Fri 9/4 @ 5-9PM
This month’s Walk All Over Waterloo will be highlighted by a couple of new shows. The Maria Neil Art Project gallery will be presenting small worlds: the work of Amy Casey, The Cleveland-based artist’s last show at Maria Neil there was in 2014. But since then, she’s established following with multiple shows in other cities such as Chicago. Her detailed paintings of nature encroaching on the built environment, and their unsettling attempts to arrive at some sort of coexistence offer a distinctive look, style and vision. The show will open during WaoW from 5-9pm.
Up the street, Framed Galley, which focuses on African-American, African and African diaspora art, will be opening The Rebirth of Innocence, a solo exhibit by contemporary Nigerian artist Timi Light. “Through luminous figurative paintings, The Rebirth of Innocence explores themes of hope, healing, and renewal,” the gallery says. “Rich with symbols of water, flowers, butterflies, and light, the exhibition invites viewers to slow down and reconnect with the wonder, grace, and resilience that remain within us throughout our lives.” It will be open from 5-8pm during Walk All Over Waterloo.
Ongoing at Waterloo Arts, be sure to check out the large striking sculptural pieces, some featuring moving parts and lights, by Violet Maimbourg in the main gallery who uses circus themes to explore emotional conflict in Your Love Is My Favorite Carnival. She describes them as physical embodiments of her emotional experiences. In the café, Jamie Brinker’s humorous paintings and prints of dogs being mischievous, while exploring family dynamics, in Favorite Child: Four Legs and an Attitude, will also still be on view.
Playing on the outdoor Tower Stage at Waterloo and East 152th this month as part of Waterloo Makes Music are Big Hoke (Justin Gorski) and The Modern Kollective. Music runs from 6-8pm.