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New paintings by Emily Berger opens at NM!
Norte Maar is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Emily Berger from October 21-November 19. On exhibit are new paintings and a selection of drawings the artist created this past summer during her residency at Norte Maar’s Jay House.
Join the Bus to the Ballet! Sun, Mar 19
Norte Maar teams up with the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey to bring ballet to the gallery! Join the bus to see the performance of choreography by Julia K. Gleich in the gallery with art work by sculptor Rachel Beach!
NM's Beat Nite returns to highlight the great art spaces of Greenpoint!
All Hail the Beat Nite! This fall, Norte Maar teams up with the organizers of Greenpoint Gallery Night to present Beat Nite Greenpoint Friday, October 28! This marks the 15th Edition of the acclaimed bi-annual neighborhood-wide late night gallery hop which historically put Bushwick art scene on the map.
NM Opens Fall Season With New Worlds in Glass!
Norte Maar’s cutting edge visual arts program continues at its new home in Cypress Hills! Norte Maar is excited to open its fall season with Paracosm: new worlds in glass curated by Suzanne Peck and Erin O'Connor.
Recap of NM's Epic Summer!
The Summer of 2016 has come and gone! But before we leap into the fall, we're recapping one of our most epic summers ever.
Another Epic Summer from NM!
Norte Maar returns to its summer home in the Adirondacks with another epic summer of events! Since our founding in 2004, summer events have been the bedrock of our programing featuring art and dance and more! The Summer of 2016 will be jam packed and one of our most ambitious ever! Check out these upcoming events including an exciting pop-up storefront exhibition!
NM opens new exhibition space in Cypress Hills!
Norte Maar opens a new exhibition space in Cypress Hills! Inaugurating the new space will be Kris Graves: The Testament Project, a riveting photography series that skillfully chronicles the artist’s motivation to capture a “re-conception of the contemporary black experience.”
Sneak Peek: BeatNite Downtown! (2 of 2)
Norte Maar’s Beat Nite is one New York City’s longest running independent late night gallery nights. Since it’s inception in 2009 BeatNite has promoted the alternative art scene, making accessible the art spaces the promote the truly contemporary and cutting edge corridors of Brooklyn. With less than a week away, here's a closer look at a few of the seven selected art spaces that will open late for BeatNite Downtown!
NM's Beat Nite takes Downtown Brooklyn!
Norte Maar’s signature neighborhood wide gallery night returns featuring the diverse and exciting community of Downtown Brooklyn! Join the throngs of art ponies who will ride out to discover new and the established art spaces through a self-guided tour featuring galleries, alternative art spaces, and this time the world renowned Mark Morris Dance Center!
Metro: Priced out of Bushwick, art collective Norte Maar moves to edge of East New York
With plans to continue to advocate on behalf of Brooklyn artists and beyond, art nonprofit Norte Maar's relocation from a 2-bedroom space in Bushwick to Cypress Hills gives some locals pause.
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.
NM's Beat Nite Returns! March 6!
Bushwick’s premiere non-profit arts organization, Norte Maar, presents its 12th installment of Beat Nite, Friday, March 6. Heralded as the most underground, exciting, and fiercely independent, Beat Nite is a late night Bushwick-wide gallery night. This edition is curated by critic Ben Sutton and features a range of the alternative and established. Don’t miss the art and the after party hosted by The Vazquez.
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.
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 Director, Jason Andrew, featured as Brooklyn galleriest you need to know
Artnet.com's critic Benjamin Sutton interviews Brooklyn gallerist on challenges of running a gallery in Brooklyn.