For Immediate Release

BWAC’s 2009 Fall Group Art Show, The Words of Color, is a narrative show. It contains all medium of art, performance, word and the imagination of 250 artists. Most artists will have a written narrative as well as their art work as part of their presentation. Some of the narratives are integrated into the work. The narratives may be a statement, poem, or book, one word or one page. Those of us who have ever wondered what goes on inside the heads of artists we have admired will get an opportunity to discover sources of inspiration, descriptions of techniques or entertaining works of fiction. The exhibit presents over 1000 new works in BWAC’s cavernous 25,000 square foot indoor gallery. Almost 1/3 of the space is devoted to “Further to the Edge”, a show within a show, where strict academic display methods have been abandoned. Artists have hung their work in radical and exciting ways. The work of four very talented artists are featured in The Words of Color: avant-garde constructions by Carlo Grassini, where every day and found objects are transformed with the use of paint, wood and adhesives; wonderful urban landscapes by painter Cynthia Chatman, an installation of The Colors of Venice and Burano by digital photographer Steven (Fritz) Weiss, and Anita Giraldo’s See My Voice, a series of speech animated photographs. Special events are scheduled for every day. The show and all of its events are free.

• 3rd Annual Red Hook Film Festival is a showcase of outstanding short films from around the world, this year focusing on Brooklyn filmmakers and films about the urban industrial waterfront. Oct 3rd and 4th.

• This summer’s UnPlugged in Red Hook acoustic music series runs the gamut from garage punk to an accordion orchestra. Most Sundays, 3PM.

• Screening Room Saturdays are free programs of experimental, documentaries, animation films and music videos.

• A program of Sunday afternoon poetry readings, including Nuyorican poetry on Oct 11th. • An Intro to Photoshop. By Noble Desktop. Oct 24th

A silent Affordable Art auction of art works will run throughout the show, enabling BWAC to raise money to help maintain the gallery space. The silent auctions of the 2008 shows raised $25,000, says BWAC president John Strohbeen: “We’re a 501 non-profit organization; it’s a tough economy and we need the money.” Opening bids may be as low as $35. “For less than the price of a parking ticket, you can take home an original artwork and start your own collection,” said Auction Chair, Tom Vega.

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BWAC is the largest non-profit artists group in Brooklyn NY. www.BWAC.org or 718 596-2506/7 for more information on artists and for directions to the show.

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Meet the Artists Reception with music by Stefan Bauer Voyage

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Stefan Bauer Voyage With seven CD’s to date, vibraphonist Stefan Bauer is a prolific composer and conceptualist whose musical language is steeped in jazz. www.stefanbauer.net

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The Boys The Boys are a Brooklyn based three piece who play hard hitting and melodic garage, punk and surf inspired rock n' roll. http://www.myspacemusic.com/theboysnyc

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Two Salty Tales Guest curator, Maria Pagano brings us Portrait of a Coast, 21st Century (Jim Gabriel) - a documentary that examines the geography of Cape Cod and the consequences of global warming. Sea Legs (Craig Butta) - a riveting character embarks on a doomed enterprise.

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The Famous Accordion Orchestra The Famous Accordion Orchestra bridges the traditional and the modern with a wide range of popular and less popular styles. A typical set may include tunes by Foster, Ellington, Offenbach, Brel, Conte, folk tunes, and sonic environments. Led by composer/accordionist Bob Goldberg. banorchestra@earthlink.net

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Let’s Get Wet Nick Shimkin of Kings County Cinema Society presents waterfront themes in classic documentaries, including Manhattan Waterfront by Harold McCracken and The River by Pare Lorentz.

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Paula Jeanine India Songs Using traditional South Asian musical forms of ghazal, thumri and raga, Paula writes and performs material with a modern sound from an ancient source. www.paulajeanine.com

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3 rd Annual Red Hook Film Festival The 2009 Red Hook Film Festival, is a showcase of outstanding short films from all around the planet and beyond. This year it has a special focus on Brooklyn films & filmmakers, and films about the urban industrial waterfront

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Penthouse H An a capella group of young NYC professionals performing a spectrum of songs from the standards to the Goo Goo Dolls.

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New Vision Cinema Series More contemporary independent videos selected by Millennium's Mike Park in this new rotation of his well-known, ever-changing film festival.

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Faye Kaufman Ragtime selections.

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Recollecting Adams NYU’s Marianne Petit offers her 40-minute series of animated first-person stories, based on the lives of the people in Adams Mass, an old mill town located in the Northern Berkshires. O

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Nnenna Ogwo Pianist Nnenna Ogwo's playing has been described by critics as "dynamic and electric." The Brooklyn-based pianist will play sonatas and smaller works by Beethoven, etudes by Debussy and tangos by Astor Piazzolla.

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Intro to Photoshop Noble Desktop provide exceptional computer training in web design, print design and video editing. They were recently named the 4th highest-rated Adobe Certified Training Center in the world. http://www.nobledesktop.com

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Art Speaks … A Poet Responds Poet S. David and his dialogues on art and verse. w w w . t h e s k a l d i c s o u l . c o m

Y u k i k o T a n a k a , c l a s s i c a l p i a n i s t "In short, a model performance" – NY Concert Review www.snowinthefield.com

Close Affordable Art Auction Over 150 works are in the auction. All sell for between $35 and $800.

From BKLYN and Beyond 1:30-3PM Poetry readings by Marilyn Kiss, Pamela Laskin and George Crosby. All readers welcome.

Nuyorican Poetry Reading, 3-4:30PM Nancy Mercado and Tomas Urayoan Noel. All readers welcome.

Poetry Reading, 2-4PM Judith Hooper, Rym Battaieb, Arnold Sacher and Robert Roth. All readers welcome.

Featured Artists

Carlo Grassini The art of assemblage has a long history in all cultures, sometimes dating back to the 1600’s, if not earlier. I am a link in this form of expression. I react to the materials that I come in contact with in my daily life. Many of the objects are found and later transformed with the use of acrylic and oil paints, wood, metal and adhesives. The composition takes its finished form through the manipulation of all the various parts over a long period of time. In my studio, I am composing at least three or four pieces on any particular day. The changes we all experience in everyday life can be reflected in my work since there are always interesting surprises that change within my process.

Cynthia Chatman My work is realistic without showing all the details. What I choose to omit from my compositions is as important as what I choose to include. I often heighten the colors with the unexpected dab of purple or ochre where one might expect to see only gray. I enjoy working in all media but prefer the richness and versatility of oils. I enjoy depicting all types of subject matters but the cityscape is my favorite because it encompasses virtually everything. There are so many possibilities. That is why I love living in New York and I aim to capture that fascination in my paintings. When people look at my paintings, I would like them to feel they've been taken to a time and a place where there is a mood, an atmosphere, a certain energy.

Fritz (Steven) Weiss My installation, The Colors of Venice and Burano will enable you to virtually experience the sounds, textures, smells and colors of Italy without the airfare and jet lag. It is a collection of 300 digital images and is part of The Italian Collection 2007 which is comprised of over 5,000 digital images taken over a 14 day period. The challenge in working on this series was to captures all the details and the ever vibrant colors of the Italian experience missing from standard captured images. The process is quite complex. The majority of the work is in the extensive layering followed by the compositing and flattening which enables the actual inkjet printing/imaging onto a paper substrate.

Anita Giraldo See My Voice is a series of speech animated photographs. The installation shows through images, sound and electronics, the effect the telephone has had on our personal interactions.

Creating this piece challenged me to look at how I relate to others and what I use to do so. I believe the sensory overload stemming from proliferating technology in contemporary life alters our perception and deeply influences how we behave in our surroundings. As telecommunications devices become the intermediaries for interacting with others, these devices filter our attempt to achieve a connection.

See My Voice sends a message to the connection between all the senses, so that my experiences can be felt and understood by others.

BWAC is the largest non-profit artists group in Brooklyn NY. www.BWAC.org or 718 596-2506/7 for more information on artists and for directions to the show.