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GREENPOINT GALLERY PROVIDES A SPACE FOR NEW ARTISTS

The Greenpoint Gallery, a non-profit art space, first opened its doors near the banks of the Gowanus canal in 2005.  Since then, the non-profit gallery has served as a space for new, up-and-coming artists to exhibit and sell work, network with potential buyers and collaborators, and join a burgeoning and vibrant visual community.  

Shawn James, the founder and director of Greenpoint Gallery and an artist and musician in his own right, curates new open-call exhibits nearly every week.  James reviews each submission personally, and says that in the past ten years, hundreds of thousands of works have been sold by new and accomplished artists alike.  At each exhibition, a small jury elects a winner, given a $200 prize and a solo show, with three runner-ups to be featured in a smaller group show as well.   

Artists and viewers pack Greenpoint Gallery's second floor exhibition space at a show earlier this year.

Greenpoint Gallery also offers portfolio review days, silkscreen classes and studio space, and gallery space rentals.

If you’re someone like me, who loves supporting artists but has little funds, a Greenpoint Gallery event is a great place to start a collection, where pieces generally run from $100-$500.  And if you’re an artist starting a career in New York City, then joining the Greenpoint Gallery community by submitting work to any of its up and coming shows is a great place to start.     

Work displayed on the first floor at Greenpoint Gallery earlier this year.

Coming later this month at the Greenpoint Gallery is the Annual Drawing Exhibition and Kimberly Donlon Solo Show, which will exhibit works in pencil, charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil. Stop by to see great work and hear great music by local NYC artists!

  For more information visit Greenpointgallery.com, or friend them on facebook at facebook.com/greenpointgallery.

All photos courtesy facebook.com/greenpointgallery. 

-Aaron Mayper

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