Stand4 Gallery

Bay Ridge Through an Ecologicial Lens
Artistic Discipline: Interdisciplinary
Category: Brooklyn Arts Fund
Grant Year: 2023
Location: Bay Ridge
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Bay Ridge Through an Ecological Lens: A Public Art Exhibition
April 15 – June 17, 2023

Stand4 Gallery will host the community project, Bay Ridge Through an Ecological Lens, curated by Jennifer Mc Gregor in collaboration with ecoartspace. This interactive, public, community art exhibition will feature artists from the New York area and consist of nature walks and community interventions in various locations throughout the Bay Ridge community. Artists were selected for their knowledge and skills in social practice and ecology and will include works that highlight environmental issues that are relevant to Bay Ridge. Participating artists: Rebecca Allan, Aaron Asis, Chris Costan, Kate Dodd, Peter Edlund, Kristin Reiber-Harris, Ellen Coleman-Izzo, Sergey Jivetin, Nathan Kensinger, Rita Leduc, Christopher Lin, Nikki Lindt, E.J. McAdams/ Jimbo Blachly, Nancy Nowacek in collaboration with Carla Kihlstedt and Carlos Alomar, Benjamin Swett. Stand4 Gallery is an artist-run community art space that has been bringing fine arts programming into the heart of Bay Ridge since 2017. Stand4’s mission is to bring visual arts programming to the center of the community and to serve as a catalyst to create a socially and environmentally just and sustainable future, inclusive of community voices and inspired by local interests.