ISCP announces Summer Open House, a day of studio presentations by artists and curators currently in residence. This event is free and open to the public, and is part of The North Brooklyn Cultural Syndicate’s 2024 Open House day.

Come and celebrate a summer evening with friends and take part in conversations about international contemporary art with arts professionals from around the world in ISCP’s loft building on the border of Bushwick and Williamsburg. Founded in 1994, ISCP was established to support the creative advancement of an international community of artists and curators in New York City.

Crystal Yayra Anthony: A Glimpse of Us, the first solo exhibition in the United States of the work of Crystal Yayra Anthony will be on view in the first floor project space. Curated by Melinda Lang, Director of Programs and Exhibitions at ISCP, this presentation debuts a new group of paintings made by the artist during her recent residency at ISCP. Drawing upon memories and a personal archive of cell phone video footage, Anthony depicts tender and lighthearted scenes of her close-knit community in Accra, Ghana.

Storage to Showcase: Selections from the ISCP Archives, a presentation organized by Annabel Newman, Executive Intern, with the assistance of Louis Pardo, Programs and Exhibitions Intern, in the Second Floor Gallery, kicks off the celebration of ISCP’s thirtieth anniversary this year. Ranging from 1994 to the present, the selections capture three different locations where ISCP has hosted over 2,000 residents from more than 105 countries and highlights the organization’s global reach and ongoing support of contemporary artists and curators.

Additional organizations participating in The North Brooklyn Cultural Syndicate’s Collective Open House are Amant, Brooklyn Public Library – Bushwick Branch, Light Industry, UnionDocs, and Wendy’s Subway. The Syndicate is a joint initiative formed to further neighborhood relations, share information, and bring attention to the cultural offerings of the North Brooklyn area. 

Click here to download the flyer for the event.

Brooklyn Public Library –Bushwick Branch: 

• 2–3pm: Outdoor games and activities including sidewalk chalk drawing, Jenga, and sign up for a library card.

Amant: 

• 5–6pm: Tour and screening of Creation Paradigm, three- channel film by Joshua Serafin. Film draws on pre- colonial history and creation myths of the Philippine archipelago.

Light Industry:

• 6–9pm: Open House with tours and film screenings.

Wendy’s Subway: 

• 6–8pm: Library open hours with special collection displays, one-on-one time with the Wendy’s Subway librarian, and drop-in writing prompts and activities. 

UnionDocs:

• 4–7:30pm: Open House. Drop in to see photos by Alexa Hoyer, view recently produced films and meet the team.

ISCP’s Summer Open House is hosted by ISCP’s Young Patrons, a dynamic group that offers unique contemporary art events and programming, and provides support for institutional programs and operations. For further information and to become a member, please contact youngpatrons@iscp-nyc.org.

ISCP thanks all of the generous collaboration and funding of residency sponsors and supporters.

This program is also supported, in part, by Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso; Dr. Samar Maziad; Hartfield Foundation; James Rosenquist Foundation; Lèna Saltos; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Council District 34; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Sarah Jones; van Beuren Charitable Foundation; William Talbott Hillman Foundation; and Woodman Family Foundation.