartment gallery at the corner of Wyckoff Avenue and Suydam Street in Bushwick, served not only as the foundation of our visual art program but also a historic role in the development of the Bushwick art scene from 2006-2016. Alternative art spaces play a vital role in facilitating conversation, building community, and inspiring creative collaborations. Artist Lynn Sullivan hosts regular pop-up exhibitions in her studio and home.
NM returns to Bushwick for BOS2016
NM returns to Bushwick celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Bushwick Open Studios with a special performance collaboration with ODETTA.
Bedford + Bowery: Bushwick Art Scene Champion Norte Maar Has a New Home in East New York
On the occasion of Norte Maar's relocation to Cypress Hills / East New York, Co-Founders Jason Andrew and Julia K. Gleich sat down with Bedford + Bowery reporter Nichole Disser to discuss their move from Bushwick and the opportunities to facilitate more art in Cypress Hills / East New York.
Fern Dog the grand dame of the Buswhick art scene has died.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend Fern Dog.
The L Magazine: Spreading the Love: Norte Maar's new 'Hoods and Horizons
L Magazine's lead arts critic Paul D'Agostino talks to Jason Andrew and Julia K. Gleich on Norte Maar's new home in Cypress Hills / East New York and the bright future for the organization that had previously positioned Bushwick as one of the most important artistic neighborhoods in New York.
NM moves to Cypress Hills!
Norte Maar, the innovative arts organization that played an integral role in creating the vibrant Bushwick arts scene, is relocating to the Cypress Hills area of East New York.
Game on! NM announces its plans for BOS 2015!
Bushwick, Brooklyn - Norte Maar is pleased to participate in the 2015 Arts in Bushwick annual Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Festival. A cultural phenomenon, BOS2015 takes place Friday, June 5 – Sunday, June 7, 2015 and includes over 500 individual studios, shows, and exhibitions involving thousands of artists. This free event invites visual artists, performers, musicians, designers, and the public to celebrate creative expression in one of the most vital arts districts in the world.
Artist Carlton Scott Sturgill brings an ambitious site specific installation to NM for BOS2015!
Bushwick, Brooklyn - Artist Carlton Scott Sturgill brings an ambitious site specific installation featuring hundreds of handmade roses to Norte Maar for Bushwick Open Studios, June 6 + 7, 2015.
Two new publications from Norte Maar!
Continuing its dedication to the literary arts, Norte Maar is please to announce the publication of two new literary volumes feature the collaboration between writers and visual artists. A Modicum of Mankind: new short stories by John Talbird with illustrations by Leslie Kerby. and Tobacco Hour: collaboration between poet Dara Mandle and artist Brece Honeycutt. A reading and book signing will be held at Luhring Augustine Bushwick (25 Kinckerbocker Avenue, Bushwick) on Sunday, April 19 at 4pm. Seated is first come basis. On view at Luhring Augustine: Philip Taaffe, new paintings.
NM and Microscope present Burckhardt Film Series in celebration of Edith Schloss.
Norte Maar and Microscope Gallery collaborate to present and evening of Burckhardt Films at Microscope Gallery (1329 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn), Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm. The series will feature the world premiere of Jacob Burckhardt's film Happy Holi, shot in Sri Lanka capturing a vibrant dance party celebrating the Hindu Holi festival of colors. The evening will also feature a 1955 film by Rudy Burckhardt as well as film of Edith Schloss, the subject of a major retrospective now on view at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, leading a tour of her apartment where she vividly describes her own paintings, her career and her vast knowledge of American and European art history and mythology, past and present.
Light installations by Julia Sinelnikova headlines NM's Beat Nite after party!
Headlining Norte Maar's big Beat Nite after party will be light installation by Brooklyn based artist Julia Sinelnikova. Say hello to Heath at the door grab a beer from Brooklyn Brewery then enjoy Julia's elaborate light installations inspired by supernatural imagery while you dance the night away to the tunes of DJ jojoSOUL Julia's installation will remain on view at the Vazquez (93 Forrest Street) for Armory Weekend, Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8, 2-7pm.
NM’s Brooklyn Combine feeds a firestorm opinion and a call for the Brooklyn Museum to do more for local artists.
A month after Norte Maar's hugely successful Brooklyn Performance Combine at the Brooklyn Museum, the event is being recognized for its celebration of Brooklyn based artists and performers. Critic, James Panero in his monthly column in The New Criterion, juxtaposed the inclusive nature of the event with the seemingly exclusive even divisive omission of artists in the Brooklyn Museum's current exhibition Crossing Brooklyn.
NM featured in December Issue of Sculpture Magazine!
In the December issue of Sculpture Magazine, writer / critic Susan Canning offers a survey of the current New York art scene featuring Norte Maar among a selected mix of non-profits and galleries that continue to make New York the cultural capital of the world.
NM celebrates 10 years with a chic sweaty dance party, Dec 15!
A holiday party beyond all holiday parties! Dance your ass into a chic sweaty mess while celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Norte Maar at Bushwick’s newest and most versatile event venue The Vazquez.
NM hosts three international galleries during Exchange Rates!
Norte Maar is pleased announce its participation in Exchange Rates: an exposition, Oct 23-26. It will feature three internationally recognized galleries at two locations in Bushwick,
NM's Beat Nite returns with a special international edition!
Jason Andrew and Norte Maar bring back the late night in Bushwick with the 11th edition of Beat Nite featuring a special international edition. Beat Nite: Exchange Rates will be held Friday, October 24, 6-10pm and will feature Bushwick based art spaces hosting an international exchange of galleries and artists. The late night gallery hop will be held in during the run of Exchange Rates: An International Exposition (October 23-26) where spaces will be open daily from 12-6pm.
Norte Maar Presents @ Schema Projects
In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, Bushwick's first non-profit arts organization, Norte Maar, will be curating new exhibitions, readings, and performances at Schema Projects (92 St. Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn).
NM returns to the North Country!
Norte Maar celebrates its 10th Anniversary announcing a bold return to its roots in the North Country with two epic summer events. On July 18, Norte Maar will present the first annual Jay Invitational of Clay an exhibition curated by one of the North Country’s most prominent artisans and teachers Jackie Sabourin. On August 1, Norte Maar brings back Fete de Danse, one of its most signature North Country summer dance events.