ISCP Talk
May 23, 2023, 6–7pm

Artists at Work: Dana Robinson, Nathaniel Donnett and Shanekia McIntosh with Allison Glenn

For this Artists at Work, ISCP residents Dana Robinson, Nathaniel Donnett and Shanekia McIntosh will give presentations about their recent work and engage each other in a conversation moderated by independent curator Allison Glenn. 

A Q&A with the audience will follow.

Dana Robinson is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn who combines vintage materials, found objects, and paint to explore themes of Blackness, womanhood, and ownership. She has exhibited work at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City; Texas State University, San Marcos; and 92nd Street YMCA and Selena’s Mountain, New York, among others.

Nathaniel Donnett’s interdisciplinary practice explores imagination, notions of being, the in/exterior, and race through metaphysical and phenomenological spaces. His work challenges tradition using abstraction and vernacular forms. Donnett recontextualizes materials and meaning by delving into subjects rooted in sociopolitical-cultural concerns and liminal spaces. He has exhibited work at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; Project Row Houses, Houston; and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, among others.

Shanekia McIntosh is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on poetry. Her work explores the intersection of passivity and action, apathy and empathy, as well as capitalism’s dehumanizing capacities, with the goal of cultivating space for afro-futurism, empathetic political actions, and accessibility. She has exhibited work at the New Museum, New York; Collar Works, New York; and Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, among others.

Allison Glenn is a curator and writer focusing on the intersection of art and publics, through public art, biennials, special projects, and major new commissions by a wide range of contemporary artists. She is one of the curators for the Counterpublic 2023 triennial in St. Louis, presenting the work of Sir David Adjaye OM OBE, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Mendi + Keith Obadike, and Maya Stovall, in collaboration with The Griot Museum of Black History and the George B. Vashon Museum. In 2021, Glenn also curated Promise, Witness, Remembrance at the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, an exhibition that reflected on the life of Breonna Taylor and centered on her portrait painted by Amy Sherald. 

This program is supported, in part, by National Endowment for the Arts; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; Hartfield Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; New York City Council District 34; New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; James Rosenquist Foundation; Wilhelm Family Foundation; and William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

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Accessibility information: Please note that the entrance to ISCP has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. There are seven artist studios and one exhibition space which can be accessed on the first floor of ISCP. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor at the end of the hallway, up one step, where the artist studios are located. To access the second floor there is a

A staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 22 steps. The second floor has 22 artist and curator studios, one exhibition space, and a lounge where remarks by our guest speaker will take place. To access the third floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 24 steps. The third floor has five artist and curator studios. ISCP  can access a freight elevator to bring visitors between the first and second floors on request.

ISCP can offer two reserved parking spaces on request for people with disabilities. Please email akuo@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage.

6–7pm

ISCP Talk
May 19, 2023, 1–7pm

North Brooklyn Cultural Syndicate Open House Day

The North Brooklyn Cultural Syndicate launches its first Open House Day on Friday, May 19, 2023. The public is invited to walk from one location in North Brooklyn to the next to view exhibitions, participate in tours, and meet artists and organizers of this new joint initiative. 

The North Brooklyn Cultural Syndicate members are: Amant, Brooklyn Public Library Bushwick Branch, Eyebeam, International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), Light Industry, St. Nick’s Alliance, UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art, and Wendy’s Subway. These organizations came together in 2023 to further neighborhood relations, share information, and bring attention to the rich cultural offerings of the area. 

Member organizations hosting free in-person events for this occasion are: Amant, Brooklyn Public Library Bushwick Branch, International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art, and Wendy’s Subway.

Click here to download a map for the event, or enlarge the image to the right.

Public Programs at ISCP:

  • 3–6pm: Guatemalan artist Hellen Ascoli will lead a family-friendly weaving workshop in ISCP’s second floor lounge. Ascoli will teach various Guatemalan weaving and braiding techniques, central to the artist’s multi-media and body-centered approach to artmaking. This is a bilingual program, and will take place in both English and Spanish.
  • 1–7pm: Two solo exhibitions by ISCP artist alumni will be on view, Clae Lu: Playroom in the project space and Vibe Overgaard: Spindle City in the second floor gallery

Free non-alcoholic refreshments will be available in ISCP’s second floor lounge throughout the event.

Public Programs at Amant:

  • 1–7pm: Two solo exhibitions Sung Tieu: Infra-Specter and Helen Cammock: Bass Notes and SiteLines
  • 1pm: Free exhibition tour in English
  • 3pm: Free exhibition tour in English
  • 6:30pm: Curator’s tour at Amant, followed by informal reception. All organizers and friends are welcome.

Wendy’s Subway Public Programs:

  • 1–7pm: Special book collection will be on display

Union Docs Public Programs:

  • 1–7pm: Special film screening programs on the hour

Graphic designed by Eda Li

This program is supported, in part, Hartfield Foundation; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; New York City Council District 33; New York City Council District 34; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; James Rosenquist Foundation; and William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

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Accessibility information: Please note that the entrance to ISCP has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. There are seven artist studios and one exhibition space which can be accessed on the first floor of ISCP. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor at the end of the hallway, up one step, where the artist studios are located. To access the second floor there is a

A staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 22 steps. The second floor has 22 artist and curator studios, one exhibition space, and a lounge where remarks by our guest speaker will take place. To access the third floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 24 steps. The third floor has five artist and curator studios. ISCP  can access a freight elevator to bring visitors between the first and second floors on request.

ISCP can offer two reserved parking spaces on request for people with disabilities. Please email vsanchez@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage. 

Participating Residents

ISCP Talk
May 12, 2023, 7–8pm

Six Healing Sounds

Six Healing Sounds is held on the occasion of the exhibition Clae Lu: Playroom, on view in ISCP’s Project Space. This hour-long event is a collaboration with artist Daria Garina, who will lead participants through a series of six QiGong healing breaths, while Clae Lu offers improvisational sound on the 古筝 (gu zheng, a traditional Chinese zither). 

Situated within the exhibition space, Six Healing Sounds aligns with the themes of rest, play, and joy that Lu explores through their intertwined music and visual art practice. Described by Lu and Garina as “a sonic journey through the body,” the event aims to affect participants’ emotional and physical health by guiding the  five “elemental souls,” described as Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water in Traditional Chinese medicine, to come together to form a unified sense of self. 

This event is free and  limited to 20 participants due to space capacity. Please RSVP on Eventbrite

Six Healing Sounds will run for approximately 60 minutes and will start at 7pm, which includes a 5-10 minute introduction while participants get settled in. Participants are invited to bring their own mat, cushion, blanket, etc. for sitting, standing, or laying down on.

Daria Garina (he/him) is a trans, disabled medium, multidisciplinary artist, and refugee of Russian and Kazakhstani-Chinese descent. At Accountability Mapping, Daria teaches transformative justice through the body. At Red Rabbit Astrology, Daria helps BIPOC people chart the course of their own destiny.

Clae Lu (they/them) is a queer, second generation Han Chinese American from Queens, NY. They identify as an artist, designer, cultural worker, and 古筝 (gu zheng) musician working on land that is unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape. Lu believes in the power of arts and grassroots activism to create spaces for conversation, reflection, and action. They have performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; MoMA PS1; Elsewhere; Brooklyn Museum; Movement Research; Symphony Space; and Abrons Art Center. They have shown work at The W.O.W. Project, Wook + Lattuada Gallery, and the Honolulu Museum of Art. Their residency at ISCP was sponsored by The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund.

This program is supported by The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund; James Rosenquist Foundation; Hartfield Foundation; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Council District 33; New York City Council District 34; New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; and William Talbott Hillman Foundation.
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Accessibility information: There will be a captioned pre-recording of the practice available on ISCP’s vimeo page and on the archived listing for this event on our website. Please contact Darlyn Villalona at dvillalona@iscp-nyc.org if you have any questions, would like to receive the recording, or be added to the waitlist in the case the event is full.

Please note that the entrance to the first floor exhibition space where the event will be held, has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. ISCP can offer two reserved parking spaces on request. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor, up one step, down the hall from the event space. The collaborators of this event request that participants consider chemical sensitivity and refrain from wearing heavy fragrances. Please email vsanchez@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage. 

7–8pm
RSVP

Participating Residents