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NM's Beat Nite takes on Gowanus!
Norte Maar re-imagines the Beat Nite featuring the artistic community of Gowanus, Brooklyn! Beat Nite is the neighborhood-wide late night gallery hop recognized for putting Bushwick on the map, and for this 13th edition sets its sights on a new part of Brooklyn. On Friday, October 16, join the throngs of art ponies that will trek out to discover the thriving art scene in Gowanus through a self-guided tour featuring 10 galleries and alternative art spaces .
The 2015 Young Choreographers for NM's Dance at Socrates
This year young choreographers ages 14-19 will present dances alongside the professional choreographers at Norte Maar's Dance at Socrates Sculpture Park.
Another July in the ADK!
Another Adirondack Summer! As Norte Maar continues to be a leading force in Brooklyn, many may not realize that the organization was originally founded on the shores of Lake Champlain in the summer of 2004 by curator Jason Andrew and choreographer Julia K. Gleich, playing a major role in revitalizing the arts in the North Country from 2004-2010. Through exhibitions at the farmhouse in Rouses Point and ballet performances in a converted ice rink at the Civic Center, Norte Maar became a signature advocate and presenter of the visual, literary, and performing arts connecting an emerging artistic community within the North Country.
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.
Composer/Pianist Elizabeth Myers: A CounterPointe Collaboration Interview
On April 9, 2015, Journalist David Levesley interviewed composer/pianist Elizabeth Myers in advance of the premiere of her new music/dance collaboration with choreographer Julia K. Gleich. Their collaboration a featured performance in Norte Maar's CounterPointe3.
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's CounterPointe returns: new choreography by women for pointe
Coming this April, Norte Maar in collaboration with Brooklyn Ballet presents CounterPointe, the annual curated performance series featuring women choreographers making new work on pointe. CounterPointe is an annual performance series dedicated to presenting the latest experimental, innovative, risk-taking choreography that shows a depth of investment in ballet by women dance makers working with the pointe shoe. Investigating new and old territory the series highlights new work, opening up discussion, and creating a forum for women, young or old, emerging or established, to take risks.
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.
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 announces major exhibition featuring: pattern + repetition + motif
Norte Maar is pleased to present a major exhibition surveying new work in pattern, repetition and motif titled "between a place and candy: new works in pattern + repetition + motif." The exhibition will be held at 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery (btwn51st and 52nd Street, NYC) and will open with a public reception on Monday, March 16 from 6-8pm. The show will continue through June 12 with gallery hours Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm. This exhibition continues Norte Maar’s mission of re-presenting and supporting the advancement of innovative and transgressive work of both emerging, mid-career and historic artists.
NM announces call for CounterPointe3!
Norte Maar in collaboration with Brooklyn Ballet opens a call for CounterPointe3 the returning performing series featuring emerging and established women choreographers making new work for pointe.
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.
It was EPIC !!! NM's Brooklyn Performance Combine storms the Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Performance Combine will easily go down as Norte Maar's most ambitious event to date. We know we use the word a lot, but this time we can certainly call the event E P I C as the two-hour durational event at the Brooklyn Museum included 2 DJ's, 5 poets, 10 visual artists, 11 performing artists and William Powhida! The Brooklyn Performance Combine was “certainly one of our most successful programs ever in that Beaux-Arts Court," said the Brooklyn Museum.
Are you ready? NM's most ambitious project to date!
Norte Maar announces its most ambitious performance event to date! The Brooklyn Performance Combine brings 5 poets, 11 visual artists, and 10 performing artists into one two hour durational event at the Brooklyn Museum on November 1, 7-9pm. The event is free.
NM's venerable director leads studio tour during Gowanus Open Studios
Art Gowanus invites Norte Maar's venerable director Jason Andrew to lead a curated tour of artist studios during Gowanus Open Studios.
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 announces new fall season!
Norte Maar is pleased to announce its new fall season of exhibitions, events, and performances. Here is a quick go to guide for all of Norte Maar's exciting fall season in Bushwick and beyond.