Local artists ???

I'm looking for interesting/unusual artists who work or live in Crown Heights. Are there any good galleries around? Any good bars with live music? Are there any good photographers/musicians? Any ideas are welcome. Thanks.

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Polya wrote: I'm looking for interesting/unusual artists who work or live in Crown Heights. Are there any good galleries around? Any good bars with live music? Are there any good photographers/musicians? Any ideas are welcome. Thanks.

You might be interested in the artist coops slated for construction on Franklin Ave and Bergen. Work should begin in the Spring. Sales will be limited to artists in residence. Contact John West at CPC Resources for more information. His number is 212-869-5300.

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Thank you very much for the tip

Subject: artstars

How unusual do you want these artists to be and why are you looking for them? What kind of music? I know many of both but the pickins venue-wise seem a bit lean in this 'hood.

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yadayada wrote: How unusual do you want these artists to be and why are you looking for them? What kind of music? I know many of both but the pickins venue-wise seem a bit lean in this 'hood.

I'm a graduate journalism student at NYU and I'm looking for a cultural story. Do you know any artists of West Indian heritage? It could be any kind of music or art really. Thanks.

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yadayada wrote: How unusual do you want these artists to be and why are you looking for them? What kind of music? I know many of both but the pickins venue-wise seem a bit lean in this 'hood.

The co-developer of the artist lofts is a foundation called Artopolis whose mission is to create affordable housing for artists. They've done this before elsewhere, I believe in Massachusetts.

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greg wrote: [quote=yadayada]How unusual do you want these artists to be and why are you looking for them? What kind of music? I know many of both but the pickins venue-wise seem a bit lean in this 'hood.

The co-developer of the artist lofts is a foundation called Artopolis whose mission is to create affordable housing for artists. They've done this before elsewhere, I believe in Massachusetts.

Thanks a lot. This sounds very interesting. I'll get in touch with them.

There's a PH Arts Festival Meeting on the 21st at grand space:

Prospect Heights Arts Festival Meeting

Tuesday February 21
7 - 9pm.
FREE.

A fierce group of local artists and business people have been meeting for the past year, planning a major multicultural and spiritually-oriented arts festival for Prospect Heights and the surrounding area, scheduled for the first weekend of May 2007.

We invite all interested artists, events producers and community leaders to attend, hear our vision and add your magic to the mix.

http://www.grandspace.com/events.html - about half way down the page

Also info here: http://www.prospectheightsartsfestival.org/

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Polya wrote: I'm a graduate journalism student at NYU and I'm looking for a cultural story. Do you know any artists of West Indian heritage? It could be any kind of music or art really. Thanks.

I know an artist who is part Haitian who runs a combine but it is more in the Growanus area of Brooklyn. Check out the Madagascar institute website. Let me give it some more thought. It specifically needs to be West Indian heritage?

Also, check out Five Myles:

http://www.fivemyles.org/

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yadayada aka Tara wrote: [quote=Polya]I'm a graduate journalism student at NYU and I'm looking for a cultural story. Do you know any artists of West Indian heritage? It could be any kind of music or art really. Thanks.

I know an artist who is part Haitian who runs a combine but it is more in the Growanus area of Brooklyn. Check out the Madagascar institute website. Let me give it some more thought. It specifically needs to be West Indian heritage?

The artist doesn't need to be of West Indian heritage. I'll look at the website of the Madagascar Institute. Thanks a lot.