Hello art lovers,

Lots of stuff to do this weekend, plus an exciting announcement about our Emerging Artist-in-Residence...

Get registered for Gowanus Open Studios 2022!

GOS 2022 registration is open for 2 more weeks!

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PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to apply for space to show is September 5. We hope to have everyone paired with a space by September 17.

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TONIGHT: Virtual Gallery talk by Rick Secen in conversation with Arts Gowanus Executive Director Johnny Thornton at MAS Nyc!

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Join MAS on Thursday, September 8th at 5:00 PM ET as we explore painter Rick Secen’s new exhibition A Light in the City. Rick’s exhibition is the first collection of paintings to be featured in the Doris C. and Alan J. Freedman Digital Gallery. The artist will be in conversation with Johnny Thornton, Director of Arts Gowanus and NY Director of Established Gallery. The pair will talk about Rick’s highly textured, narrative paintings, and delve into how he selected the characters and subjects in this collection of works.

Rick Secen is a Brooklyn-based artist who has been working primarily in oil painting since 2015. After graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005, he moved to New York City to pursue sound editing for film.

Coming from a film-making background, his instinct in painting leans heavily on the art of storytelling. In 2018, Rick had his first solo exhibition, titled City Witness, featuring a series of paintings themed on stories from his community in the Lower East Side.

Along with works of art containing narrative, Rick is also pursuing a personal on-going documentary project. By filming and interviewing local artists in their studios, discussing their projects, their processes, and their stories, he discovers the many ways there are to be a working artist.

To see more of Rick’s work, visit www.ricksecen.com or follow him on Instagram @ricksecen_studio.

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