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Second Sundays: A Conversation on Black Holes & Much More
Second Sundays is a free event series presented on the second Sunday of every month. The program features open studios with current artists in residence, live music, exhibitions and participatory programs exploring art, science, technology and education.
Food and Beverage by Red Hook Snack Bar, Pintail Coffee, and PW Bar.
On View
Jean Shin: MetaCloud
Using remnants bequeathed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jean Shin’s MetaCloud explores the fragility of institutional memory when faced with the transition from analog to digital imagery. As of only one or two generations ago, the art world predominately used 35mm slides to document artwork and exhibitions, filling countless carousels, projectors and cabinets in a desire to archive and disseminate the history of art. Today’s ubiquitous and low cost digital imaging, however, has motivated major cultural institutions to digitize their slide libraries, consequently rendering vast coll…Read more
Eric Timothy Carlson: 2 Apollo
Eric Timothy Carlson worked out of a studio at 2 Apollo Street, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, for three years. This studio inevitably worked its way into his process—subconsciously dictating objects and materials, while architecturally determining scale and constraint. Carlson thinks of his studio space as a sort of domestic apparatus that acts as a container and catalyst for his art-making.
On view in 2 Apollo is an assemblage of the most symbolic nodes of his studio, in which he also slept, read and ate. This installation contains his desk, marble slabs and his bookshelves, …Read more
Pioneer Works regulars perform a DJ set with funk, soul, and reggae sounds.
Eaten by Ghosts: Earth Tongues
Eaten by Ghosts brings together ideas of live improvised music and sound installation in a work written specifically for Pioneer Works by the Earth Tongues ensemble–Carlo Costa (percussion), Joe Moffett (trumpet), and Dan Peck (tuba).
SKOTE presents Tick
Tick is a video installation that marks the end of SKOTE’s 6-month residency.
Barryoke!
Test drive your alter-ego in CHEEKY LaSHae’s roving karaoke outfit.
Sound Lab DJ Set with Discwoman’s stud1nt
Taught by DiscWoman DJ and producer stud1nt, Sound Lab is a six-week class designed to teach Red Hook teenagers how to produce and DJ music. Join us to hear the participant’s signature DJ sets.
Chances with Wolves Late DJ Set
Pioneer Works regulars perform a DJ set with funk, soul, and reggae sounds.
Participatory Programs
A Conversation on Black Holes
Georgia Institute of Technology Professors, Dr. Pablo Laguna and Dierdre Shoemaker lead a discussion on the nature of black holes in the Science Studios.
Mechanical Drawing Workshop
Using a virtual pen, operate a robotic arm that uses a pen and paper to make your digital drawings a reality.
Fact Craft: Rumor Bingo
Rumor Bingo is a social game that creates space to discuss our ideas about truth and fiction. As bingo cards are turned in and redeemed for prizes, the “dirt” from each card will be shared in real time using a variety of methods—posted flyers, a ticker, and a one-page newspaper.
Wearable Paintings Clothing Sale
Visual arts resident Evelyn Donnelly creates wearable works that are inspired by her studios. Bring home your own wearable paintings, repurposed sweaters, shapes earrings, worksuits, and other items.
DIY Pinwheel Workshop
Join us in the garden to create your own pinwheel. All ages welcome.
Embrace in Process
Technology resident, Rosalie Yu presents 3D sculpture Embrace in Process and a virtuality piece, Small Scale Violence.
Hope Floats Kiosk
Tell Congress how you really feel and leave a message for your representative.
Condensed Matter
An audiovisual series and archive of complex scientific ideas made small.
Solar and Stargazing
Join the Amateur Astronomers Association of NY in the garden for an interactive look into the sky.
When: Sun., Aug. 13, 2017 at 4:00 pm - 10:30 pm Where:Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer St., Red Hook, Brooklyn
718-596-3001
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Second Sundays is a free event series presented on the second Sunday of every month. The program features open studios with current artists in residence, live music, exhibitions and participatory programs exploring art, science, technology and education.
Food and Beverage by Red Hook Snack Bar, Pintail Coffee, and PW Bar.
On View
Jean Shin: MetaCloud
Using remnants bequeathed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jean Shin’s MetaCloud explores the fragility of institutional memory when faced with the transition from analog to digital imagery. As of only one or two generations ago, the art world predominately used 35mm slides to document artwork and exhibitions, filling countless carousels, projectors and cabinets in a desire to archive and disseminate the history of art. Today’s ubiquitous and low cost digital imaging, however, has motivated major cultural institutions to digitize their slide libraries, consequently rendering vast coll…Read more
Eric Timothy Carlson: 2 Apollo
Eric Timothy Carlson worked out of a studio at 2 Apollo Street, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, for three years. This studio inevitably worked its way into his process—subconsciously dictating objects and materials, while architecturally determining scale and constraint. Carlson thinks of his studio space as a sort of domestic apparatus that acts as a container and catalyst for his art-making.
On view in 2 Apollo is an assemblage of the most symbolic nodes of his studio, in which he also slept, read and ate. This installation contains his desk, marble slabs and his bookshelves, …Read more
Pioneer Works regulars perform a DJ set with funk, soul, and reggae sounds.
Eaten by Ghosts: Earth Tongues
Eaten by Ghosts brings together ideas of live improvised music and sound installation in a work written specifically for Pioneer Works by the Earth Tongues ensemble–Carlo Costa (percussion), Joe Moffett (trumpet), and Dan Peck (tuba).
SKOTE presents Tick
Tick is a video installation that marks the end of SKOTE’s 6-month residency.
Barryoke!
Test drive your alter-ego in CHEEKY LaSHae’s roving karaoke outfit.
Sound Lab DJ Set with Discwoman’s stud1nt
Taught by DiscWoman DJ and producer stud1nt, Sound Lab is a six-week class designed to teach Red Hook teenagers how to produce and DJ music. Join us to hear the participant’s signature DJ sets.
Chances with Wolves Late DJ Set
Pioneer Works regulars perform a DJ set with funk, soul, and reggae sounds.
Participatory Programs
A Conversation on Black Holes
Georgia Institute of Technology Professors, Dr. Pablo Laguna and Dierdre Shoemaker lead a discussion on the nature of black holes in the Science Studios.
Mechanical Drawing Workshop
Using a virtual pen, operate a robotic arm that uses a pen and paper to make your digital drawings a reality.
Fact Craft: Rumor Bingo
Rumor Bingo is a social game that creates space to discuss our ideas about truth and fiction. As bingo cards are turned in and redeemed for prizes, the “dirt” from each card will be shared in real time using a variety of methods—posted flyers, a ticker, and a one-page newspaper.
Wearable Paintings Clothing Sale
Visual arts resident Evelyn Donnelly creates wearable works that are inspired by her studios. Bring home your own wearable paintings, repurposed sweaters, shapes earrings, worksuits, and other items.
DIY Pinwheel Workshop
Join us in the garden to create your own pinwheel. All ages welcome.
Embrace in Process
Technology resident, Rosalie Yu presents 3D sculpture Embrace in Process and a virtuality piece, Small Scale Violence.
Hope Floats Kiosk
Tell Congress how you really feel and leave a message for your representative.
Condensed Matter
An audiovisual series and archive of complex scientific ideas made small.
Solar and Stargazing
Join the Amateur Astronomers Association of NY in the garden for an interactive look into the sky.
